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RONAN KEATING ‘FIRES LIVE 2013’ AUSTRALIAN TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUEST BRIAN MCFADDEN

McManus Entertainment is excited to announce that Ronan Keating will be returning to Australia next March for a
concert tour across the country. Joining Ronan will be very special guest, good friend and fellow Irishman, Brian
McFadden.

Ronan will play shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Tickets go on sale on Monday 26
November at 9am.

“I’m thrilled that Ronan is playing shows in Australia next year,” says promoter Andrew McManus. “He is so popular here
– an honourary Aussie and I can’t wait to see what mischief he and Brian get up to! The lads are going to put on a great
show … to be sure!”

As a solo artist Ronan Keating has sold more than 25 million records worldwide, alongside 30 million records with
Boyzone. Add this to Brian McFadden’s sales of 40 million records worldwide and that’s a serious amount of records the
two artists have sold between them.

Ronan’s soulful pop voice has won him millions of fans around the world and Australia is no exception. As one of the XFactor’s
most popular mentors, he considers Australia a second home.

“I can’t wait to play songs from my new album Fires to my Australian fans,” Ronan says. “And to go on tour with one of
my best mates is just a bonus!”

Apart from Ronan’s incredible work with Boyzone, he has had an extensive solo career. After Boyzone’s 1995 number 2
hit in Australia with Father and Son, Ronan burst back onto the Australian charts in 1999 with the Top 3 smash When
You Say Nothing At All. This was followed with more hits, including Life Is a Rollercoaster, Lovin’ Each Day, If Tomorrow
Never Comes and his latest single Fires. In 2009, Ronan released the poignant Songs For My Mother (recorded in
memory of his late mother), which debuted at number 1 on the Australian ARIA album chart.

Brian McFadden is another Irishman who also considers Australia a second home. The popular judge from Australia’s
Got Talent will join good friend Ronan on his “Fires” tour. Australia first got to know Brian through popular band Westlife.
Since leaving the band, Brian has gone on to carve out a successful solo career, reaching the top of the ARIA singles
chart with Almost Here and Just Say So. In 2008 Brian released his top 5 album Set In Stone. Brian will release his
brand new studio album through Universal Music in February 2013 titled, The Irish Connection. The album will include
some of Brian’s favourite tracks with some of his favourite artists, including his very good friend, and touring partner,
Ronan Keating!

“My favourite thing to do is perform,” says Brian. “I can’t wait to play some new songs, some old songs and some classic
favourites to Australian audiences.”

Ronan and Brian take to the road on Friday 1 March starting at Melbourne’s beautiful Palais Theatre and ending in Perth
on Tuesday 12th March.

Tickets for Ronan Keating’s “Fires Live 2013” tour go on sale on Monday 26 November at 9am.
Proudly presented by McManus Entertainment, Empire Touring, TV Week and Mix
Tickets go on sale from 9am Monday 26 November via the below outlets

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ‘FIRES LIVE 2013’ TOUR DATES: RONAN KEATING AND BRIAN MCFADDEN
Friday 1 March Melbourne Palais Theatre
Monday 4 March Sydney State Theatre
Thursday 7 March Brisbane Riverstage

In-depth Biography
With those dazzling poster-boy looks, Ronan Keating became one of Europe's most endearing stars as the leader of the Irish boy band Boyzone. The five Irish lads in Boyzone, who made their debut in 1993, built their charismatic style into one of the biggest European pop/rock acts of the '90s. But before he was winning over the world, Keating was a middle-class kid living in Dublin. Born Ronan Patrick John Keating on March 3, 1977, he was the last of four children in the Keating household. His father, Gerry, was a pub owner and his mother, Marie, was a hairdresser, so financially the Keating family was trying to make ends meet.

The working trudge instilled the desire to work in the youngest Keating. While working in a local shoe store, he noticed a search advertisement for an Irish Take That. The 14-year-old beat out 300 hopefuls with his own rendition of the Cat Stevens song "Father and Son" and was headed toward becoming a celebrity. Boyzone released four albums, every one debuting at number one in the U.K. They released 16 singles, each one charting in the Top Three on the U.K. charts. Most notably, Americans will recognize this five-piece as the dashing young men singing behind U2's Bono in "The Sweetest Thing" video.

Six years into being part of one of the U.K.'s brightest and biggest-selling pop bands, Keating searched for an alternate creative outlet. He began managing another male pop group called Westlife. He married Irish model Yvonne Connelly in April 1998 and the following year they had a son, Jack. Musically, however, Keating's intentions stayed in tune with his internal spirit. He couldn't possibly steer clear of the media spotlight for long and something positive was bound to come of it. He recorded his debut solo effort in early 2000 under the craftsmanship of artists such as Bryan Adams and Barry Gibb. His sensual and childlike persona was full-fledged. He is a working songsmith with the utmost class, and counterparts like Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow might be considered a bit shy of such inborn grace. Ronan was issued overseas in mid-2000, and a U.S. version followed in October.

For 2002's Destination, Keating collaborated with songwriter and ex-New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander. This album was another smash overseas with hit singles such as "I Love It When We Do" and "I've Got My Heart on You," yet it failed to see a release in the States. Two years later, Keating issued Turn It On. His rendition of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Let Her Down Easy" and songs co-written with Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross were featured in another mature set from the former boy band singer. 10 Years of Hits followed in 2005, and a year later Keating released the studio album Bring You Home. In 2009 Keating released the heartfelt tribute album Songs for My Mother, which was dedicated to his late mother, Marie, who had passed away from breast cancer in 1998. Keating released a collection of duets, appropriately titled Duet, in 2010. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, Rovi