Ronan Keating in Cardiff

Ronan Keating is an Irish pop singer, born in Dublin in 1977, who first became known as a member of Boyzone before beginning a solo career. His best-known recordings include “When You Say Nothing at All,” “Life Is a Rollercoaster” and “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” while Ronan and Destination established his early solo catalogue. The Destination Everywhere Tour took his solo material to arenas in 2002 and 2003. He later rejoined Boyzone for Back Again... No Matter What in 2008 and the Brother Tour, then returned to solo venues on the Time of My Life Tour in 2016. Boyzone’s Thank You & Goodnight farewell tour concluded with the group’s final concert at the London Palladium in 2019.

Blue are a British pop and R&B group formed in London in 2000 by Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe. They became known through songs including “All Rise,” “Too Close,” “If You Come Back” and “One Love,” as well as their recording of “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” with Elton John. After reuniting in 2011, Blue represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf with “I Can.” They later joined the arena tour for The Big Reunion in 2013, performing alongside acts including Five and Atomic Kitten. The Heart & Soul Tour followed in 2022, taking the group through British theatres and to the London Palladium.