They're like gods to us

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Dec 30, 2099 Source: The Official book - Westlife Our story Submitted By: Gillian Felix If you didn't know, Westlife is an Irish [boy]band who were influenced by the Backstreet Boys. They are managed by Ronan Keating, a member of Boyzone. So far, they have hits like "Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go" and "Flying Without Wings". You can visit their official site at http://www.westlife.co.uk/. Here are some interesting bits from their official book regarding the Backstreet Boys: "Louis (their manager)sprinkled some more stardust over their lives then he rang and said quite calmly, "I´ve got you the support slot at the Backstreet Boys concert". The American pop superstars were playing two gigs at the RDS Arena, one of Dublin´s premier venues, and Louis knew the promoter was looking for a good support act. The Sligo boys (Westlife) were such big Backstreet Boys fans that they already had tickets for one of the shows, so to be told they would meet their heroes, then star on the same stage, was beyond belief. Kian says "When Louis rang and told us the news, Shane and I were actually shaking. I´m telling you, we had tears rolling down our faces, we were hugging each other and jumping around. We were going to the concerts as fans anyway, but suddenly we were going to be part of the show. It was like we were dreaming. It was an unreal situation. They were being guided by Ireland´s pop guru and were suddenly supporting the biggest boy band in the world! The night before the concert, all the guys were crammed into a small flat just a short walk from the RDS when they suddenly heard loud music from the arena. It was the unmistakable opening beat to the Backstreet Boys´monster hit "Everybody". They sprinted to the venue, looked through the windows and saw their American idols sound-checking and going through final rehearsals for the show. Tomorrow, IOU would be on that stage. The whole experience was dreamlike for the guys. They arrived at the arena to see thousands of excited fans miling around outside and then they saw the mass of seats slowly filing up. Backstage, the boys got to meet Howie, then Kevin and AJ, and then they played basketball with Nick and Brian. Was this all really happening to them? Mark remembers: "The whole Backstreet boys thing was amazing. It was like Louis had waved his hand and it happened.We were so gratefulto get a chance like that. For me, to meet anyone in Pop world was a privilege, but to talk to the Backstreet boys was special for all of us. We are all big fans and they´re like gods to us. We told them that we had started out by singing their songs and they were saying things like, "Hey, thank you, we´re really honoured". I suppose I was a bit starstruck. I´d not met anyone famous before, but they were really nice guys, really down to earth, and they asked us questions about how we were getting on. They were really hoping everything worked out for us and we were able to ask them all the questions we wanted. We were asking about certain songs we liked and loads of general things. We were all a bit dazed. it was like, one minute the band was not really happening in Sligo, the next we were meeting and supporting the Backstreet boys". Westlife´s album was out in the UK on Nov 1st, and on their thank you´s the boys include the BSB. Bryan McFadden of Westlife tells everyone that his fave band is the BSB, and B-rok is his idol. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: johnansaz http://imrdsoacha.gov.co/silvitra-120mg-qrms Submitted by: barrycmster Submitted by: cirkyl Submitted by: bezdar1 Submitted by: Paulo Submitted by: Louise Submitted by: Greg Guepy Comment on this item. Next Item: The Backstreet Girl Prev Item: Backstreet stories put fans in action