Happy Chappy

I don't think they are desparate- were Take That, The BackSreet Boys or the Spice Girls or any other reforming bands for that matter. Keith is returning to Corrie pretty soon, Ronan is recording his new album for next year and has shows in Europe comming up, Shane seems to love his reality programmes! I think its just something they have promised their fans a long time ago. They have just recently become friends again after years of fighting, and said they would only reform for the right ocasion and for the craic. They have chosen to do this for Children In Need, so why not.

ITS OFFICIAL - www.ronankeating.com Ronan has today confirmed that all 5 members of Boyzone will reform for a live performance in aid of Children In Need charity. They will perform together for the first time on the show on the 16th of November.

Im sure there are lots missing from that list from wikipedia. Boyzone sold 329k of By Request in the first week and they are not there either ;)

I think its a conservative thing with Ronan and the label. He has paid back his initial solo advance and he doesn't take a huge advance on any new albums so therefore the promotion stays fairly low-key and in-budget, the off set of this is that they don't have to sell quite so many albums to make back the money they have laid out. As long as he makes a profit through sales and touring they are happy. He is also very friendly with Colin Barlow so I think he is safe at Polydor as long as he wants to be. ;) I think also his priorities have changed somewhat now, spending time with his 3 kids and playing golf :lol:

He has just come back from LA last week where he was recording, he has also spent time in Nashville working with Keith Urban, the new album is planned for spring 08. His last album sold over 600,000 worldwide so I'm sure he will be back!

You may well consider the guy an idiot, however he certainly knows how to get maximum publicity - and that is what he is the master of :rolleyes: By slagging off other artists he will get into every newspaper and will be quoted for weeks and every time his name is mentioned then so too are the names of his own acts that he is working to promote. Promotion is costly so this extra publicity is priceless. What ever you say about this slimeball his acts have been very successful. If you add up all the sales of both singles and albums here and abroad of all his acts both past and present then I'm sure it would run in to millions of units shifted not bad for a "fool" of a manager ;)

128 Intensive Care - Robbie Williams 147,600. :o

Westlife vs Take That European sales From IFPI 1996-2001 - Awards per Artist Artist Awards CÉLINE DION 33 MADONNA 17 CORRS, THE 14 ANDREA BOCELLI 14 SPICE GIRLS 13 BON JOVI 13 ROBBIE WILLIAMS 12 OASIS 12 U2 11 GEORGE MICHAEL 11 STING 10 MICHAEL JACKSON 10 BEATLES 10 BACKSTREET BOYS 10 ALANIS MORISSETTE 9 BRITNEY SPEARS 8 TEXAS 7 SIMPLY RED 7 SHANIA TWAIN 7 MARIAH CAREY 7 ELTON JOHN 7 BOYZONE 7 WHITNEY HOUSTON 6 SANTANA 6 QUEEN 6 EROS RAMAZZOTTI 6 ENYA 6 EMINEM 6 CRANBERRIES 6 CHER 6 WESTLIFE 5 TAKE THAT 5 AQUA 5 RICKY MARTIN 5 OST (JAMES HORNER) 5 METALLICA 5 JAMIROQUAI 5 FUGEES 5 EROS RAMAZOTTI 5 DESTINY'S CHILD 5 ZUCCHERO 4 WET WET WET 4 VERVE, THE 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 4 ANASTACIA 4 REM 4 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS 4 RADIOHEAD 4 BLUR 4 BEE GEES 4 M-PEOPLE 4 MODERN TALKING 4 MOBY 4 ANDRE RIEU 4 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY 4 DIDO 4 JULIO IGLESIAS 4 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 4 2002 Westlife 1 2005 Westlife 1 2006 Take That 1 So on European Album sales Westlife have 7 and Take That have 6. The interesting thing is that they are both beaten by the Spice Girls. Boyzone tie with Westlife with 7 despite having produced less albums. You could of course add Robbie's awards and that would leave everyone standing even if you added Ronan's 4 to Boyzone's tally, that would put TT first, SP second, BZ third and Westlife would trail behind in fourth place. Hope this helps :lol:

