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Westlife are set to play Wembley Stadium for the first time ever in their 20-year career, Mirror Online can reveal.

The Irish boy band - made up of Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, Nicky Byrne and Shane Filan - will today announce the once-in-a-lifetime show.

It follows the success of their Twenty Tour, which celebrated their two decades in the music business.

The boys sold out shows in 27 cities in 13 different countries.

The spectacular concert, on Saturday, August 22 2020, will see the global pop kings perform their greatest hits including Swear It Again, Flying Without Wings and You Raise Me Up as well as sensational new songs from their forthcoming album Spectrum, such as Hello My Love, Better Man and Dynamite.

The band will be supported by James Morrison and All Saints.

It will be the first time, in the band’s 20 year career, that they have headlined Wembley Stadium and follows the phenomenal success of their comeback.

Band member Mark exclusively told Mirror Online: "Wembley Stadium will be the biggest show of our lives.

"Twenty years after we started, it is unbelievable that the demand is still there for us to put on a huge show at Wembley. It is going to be absolutely fantastic."

Mark, who is expecting his first child with fiancé Cailean O'Neill, added: "Cailean and I will have our baby with us then. It is likely it will be her first Westlife show.

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"That will make it even more special. 2020 is a big year in so many ways. Wembley will be the icing on the cake as we celebrate starting a family and 21 years in music."

Manager Louis Walsh says he's proud of the lads and all they've achieved.

He told us: "All of the big music greats have played Wembley Stadium so it is a proud moment to announce this news today.

"I'll be proud of the boys when they take to that giant stage next August. It will be the biggest and best concert of their careers.

"The fact that we're announcing Wembley shows the enduring popularity of the band. There's a lot to come from them next year. This is just the start of it."

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The rest of the band added: "Headlining Wembley Stadium is a dream come true for all of us.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and we’re incredibly excited for a show which will be different and more spectacular than anything we’ve ever done before.

"This will be our biggest ever concert in the UK."

* Tickets for the Wembley Stadium gig go on sale on Friday, September 20 at 9am at LiveNation.co.uk

* Westlife’s new album, Spectrum, co-written by Ed Sheeran , will be released on Friday, November 15.

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