From 2005 to 2008 , '' Music Week '' revealed on their website that Westlife was the official third top touring act within the years while they were the seventh top touring act of 2008 . On 28 March 2008 , after 27 sell-out shows , in the space of 10 years and have sold 250,000 tickets . All four members were presented with a plaque cast of their hands , which can also be seen in the Wembley Square of Fame similar to Hollywood Walk of Fame . Then to mark their tenth year in music , Westlife staged a special '' 10 Years of Westlife '' , a sold-out concert at the world 's thirty-third biggest and Europe 's fourth biggest stadium , Croke Park , on 1 June 2008 . which Egan described to be a " pop extravaganza " . It was only the second time for an Irish act to headline the stadium after U2 . Filan confirmed that a corresponding live concert DVD would be released . The group announced that they would be on hiatus for a year after their Back Home Tour and that there would not be an album release in 2008 as they would be spending more time on the production of their tenth album . As promised , the group 's official website confirmed on 27 September 2008 the release of a DVD on 24 November 2008 entitled '' 10 Years of Westlife – Live at Croke Park Stadium '' which went straight to No . 1 on UK , Ireland , South African , Hong Kong and New Zealand Music DVD charts . As the group ended another successful tour , Walsh announced in the show '' Xpose '' that 1 July 2008 would be the official start of the longest hiatus of the group . He said that it will be a one-year break , from that day up to 1 July 2009 . On 13 December 2008 , while on a break , Westlife made an unexpected appearance during that year 's '' X Factor '' final where they performed " Flying Without Wings " with runners-up JLS . After the performance , Filan and Byrne were interviewed on '' The Xtra Factor '' with Boyzone 's Keating and Stephen Gately . As JLS also performed , " I 'm Already There " , Westlife 's version of the song re-entered the UK Singles Chart at No . 63 while a new entry on Ireland Singles Chart at No . 47 due to extensive downloads only . In the last week of January 2009 , a DVD entitled '' The Karaoke Collection '' was released . This is the first time Sony Music has released an official Karaoke disc for music videos in DVD format . In 27 February 2009 issue of '' Herald Ireland '' , Walsh revealed that Cowell had already picked three new songs which he believed would be instant hits . On 18 March 2009 , Westlife won the Best Irish Pop Act on the 2009 Meteor Awards for the ninth consecutive time
2009 Meteor Awards
2009 Meteor Awards
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