{"id":486848,"date":"2026-06-06T23:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/486848\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T23:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T23:56:12","slug":"where-is-mikey-concern-after-boyzone-star-failed-to-join-bandmates-on-stage-at-farewell-gig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/486848\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Where is Mikey?\u2019 Concern after Boyzone star failed to join bandmates on stage at farewell gig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\u2018Where is Mikey?\u2019 Concern after Boyzone star failed to join bandmates on stage at farewell gig\n<\/p>\n<p>Boyzone\u2019s Mikey Graham sparked concern after he performed just four songs at the first of the band\u2019s two final farewell gigs at London\u2019s Emirates Stadium on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 53, reunited with bandmates Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, and Shane Lynch for the first time in nearly seven years for One For The Road: Live, but fans were left baffled as Mikey was nowhere to be seen when the show opened.<\/p>\n<p>He later appeared to sing Words and two other songs while seated in a chair, before rejoining the band for the encore, Life Is A Rollercoaster, with Ronan staying close by his side throughout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-Boyzone-London-2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"GettyImages Boyzone London 2026 2\" class=\"wp-image-1778788\"\/>LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 JUNE 5: Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, and Shane Lynch of Boyzone perform during Two For The Road: Live At Emirates Stadium at Emirates Stadium on June 05, 2026, in London, England. (Photo by James Klug\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>One source told the Daily Mail: \u2018The boys didn\u2019t give an explanation about why Mikey was only part of it. His appearance caused concern amongst the audience.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When he did take to the stage, the crowd erupted with fans flooding social media with messages reading: \u2018The magic of <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/06\/06\/entertainment\/boyzone-final-show-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Boyzone <\/a>is still alive\u2019 and \u2018Go on Mikey.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The emotional show also saw the band pay tribute to the late Stephen Gately, who died from an undisclosed heart condition in October 2009, wearing red in his honour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mikey-Graham.jpg\" alt=\"Mikey Graham. Pic: Shutterstock\" class=\"wp-image-1594538\"\/>Mikey Graham. Pic: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the gigs, Shane Lynch confirmed it would be their last chapter. \u2018We weren\u2019t meant to be here sharing a stage together again,\u2019 he said. \u2018But we are not going to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/2026\/05\/26\/hotpress\/new-boyzone-documentary-announced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">band<\/a> again. We are very much separate individuals.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Where is Mikey?\u2019 Concern after Boyzone star failed to join bandmates on stage at farewell gig Boyzone\u2019s Mikey&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":486849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":["post-486848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=486848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}