Fires tour
supported by Bryan McFadden
Penrith Panthers
Penrith
9/3/13
Reviewed by Benjamin Oxley
Our entertainers have three things in common:
1 they are Irish
2 they had their musical start in boy bands
3 we have adopted them as honorary Aussies
Twitter told us Ronan was "in the house" and looking forward to his date with Penrith - the little troll mascot he features in tour photos was on the backstage road cases. But was this going to be a night to remember? Was "Fires" going to be out of step with Aussie audiences after the summer they've had?
Nearly a 1,000 people bopped and clapped to the music which has become the Celtic charmer's signature style. Yummy mums and daughters, glamour girls and groovy grans all lapped up the craic, wanting their star to come up close and personal.
Ronan Keating has faced challenges over the past few years, following his affair with a backing dancer and the end of his long-standing marriage. “There’ve been times when I didn’t think I’d be back on this stage,” confessed the former Boyzone man, midway through Saturday night’s show. He went on to thank the audience and his band to encourage him to "face the music" and get back onstage.
