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Ronan Keating Recounts Tabloid ‘Hurt’ and 2019 ‘Toxic’ Strain as Boyzone Sets Farewell Dates

Fresh interviews after a Sky documentary pave the way for a TV tribute tonight, with farewell shows booked for June 2026.

Overview

  • Keating recalled the anxiety and hurt when Stephen Gately, then 23, was outed on The Sun’s front page in 1999 after a threatened sell‑story.
  • He said the final leg of Boyzone’s 2019 tour in Japan “fell apart,” describing the environment as toxic and his anxiety going through the roof.
  • The Sky documentary Boyzone: No Matter What prompted reunion talks that led to One For The Road shows at London’s Emirates Stadium on 5–6 June 2026.
  • Keating hosts BBC One’s Ronan and Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party tonight, where Calum Scott will sing Gately’s part on No Matter What, according to the BBC.
  • Keating credited encouragement from Ed Sheeran after the documentary with helping him consider a final return to the stage with his bandmates.