Boyzone play to half-empty arena

BOYZONE were left disappointed after they performed to a half-full arena on their comeback tour.

The Irish pop stars continued their tour in Liverpool last night but only played for just 5,000 fans in the 10,500 seat Echo Arena on Wednesday.

To make matters worse, reports suggested that not all of the tickets were sold at full price, with many given away free on a local radio station and others being sold two-for-the-price-of-one.

One concertgoer said: "Shane looked really p***ed off. Ronan and Stephen still carried on like true professionals, they carry the other three."

But despite the disappointing turnout, the group - Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham, Stephen Gately and Keith Duffy - belted out their biggest hits, including Love Me For A Reason, A Different Beat and No Matter What.