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Harry Styles Says ‘Goodbye For Now’ as ‘Love on Tour’ Officially Ends: ‘You’ve Changed My Life’

By Larisha Paul

Larisha Paul

The first solo tour from Harry Styles , Live on Tour, consisted of 89 shows performed in under a year. When it ended in July 2018, the singer shared a parting message thanking everyone for coming and bidding a momentary farewell before running off to make new music. Flash forward five years, and we’ve arrived at the conclusion of Love on Tour, the collection of 169 shows in support of that music — and the goodbye this time around is just as bittersweet , if not more, as it punctuates the most transformative era of his career thus far.

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The first fans highlighted in the video recall skipping class to buy Love on Tour tickets, deciding: “ Harry Styles is more important than anthropology.” Outside of the other venues he performed at, fans assisted each other with applying glittering gems to each other’s hair, kicked off their platform boots while they waited, and broke down some self-made choreography in preparation for a night of dancing.

“It’s such a different atmosphere, and you can feel it when you walk in,” another person states in a voiceover during the montage. “In a room full of strangers, you can feel like you’re really in a family.” And each night backstage, Styles was preparing for them, too. In the video, the singer is shown sliding on his signature ring collection, cycling through the nearly 200 glammed-out outfits he donned over the course of the tour, and breaking into the dance moves his fans have learned by heart.

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“We want to help each other and just be kind to each other and love each other,” another fan explains, recalling the strong sense of community and unspoken understanding created in these live music spaces. “Those friendships are gonna stay after the tour and that doesn’t end because the tour is ending. That’s always going to be there.”

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“It’s been the greatest experience of my entire life,” he wrote. “I feel so incredibly full and happy. It’s all because of you. You have given me memories that will last a lifetime, more than I could have ever dreamed of. Thank you for your time, your energy, and your love. It’s been an honor to play for you. I hope you had as much fun as I did. Look after each other, I’ll see you again when the time is right. Treat People With Kindness. I love you more than you’ll ever know.”

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Love On Tour is the second headlining tour by Harry Styles , launched in support of his second studio album, Fine Line . After being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour began on September 4, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of 39 announced dates in total. It became one of the first full capacity indoor arena concerts to happen in the United States after the pandemic. He announced a part two of LOT (Love On Tour), which began on May 13, 2023 in Horsens, Denmark. He added an extra show the next day, since they moved to a smaller venue after the tragic incident in Fields. Consisting of seven legs and 169 shows, Love On Tour ended on July 22, 2023 in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

• 1 Background
• 4 Tour Dates
• 5 Cancellations
• 7 References

Background [ ]

The tour was announced on November 13, 2019 on Styles' Twitter account with dates being released for North America and Europe. [1] [2]

Setlist [ ]

This set list is representative of the show on 4 September 2021 in Las Vegas. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.

• " Daydreaming "
• " Adore You "
• " Daylight "
• " Keep Driving "
• " Little Freak "
• " Satellite "
• " Music For A Sushi Restaurant "
• " Treat People With Kindness "
• " What Makes You Beautiful "
• " Late Night Talking "
• " Watermelon Sugar "
• " Love Of My Life "
• " Sign of the Times "
• " As It Was "

This set list is representative of the show on 13 May 2023 in Horsens. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour.

• " Stockholm Syndrome " ( One Direction Song)
• " Matilda "
• " Music For A Sushi Restaurant " (YMCA Intro)
• " What Makes You Beautiful " ( One Direction Song)
• " Grapejuice " (Tour Debut)
• " Fine Line "
• "She's Dressed As A Banana" (Running Joke On Love On Tour)

Tour Dates [ ]

Cancellations [ ].

Harry had to cancel/postpone all concerts twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He finally got back out there on September 4, 2021 in Las Vegas.

Harry unfortunately didn't get to play at Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 3, 2022 because there was a terrible shooting in the mall next door, where many of his fans had chosen to hang out before the concert.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Copenhagen_mall_shooting

After being postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References [ ]

• ↑ twitter.com - North American dates
• ↑ twitter.com - European dates
• https://youtu.be/Mmyo_w5Tcx4 - Banana Song
• 1 List of unreleased songs
• 2 Harry Styles: Live on Tour
• 3 Harry Styles (album)

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Harry Styles' Love On Tour in numbers

Harry Styles played to an audience of more than five million people over 173 dates on his mammoth Love On Tour run, which raised more than $6.5 million for various charities including Planned Parenthood, Choose Love, Physicians for Reproductive Health and more.

After three years, Love On Tour came to a close last week at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, Italy, where the singer played to more than 100,000 people. The run of dates began on September 4 2021, after Styles pushed back shows originally planned for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

That came shortly after the release of his second album Fine Line (which has 803,223 sales to date, according to the Official Charts Company) and was followed by his current album Harry’s House (651,502), which provided an anchor for the announcement of more dates.

In the UK, Styles played a two-night run at Wembley Stadium last summer, before a four-night stint at the same venue this year. The shows broke the attendance record for the North London stadium .

Back in June last year, Wembley’s then-senior commercial director James Taylor heaped praise on Styles in an interview with Music Week.

“It was meant to be at The O2, but demand was so high that it made sense that he went straight into the stadiums,” he said. “He’s going to go into that Ed Sheeran and Coldplay level, they’re both due to do their 12th shows this year at Wembley and I can see Harry on his third or fourth tour being up on that level. There’s definitely more to come from him, his show will get better and better. If he’s that good on his first stadium show, you look forward to seeing his second and his third…”

Joined by band members Pauli Lovejoy,  Sarah Jones, Mitch Rowland, Madi Diaz, Elin Sandberg, Ariza, Yaffra, Parris Fleming, Kailah Vandever, Lorren Chiodo and Laura Bibbs, Styles also played 20 nights at Madison Square Garden and 18 at the Forum in Los Angeles. Also in California, he headlined Coachella.

While Styles was on the road, Harry’s House and the rest of his catalogue continued to rack up the numbers, while Styles received six nominations at the Grammys this year, winning Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album Of The Year. At the BRITs in February, he won British Album, British Song, British Artist and Best Pop/R&B act.

As It Was , the relentless lead single from Harry’s House, hit No.1 in 33 countries. In the UK, Styles achieved the double in the UK year-end charts for 2022 . 

Harry’s House achieved 460,432 2022 sales (including 299,032 from streams, 150,759 physical copies and 10,641 downloads). As It Was debuted at No.1 in the singles chart for Harry Styles in April 2022 and spent 10 weeks at the summit. Its total chart sale for the year was 1,573,672.

As It Was was streamed 180.9 million times in the UK in 2022, as well as selling 12,502 physical copies and 52,569 downloads. As well as securing 10 weeks as the UK No.1, it spent 15 weeks topping the US Hot 100 – a record for a UK artist. 

Read our December 2019 Harry Styles cover story here . 

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Harry Styles' Love On Tour setlist 2023 in full: What will Harry sing at arena and stadium concerts across Europe, what time is he on stage at Dusseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena and who are support acts Wet Leg?

While it's nothing new, and we're certainly not complaining, Harry Styles ' name is inescapable right now.

Not content with claiming 2022's Official biggest song with As It Was , even bagging the Official Charts Double as the year's biggest LP Harry's House simultaneously hit Number 1, making moves in the beauty business with Pleasing and sweeping up at the BRITs and GRAMMYs , the One Direction star's now preparing to treat fans across Europe to Love On Tour all over again.

Harry Styles' next Love On Tour concert is Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany on June 27th and June 28th 2023.

