Boyzone will play the biggest concert of their career at London’s Emirates Stadium next summer — but Ronan Keating has insisted it will not mark a full-scale reunion.
Speaking at the London Irish Centre to press including the Standard, Keating said: “This is not a reunion. We’re not making new music, we’re not getting the band back together to tour the world. This is one show – a world exclusive – at the Emirates. If it sells out, maybe it becomes two nights, but that’s it.”
While Keating, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy fronted the announcement, Mikey Graham was missing due to personal reasons. The band stressed he will still join them on stage for the 44,000-capacity concert on June 6, 2026. The event will also mark the first time all four have been in a room together since their last performance at the London Palladium in 2019.
The one-off show, titled One For The Road: Live at Emirates Stadium, follows the success of Sky’s documentary Boyzone: No Matter What, which reignited interest in the group and saw the Irish stars speak candidly about the highs and lows of fame.
Asked why they had chosen London for their biggest ever gig, Keating replied: “This was the first place we came when we left Dublin in 1994. We recorded our first album here, we did Saturday morning TV here, and we learned our craft here. There was no pop music scene in Ireland at the time — we had to come to the UK to be discovered. For 33 years, London has felt like home, so it’s fitting we say goodbye here.”
The group were clear this final hurrah is about ending on their own terms. “We thought it was over in 2019 and genuinely believed we wouldn’t get to do this again. The documentary reminded us how much we mean to each other, but we’re not kids anymore — our knees are gone. We just couldn’t sustain it,” Keating admitted. “Now we can say goodbye as dads and husbands, the way we want to.”
Duffy lightened the moment by ribbing him about already being a grandfather, prompting laughter from the room.
The setlist will celebrate three decades of hits, from Love Me For A Reason to No Matter What. A special tribute is also being planned for their late bandmate Stephen Gately, who died in 2009 aged 33.
“Every show we’ve done without Steve, we’ve created a moment to honour him,” said Duffy. “This will be no different – we wouldn’t be on that stage without him.”
Keating added: “When the four of us are together, we feel that Stephen is in the room — we laugh and reminisce about things he used to do. He’ll always be part of us.”
Cameras were on hand to capture today’s announcement, but when host Laura Whitmore pressed them on whether a fresh instalment of Boyzone: No Matter What could follow, the band played coy.
Boyzone first broke through in 1994, going on to sell more than 25 million records worldwide, achieve 17 consecutive UK Top 10 singles and win four BRIT Awards. The Emirates Stadium show will be their first ever solo stadium headline and, if Keating is to be believed, their last hurrah.
Tickets go on pre-sale from Tuesday October 7, with general sale from 9am on Friday October 10
