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The last surviving Bee Gee, Barry Gibb, is planning to get back on the road and tour the UK to pay tribute to his deceased brothers.

The 66-year-old music icon lost his brother Andy, who was not part of the group, to a heart complaint in 1988.

Fellow Bee Gee Maurice died in 2003 due to complications in surgery, aged 53, and his twin Robin lost his battle with cancer last May.

Barry played in Australia earlier this year and will visit the UK in autumn to play London, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin.

Speaking to The Sun he said: “On stage is hard. One minute you feel they’re right with you, the next you know you’ve got to pull something off yourself.

“The audiences have been incredible, they’ve been so supportive. They’re finding closure as well.”

Barry also explained that his wife Linda had been the driving force behind getting him back on tour.

“She told me to get off my backside and stop going along with the whole idea that everything was finished for me.

“She said, ‘You’ve got music, so make music!’ That was her kicking me, so I decided to jump right in.”

He might feel a little alone without his brothers, but at least he’ll have his oldest son Stephen, one of five children he has with Linda, playing guitar for him and Maurice’s daughter Sam singing with him.

“We created this show that really celebrates everything we ever did, or as much as we could put in to a show. I feel good. I felt a lot worse last year with all the stress over Robin.

All three Bee Gees performing in Dublin

“Personally, I think Robin knew he was dying. I knew he was ill for a long time, it wasn’t just the last couple of years.

“It’s a hard reality, but we all see it at some stage. That’s the lesson, it’s not unique to any person.”

The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man but the family moved to Australia in 1958.

Barbara, their mother, was at every one of Barry’s shows in Australia last year, despite being 92.

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