Thousands swoon for Irish superstar | Hawkes Bay News | Local News in Hawkes Bay

Thousands of hearts swooned over Irish heart-throb Ronan Keating at Church Road Winery on Saturday night, and the superstar left everyone wanting more.

About 6000 people flocked to the winery to enjoy a stellar performance from the former Boyzone band member.

Visitor centre manager Brent Pilcher said the night had been "absolutely perfect" with everything coming together.

"The weather came right, the crowd was right, the entertainment was right and there was a general good buzz and positive vibe," he said.

Rain earlier in the week had organisers worried but Saturday provided perfect balmy conditions.

"A number of people made the decision to go on the day based on the weather."

With a crowd capacity of about 8000 there was plenty of room for Keating fans to party.

Kiwi artists Peter Urlich and Ricki Morris warmed the crowd up before Keating took the stage about 8pm.

Popular hits When You Say Nothing At All and If Tomorrow Never Comes had the female fans swooning while catchy tunes Life Is A Rollercoaster and I Love It When You Do had everyone up and dancing.

Mr Pilcher said the success of concerts could be gauged by the audience reaction.

"Judging from the amount of 'yee-has' and 'whoops' coming from the crowd they were having a good time."

He said he was not aware of any trouble and concertgoers had reported positive feedback.

Police were pleased with the behaviour of the crowd, with no traffic problems. At this stage it did not appear anyone was caught drink-driving.