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Thank You & Goodnight Tour

The Thank You & Goodnight: The Farewell Tour (also known as the 25th Anniversary & Farewell Tour and Boyzone Live: In Celebration of their 25th Anniversary) was the eighth and final concert tour by Irish boy band, Boyzone. The tour supports the group's seventh studio album, Thank You & Goodnight (2018). The tour performed over 50 shows in Asia, Europe, and Australasia.

Thank You & Goodnight: The Farewell Tour
Tour by Boyzone
Associated albumThank You & Goodnight
Start date16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)
End date25 October 2019 (2019-10-25)
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 21 in Asia
  • 30 in Europe
  • 8 in Australasia
  • 59 total
Boyzone concert chronology
  • BZ20 Tour
    (2013–15; 2017)
  • Thank You & Goodnight: The Farewell Tour
    (2018–19)
  • N/A

Background

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The tour was announced in June 2018, alongside their album. In the media, band members stated this would be their final tour and a farewell tour.[1] Before the tour commenced, the band played several music festivals in the United Kingdom, including: "June Meeting",[2] "Scotfest",[3] "Kew the Music",[4] the "York Races Music Showcase"[5] and the "Ringsted Festival".[6]

Speaking on the tour, the band stated: "Twenty-five years is a long time. […] We're also eager to invite you all to one final celebration of twenty-five years of Boyzone and our journey together. We would love for you to raise the roof one last time as we head out on our farewell UK and Ireland arena tour.[7]"

During the shows in southwest Asia, Keith Duffy was unable to perform several shows after falling ill in Hong Kong.[8] Duffy returned to the stage for the show in Adelaide.

Critical reception

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The shows received mass praise throughout the run of the tour. For the Glasgow performance, Graeme Virtue from The Guardian gave the show three out of five stars. He says, "Despite the quartet being framed by a gigantic screen beaming lyric videos and vintage footage of the band as fresh-faced youngsters, this is a refreshingly gimmick-free gig. Except for two glam back-up singers, there is no band on stage and at no point does a 'Zoner strap on an acoustic or slide behind a piano to underline their musical authenticity.[9]"

Moving to Australasia, Jordan Brunnen of OutInPerth gave the show in Perth three and a half out of five stars. He said, "The concert demonstrated Boyzone's history and changes, having begun before the internet(!), yet they stay relevant with young energy on stage. Above all, the performance bought it all together for those who really love them most: those with fond memories of a youth with Boyzone playing on their mp3 players and radios.[10]"

In Wellington, Kate Robertson of Stuff wrote the band gave the crowd everything they wanted. She goes on to say, "Farewell tours are nearly always a guaranteed home run, because any group that cares about its fans will know they only want the hits. With that in mind, Boyzone made clear they cared. A lot The covers, the classics and the originals. There was no time to dwell on the sadness of it all, which instead made way for a set that was full of life, joy and gratitude. If this really is the end for the boisterous Irish boy band, they threw their fans on helluva leaving party.[11]"

