Westlife flies east to Beijing

Thirteen years after coming under the spotlight, Irish heartthrobs Westlife show they can still hold their own in a pop, indie rock and Lady Gaga-saturated market, with their 11th studio album, Gravity.

On Sept 25, Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Shane Filan, will stop in Beijing on the Westlife Gravity World Tour 2011, to treat their die-hard fans to new songs as well as classic hits.

"The fans here are fantastic," gushes Filan, recalling their first concert in Beijing in 2006. "We remember how polite and respectful the audience was. We could see our fans singing along with us and it was very special. Just meeting lovely people and the different culture was a memory."