* the diary of westlife's tour manager

by Jake Duncan, Westlife's tour manager, Monday 9 August, 2004


I'm still trying to figure out where the last ten days have gone.

We finished our run of outdoor dates with the show in Exeter last
Tuesday, where an audience of over thirteen thousand made for a
great evening, set in the grounds of Powderham Castle.

All in all, we can have no complaints about the weather during the
recent shows as, even though we experienced rain before/after a
couple of the shows, our actual performances were thankfully spared.

We are now firmly into "recording mode" for the rest of this month
and, if what I'm hearing from the studio in the early stages is
anything to go by, I'm sure everyone will be surprisingly impressed
by the "new" material. The buzz in the studio is electric, as
Westlife appear to be well on course to adding another chapter to
their record-shattering career (think I could get a job as a record
company biographer?).

Of course, Friday past, we had the welcome diversion of Jodi's 21st
birthday party, the pics from which will no doubt hit the newsstands
before the end of this week.

As you will see from the said glossy magazine spread, the event was
held at rather a unique location in a cool part of London - with a
glittering array of guests in attendance.

I left the proceedings at around three in the morning, at which time
the place was rocking and, in true Westlife fashion, it was a good
few hours before the lads were seen to leave the premises - don't ya
love it when you know you have nothing too important to do the next
day?

Brian was also in town - as he was booked to feature his new single
on CD-UK on the Saturday morning - and was good enough to join the
party for a few hours. Of course, he was welcomed into the
proceedings with open arms and for a while there it was just like
old times (apart from the fact that Brian was first to leave because
of his commitments the next day!).

credit: [iluvwestlife]