Hotels for Westlife 25 - The Anniversary World Tour

A quarter-century milestone deserves exactly this kind of night: pop harmonies, ballads pitched for singing along, and a crowd spanning the fans who grew up with the band and the ones who joined later. Anniversary tours like this tend to lean on nostalgia, pulling out the songs that soundtracked school discos and first dances alongside the newer material.

Thursday evenings draw a mixed audience of long-time devotees who've followed every tour and casual fans treating themselves to one big night out. Expect a lot of phone torches, a fair few tears, and voices going hoarse well before the end.

On the revitalised Dublin docklands, the 3Arena is Ireland's premier indoor venue, drawing global music tours, comedy and family shows to the banks of the Liffey. The surrounding Point Village area is modern, with waterside bars and restaurants nearby and the city centre a short journey away. The Luas red line stops right outside, running straight into the heart of Dublin. Booking a room in the centre or docklands lets you enjoy the city before a show and hop back on the tram afterwards.