Following the success of his Coachella sets and One Night Only performances everywhere from New York to Brixton last year, Harry's rescheduled European concerts kicked off on Saturday June 11 2022 at Glasgow's Ibrox Stadium.

If you're off to see Harry at his next date at Coventry Building Society Arena and want to know which songs you can expect, keep reading. He's even switched up the setlist especially for the European leg, adding a new 1D Four album fan favourite.

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Wet Leg are an indie-rock duo consisting of friends Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. Hailing from the Isle of Wight, Wet Leg signed with Domino Records and released their quirky debut single, Chaise Longue. Their self-titled debut album debuted at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart in 2022.

Who are Harry Styles' Ireland support act Inhaler?

Inhaler are an Irish rock band from Dublin consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Elijah Hewson (son of U2 's Bono), bassist and backing vocalist Robert Keating, lead guitarist Josh Jenkinson and drummer Ryan McMahon.

Hewson, Keating and McMahon formed Inhaler in 2012 at St Andrews College, with Jenkinson joining in 2015. Inhaler placed fifth in BBC's Sound of 2020 competition. On July 9 2021, Inhaler released their debut album It Won't Always Be Like This which topped the Official Irish Albums Chart in their native Ireland and went to Number 1 on the UK's Official Albums Chart.

In doing so, Inhaler were the first Irish group in 13 years since The Script in 2008 to claim a UK Number 1 with their debut album. On release, It Won't Always Be Like This became the fastest-selling debut album of the century on vinyl.

What time is Harry Styles on stage at Love On Tour at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany on June 27th and 28th 2023?

Harry goes on stage at around 8.30pm, though we'd recommend getting there in time to see Wet Leg's support slot earlier in the evening. Also, it's Harry. You know there are gonna be queues.

Where is Harry Styles playing on tour next?

Love On Tour's next stop is Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany on June 27th and 28th 2023.

WATCH Harry Styles helps Italian fan to come out as gay at London's Wembley Stadium: "You're a free man!"

“You’re a free man” 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Harry Styles helps an Italian fan come out at his London show 🥹 Congratulations, Mattia 💖 #LoveOnTour #LoveOnTourLondon #HarryStyles pic.twitter.com/XVSJOicUSg — Official Charts (@officialcharts) June 19, 2022

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The Harry Styles Show (and Some Music) Comes to New York

The first two nights of a 15-concert run at Madison Square Garden were heavy on charisma, banter and nods to the past.

By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz

Over the weekend, Harry Styles began a 15-night stand at Madison Square Garden, an impressive feat befitting one of the most popular musicians in the world. (He’ll begin a similar stretch in October at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. — his tour supporting his latest album, “Harry’s House,” consists of a series of residencies .) But Styles, who came to fame as part of the British boy band One Direction, is still relatively early in his solo career, and is still establishing his sonic ideas. Two New York Times critics attended the first two nights of his Love on Tour run in New York to see how he wielded his gravitational pull.

JON CARAMANICA I always liked One Direction , more or less. Or maybe I liked what the group represented: a rejection of the hyperprocessed boy band, and by extension an acknowledgment that doing the least can still earn you the most. They weren’t trying to delude audiences about their artistry — their casualness was foundational to their appeal. But that approach wears thin in a solo act, and time and again during the Harry Styles show at the Garden on Saturday night, I found myself vexed. Off-the-charts charisma, collective exuberance, decently competent band, and yet at the center of it all, Styles was inscrutable. Musically, at least. I’ve rarely if ever seen someone more confident in their ownership of the stage, but everything underneath felt slight. All razzle, no dazzle. What am I missing? (I’m not missing anything.)

LINDSAY ZOLADZ Hmm, Jon, maybe a boa? Despite all of the construction around Madison Square Garden, I had no difficulty finding the venue’s entrance: I just followed the trail of rainbow feathers shed from the signature Styles neckwear that at least half of the audience seemed to be sporting. My thoughts today (and over the next several weeks of Styles’s 15-date residency) are with the Garden’s cleanup crew.

I’ve long considered One Direction to be the quintessential boy band of the fan-service era — expertly primed to respond to the demands of their devoted, social-media savvy stan army — and after catching Styles’s show on Sunday night, I’m ready to declare him the defining solo artist of that era, too. I am not sure I’ve ever seen a pop star wave so much from the stage in my entire life? Roughly a third of his performance seemed to comprise waving, pointing and blowing kisses to various sections of the audience, whose volume approximated a jet taking off. Most of the time I could not hear Styles’s voice well enough to determine if he was hitting all the notes, though the crowd’s reaction was energetic enough that they did not seem to care. This show felt, as so much of Styles’s music does, first and foremost for the fans, which — I agree — can sometimes make the man at the center of it all feel like a bit of an enigma.

CARAMANICA Let’s try to distill the Harry Styles musical proposition. He has nowhere near the determined agita of, say, Shawn Mendes; nowhere near the vocal litheness of Justin Bieber. (Also:#FreeZayn) And it goes without saying that despite the rampant Eltonisms on display throughout Styles’s solo catalog, and the (sub?)conscious echoes of John’s sartorial glamour in Styles’s Gucci gear, he has nowhere near John’s verve or panache. It is all quite a brittle foundation upon which to build this fame skyscraper.

But yes, the waving. Also the utterly-at-ease shimmying. And that thing he did mid-show where he took a fan’s cellphone and tried calling her ex on it. (Josh, if you’re reading this, you got washed, buddy — everyone at Madison Square Garden hates you.) See also: him singing “Happy Birthday” to his friend Florence. Florence Welch, of the Machine ? No. Florence Pugh, his co-star in the upcoming film “Don’t Worry Darling”? Also no. Florence, daughter of Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group? Yes.

This is the essence of his appeal — his is not a top-down sort of fame. He’s the approachable but protective friend, the one who leads with good judgment and progressive wholesomeness. (At previous shows, he’s helped people come out, or to confess their love.) That’s part of why, even though public discussion of Styles often centers on his dating life or the ways he flirts with gender fluidity, his actual show is conventional and chaste. The most risqué bit was when he explained how the in-the-round performance would work. Sometimes, “we’ll be ass to face,” he said. “I’ll be sure to distribute face and ass equally throughout the show — there’s plenty to go around.” It was cheeky. Even “Watermelon Sugar,” his lightly erotic hit, was dry.

ZOLADZ Styles did not call any exes at our show, but he did a funny bit where he attempted to count all of the “golf dads” in the audience — 34, apparently. He also broke some solemn “bad news” about something that had happened just before the show: “I’ve blown my tongue on some soup.” So yes, effortlessly charismatic banter, and he works every corner of the stage. The set and wardrobe were a bit more minimal than I anticipated; I expected at least one costume change. But I would describe the look he was going for, in a red-and-white-striped jumpsuit, as “sexy candy cane.” The fashion, the fans, the force of personality — it feels like we’re talking about everything but the music here, which is perhaps telling. How did the songs strike you, Jon, and did you get anything out of them that you don’t get on his records?

CARAMANICA Basically, we’re of opposite opinions on Styles’s albums — I’m more partial to the most recent one, “Harry’s House,” and I know you lean more toward the previous one, “Fine Line.” When the songs were … funkier — and I use that designation extremely loosely — his performance felt more full. I’m thinking “Satellite,” and also “Cinema,” both from the new album — the rhythm section is in the lead, but doesn’t overpower him. I also liked what he did with “Adore You,” melting the chorus into more of a restrained tease. But when he went unadorned, like on “Matilda,” the air in the room felt heavier. And “Sign of the Times,” the first Styles solo hit, was ponderous, a karaoke take on mid-1970s power-mope.

