Overview
- The band’s two farewell concerts at London’s Emirates Stadium last weekend featured Mikey Graham joining Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch and Keith Duffy for only a handful of songs rather than the full reunion set.
- Some fans and online users criticised his limited stage time and appearance, while others defended him and expressed concern for his wellbeing.
- Sienna Graham publicly defended her father in radio and press interviews, saying she was proud and that it took a lot for him to get on stage.
- Sienna also directed, produced and edited the visuals shown on the giant screens during the shows, a role outlets say connected her creative contribution to the public discussion.
- Reporting has noted recent personal changes in Mikey’s life, including a divorce and the sale of his longtime Dublin home earlier this year, and his past openness about depression in a Sky documentary provides context for his partial participation.