Poor Andy. However just to clarify there are not a few concerts in Brighton with Ronan only just the one show, and it is a Charity event. Ronan has an arena tour in Asia in May and will be heading to Australia later in the Summer to tour there. Because of this he is only doing in 2 summer shows in the UK the one in Brighton and another in the Isle of Mann. He is also doing 3 concerts in Germany and 2 in Switzerland all in June. At the start of the year he did an arena tour in South Africa. On top of that he is also running the London Marathon on the 22nd of April he is raising money for Cancer Researh - not bad for someone going down the pan, I'm sure he will survive :rolleyes: To Sponcer Ronan visit http://www.justgiving.com/ronan

Teaming up for a huge charity concert with The Spice Girls according to This Is London http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/articl...nite/article.do Spice Girls to reunite By Jonathan Prynn, Evening Standard 16.02.07 The Spice Girls are set for a huge reunion concert this autumn - six years after they split. All five former members of the Girl Power phenomenon are said to be agreed in principle to a charity concert in London followed by a national tour. The reunion comes after the success of the Take That revival. The girls would appear with Nineties band Boyzone, who are also reforming, according to industry figures. "They are really keen to do it if there is a charity angle. They are talking about doing it for Bono's Red campaign. It's been on the cards for a while, at least a couple of months. They are all good friends now," said one source. Senior executives at TV production company Emap TV, who want to broadcast the concert, are flying to Los Angeles this weekend for detailed talks with Simon Fuller, the band's former manager, who still represents Victoria Beckham. One sticking point is said to be their £ 2.5 million- a- head demands for the broadcast rights to the charity concert and tour. Ticket receipts for the concert itself would go to charity. Details of the concert are still being negotiated but it would have to be after the birth of Baby Spice Emma Bunton's first baby in the summer. Scary Spice Melanie Brown is also due to give birth in March. Ginger Spice Geri Halliwell had a daughter, Bluebell Madonna last May. The fifth member is Sporty Spice Melanie Chisholm. The plans involve a concert at a huge London venue, possibly Hyde Park, in September or October. It will be 11 years after the Spice Girls exploded on to the pop scene with their debut single Wannabe, still the biggest selling single by an all-female group. A further eight No 1s followed before they broke up in February 2001 after record sales of 55 million. Halliwell left the band in 1998. The Beckhams are close to U2 front man Bono, whose Red campaign raises money to help victims of Aids. Last year David appeared in a TV advert for the Motorola's Red Razr mobile phone, which generates a contribution to the charity every time it is used. There have been a succession of rumours about a reunion, particularly at the time of the Live 8 concert in 2005. Earlier this month Beckham, Bunton and Halliwell were spotted having dinner together at Nobu restaurant in London, leading to renewed speculation. Bunton was recently asked about a reunion on the Richard and Judy TV show and replied: "I would love to. Even the other girls have said they'd love to do it. It would be great."

Hmmm I think this is just Louis Walsh's wishful thinking now that Ronan is actually talking to him again after Louis appologised to him. :P However, there is a rumour that they have signed up to do and ITV documentry on the style of the Take That one last year, but a tour is a little premature as for new material don't hold your breath. Ronan is on tour in South Africa at the moment and is touring Asia in March with Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and Europe after that. He is also in training for the London Marathon in April so not too sure where he'd fit in a Boyzone tour this year! The other stumbling block is Keith Duffy, Ronan and he are still not on "real" speaking terms although Ronan is friendly with the other 3 ;) It may well happen one day, but untill Ronan actually announces tour dates himself I won't believe it :P

Thanks for that.

Just wondering what else was said in the Star about the event as a whole?