ZOLADZ I sometimes detect a divide between the music Styles wants to make — the big, bold, if somewhat generic-sounding ’70s-style rock of his first album — and the more pop-oriented fare that better suits his personality. Not surprisingly, the songs that worked best for me live were the ones that manage to satisfy both of those impulses, like the groovy, Tame Impala-esque “Daylight” or the still-ubiquitous hit “As It Was.” I wish he’d ended the set on that note, but regrettably he had one more song to play after that, the stomping, Led-Zeppelin-cosplay rocker “Kiwi,” an unfortunate live staple that I consider one of his weakest songs. But, as ever, he seemed to relish playing the role of bombastic rock star, even if the material itself didn’t always electrify.

I found it refreshing, though, that Styles is not shying away from his former group on this tour: The first song on his preperformance playlist is One Direction’s “Best Song Ever” — much to the shrieking delight of the thousands of fans who sang along to every word — and during his set he actually played a louder and more rock-oriented version of One Direction’s 2011 hit “What Makes You Beautiful,” which happens to be from an album that his former bandmate Louis Tomlinson recently called a disparaging word we can’t print here. How did you feel about Styles’s raucous 1D cover, Jon?

CARAMANICA That was one of the musical high points, if not the peak. It was as if a rowdy bar band momentarily inhabited Styles’s very deliberately understated crew. On Saturday, too, people absolutely lost it when the opening bars of “Best Song Ever” hit right after the conclusion of Blood Orange’s temperate and tasteful opening set. It was the purest release of pent-up demand that I’ve witnessed in quite some time. And that’s how the rest of the night went, too — demand leading supply. Fervor without feeling (and certainly without friction). An arena-size canvas merely doodled on with pencil.

And for the record, a friend lent me her pink-and-white boa for a few songs — it didn’t help.

Jon Caramanica is a pop music critic for The Times and the host of the Popcast . He also writes the men's Critical Shopper column for Styles. He previously worked for Vibe magazine, and has written for the Village Voice, Spin, XXL and more. More about Jon Caramanica

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How Harry Styles's Love on Tour won the culture wars

By Olivia Ovenden

This week the European leg of Harry Styles's much-publicised Love on Tour concludes in Lisbon. It's the final stop on a trip promoting the now Mercury Prize-nominated album, Harry's House , which has seen the singer turn his concerts into a space that holds a mirror up to his audience, making the show as much about them as him.

In and amongst the wide-leg trousers and wild-eyed dancing there have been stories of Styles helping to orchestrate marriage proposals and gender reveals from the stage, consoling fans who have been cheated on or helping others come out in a ceremony officiated under a rippling rainbow flag . For the thousands who have bought tickets, Love on Tour has been a travelling circus filled with the kind of innocent joy that pop music can inspire, as well as a place where Styles's young fans can come as they are and, for a few hours, unburden themselves from the weight of the world.

As one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, Harry Styles 's repeated signposting of his concerts as a place of progressivism has served as a powerful antidote to the ongoing culture wars around identity politics. The tour has been punctuated with moments of the singer proudly demonstrating his beliefs, holding up flags borrowed from members of the crowd to pledge his allegiance to everything from Black Lives Matter to bisexual visibility . Following the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in May, Styles announced he would be donating $1M from ticket sales to gun safety group Everytown, and in the wake of landmark American abortion legislation Roe v Wade being overturned the following month, Styles plucked a fan's sign that read My Body My Choice from a crowd member, carefully placing it in front of his drummer's kit.

These incidents can be easily waved away as cheap ploys for viral moments and trending stories, but Styles' brand of pop-timisim has a ring of authenticity that is central to his appeal. On matters of identity, sexuality and even love, he clearly shares the open-minded liberalism of his young fans. The fact he's celebrated it with many of their parents present has made that all the more powerful.

These moments of on-stage activism have become increasingly prevalent as young fans look to musicians to reflect their views and be a champion for the social causes of their generation. This shift in expectations means that silence on the news of the day is read at best as ignorance and at worst as complicity. At Glastonbury this year, artists including Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Rodrigo loudly aligned themselves with the pro-choice movement when performing; calling out Putin and standing with Ukraine has been a recurrent theme at concerts since Russia's invasion. In 2022, it's hard to believe that just over five years ago Taylor Swift kept tight-lipped about her views on Donald Trump in the lead up to the 2016 election, fearing speaking out could alienate some of her fanbase.

For Styles, who graced the cover of Vogue in a dress , and has launched his own line of iridescent male-polish , championing progressive ideas about identity is hardly a surprising move. Here is a star whose boundary-pushing style and transgressive gender expression has earned him comparisons to the likes of Prince and David Bowie , but like those pioneers before him his chameleonic style has also allowed him to be a blank canvas that fans can project ideas onto. Thanks to stylist Harry Lambert and an array of Gucci garms , his tour wardrobe has been a fantastical mishmash of oversized proportions and trippy patterns, giving his shows a wild, permissive atmosphere perfect for the messages he is trying to communicate. 

A cynic might ask whether Harry Styles, or indeed any pop star, proclaiming their beliefs in front of a rapt audience is genuinely meaningful, but watching the reaction to his actions in the crowds has been undeniably powerful. The young people forming conga lines and arriving in a mass of pink cowboy hats and feather boas have seen many of the values and causes they care about ridiculed and questioned in the wider culture for years. Love on Tour has been a rebuttal to all that: proof that acceptance and tolerance are not hollow ideals, and a welcome reminder that sometimes the best way to kill your critics is with kindness. 

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Everything We Know About Harry Styles 'Love On Tour'

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When did "Love on Tour" start?

Harry kicked off his tour on August 15, where he performed at five venues across North America. His first stop was Toronto's Scotiabank Arean, then he headed to New York City's Madison Square Garden, Austin's Moody Center, and Chicago's United Center before wrapping it up at Los Angeles's Kia Forum.

Where can I buy tickets?

You can snag "Love on Tour" tickets at Harry's official website . Ofc, you can grab your tix at Ticketmaster , too.

Is there any "Love on Tour" merch available?

Limited edition Harry's House merch, including a tee, sticker pack, and transparent yellow Cassette shell, are all sold out, but there are Harry's House vinyl and CDs and "Love on Tour" tees, sweatshirts, hats, and accessories still available.

Harry's House Standard Vinyl

Love On Tour 2021 Tee - Black

Harry Is My Friend Hat

TPWK Water Bottle

Love On Tour Keychain

Love On Tour Makeup Bag

Love On Tour Hoodie

Love On Tour Crewneck Sweatshirt

TPWK Cream Crewneck Sweatshirt

Bunny Love On Tour Hoodie

Harry's House CD

Love On Tour Jump Tee

Who are the openers for harry's tour.

Madi Diaz opened for Harry during the Toronto show, while Blood Orange opened at Madison Square Garden, and Jessie Ware opened the Chicago concerts.

Is Harry's tour making any sustainability efforts?

Yep! Harry has teamed up with REVERB to reduce Love on Tour's environmental footprint. The singer and his crew will get reusable water bottles and insulated mugs to aid in waste reduction efforts. Harry's team and REVERB will provide reusable or compostable service ware in catering areas and buses. Water refill stations will be present throughout the backstage and catering areas and on tour buses.

Harry will also be tackling waste diversion by recycling and toiletry donations. The tour will work toward carbon elimination by calculating the tour's carbon emissions from travel and transportation, hotel stays, venue energy usage, and funding global projects that directly eliminate an equivalent amount of greenhouse gas pollution. Additionally, staff will use green products to clean backstage, offices, catering, and tour buses.