Opening acts

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Setlist

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The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on 29 January 2019, at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, England.[17] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Who We Are"
  2. "Love Is a Hurricane"
  3. "Isn't It a Wonder"
  4. "Coming Home Now"
  5. "Baby Can I Hold You"
  6. "I Love the Way You Love Me"
  7. "Because"
  8. "Father and Son"
  9. "Dream"
  10. "Every Day I Love You"
  11. "Key to My Life"
  12. "Words"
  13. "Talk About Love"
  14. "Love You Anyway"
  15. "When You Say Nothing at All"
  16. "Love Me for a Reason"
  17. "No Matter What"
  18. "A Different Beat"
  19. "When the Going Gets Tough"
  20. "Life Is a Rollercoaster"
  21. "Picture of You"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Asia[18]
16 August 2018 Colombo Sri Lanka CR & FC Grounds
18 August 2018 Bandung Indonesia Trans Luxury Hotel Convention Centre
19 August 2018[A] Yogyakarta Prambanan Temple Compounds
21 August 2018 Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
23 August 2018 Surabaya Indonesia Dyandra Grand Ballroom
24 August 2018 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Axiata Arena
26 August 2018 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
Europe[19]
19 January 2019 Minehead England Skyline Pavilion
20 January 2019 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena
21 January 2019 Hull England Bonus Arena
23 January 2019 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena
24 January 2019 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
26 January 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro
27 January 2019 Liverpool England M&S Bank Arena
28 January 2019 Hull Bonus Arena
29 January 2019 Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
30 January 2019 Newcastle Utilita Arena
1 February 2019 Leeds First Direct Arena
2 February 2019 Manchester Manchester Arena
4 February 2019 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena
5 February 2019 Brighton England Brighton Centre
7 February 2019 London The O2 Arena
8 February 2019 Birmingham Arena Birmingham
9 February 2019 Bournemouth Windsor Hall
10 February 2019
12 February 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro
13 February 2019 Newcastle England Utilita Arena
15 February 2019 Brighton Brighton Centre
16 February 2019 London SSE Arena
Asia[20]
24 March 2019 Jakarta Indonesia Tennis Indoor Stadium GBK
26 March 2019 Kowloon Bay Hong Kong Star Hall
28 March 2019 Bangkok Thailand Thunder Dome
Australasia[21]
30 March 2019 Perth Australia HBF Stadium
2 April 2019 Adelaide AEC Theatre
3 April 2019 Melbourne Margaret Court Arena
5 April 2019 Sydney ICC Sydney Theatre
6 April 2019 Gold Coast The Star Theatre
7 April 2019
9 April 2019 Auckland New Zealand Spark Arena
10 April 2019 Wellington TSB Bank Arena
Asia[22]
12 April 2019 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
Europe[23]
13 April 2019[B] Hasselt Belgium Ethias Arena
Asia[24]
12 June 2019 Singapore The Star Performing Arts Centre
14 June 2019 Shah Alam Malaysia Malawati Stadium
16 June 2019 Guangzhou China Guangzhou Gymnasium
18 June 2019 Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center
20 June 2019 Beijing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
22 June 2019 Taoyuan Taiwan Linkou Arena
23 June 2019 Pasay Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
25 June 2019 Nagoya Japan Forest Hall
26 June 2019 Tokyo Toyosu PIT
27 June 2019 Osaka Zepp Osaka Bayside
Europe[25]
15 October 2019 Birmingham England Resorts World Arena
16 October 2019 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro
17 October 2019 Nottingham England Motorpoint Arena
19 October 2019 Manchester Manchester Arena
21 October 2019 London London Palladium
22 October 2019
23 October 2019
24 October 2019
25 October 2019
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was a part of the "Prambanan Jazz Festival"[26]
B This concert was a part of the "I love the 90's - The party"[27]

Box office score data

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Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 9,400 / 9,400 (100%) $583,607[28]
SSE Hydro Glasgow 17,938 / 18,000 (99%) $989,916[28]
Utilita Arena Newcastle 10,810 / 11,600 (93%) $583,607[28]
The O2 Arena London 10,675 / 12,767 (84%) $692,859[29]
TOTAL (for the concerts listed) 48,823 / 51,767 (94%) $2,849,989

References

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  9. ^ Virtue, Graeme (28 January 2019). "Boyzone review – highs and lows revisited in an emotional farewell". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ Brunnen, Jordan (31 March 2019). "Boyzone bow out with career encompassing show". OutInPerth. Speirins Media Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ^ Robertson, Kate (11 April 2019). "Boyzone sign off for good with one helluva leaving party". Stuff. Stuff Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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  18. ^ Sources for tour dates in Asia, August 2018:
  19. ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe, January-February 2019:
  20. ^ Sources for tour dates in Asia, March 2019:
  21. ^ Sources for tour dates in Australasia:
  22. ^ Hamad, Marwa (7 April 2019). "Boyzone on farewell tour in Dubai: "It's real bittersweet"". Gulf News. Al Nisr Publishing. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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  24. ^ Sources for tour dates in Asia, June 2019:
  25. ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe, October 2019:
  26. ^ "Prambanan Jazz Festival 2018 Records Positive Reviews" (Press release). Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Rajawali Indonesia Communication. PR Newswire. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  27. ^ "25 jaar na doorbraak: Boyzone komt naar België voor afscheidsoptreden" [25 years after breakthrough: Boyzone comes to Belgium for farewell performance]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Mediahuis. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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  29. ^ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131. New York City, New York: Eldridge Industries. 23 February 2019. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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