In a circular to his MySpace friends, the singer says: "There have been lots of Boyzone rumours flying around. I always said you would be the first to know of any news, so, on Friday November 16, the five members of Boyzone will reform for an exclusive performance for BBC's Children In Need."
In a follow-up interview with The Sun, Keating said they’re planning to go on tour in 2008, but aren’t at the moment planning new material.
Meanwhile, Louis Walsh’s other charges, Westlife, are to play their biggest headlining show yet in Croke Park, Dublin on June 1 2008.