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Facts and figures about Harry Styles' 'Love On Tour'

The mammoth tour came to an end in July 2023 after nearly two years

Harry Styles brought 'Love On Tour' to the UK - not once, but twice! After initially performing six dates across the UK and Ireland in June 2022, he later announced 'Love On Tour' was returning to the UK , and performed a further 11 dates in 2023.

Wrapping up an incredible 173 dates across seven legs around the world spanning 22 months, it's about time Harry took some time off - but not before he shared a beautiful tribute to his fans who came out to see him perform.

The video received nearly 5 million likes on Instagram in 24 hours, with many fans flocking to the comments to share just how much the concerts had meant to them. Others were convinced that it was a trailer for an upcoming documentary.

One fan wrote: 'If this isnt a trailer for a documentary I'll cry,' as another added: 'I think it is, the way, the videographers we’re all over the stage. I really do believe that there’s gonna be a documentary.'

While on tour, Harry has had plenty of standout moments - including stopping his show to thank his first school teacher , helping a fan to come out , throwing flowers to a young fan and stopping his gig so a fan could propose - and let's not forget when he stopped his concert to let a pregnant lady have a toilet break .

Chatting to his fans at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Harry spotted Sian, a pregnant fan, who hadn't want to pop to the toilet because she didn't want to miss any of the show.

'Love on Tour' in numbers

In the space of two years, Harry played to an audience of over 5 million people across Europe, North America, South America and Australia and raised and donated over $6.5 million to charity.

'Love On Tour' became the fourth highest grossing tour of all time. The tour included a record breaking 18 nights at LA's Forum, 20 sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden and six nights at Wembley Stadium.

Harry concluded the tour at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, where he performed to over 100,000 people.

When were Harry Styles' 'Love On Tour' UK dates?

Harry returned to the UK in May and June 2023! See all of the UK dates below.

Coventry, Coventry Building Society Arena - Mon 22nd

Coventry, Coventry Building Society Arena - Tue 23rd

Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium - Fri 26th

Edinburgh, BT Murrayfield Stadium - Sat 27th

London, Wembley Stadium - Tue 13th

London, Wembley Stadium - Wed 14th

London, Wembley Stadium - Fri 16th

London, Wembley Stadium - Sat 17th

Cardiff, Principality Stadium - Tue 20th

Cardiff, Principality Stadium - Wed 21st

Was Harry Styles' tour cancelled because of Covid-19?

'Love On Tour' was a tour in support of Harry's album 'Fine Line' which came out in December 2019 and his third album 'Harry's House', which was released in 2022. Harry wanted to tour in 2020 but it had to be postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions and instead began in September 2021.

How long did Harry Styles' 'Love On Tour' last?

Harry started the tour on 4th September 2021 and was due to wrap up on 22nd December 2022, however it was extended until 2023. The first 'Love On Tour' show was in Las Vegas, USA, and the last was at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

What songs did Harry Styles perform during 'Love On Tour'?

Harry performed some of his biggest hits during his 'Love On Tour' shows, including 'What Makes You Beautiful' and 'Stockholm Syndrome' from his One Direction days.

The 'Love On Tour' setlist 2023:

'Daydreaming'

'Golden'

'Adore You'

'Keep Driving'

'Stockholm Syndrome'

'She'

'Matilda'

'Satellite'

'Late Night Talking'

'Cinema'

'Music For A Sushi Restaurant'

'Treat People With Kindness'

'What Makes You Beautiful'

'Grapejuice'

'Watermelon Sugar'

'Fine Line'

'Sign Of The Times'

'As It Was'

'Kiwi'

Was Harry Styles on tour in the US?

Harry Styles wrapped up the North American leg of his 'Love On Tour' on 30th November 2021. He posted to Instagram to thank fans for the '42 special nights' of the tour so far.

Who supported Harry Styles on his tour?

Wet Leg were Harry's support act for his UK 2023 gigs. He was also supported by Jessie Ware, Gabriels, Wolf Alice and Arlo Parks, among many other talented performers.

What was Harryween?

While touring the US, Harry Styles did a Halloween show in Madison Square Garden on 30th and 31st October 2021. The show was called Harry Styles: Harryween Fancy Dress Party, and Harry certainly embraced the idea of dressing up. His outfits included a Pennywise-inspired clown costume and a full Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz outfit.

Fans went wild when Harry faded his performance of 'Medicine' into a cover of Britney Spears' 'Toxic'. A combination of captivating singing and dancing from Harry got the crowd hyped up and singing along to every word.

Watch Harry styles perform 'Toxic' at Harryween:

Take a look through harry styles' amazing career:.

Harry was brought up in the beautiful village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, 21 miles south of Manchester. Harry's mum is Anne Cox, his dad is Des Styles, and his stepdad was Robin Twist who sadly passed away in 2017. Harry's sister Gemma is three years older than him, and works as a model and journalist, and their step-brother Mike Twist is Robin's son from a previous relationship.

2010: The X Factor

Harry auditioned for the seventh series of The X Factor as a solo artist, singing a version of Steve Wonder's 'Isn't She Lovely'. Harry made it to Boot Camp on his own but failed to make it to Judges' Houses. Therefore, he and four other boys who didn't make the cut were put together as a group - and the rest is history! Harry, along with Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik reached the final of The X Factor as One Direction and finished in third place.

2011-2015: One Direction – the world’s biggest boyband

After releasing their first single 'That's What Makes You Beautiful' back in 2011, the boys quickly started to take over the world. Harry and the 1D boys went on to enjoy huge success, winning over 200 awards including seven BRIT Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. One Direction achieved four UK Number 1 albums and one Top 5 album throughout their time together, along with four UK Number 1 singles and five UK Top 10 singles which spent an incredible 56 weeks in the Top 10 from 2011-2015. Harry and the 1D boys released four albums as a five-piece - 'Up All Night', 'Take Me Home', 'Midnight Memories' and 'Four'.

2015: One Direction's extended hiatus

In 2015, Zayn announced he was leaving the band and Harry, Niall, Louis and Liam made the decision to carry on as a four-piece. Harry and the boys then released album 'Made in the A.M.' which included 'Drag Me Down', 'Infinity' and 'Perfect' as singles. The fifth studio album reached Number 1 on the UK album charts. Following its release, Harry and his bandmates announced they were going on an extended hiatus in 2016, focusing on their solo careers and individual opportunities.

2017: Harry’s first solo album & Dunkirk

Harry released his first solo single 'Sign of the Times', which went straight to Number 1 in the UK, proving a success as the power ballad won a BRIT Award for British Video of the Year. Harry's self-titled debut album immediately went to Number 1 on its release in several countries, including the UK. This album showed a new side of the star that fans had not seen during his One Direction days as the record was made up of soft rock tracks. Harry then released two more singles, 'Two Ghosts' and 'Kiwi' from the album. Harry also released a documentary about the making of his album in 2017. Entitled Harry Styles: Behind the Album, the 50-minute film showed a behind-the-scenes look at Harry's recording process. The success continued for Harry as he made his feature film acting debut in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, where he played a British soldier named Alex.

2018: (tour)

Harry performed on his first solo tour, Harry Styles: Live On Tour, throughout the first half of 2018. Beginning in late 2017 at smaller, more intimate venues, he then visited arenas throughout 2018, performing almost 90 dates all over the world. Harry also performed with legendary band Fleetwood Mac in early 2018, and has since built up a close friendship with front woman Stevie Nicks.

