The BZ20 Tour was a tour by Irish
boy band Boyzone
Boyzone were an Irish boy band, created in 1993 by talent manager Louis Walsh. Before even recording any material, Boyzone made an appearance on RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show''. Their most successful line-up was composed of Keith Duffy, Steph ...
, celebrating the band's 20 years of existence. It included dates in England, Scotland, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. A huge contribution to the background and lead vocals came from backing vocalist Jo Garland, who has sung with
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977) is an Irish singer. He debuted in 1993 alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the co-lead singer (with Gately) of Irish pop group Boyzone. His solo career start ...
in his solo ventures since 2001 and with Boyzone since 2008. Her vocals have often taken the place of vocals that band member
Stephen Gately
Stephen Patrick David Gately (17 March 197610 October 2009) was an Irish singer, who, with Ronan Keating, was co-lead singer of the pop group Boyzone; all of Boyzone's studio albums during Gately's lifetime hit number one in the United Kingdo ...
sang before his death.
Background
Keith Duffy said that the group were planning another trek, as well as an album, in recognition of their 20 years in the spotlight. "We've plans in place for a tour and an album next year for the 20th anniversary – that's if people want to come and see us, We've a very loyal fan base that always come in their thousands. It's a nice set-up. We never broke up, so we can take time out to do our own thing, and then get back together when it suits".
On 14 February, tickets were made available. It was announced that the tour had more demand than both
One Direction
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the g ...
and
The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band consisting of group members Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes and, until his death in 2022, Tom Parker. The group was formed in 2009 and signed a worldwide contract to ...
.
In January 2014, it was announced that Boyzone would make their Forest Live debut that summer, in a continuation of the celebration of the BZ20 Tour.
Support acts
*Jessica Clemmons for 2013 dates
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Kian Egan
Kian John Francis Egan (born 29 April 1980) is an Irish pop singer, songwriter and musician, best known as a member of pop group Westlife. Westlife has released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours, and won numerous awards, becoming ...
for 2014 dates
2013 setlist
#"Nothing Without You"
#"Picture of You"
#"Ruby"
#"Words"
#"Everything I Own"
#"Rise"
#"When the Going Gets Tough"
#"Gave It All Away"
#"Better"
#"One More Song"
#"Baby Can I Hold You"
#"You Needed Me"
#"Light Up the Night"
#"The Hour Before Christmas"
#"Love Will Save the Day"
#"If We Try"
#"Love You Anyway"
#"Too Late for Hallelujah"
#"Right Here Waiting"
#"Love Me for a Reason"
#"No Matter What"
#"Who We Are"
2014 setlist
#"Nothing Without You"
#"Picture of You"
#"Ruby"
#"Words"
#"Everything I Own"
#"Rise"
#"When the Going Gets Tough"
#"Gave It All Away"
#"Better"
#"You Needed Me"
#"Baby Can I Hold You"
#"Light Up the Night"
#"Love Me for a Reason"
#"No Matter What"
#"Love Will Save the Day"
#"If We Try"
#"Love You Anyway"
#"Who We Are"
#"Right Here Waiting"
#"Life Is a Rollercoaster"
2015 setlist
#"Love is a Hurricane"
#"Picture of You"
#"Love You Anyway"
#"Baby Can I Hold You"
#"Everything I Own"
#"Ruby"
#"Words"
#"You Needed Me"
#"When the Going Gets Tough"
#"Gave It All Away"
#"Everyday I Love You"
#"I Love The Way You Love Me"
#"When You Say Nothing at All"
#Medley: "Tracks of My Tears", "Reach Out I’ll Be There", "You Can’t Hurry Love"
#"No Matter What"
#"If We Try"
#"Love Will Save the Day"
#"Who We Are"
#"A Different Beat"
#"Love Me for a Reason"
#"Life Is a Rollercoaster"
2017 summer shows setlist
#"Picture of You"
#"All That I Need"
#"Ruby"
#"Father and Son"
#"Words"
#"Isn't It a Wonder"
#"Love Will Save the Day"
#"Gave It All Away"
#"When the Going Gets Tough"
#"You Needed Me"
#"Love You Anyway"
#"Love Me for a Reason"
#"Baby Can I Hold You"
#"No Matter What"
#"Who We Are"
#"One More Song"
#"A Different Beat"
#"Life Is a Rollercoaster"
DVD release
A DVD was filmed at
The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena, commonly known as the O2 (stylised as The O2 arena), is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of the O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the s ...
in London from the band's
Brother Tour
The Brother Tour was the first tour by Irish boy band Boyzone following the death of Stephen Gately.
Background
At first the band were uncertain about promoting Brother but due to the album's success they decided to go on tour. The act includ ...
in 2011.
BZ20 tour dates
2014, 2015, 2017 summer tour dates
References
{{Boyzone
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2013 concert tours
2014 concert tours
2015 concert tours