| Boyzone was Europe's most successful boy band | | | | their fans when they played three tracks at the Albert |
| during the second half of the 1990s. Comprised of five | | | | Hall a few weeks ago. |
| Irish vocalists and funded by music manager Louis | | | | The Irish pop icons are currently celebrating their latest |
| Walsh, the group embraced a similar style of pop | | | | Number 1 album, Brother (the sixth album of their |
| music as Take That, whose breakup in 1996 created a | | | | seventeen year career), by announcing 12 UK dates |
| void that Boyzone happily filled. By combining boyish | | | | for February next year. Boyzone last toured during the |
| charm with slick songwriting (much of which was | | | | Spring/Summer of 2009 with their sell-out Better Tour. |
| co-written by the bandmates themselves), the singers | | | | The Brother Tour promises to be even bigger and |
| found enormous success throughout the U.K., where | | | | better and will include tracks such as the Top Ten |
| 16 of their first 17 singles became Top Five hits. | | | | single, 'Gave It All Away' and fan’s favourite, 'Love |
| The band had hinted they may quit the road after | | | | Is A Hurricane'. They will sit alongside classics such as |
| Gately’s sudden death in October last year but | | | | 'Picture Of You', 'Love Me For A Reason', 'No Matter |
| yesterday they announced dates for 12 concerts in | | | | What' as well as a few surprises along the way. |
| 2011.‘There was a time there when the lads and I | | | | The new tour will mark the bands first live |
| didn’t know whether we would ever get back up | | | | appearances as a four piece, after the untimely death |
| on stage together again,’ said Ronan Keating.But | | | | of founding band member Stephen Gately, who |
| now he says it ‘suddenly feels right’ after the | | | | passed away while on holiday last year. |
| boy band got an ‘unbelievable’ reception from | | | | |