2019: Harry’s second solo album ‘Fine Line’

'Lights Up' was the first single to be released from Harry's second album 'Fine Line' and debuted at Number 3 in the UK, followed by 'Adore You' with an extended video showing his creative and quirky side. 'Fine Line' debuted at Number 1 in the UK and Rolling Stone ranked it at Number 491 in their 2020 list of the '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' - quite a feat.

2020: ‘Falling’, ‘Watermelon Sugar’, ‘Golden’ and Vogue

In February 2020, Harry released the video for emotional ballad 'Falling' which he then performed at the 2020 BRIT Awards ceremony. In May 2020, the star released the video fans had been waiting for, 'Watermelon Sugar', which is a super sexy video showing the star and some beautiful women on a beach eating A LOT of watermelons. In October 2020, Harry released the video for the fifth single from his second album, 'Golden', which shows the star running around the Amalfi Coast in Italy wearing some of the quirky outfits the star is known for. Fans went crazy for the video as it ranked up 7 million views in just one day.

March 2021: Grammy Awards, ‘Treat People with Kindness’ and Don’t Worry Darling

Harry kicked off 2021 in style by releasing the video to up-beat toe-tapper 'Treat People with Kindness' which shows himself and Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge dancing in a very stylish old-school video. The popularity of the video launched the track back into the top half of the charts at Number 2, 56 weeks after its initial release!

Spring 2021: My Policeman and Don't Worry Darling

Following his role in Dunkirk in 2017, Harry secured a starring role in new psychological horror film Don't Worry Darling alongside Florence Pugh. Olivia Wilde directed and starred in the movie, and since working together on set, she and Harry grew close and went on to have a relationship. The film was released in September 2022! Harry was also filming LGBTQ+ film My Policeman, which was released in cinemas in October 2022 and on Prime Video in November 2022.

March 2021: Grammy Award winner

At the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, Harry kicked off the ceremony by performing his 2020 hit 'Watermelon Sugar' and later in the ceremony received his first Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance for 'Watermelon Sugar'.

May 2021: BRIT Award win for British Single

Harry took home his second BRIT Award at the 2021 ceremony, winning British Single for 'Watermelon Sugar'. Looking emotional as he took to the stage, Harry humbly told the crowd that he was "continually baffled" by "moments like this", making him more "grateful to get to do this job". He also paid tribute to the key workers in the audience for their perseverance during the pandemic.

January 2022: Announces 'Love On Tour' is coming to the UK

On 19th January 2022, Harry announced the exciting news that in June he would be bringing his 'Love On Tour' to the UK! The 'Adore You' singer played shows in Glasgow, Manchester and London in June 2022.

April 2022: Harry Styles headlines Coachella

Harry Styles headlined the Friday night of the Coachella festival in April 2022. He performed some of his biggest hits such as 'Adore You' and 'Watermelon Sugar', along with his new single 'As It Was'. For the second week of the festival, Harry delighted the crowd as he welcomed Lizzo onto the stage, with the pair giving us all a surprise performance of Gloria Gaynor's legendary 1978 hit 'I Will Survive'.

April 2022: Harry debuts two new songs at Coachella

As well as performing his hit track 'As It Was', which he released just weeks earlier, Harry delighted fans when he also sang two brand new songs, titled 'Boyfriends' and 'Late Night Talking'.

May 2022: Harry Styles released 'Harry's House'

On 20th May Harry Styles released 'Harry House', the third solo album from him, after One Direction started their hiatus. 'Harry's House' features the huge hit single 'As It Was'.

June 2022: My Policeman trailer released

Harry Styles stars in drama My Policeman as Tom Burgess who is caught in a love triangle with Marion played by Emma Corrin and Patrick Hazelwood, played by David Davidson. In June, Prime Video shared first-look photos of the main chracters, the official poster and a teaser trailer, giving us our first chance to see Harry in his 1950s get-up. The film has now been released.

October 2022: 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' music video comes out

Harry shocked fans with a VERY different look in the music video for his track 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' which sees him as a bearded half-man half-squid creature. After the song was released as part of 'Harry's House' in May, the video came out on 27th October. By August 2023, the song was certified Platinum by the BPI.

January 2023: Harry was nominated for four BRIT Awards

Harry Styles was nominated for a massive four BRIT Awards in the categories: Mastercard Album of The Year, Artist of The Year, Song of The Year ('As It Was'), and Pop and R & B Act.

January 2023: Announced as a BRITs performer

As well as his nominations, Harry was announced to perform at the ceremony too in a line-up also consisting of Wet Leg and Sam Smith & Kim Petras !

February 2023: Harry Styles won two Grammys

Harry Styles picked up two Grammy Award on 5th February 2023. He won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, both for 'Harry's House'.

February 2023: Harry wins four BRIT Awards

At The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard, Harry won all four awards he was nominated for, taking home the awards for Pop/R & B Act, Artist of the Year, Song of The Year ('As It Was'), and Album of the Year (Harry's House). He said in one of his acceptance speeches: "Thank you again, I'm going to start by thanking my family for being the most supportive, understanding, patient, loving family I could have ever asked for. I want to thank my mum for signing me up for X Factor without telling me, so I literally wouldn't be here without you. I want to thank Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn, thank you so much. I'm really really grateful and I'm very aware of my privilege up here tonight, so this award is for Rina, Charlie, Florence, Mabel and Becky. Thank you so much."

February 2023: Harry's BRITs performance

As promised, Harry took to the stage at the BRIT Awards 2023, and it's safe to say that he did not disappoint! Performing his track 'As It Was', which picked up the gong for Song of The Year on the night, Harry delighted the crowd as he sported a red sequin jacket.

May and June 2023: 'Love On Tour 2023'

After bringing his incredible 'Love On Tour' show to the UK in 2022, Harry returned for another UK leg in 2023 - taking to the stage in Coventry, Edinburgh, London and Cardiff throughout May and June.

July 2023: New waxworks unveiled

Madame Tussauds unveiled seven new waxworks of Harry in July 2023. The waxworks feature some of his most iconic outfits and will be available to view in Madame Tussauds attractions around the world.

July 2023: 'Love On Tour' finished

Harry finished up his 'Love On Tour' with an incredible performance at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, Italy on 22nd July 2023. To commemorate the ending of the mammoth tour, Harry posted a beautiful video to his Instagram page as a tribute to his fans who'd come to see him perform, writing: 'To the most inspiring people I know. Goodbye for now. Love On Tour forever.' This sparked many fans to believe that the 3-minute clip could be a trailer for a documentary on the tour, with many taking to the comments section to share their theories.

July 2023: Image of David Hockney portrait is revealed

In July 2023, pictures were released of when Harry was been painted by renowned artist David Hockney. The portrait is one of more than 30 new portraits that will be displayed when the David Hockney: Drawing from Life exhibition opens at the National Portrait Gallery in London on 2nd November.

March 2024: 'Sign of the Times' certified 3x Platinum

Harry's debut single 'Sign of the Times' was certified 3x Platinum in March 2024 by the BPI, meaning that since its release, the song has seen over 1.8 MILLION sales. That's pretty good going!

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Harry Styles Just Answered Your Burning Questions About His Love On Tour

After initially postponing his love on tour concerts due to the coronavirus pandemic, harry styles is ready to take center stage again. find out what to expect from his must-see shows..

Don't freak out but...   Harry Styles  just said lights up!

