Pop singer Ronan Keating will soon be gracing SA shores in August and The Socialite has the lowdown for you on everything you need to know about his two-city tour next…

If you are a huge fan of Ronan Keating, then brace yourself because as the internationally acclaimed star heads out to two cities next month as part of his Time of My Life tour.

Big Concerts has confirmed that Ronan Keating will perform in an intimate setting with one show in Cape Town at the GrandWest Grand Arena on 17 August. He will then go on to perform four shows in Johannesburg at the Montecasino Teatro on the 18, 19, 20 and 21 August.

Ronan has achieved over 40 million album sales with Boyzone, 22 million sales of his nine studio albums and 14 Solo Number One singles including ‘When You Say Nothing At All’, ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ and ‘Life Is A Rollercoaster’.  He has performed in 50 countries and has won an Ivor Novello for writing ‘Pictures Of You’.

On his latest album ‘Time Of My Life’ Ronan commented ‘making this album has been very rewarding. It was like therapy’. The songs are instantly affecting of celebration and emotion, of love and loss, but more importantly, unblinking honesty’. For the album he worked with seasoned producers Steve Lipson (Hans Zummer, Pharrell Williams) and Peter Vettese (Annie Lennox, Simple Minds).

Ticket prices range between R405 and R750 per person for the performance in Cape Town, and R430 and R775 for the Johannesburg performances and are available for purchase from Big Concerts and Computicket.