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Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy Mark Stephen Gately’s 16th Anniversary With Tributes

Boyzone has announced Emirates Stadium reunion dates next summer featuring a dedicated tribute to Gately.

Overview

  • Keating shared a throwback photo and wrote that he misses his “friend” and “wing man,” adding he feels Gately is “there” as the band enters a new chapter.
  • Duffy posted a video montage honoring “our brother Steo,” captioned “16 years an Angel” and noting Gately remains in their hearts and every song.
  • Gately died on October 10, 2009 at age 33 in Port d’Andratx, Majorca, with a coroner’s inquest finding pulmonary oedema as the cause.
  • Boyzone will play One For The Road: Live at London’s Emirates Stadium on June 5–6, with a formal on-stage tribute planned for Gately.
  • Renewed attention follows the Sky documentary Boyzone: No Matter What, with tickets for the London dates on sale via Ticketmaster and promoted as the band’s biggest standalone shows.