Yep, his  Love on Tour concert—which will promote his sophomore album, Fine Line —is officially a go, he announced on Instagram July 14. "LOVE ON TOUR will be going out across the USA this September and I could not be more excited for these shows," he wrote to his nearly 39 million followers. "As always, the well-being of my fans, band, and crew, is my top priority. Safety guidelines will be available on the respective venue websites to ensure we can all be together as safely as possible. Please notice that some dates have changed, and new shows have been added."

As for his fans abroad, he can't wait to reconnect—just not right now. "For obvious reasons it is just not possible at this time," the One Direction alum noted as coronavirus cases continue to spike in the U.K. and beyond. "I will be sharing more news soon about shows across the globe, and new music. I love you all so much. I'm very excited, and I can't wait to see you."

Until he takes center stage once again, you can find him vacationing in Italy with girlfriend Olivia Wilde . In recent, steamy pics, the pair were seen dancing and making out while aboard a yacht.

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Love On Tour: How Harry Styles' biggest fans turned his concerts into personal fashion shows

By Zoe Christen Jones

October 29, 2021 / 8:15 PM EDT / CBS News

On Saturday night, the streets of New York will be filled to the brim with costumed faces ready to celebrate the weekend of Halloween in their best finery. But outside of Madison Square Garden, almost 21,000 artfully-dressed Harry Styles fans will clog the streets, dressed to the nines in what can only be described as disco/70s chic, ready to dance and sing the night away. The event: Harryween. 

Marketed as a black tie, fancy dress occasion, Harryween is a collection of two Madison Square Garden shows celebrating the end of Harry Styles' Love On Tour, a 41-show national tour for "Fine Line," Styles' sophomore album. But Styles' fans haven't just been waiting around for the Halloween dress code. Instead, each tour stop has been filled to the brim with fans in black tie, psychedelic streetwear and anything that reminds them of their favorite artist. After spending almost a year uncertain their dates with Styles would ever happen due to the coronavirus pandemic, these fans aren't just dressing for the singer.

Now, they're dressing for each other. 

The tour was originally scheduled to take place in 2020 following the December 2019 release of "Fine Line." But the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered all planned tours, leaving fans uncertain when things ever went back to normal. With nothing but time on their hands, Styles' fans turned to what they could control: their outfits. 

"I really think if it wasn't for quarantine, there wouldn't have been this level of commitment by everyone to go all-in on their outfits," fan Bailey Stabler told CBS News.  

The 22-year-old attended a show in Detroit and planned to wear a tailored mint green suit — four months before she secured tickets. Her outfit's main inspiration came both from Styles' fashion and the looks she saw from other girls on social media. 

"There's always been a handful of girls that dress up as either their favorite song or singer, especially in the One Direction days," Stabler said. "But I've never seen it to this level, where almost the whole arena dressed up."

Stabler called the interest in dressing up for the concerts a "domino effect," first with fans posting what they would've worn to their shows, the costumes going from simple outfits to elaborate get-ups. Once the tour dates were officially rescheduled, "everyone just fully committed," Stabler said. "I think it's a pretty amazing thing to see. Honestly, I've never seen a better-looking crowd."

The fashion that dominates Styles' concerts, while different, somehow cohabitates a specific aesthetic. Many of the easily identifiable themes center around 70s era fashion. 

Overall the looks are a contradictory, cohesive mishmash. There are feathers, cowboy hats, sequins, bell bottoms, boas, high heels, the occasional full banana suit, sunflowers, cherries, watermelons, "But Daddy I Love Him" Little Mermaid t-shirts and re-imagined Styles outfits from award shows, past concerts and even paparazzi shots. To put it frankly, there's a vibe. 

And Stabler's not the only one who took inspiration from time off and a TikTok feed. 

Hailee Miller , an assistant fashion designer , spent almost three months making matching outfits for herself and her husband to attend a Love On Tour show. Miller, who lives in Las Vegas, bought the tickets in anticipation of her 21st birthday. Now 22, she said the process of hand making her outfits gave her something to look forward to while she was stuck at home. Miller even flew to California to pick the perfect Emilio Pucci-inspired print for their matching looks, an idea she told CBS News she manifested during quarantine. 

"From there, I kind of just drew up an inspiration board, and then I made the pattern, cut out the garments and sewed them," Miller told CBS News. "I know it sounds silly, but I literally tried to manifest these outfits and manifest a good vibe towards them."

Miller credits Styles' role as a fashion icon for encouraging a sense of freedom and artistic expression at his shows. "He's paved the way for so many other people to freely dress how they want. I feel like his fans feel comfortable and then want to match his energy and be there with him, with his music and his fashion." 

While Style's fans may be taking concert attire to new heights, this type of influence is common surrounding pop stars — especially artists who appeal to younger and female audiences, according to style expert Michelle Washington.

Washington cites artists like Elton John, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson and even pianist Liberace as stars whose direct or indirect influences can all be seen in Styles' looks.

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"Music is always telling the zeitgeist of the times," Washington said. "Musicians will dress a way, and that will trickle down into how we socially represent ourselves. So during the 60s and 70s, that was the space race and we definitely saw that in  mod fashion. And now we have a different time and era, and Harry is being reflective of the zeitgeist of our times."

Washington also points to an increased frenzy of inspiration that can come from artists with primarily young audiences. Styles, who got his start in the boy-band One Direction, has maintained a majority teen and young adult audience, even as his music has expanded with larger themes of drug use, heartbreak and sexual identity. 

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Gabrielle Saydee , a 24-year-old designer, has attended almost eight shows this tour alone and is still planning on trying to find tickets for Styles' last performance in Los Angeles.  

She and her friends planned different matching outfits for every show they attended, sewing tops and additives to their costumes to look their best. Her 70s inspired looks are her favorites, according to Saydee, because they are so similar to the aesthetic of "Fine Line." Her efforts paid off at one concert — Styles sang "Happy Birthday" with the crowd at Madison Square Garden for Saydee's friend, a moment that went viral on TikTok. 

Since the tour was first postponed, hashtags relating to Styles' concerts and style have millions of views, with girls even workshopping which of several planned outfits they should end up wearing. 

Perhaps some of the most fervent participants are those who didn't get concert tickets, still commenting and making "what if" videos on TikTok, or waiting hours in box office lines for a chance to enter the venues.

This intensity is matched online, with fans desperately consuming clips of the concert and snapshots of what people wore, including Styles himself. 

Emma S mart, a 28-year old Styles fan, was in awe of this intensity when she created a viral TikTok roundup of Love On Tour outfits called "I Adore What You Wore To Love On Tour." The videos, which are posted after each concert ends, feature some of the best outfits from each city and have received tens of thousands of views. 

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"The response that means the most to me are the ones where people thank me for showcasing a variety of styles, body shapes, and representations," Smart said. "I think the reason this has been so warmly received is because it's almost like we're all showing up to these little videos I make online to give each other permission. Permission to be 'extra,' or excited. Permission to just feel good about ourselves for a moment." 

"Harry Styles uses fashion as an outlet for joy and after living through the unprecedented times we're currently in, I think the fans are bursting at the seams to have an excuse to be joyful," she said. "We've waited almost two years for this tour to happen, why not show up in a floor-length gown with a feather trim?"

Roughly 30 hours before Harryween begins, the streets are already beginning to show signs of the coming crowd. A four-block queue has emerged on 34th Street, as fans without tickets try to score some of the merchandise from the concert. Others from out of town have shown up early to take photos in front of the famous Madison Square Garden sign, which displays a poster of Styles with the words "Sold Out" in bright lights. 

But beyond the bustle, the most interesting thing about the crowds is the energy. Fans can be heard discussing outfits they saw on TikTok the week before, stressing whether their high-heeled boots will hold up on the rain-slicked streets or if the extraordinarily long line at Party City is worth getting a backup boa. 

