About Party In The Park

This big event is always a big one...lots of big stars, in the summer and played to an audience of 100,000 people - what else could be as big as this?  Held in Hyde Park, London, UK usually on the first Sunday in July, this event is hosted by 95.8 Capital FM and features all the DJs who are there to provide entertainment to the thousands who attend each year!  What makes this event really interesting is how quickly the tickets sell!  Nowadays, it only takes a couple of hours before they run out!!!

Why is Ronan the veteran of Party In The Park?

When we mean Ronan is the veteran of Party In The Park - we mean to say that he's the only act to date to appear the most at Party In The Park and the only one to appear at all in the first four years since it started!!!  Twice with Boyzone, twice solo and hopefully he will appear more in the future - we'll tell you first when he will appear again!

Where does the revenue go?

The revenue generated in this event goes to charity.  In particular it goes to The Prince's Trust which was setup in 1976.  The Trust aims to support young people who face major difficulties in moving forward in their lives.  By supporting the Trust, you'll help the thousands of young people, a chance to develop confidence, get to work, develop new skills and a bright future!  As the Trust's quote goes, where others say 'no', they say 'yes we can'.

For more information about The Prince's Trust and how you can help, visit their website at www.princes-trust.org.uk, or telephone 0800 842 842.

This section looks at past shows that Ronan appeared!  Read on and see what Ronan got up too!

-Party In The Park 2001: Sunday 8th July

On Sunday 8th July 2001, on a pretty good day was the biggest event of the year - Party In The Park 2001!  Now with a crowd of 100,000 people watching in Hyde Park, London, how could Ronan possibly sing bravely among the crowd?  Well it was a simple task in hand!  Ronan is the veteran of Party In The Park!  He's done it before in fact four times already (in fact every single Party In The Park since)!  He did it with Boyzone in 1998 and 1999 and done it solo last year and this year!

So how did it all go you are asking?  A spectacular show it was!  When Ronan came on stage there was so much excitement!  He entered the stage with a red-brown leather jacket and cool blue denim (the one we're so familiar with on his many release covers!) underneath to greet the audience with one of the greatest performances ever yet!  He came out with his top four singles!  He started off the show with his smash hit single, 'Lovin' Each Day' and the crowd went absolutely bonkers!  Everyone enjoyed each moment of that song and Ronan got London dancing!  After, it was the wonderful 'The Way You Make Me Feel' and yet another great performance on stage!

Far and wide were watching Ronan as he mentioned that not far away from Hyde Park was a place called Notting Hill... now that was a giveaway wasn't it?  Everyone knew what song was next and everyone knew the words to that song and of course would Ronan sing 'When You Say Nothing At All' all by himself??  He got the crowd singing part of the song and no one failed to get the lyrics wrong - it was perfect on a summer's day.

To end off this amazing show, he sang his perfect number 1 hit, 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' and got the audience to jump, dance and clap to this song!  Our favourite and the song to sing along he made it fun and interactive.  For Ronan it was time to let the audience sing this song - and pointed the microphone to the crowd who sang enthusiastically to the song.  You could hear Ronan shout "All Night Long!" as the crowd did their bit!  A powerful ending got the audience cheering like 'maaad'!  Ronan thanked the audience as he departed the stage - awesome!

So what did the crowd have when he got on stage?  Well there were many Ronan fans who had banners and posters waving to the man himself and with the big words such as 'RONAN KEATING' and 'I LOVE RONAN' (with a picture too!) it all shows that Ronan is here to stay for a very long time!  Knowing Ronan, if he has done PITP every single year since it started there will be no doubt that Ronan will turn up to next year's PITP!  We are very sure that he'll be singing new tunes and all the classics that everyone all knows!  Thanks Ronan (and the other artists!) for a wonderful day!

what ronan says about party in the park 2001

Before the show...
Interviewed by Capital FM's Matthew Schofield

• "I was here last year.  Here again, very exciting, some great acts today.  Look forward in seeing some of the bands.  The weather's holding up.  Hopefully the sun's coming out.  So we're all very excited!"

After the show...
Interviewed by Capital FM's Rachel Hopper 

• What he thought about the audience - "...when we were playing 'When You Say Nothing At All', they all clapped their hands [the crowd] and were all clapping...Absolutely brilliant!"

• When asked about the number of appearances at PITP - "...it's my fourth...four years"

• What he thought about the event - "...the weather's been great this year and some brilliant acts this year!"

• Who he would like to see at the event - "I don't know!" 

During this interview, Ronan had a really sore throat (poor Ronan), but we're sure some honey and lemon cured his throat!

-Party In The Park 2000: Sunday 9th July

9th July 2000 - one big event and one great show!  The event to be - it was Party In The Park 2000!!!  The weather hadn't been great this year (and the first time it there was a huge downpour!!) but it was the year had the opportunity to go solo in front of 100,000 people!  It wasn't unusual because he has performed in front of such capacity in the past!  Fortunately for Ronan, the weather had cleared up when he came on stage!  Wearing a white T-shirt and denim jacket, he came out with his forthcoming single, 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' and performed it at his best!  Everyone got jumping and enjoyed the performance, for some it was something new and exciting stuff!  The crowd were screaming and dancing to this infectious pop tune that it was!  Adding to the excitement, Ronan reminded the fans that the single would be out on Monday (yes, the next day after PITP 2000!!!).  Next, Ronan performed a brand new tune from his forthcoming album, 'Ronan' called 'If You Love Me'.  If was an exciting rocky tune and the audience listened and loved it alright!

To end the three-piece set of tunes, Ronan left the best tune 'til last, the classic 'When You Say Nothing At All' and the moment he sang it, everyone sang along with it!  Ronan even let the audience sing some parts of the tune!  He loved the audience's response and gave a huge thanks to the fans...and of course reminding everyone that 'Life Is A Rollercoaster' is out on 10th July!  We are very sure that the 100,000 people who attended the event will be willing to go out there and buy the single - the tune's far too good!!!

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