EUROPEAN POP • BEGINNER'S GUIDE Updated October 4, 2026. Concert dates are local to each venue. Some pop groups win you over with a beat. Westlife make their case with a chorus. If you have ever stopped mid-conversation when “My Love” came on, you already understand the appeal: a melody that feels familiar almost immediately, voices that fit together, and a final chorus designed to be sung at full volume. The Irish group are a good place to start exploring European pop beyond your usual playlist. This guide covers who Westlife are, which songs to try first, and selected October–November 2026 tour dates —including a venue change that could easily catch travelling fans out. Westlife on the Gravity Tour, Hanoi, October 2011. Archive photograph, not the 2026 tour. Photo: Khánh Hmoong / Wikimedia Commons , CC BY 2.0 . Displayed at a smaller size; no crop. Who are Westlife? Westlife formed in Ireland in 1998. Their history includes a split in 2012 and a reunion in 2018; the establ...