Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, and Shane Lynch announced that Boyzone are reuniting for a final concert in London next year. The trio appeared on Tuesday’s BBC Breakfast to make the special announcement.

Ronan kicked off the chat by saying, “We were very lucky to play multiple arenas across the UK with 10 nights at Wembley, 10 nights in Manchester, 10. You know, we never played stadiums as a band.

“And it’s always been a dream of all of ours to do that… heartbreaking without Steo (Stephen Gately), but to kind of write this final chapter.

“We’re not making new music. It’s not a reunion, it’s not all of that. You know, there’s plenty of bands out there doing that. Everybody has been part of Boyzone’s journey, this story they’ve shared, they’ve cried with us, they’ve laughed with us through the documentary.

“And now, to get to Emirates together, all of us, and say our final farewell the way we want to do it will be pretty powerful.”

Boyzone made an exciting announcement (Image: BBC)

Jon and Sally on BBC Breakfast (Image: BBC)

Sall Nugent noted, “I think you talk about saying the final farewell. I mean, a lot of the documentary, it’s actually a lot of it is about grief and acceptance, isn’t it, and how do you heal from what happened? How have you managed to do that?”

Ronan admitted, “I don’t know if you heal. I think you put a Band-Aid on it and you crack on, and that’s kind of what we’ve done. We’ve been together. We’ve been apart. We do find it easier when we’re together, because Steo is alive when we’re together.

“So that’s a beautiful thing. That’s very special, but it’s going to be hard to stand up on that stage without him, that’s for sure.”

The trio are performing one last time (Image: BBC)

Keith Duffy chimed in, “It’s a celebration. It’s the final chapter. It’s us boys, one last time on stage together. You know, it’s not a tour. It’s not going to be a tour.

“It’s a celebration. It’s a party. You know, it’s gonna have all the hits of Boyzone and some kind of extra little bits in there, some I’m sure to be friends of ours involved as well on the night.”

Shane added, “It’s going to be one for the road.”