Boyzone announce Belfast gig as part of their farewell tour

After 25 years together, Boyzone will bow out with one final album and arena tour that will see them back in Northern Ireland next year.

The 13-date 25th anniversary celebration and tour kicks off in Belfast on January 23, before moving to Dublin's 3Arena on January 24.

Tickets for Boyzone's Farewell Tour go on sale Friday 22 June at 9.00am.

Speaking about the news, the lads released the following statement:

“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."

The album is called 'Thank You & Goodnight' and will be released on November 16th. It features songs written by Ed Sheeran and Gary Barlow, amongst others.

Founded by Louis Walsh in 1993, Boyzone achieved unparalleled success in the 1990s. The group originally comprised lead vocalist Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy, and they were widely touted as Ireland's answer to Take That

Full album tracklisting and full tour dates:

‘Normal Boy’

‘Because’

‘Love’

‘Talk’

‘Tongue Tied’

‘Talk About Love’

‘Loaded Gun’

‘You're Criminal’

‘The Joke Is On Me’

‘Symphony Of Hearts’

‘Learn To Love Again’

‘I Can Dream’

THANK YOU & GOODNIGHT – THE FAREWELL TOUR

January 2019

23rd – Belfast, SSE Arena

24th – Dublin, 3Arena

26th – Glasgow, SSE Hydro

27th – Liverpool, Echo Arena

29th – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

30th – Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena

February 2019

1st – Leeds, First Direct Arena

2nd – Manchester, Arena

4th – Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena

5th – Brighton, Centre

7th – London, The O2

8th – Birmingham, Genting Arena

9th – Bournemouth, International Centre