Scene from Westlife’s ‘Wild Dreams’ concert in Manila PHOTO COURTESY OF WILBROS LIVE
As the lights dimmed at the Araneta Coliseum, the crowd erupted into a deafening roar. It was a scene that felt like a throwback to the early 2000s, when boy bands ruled the airwaves and teenage girls' hearts. But for the thousands of fans who packed the iconic venue to see Westlife's "Wild Dreams Tour," it was a two-night affair which afforded the fans the chance to relive the nostalgia and bask in the glow of four Irish lads. Truth be told, the screams were just as deafening, the tears just as real, and the hair just as spiky as they were two decades ago.