Westlife Planning World Tour For 2010

Westlife plan to tour the world next year and even hope to reach as far as South Africa.

The boyband are on the verge of releasing tenth album 'Where We Are' next month (out November 30), and will be heading out on the road for six months in 2010 to support their latest CD.

"We will tour more next year and go places we haven't been much like South Africa," Shane Filan told the Daily Star. "That way we can cheer on Ireland at the World Cup."

Kian Egan says of Ireland's part in the contest: "We play better against good teams so I'm sure we'll get through."

This week Westlife released their cover of Daughtry song What About Now, as their new single.