In a statement posted on their website, they said: "We today announce our plan to go our separate ways after a greatest hits collection this Christmas and a farewell tour next year."
西城男孩在其官网发表声明，“今天我们宣布，在今年圣诞的精选集及明年的告别巡演后，我们将解散。”

"The decision is entirely amicable and after spending all of our adult life together so far, we want to have a well-earned break and look at new ventures."
“这个决定是经过我们友好协商的结果。至今我们一起度过了我们的成年生活，我们想要好好休息一下，然后开始新的冒险。”

"We see the greatest hits collection and the farewell tour as the perfect way to celebrate our incredible career along with our fans. We are really looking forward to getting out on the tour and seeing our fans one last time."
“为和歌迷庆祝我们难以置信的职业生涯，我们安排了精选集和告别巡演，这是最完美的方式。我们真的很期待开展巡演，最后一次见到我们的歌迷。”

It continued: "Over the years Westlife has become so much more to us than just a band. Westlife are a family."
声明上说道，“这些年来，Westlife对于我们来说意味着很多。Westlife不仅仅只是一支组合，它是一个家。”

"We would like to thank our fans who have been with us on this amazing journey and are part of our family too."
“我们想要感谢一路支持我们的歌迷，你们也是我们这个家庭的一部分。”

"We never imagined when we started out in 1998 that 14 years later we would still be recording, touring and having hits together. It has been a dream come true for all of us."
“1998年当我们出道时我们从没想过14年后我们还在录制唱片、巡演以及拥有热门的歌曲。对于我们来说，美梦皆已成真。”