Ronan Keating has said a Boyzone tour would be ‘incredibly unhealthy’ as their previous reunion shows were a ‘toxic environment’.
Boyzone is set to reunite for two shows at London’s Emirates stadium in June – which will be the first time the band has performed together since their London Palladium run in 2019.
But speaking on Tracks Of My Years on Sunday, Ronan, 48, insisted the band do not want to tour together again after this.
‘It would be incredibly unhealthy for us to do it,’ he said. ‘We’d take a massive step backwards in our lives.’
Ronan also reflected on the group’s previous farewell tour, calling it a ‘toxic environment’, and spoke about how the band had a ‘huge blow up’ on the Tokyo leg of the tour, and got different planes home.
He said: ‘We met up a week later in London to do the Palladium, the five nights that we did, the final shows, or as we thought were the final shows.
Ronan Keating has said a Boyzone tour would be ‘incredibly unhealthy’ as their previous reunion shows were a ‘toxic environment’ (Seen in September)
Boyzone is set to reunite for two shows at London’s Emirates stadium in June – which will be the first time the band has performed together since their London Palladium run in 2019 (Seen in 2019)
‘And we all had different dressing rooms for the first time in our careers.’
Confirming the upcoming shows will be their last, Ronan said: ‘It’s our way of writing the final chapter, saying goodbye.
‘It’s a farewell tour. There’s no new music. We’re not getting the band back together again. We’re not touring across the world.
‘There are offers coming in left, right and centre to go to Asia, to go into Europe. It’s a blanket no. And this is it.’
He said the band ‘feel very similar’ about the fact they do not want to go on tour, calling it a ‘difficult environment’.
‘And to come away from that then, there’d be a lot of work on rebuilding ourselves individually to the strong people that we feel we are now,’ he said.
‘We all have our own lives and careers away from the band, but we can come back for that week.
‘It’ll be spectacular. We’ll put on all the fireworks and make it magic. And there’ll be tears, but we’ll go out on a high and that’ll be our final chapter written.’
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But speaking on Tracks Of My Years, Ronan, 48, insisted the band do not want to tour together again after this (Seen in January 2025)
Speaking about the upcoming reunion, he said: ‘It’s kind of nice that we’re coming back to do this.’
The Irish singer-songwriter described the two shows as a way for Boyzone to say goodbye for good, adding: ‘This is it.’
Formed in 1993, the group is made up of Ronan, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and the late Stephen Gately – and went on to secure six UK number one singles and five UK number one albums.
Boyzone first broke up in 2000 when their members went on to pursue solo careers, before reuniting in 2007.
The upcoming one-off shows, called Two For The Road, will follow on from their 2019 farewell tour, Thank You And Goodnight.
Formed in 1993, the group is made up of Ronan, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and the late Stephen Gately (Seen in 1995)
Last February, the band reunited to promote their documentary series, Boyzone: No Matter What, which explored the height of their fame, the issues they dealt with as their success grew, and their break-up.
Earlier this week, the group came together for the BBC One special, Ronan and Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party.
Boyzone’s reunion shows, Two For The Road: Live At Emirates Stadium, will take place on June 5 and June 6.
Vernon Kay’s show, Tracks Of My Years, is broadcast on BBC Radio 2 from Monday to Friday, from 9.30am to 12pm.