He continued, telling host Vernon Kay that the band\u2019s previous reunion efforts were challenging and a \u201cdifficult environment\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be incredibly unhealthy for us to do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d take a massive step backwards in our lives. And to come away from that then, there\u2019d be a lot of work on rebuilding ourselves individually to the strong people that we feel we are now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boyzone performing in 1999. File photo \/ Reuters<\/p>\n
Keating formed pop band Boyzone in 1993 with fellow members Stephen Gately, Michael Graham, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch.<\/p>\n
The group went on to achieve global blockbuster success, including three New Zealand No 1 hits – No Matter What in 1998, and both I Love the Way You Love Me and You Needed Me in 1999.<\/p>\n
The band went on hiatus in 2000 after members indicated they wanted to pursue solo careers.<\/p>\n
The band re-formed in 2007 and has continued to reunite intermittently.<\/p>\n
Co-lead singer Stephen Gately died aged 33 from acute pulmonary oedema resulting from an undiagnosed heart condition in 2009.<\/p>\n
The quartet will play two London shows at Arsenal\u2019s Emirates Stadium in June, their first live performances since 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all have our own lives and careers away from the band, but we can come back for that week,\u201d Keating said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll be spectacular. We\u2019ll put on all the fireworks and make it magic. And there\u2019ll be tears, but we\u2019ll go out on a high and that\u2019ll be our final chapter written.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last week, Keating brought out Duffy and Lynch to sing Picture of You on his BBC One special, Ronan and Friends: A New Year\u2019s Eve Party.<\/p>\n
Viewers took to YouTube to express their delight at seeing the bandmates sharing the stage again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat sent shivers down my spine, was brilliant,\u201d one commented.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the members has gone to heaven and looking at them right now. Congrats boyz,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n
The Two For The Road shows are on June 5 and 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He continued, telling host Vernon Kay that the band\u2019s previous reunion efforts were challenging and a \u201cdifficult environment\u201d.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[5195,132846,156,5904,3174,58217,69063,132845,111,139,1536,69,34693,50484,312,418,4625,1361,165,208,46657,11744,1533,6730],"class_list":["post-220956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-be","tag-boyzone","tag-entertainment","tag-final","tag-goodbye","tag-incredibly","tag-insists","tag-keating","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-next","tag-nz","tag-reunion","tag-ronan","tag-says","tag-shows","tag-singer","tag-that","tag-their","tag-tour","tag-unhealthy","tag-upcoming","tag-will","tag-would"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}