Irish Boyzone fans ‘disappointed’ as band announce one-off gig in London

Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch are set to reunite for the ‘world exclusive’ headline show

Irish Boyzone fans have shared their ‘disappointment’ after the band announced they will reunite for a one-off gig in London.

The Irish band are set to perform a ‘world exclusive’ headline show at the O2 Arena on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

The reunion is set to include all original members of the band who have not performed together in years.

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Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch are also set to pay tribute to their late friend Stephen Gately during the gig, reports the Mirror.

In a social media post on Tuesday morning, Boyzone said: “We’re going to be sharing the stage once again for a world exclusive headline show at Emirates Stadium on Saturday 6th June 2026. Pre-sale starts on Tuesday 7th October at 9AM, sign up to our mailing list via the link in bio for access to tickets for our biggest show yet.

“Remaining tickets will also be on general sale at 9AM on Friday 10th October.”

Irish fans shared their disappointment in the comments, with one commenting: “Can’t believe yous aren’t playing Dublin!!!”

Another added: “Yeah I’ll pass on this one! Was so looking forward to it being in Ireland.”

A third said: “Can’t hide how disappointed I am for us Irish fans that can’t travel to London. Your not only talking a ticket price you’ve flights hotel etc.”

Another fan commented: “@boyzoneofficial completely gutted that it’s not in Ireland!! My very first concert was Boyzone at the King’s Hall in Belfast! So sad that there isn’t a Dublin or Belfast show!!”

A further user Instagram user said: “You’ll have to do a home gig lads! Bad form if ye don’t.”

The announcement of the huge one-off gig comes after the success of the documentary Boyzone: No Matter What on Sky.

Dublin singer Ronan Keating had teased a comeback as he said the success of the documentary mini-series prompted the surviving members to discuss reuniting.

Chatting on the Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, Ronan said: “The reaction was unbelievable, so we’ve obviously been talking about our story for the last 30 years, and we felt like that was kind of it, that maybe that was the end of the story.

“And well, we’ve all been chatting over the last few weeks, and I think 2026 might be a year for Boyzone to maybe try and do something.”

Following the interview, the band made a series of posts on their Instagram page with a picture of the band and the words “the journey continues”, and urged fans to sign up to a mailing list.

The group first broke up in 2000, as their members went on to pursue solo careers, before reuniting in 2007. Boyzone performed their Thank You And Goodnight farewell tour between 2018 and 2019 and have not returned to the stage since.

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