WIN TICKETS TO THE EMERALD AND IVY BALL WITH MAGIC FM ALL NEXT WEEK Ronan Keating hosts the inaugural Emeralds & Ivy Ball for Cancer Research UK, on Friday 1st December in The Roundhouse, Camden. This spectacular event is sponsored by Anglo Irish Bank and celebrates the launch of the Cancer Research UK/ Marie Keating mobile units in the UK in 2006. The guest list for this exclusive event includes George Michael, Darren Clarke, Westlife and many more. The evening starts with a champagne reception in the Roundhouse, followed by a meal in the famous round hall. There will be performances on the night by Ronan, Brian McFadden, Delta Goodrem and other special guests. Magic FM’s Breakfast DJ Neil Fox will host the auction, with the opportunity to win exclusive tickets to the US Masters in Augusta, April 2007; Dinner at Gordon Ramsay’s chefs table at Claridges, an exclusive trip with the Jumeirah Group to Dubai and many more. DJ Mark Goodier will continue the party until 2am. For your chance to win a pair of tickets worth £1,000 to this amazing event tune in to the More Music Breakfast show with all next week http://promotions.magic.fm/promotions/canc...earch/index.asp

Yeah you are right Gill Ronan's sales for this album in the UK have been very dissapointing. Its very difficult when there are so few music shows to appear on at the moment. He also didn't have the luxury of the Xmas sales or Valentines Day , or the Parky effect added to that Polydor spent very little on the promo and airplay has been c**p. So with all that against him its surprising that he sold as much as he did. However in saying all that this album did better round the world than the last studio album so I guess its swings and roundabouts. Billings at these kind of charity events are not usually about current sales though are they? Its about respect for the artist. In his career he has sold 21million albums and that will always be taken it to consideration. There are plenty of artists that don't sell as much as Will did with his current album, but that doesn't mean Will would automatically be above them in any bill. ;) The charts are c**p at the moment with downloads a top 10 can not be guaranteed even with a healthy fan base. You never know Will may find it just as hard when it comes to releasing his next album. ;) You also say its no surprise that Ronan was the headline act in South Africa, but reading through I thought it was you was saying all along that Will was topping the bill at all the shows because he was the one on all the posters, so I guess it did become a bit of a surprise to you aye! Still lets not be bitchy aye I thought that you and I were friends Gill, I guess I was wrong :( I

Sounds like Ronan picked the best time to come on when there was the biggest captive audience. At these kinds of functions a headline act doesn't always have to come on last, they just get to choose the best possible time slot...........unless he said to Will "its okay mate, I know I'm headlining the show, but I'll let you go on last tonight" Anyway sounds like a great show I wish I was there.

Ronan is on the 20th of November not the 13th

Ronan presented The Sun's podcast this weekend and talked about the charity ball he is hosting and said his friends Brian and Delta were going to perform on the night. He was out in drinking in Dublin last week with Brian and was with them both in London at the News of The World kids awards (the photograph was in todays paper of them all together). So I'm pretty sure that it will happen. ;)

Hmm I don't know whether it can be seen as a re-launch of her career in the UK, it maybe that her and Brian are performing as a favour for a friend because Brian is a close friend of Ronan's. At least it will be a little bit of publicity for her and that will help to re-establish her here again.

Delta is performing @ the Round House in London for the Emerald and Ivy Ball on the 1st of December. It is a charity event in aid of Cancer Research and is hosted by Ronan Keating. Delta will be performing along with Brian Mcfadden and others. You will need to raid your piggy banks to afford the tickets though ;) You can buy a table for 10 people for £5,000 :o However you can invest a bit less and buy a copy of OK mag who will be covering the event. For more details about the event see here: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/getinvolve...emeraldsandivy/

Good week for Ronan in Australia :dance: Certainly worth the visit down under

Take That have moved to the 20th of November as per Victoria Newton in the Sun yesterday.

I hear that Brian Mcfadden's song "Demons" has been picked up by the producers of "Lost" and has been receiving rave reviews already when it was shown on series 3. I must say it does fit in perfectly. Could this prove to be a hit for Brian at last.

You Raise Me Up is a great song, but it didn't get that much radio airplay at first, so being featured on X Factor every week must have had a positive effect on the overall sales of this single and album. Simon and Louis will feature Westlife as much as possible, you mark my words!

Its interesting that last nights X Factor programme featured All Or Nothing and Easy both songs are set to be on the WL love album. We all know how big a part the X Factor played in the success of Westlife's You Raise Me UP last year, so I wonder how many of the album's track listing will appear on the show over the next few weeks. This show is like one massive advert for Westlife! I can imagine this album being massive, unfortunately.