Boyzone Announce Final Album And Farewell UK And Ireland Arena Tour
Friday, 15 June 2018
Written by Laura Johnson
Boyzone will hit the road early next year for The Farewell Tour.
The pop group will call at arenas in Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton, London, Birmingham, and Bournemouth between January 23 and February 9. Tickets go on genereal sale at 9am on June 22.
Alongside the tour, the quartet have also announced their final album, 'Thank You & Goodnight', which is due for release on November 16. The record includes tracks co-written with Ed Sheeran and Gary Barlow, as well as production by Xenomania’s Toby Scott, John Shanks, Goldfingers and Steve Soloman.
Head below to check out a statement from the group and new track I Can Dream.
“When we started out as five young Dublin Northsiders, eager to face the world, we never imagined that we’d still have an army of fans some twenty-five years later... If you’d seen our famous first TV appearance on The Late Late Show, you’d probably be surprised too!
But what followed was the stuff of dreams. We’ve played stadiums and arenas all over the world, released six albums, and had almost two-dozen hits. We really can’t put into words just how much you, the fans, have supported us along the way. Without that support, we would have never achieved what we have, and for that we’re eternally grateful.
We’ve had some tough times too. The loss of Stephen left scars that we will carry as a band forever. We were immensely touched by all the tributes and messages of support that helped us through the dark days. Stephen was our brother and will always be at the very the heart of Boyzone.
Twenty-five years is a long time. We’re certainly not boys anymore, and we all feel that we should now call time on our lives together as Boyzone and go out on a real high.
This November we will be releasing our final album, ‘Thank You & Goodnight’. We’ve recorded twelve brand new tracks that we hope you’ll enjoy listening to as much as we’ve enjoyed making them.
We’re especially excited to share a very special tribute to Stephen in the shape of a new song, ‘I Can Dream.’ We came across a demo that he originally recorded for his solo album in 2002 and we’ve had the opportunity to re-work the song and add our harmonies alongside his lead vocal. It was a bittersweet experience to hear all our voices together again. It’s the closest the five of us will ever get to being in a room together again making music."
And we’re also eager to invite you all to one final celebration of twenty-five years of Boyzone and our journey together. We would love for you to raise the roof one last time as we head out on our farewell UK and Ireland arena tour.
We know this love’s forever. That’s all that matters, no matter what…”
Boyzone Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri June 29 2018 - CARTMEL Cartmel Racecourse
Sat July 14 2018 - LONDON Royal Botanic Gardens
Wed January 23 2019 - BELFAST SSE Arena
Thu January 24 2019 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Sat January 26 2019 - GLASGOW SSE Hydro
Sun January 27 2019 - LIVERPOOL Echo Arena
Tue January 29 2019 - NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
Wed January 30 2019 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Metro Radio Arena
Fri February 01 2019 - LEEDS first direct Arena
Sat February 02 2019 - MANCHESTER Arena
Mon February 04 2019 - CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
Tue February 05 2019 - BRIGHTON Centre
Thu February 07 2019 - LONDON O2 Arena
Fri February 08 2019 - BIRMINGHAM Genting Arena
Sat February 09 2019 - BOURNEMOUTH International Centre
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