Ronan Keating: Boyzone reuniting after unbelievable reaction

The group made the announcement on BBC Radio 2 today. <i>(Image: Ian West/PA)</i>
The group made the announcement on BBC Radio 2 today. (Image: Ian West/PA)
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Boyband fans...your 'Oasis moment' has finally arrived.

It appears that six years after their last tour, Boyzone aren't returning to the stage.

The group made the announcement on BBC Radio 2 today - revealing plans for a string of new shows. 

Ronan Keating, who began his career in the boyband in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and the late Stephen Gately, said the success of a Sky documentary mini-series about the band called Boyzone: No Matter What had prompted the surviving members to discuss reuniting.

Speaking on the Scott Mills Breakfast Show, Keating said: “The reaction was unbelievable, so we’ve obviously been talking about our story for the last 30 years, and we felt like that was kind of it, that maybe that was the end of the story.

“And well, we’ve all been chatting over the last few weeks, and I think 2026 might be a year for Boyzone to maybe try and do something.”

Following the interview, the band made a series of posts on their Instagram page with a picture of the band and the words “the journey continues”, the posts also urging fans to sign up to a mailing list.

Made up of Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Mikey Graham - the group shot to fame in 1994 and went on to sell more than 25 million records worldwide.

Gately died of natural causes at the age of 33 on October 10 2009 at his holiday home in Majorca.


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Speaking about the documentary, he continued: “British Airways had it on the plane (to England) in the documentary section, and somebody was watching it next to me, and it was really awkward, I had to put a blanket over my head.”

The Irish star said there may be another surprise when he takes to the stage at Radio 2 In The Park on Saturday.

Keating said: “I’ve got a lot of surprises at the moment, and I don’t know which one to take out of my pocket, because there’s a few things brewing right now.

“There’ll hopefully be one tomorrow on stage, and then there’s going to be maybe one in the next few minutes, I might have one for you, Scott (the potential reunion).”

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