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| Boyzone announce one-off 'final farewell' gig | Boyzone announce one-off 'final farewell' gig |
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| Boyzone (left to right): Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy | Boyzone (left to right): Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy |
| Irish group Boyzone have announced they are to play a one-off concert at London's Emirates Stadium next year. | Irish group Boyzone have announced they are to play a one-off concert at London's Emirates Stadium next year. |
| The event, entitled One For The Road, will take place at the Arsenal football ground on Saturday 6 June 2026. | The event, entitled One For The Road, will take place at the Arsenal football ground on Saturday 6 June 2026. |
| Frontman Ronan Keating described the stadium gig - the first and biggest of their career - as a "final farewell" for the 1990s boyband who had hits with ballads including Words and No Matter What. | Frontman Ronan Keating described the stadium gig - the first and biggest of their career - as a "final farewell" for the 1990s boyband who had hits with ballads including Words and No Matter What. |
| It will be their first performance together since a five-night run at the London Palladium in 2019 and comes off the back of a positive reaction to their recent documentary, Boyzone: No Matter What. | It will be their first performance together since a five-night run at the London Palladium in 2019 and comes off the back of a positive reaction to their recent documentary, Boyzone: No Matter What. |
| 'One last time' | 'One last time' |
| "We're not making new music, it's not a reunion," Keating told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday. "There's plenty of bands out there doing that. | "We're not making new music, it's not a reunion," Keating told BBC Breakfast on Tuesday. "There's plenty of bands out there doing that. |
| "Everybody has been part of Boyzone's journey, this story they've shared, they've cried with us, they've laughed with us through the documentary. | "Everybody has been part of Boyzone's journey, this story they've shared, they've cried with us, they've laughed with us through the documentary. |
| "And now, to get to Emirates together, all of us, and say our final farewell the way we want to do it, will be pretty powerful." | "And now, to get to Emirates together, all of us, and say our final farewell the way we want to do it, will be pretty powerful." |
| Fellow singer Shane Lynch admitted he had previously thought the group, which also includes Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham, would "definitely not share a stage again." | Fellow singer Shane Lynch admitted he had previously thought the group, which also includes Keith Duffy and Mikey Graham, would "definitely not share a stage again." |
| Duffy confirmed that it is "not going to be a tour." He added: "It's a celebration, it's the final chapter, it's us boys, one last time on stage together." | Duffy confirmed that it is "not going to be a tour." He added: "It's a celebration, it's the final chapter, it's us boys, one last time on stage together." |
| A young Boyzone pictured together ahead of the Capital Radio Christmas Party in 1994, with the late Stephen Gately (front and centre) | A young Boyzone pictured together ahead of the Capital Radio Christmas Party in 1994, with the late Stephen Gately (front and centre) |
| Brit Award-winners Boyzone scored six UK number one singles and plan to play all their hits at the concert where, they hinted, they could be joined by some "friends". | Brit Award-winners Boyzone scored six UK number one singles and plan to play all their hits at the concert where, they hinted, they could be joined by some "friends". |
| Their recent documentary looked back on their career and tackled the topic of grief following the death of their bandmate Stephen Gately in 2009 aged 33. | Their recent documentary looked back on their career and tackled the topic of grief following the death of their bandmate Stephen Gately in 2009 aged 33. |
| Asked by BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent how the band had healed after what they had been through, Keating replied: "I don't know if you heal. | |
| "I think you put a band aid on it and you crack on, and that's what we've done," he continued. | "I think you put a band aid on it and you crack on, and that's what we've done," he continued. |
| "We've been together, we've been apart. We do find it easier when we're together, because Steo [Gately] is alive when we're together. So that's a beautiful thing... | "We've been together, we've been apart. We do find it easier when we're together, because Steo [Gately] is alive when we're together. So that's a beautiful thing... |
| "But it's gonna be hard to stand up on that stage without him, that's for sure." | "But it's gonna be hard to stand up on that stage without him, that's for sure." |
| Fans can register to access a ticket pre-sale from 09:00 GMT on Tuesday 7 October, before all remaining tickets go on general sale from 09:00 GMT on Friday 10 October. | Fans can register to access a ticket pre-sale from 09:00 GMT on Tuesday 7 October, before all remaining tickets go on general sale from 09:00 GMT on Friday 10 October. |