Whether the fans have been listening to Styles since his One Direction days, or first heard his voice in his latest radio hits, all the concertgoers and fans that spoke to CBS News agreed that one of their favorite things about Love On Tour — and the major driving force behind their outfits — was the sense of community they received from those around them. 

"All you heard walking around the arena was people complimenting each other's outfits and saying how good they looked and how everyone loved each other's outfits," Stabler said. "Other concerts I've been to, no one really speaks or stops someone to compliment them. It was one of the nicest and kind of heartwarming things I've witnessed recently. I think most of the fans take Harry's stance of 'Treat People With Kindness' to heart and spread as much kindness around as they can." 

For Saydee, Styles' concerts have become more than just an event, but the place where she's met some of her best friends. Even for the fans she's never met, the time they've spent creating outfits makes her feel connected to people even across the world. 

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"Never in my life have I been complimented like I was at my concert," Miller said. "I felt like my work was really appreciated. Everybody in line was just talking to each other and it was just amazing. It's a huge community and it's  the people I always want to be surrounded by."

Smart said one of the things she enjoys the most about the concerts will always be how many people Styles manages to bring together with his music. 

"My favorite thing is seeing how all of these different people, that live in different states, that grew up in different ways, in different generations, that hold different truths, are all people that love the same thing," Smart said. "They're all gathering together in arenas across the country, with their masks on and their favorite outfits, to listen to their favorite music, to experience the same thing together. There's something so beautifully human about that."

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Harry Styles , the man who’s barely stopped touring for the past year and is currently in the middle of a multi-week residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden, has announced 19 new “Love on Tour” dates in Europe for next year, which will follow his tours of North and Latin America, Australia and New Zealand.

He also has added a brace of new shows in Austin, Chicago, and São Paulo and a venue upgrade in Lima, Peru.

Produced by Live Nation, the now 83-date international global run across 22 countries will include 44 nights at many of North America’s most notable venues as well as 13 shows across Latin America and 7 nights in Australia & New Zealand.

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Full tour dates and support acts are below, with new ones in bold. Tickets can be purchased here .

HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR 2022 NORTH AMERICAN DATES:

Mon Aug 15 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena is Harry’s House^

Tue Aug 16 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena is Harry’s House^

Sat Aug 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*!

Sun Aug 21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*!

Mon Aug 22 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*!

Fri Aug 26 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*!

Sat Aug 27 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*!

Sun Aug 28 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Thu Sep 01 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Fri Sep 02 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Sat Sep 03 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Wed Sep 07 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Thu Sep 08 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Sat Sep 10 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Wed Sep 14 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Wed Sep 21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden is Harry’s House*

Sun Sep 25 – Austin, TX – Moody Center is Harry’s House~

Mon Sep 26 – Austin, TX – Moody Center is Harry’s House~

Wed Sep 28 – Austin, TX – Moody Center is Harry’s House~

Thu Sep 29 – Austin, TX – Moody Center is Harry’s House~

Sun Oct 02 – Austin, TX – Moody Center is Harry’s House~

Mon Oct 03 – Austin, TX – Moody Center is Harry’s House~ — JUST ADDED

Thu Oct 06 – Chicago, IL – United Center is Harry’s House#

Sat Oct 08 – Chicago, IL – United Center is Harry’s House#

Sun Oct 09 – Chicago, IL – United Center is Harry’s House#

Thu Oct 13 – Chicago, IL – United Center is Harry’s House#

Fri Oct 14 – Chicago, IL – United Center is Harry’s House#

Sat Oct 15 – Chicago, IL – United Center is Harry’s House# — JUST ADDED

Sun Oct 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+!

Mon Oct 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+!

Wed Oct 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+!

Fri Oct 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+!

Sat Oct 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+!

Mon Oct 31 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Wed Nov 02 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Fri Nov 04 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Sat Nov 05 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Mon Nov 07 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Wed Nov 09 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Fri Nov 11 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Sat Nov 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Mon Nov 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

Tue Nov 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House+

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HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR 2022 LATAM DATES:

Sun Nov 20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Arena VFG^^

Tue Nov 22 – Monterrey, Mexico – Arena Monterrey ^^

Thu Nov 24 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol^^

Fri Nov 25 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol^^

Sun Nov 27 – Bogotá, Colombia – Parque Salitre Mágico^^

Tue Nov 29 – Lima, Peru – Estadio Nacional^^ — VENUE UPGRADE

Thu Dec 01 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida^^

Sat Dec 03 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate^^

Sun Dec 04 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio River Plate^^

Tues Dec 06 – São Paulo, Brazil  – Allianz Parque^^

Thu Dec 08  – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil  – Área Externa da Jeunesse Arena^^

Sat Dec 10 – Curitiba, Brazil – Pedreira Paulo Leminski^^

HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR 2023 AUS + NZ DATES:

Mon Feb 20 – Perth, Australia – HBF Park!

Fri Feb 24 – Melbourne, Australia – Marvel Stadium!

Sat Feb 25 – Melbourne, Australia – Marvel Stadium!

Tue Feb 28 – Gold Coast, Australia – Metricon Stadium!

Fri Mar 3 – Sydney, Australia – Accor Stadium!

Sat Mar 4 – Sydney, Australia – Accor Stadium!

Tue Mar 7 – Auckland, New Zealand – Eden Park, Mt Smart Stadium!

HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR 2023 EU DATES:

Sat May 13 – Horsens, Denmark – CASA Arena !  — JUST ADDED

Wed May 17 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion !  — JUST ADDED

Mon May 22 – Coventry, UK – Coventry Building Society Arena !  — JUST ADDED

Fri May 26 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murrayfield Stadium !  — JUST ADDED

Thu Jun 1 – Paris, France – Stade De France !  — JUST ADDED

Mon Jun 5 – Amsterdam, Netherlands –Johan Cruijff Arena !  — JUST ADDED

Sat Jun 10 – Slane, Ireland – Slane Castle* !  — JUST ADDED

Tue Jun 13 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium !  — JUST ADDED

Wed Jun 14 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium !  — JUST ADDED

Tue Jun 20 – Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium !  — JUST ADDED

Sat Jun 24 – Werchter, Belgium – Festivalpark !  — JUST ADDED

Tue Jun 27 – Dusseldorf, Germany – MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA !  — JUST ADDED

Sun Jul 2 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy !  — JUST ADDED

Wed Jul 5 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park !  — JUST ADDED

Sat Jul 8 –  Austria, Vienna – Ernst-Happel-Stadion !  — JUST ADDED

Wed Jul 12 – Barcelona, Spain – Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company !  — JUST ADDED

Fri Jul 14 – Madrid, Spain – Nuevo Espacio Mad Cool !  — JUST ADDED

Tue Jul 18 – Lisbon, Portugal – Passeio Maritimo Alges !  — JUST ADDED

Sat Jul 22 – Reggio Emilia, Italy – RCF Arena !  — JUST ADDED

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Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium gig review: smash show was defined by the fans

The first thing you notice at a Harry Styles gig is the colour. Similar to when thousands of football fans stream down the iconic Wembley Way in their home colours before a match, the exuberant flood of fans who skipped their way along the path to the stadium on Tuesday night were a dazzling sea of bright hues and fancy dress. Stocks of pink cowboy hats and feather boas in the vicinity were critically low.

The former One Direction member’s first gig of four at the venue this week – totalling six nights there across last summer and this – was more of an event than just a concert. Styles played an exquisite and seamless two-hour show, but everything happening around it in the stadium was just as important and gripping. Costumes were made, online friends met for the first time, fans held up signs asking Styles to help them come out as gay, and a heartwarming community came together to celebrate.

In recent weeks, stadium tours from Beyoncé and The Weeknd have rolled through the UK, both full to the brim with maximalist stage productions, choreographed routines and thematic throughlines. Styles’ Love On Tour show , meanwhile, is gimmick-free. The singer was wise to realise that the people in the crowd here were the real show as much as he himself.

“Feel free to be who you’ve always wanted to be in this room tonight,” he told the crowd half way through the set, with the request emphatically heeded. Before the chorus of Satellite kicked in, a hundred or so fans rushed in formation to the spacious back of the standing area in an organised routine. Forming a circle, they all then ran into the middle for the world’s kindest mosh pit. Later, a massive conga line formed, before fans lay on their backs en masse and stared at the night sky during Fine Line. To foster such a safe space for people to be so unashamedly themselves was Styles’ greatest feat.

In a setlist only lightly shuffled around from his shows at the venue last summer, Styles travelled from the classic rock leanings of his 2017 debut to last year’s tropical, groovy Harry’s House. Alongside an ecstatically received rendition of One Direction’s What Makes You Beautiful and the still-potent pop smash Watermelon Sugar, the show’s most affecting moment came on Matilda, with the heart-tugging acoustic number showing Styles’ vocals at their best as they ducked and weaved between harmonies from his excellent bandmates.

Rolling out largely the same show in the same venue for the second summer in a row also felt unimportant when such a hungry and unrelenting appetite for a spectacle this uncomplicated, joyful and life-affirming still exists. Running through As It Was, a song as glued to the top of the charts as last time he played Wembley, Styles barely sang a word. Instead, he let the crowd yell it for him, ending a show that felt like it was theirs all along.

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Neil Young reunites with Crazy Horse after a decade, performs double encore

On Thursday night, magic happened in Tennesseee.

Singer-songwriter Neil Young and rock band Crazy Horse came together to perform their hits over a two-hour show at FirstBank Amphitheater on their first tour together in a decade.

The 2024 "Love Earth Tour" features the now 78-year-old singer alongside the Los Angeles rock band yet again.

Canadian singer-songwriter Young, best known for songs "Heart of Gold," "Harvest Moon" and "Old Man," released the album "Fu##in' Up" with Crazy Horse on April 25, featuring nine rock 'n' roll tracks. The two have released 15 studio albums together.

Young and Crazy Horse kicked off their brief 16-stop tour on April 24 in San Diego and will continue with upcoming stops in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and more.

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Thursday's concert in Franklin was originally slated for Wednesday evening, but was postponed by a day due to  inclement weather .

But Thursday night brought the calm after the storm; the evening was serene.

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After opener Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping , a musical performance art experience that draws from religion, Young hit the stage.

The set-up featured a backdrop with a galloping horse and giant speaker cabinets and road cases, the same ones Young took on the road with him for his "Rust Never Sleeps" tour in 1978.

Young appeared in a striped cap, a denim work shirt that featured paint splatters and a Spartan Truck Equipment patch, black pants, black shoes and of course, his guitar, Old Black .

He mentioned the venue's beauty multiple times — a stage nestled in the woods of Graystone Quarry in Thompson’s Station.

"How you doin out there? Nice to see you," Young said to the Franklin crowd.

"What a beautiful place. You guys are very lucky to have this place."

Alongside Young was the band, comprised of 80-year-old Billy Talbot on bass and 80-year-old Ralph Molina on drums. They also have a new member, Micah Nelson on guitar.

Nelson, Willie Nelson 's 33-year-old son, took over for the band's previous guitarist Nils Lofgren earlier this year.

Throughout the show, Neil Young and the band played a 17-song set, full with jam sessions and occasional harmonies. Young was energized and playful, captivating the crowd with his trademark nasally, emotional voice.

The set list was mostly comprised of older hits, like 1969's "Cinnamon Girl" and 1972's "Heart of Gold."

The band didn't play any songs from their recent album; the most recent song was 1996's "Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')." Nelson's big moment came during the tune; he traded his guitar to play a swinging keyboard that descended from the ceiling.

Young's guitar playing—both electric and acoustic—was adept and agile. Though Young shared in January he has been playing guitar with arthritis in his hand for years, audience members wouldn't have guessed.

He played the blues on song "Vampire Blues," hitting guitar licks with a precision like Stevie Ray Vaughan's. He also performed drawn-out, warping guitar solos on songs like "Like a Hurricane" and "Powderfinger."

Between songs, Young would hand his guitar off to his techs (who all wore white lab coats), but was audibly uncomfortable until he had a guitar in his arms yet again.

The night's concert walked the line between a Young that leaned into classic, grunge rock 'n' roll with Crazy Horse and a Young that gently cooed with Crosby, Stills & Nash in '69, strumming an acoustic.

Young pulled off the balancing act.

Here are some of the top moments from the night.

Neil Young opens with 'Cortez the Killer,' sings newly released verse

On a purple-lit stage, Neil Young and Crazy Horse kicked off the show with the 1975 song "Cortez the Killer."

The first lyrics from Young brought cheers from the audience as he sang, "He came dancing across the water / With his galleons and guns."

Young surprised fans at the first concert of the tour by singing unreleased lyrics to the song, ones he said did not record due to a power outage on the recording console in 1975.

Young found the lyric manuscript, he said in an interview mid-April this year.

The verse was lost for nearly 50 years. Young sang the verse again in Franklin.

“I floated on the water / I ate that ocean wave / Two weeks after the slaughter/ I was living in a cave / They came too late to get me / But there’s no one here to set me free / From this rocky grave / To that snowed-out ocean wave.”

Neil Young calls on local non-profits to support his eco-friendly mission

Neil Young has been vocal about his environmental efforts throughout his career .

In 1985, Young helped establish the annual Farm Aid concerts . In 2022, he released album "World Record," an album that focuses on climate change. Later that year, Young said he refused to play venues that are supported by factory farms .

The environmentalism was felt at his Franklin show.

Upon entering the concert, fans saw a series of tents and tables from local environmental organizations all hand picked by Young, including Tennessee Local Food . The organizations attended the concert and chatted with fans about their missions.

Young calls it the "LOVE EARTH Village."

At different stops on the tour, hundreds of non-profits working for sustainability and social equity will join to chat about issues like organic farming, wildlife protection, Native American rights and climate change solutions.

According to a venue employee, Young also changed the menu for the venue's offerings on Thursday, opting for more eco-friendly options (Coke products were nowhere to be seen).

On a handout at the venue, Young wrote, "Support your friends, support your land, and support the people that want to care for the land.

"The revolution starts with us. The revolution starts with you."

Neil Young goes acoustic mid-show, takes stage alone

At one point, Young took an empty stage, traded Old Black for an acoustic, and donned the harmonica around his neck.

He sang songs, "Comes a Time," "Heart of Gold" and "Human Highway" onstage alone, leaning into his folk singer-songwriter roots.

Despite the occasional hoot or holler in the audience, a hush crept over the amphitheater as Young sang, played plucky guitar and showcased his harmonica skills between verses.

It was a gentler, softer and more intimate side to the evening.

"Heart of Gold" stood out among the acoustic section.

Young sang his biggest hit: "Keep me searching / For a heart of gold / I've been a miner / For a heart of gold."

An encore and...another encore

Before the encore, Young ended his set with song "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)," leaving the audience with the classic and singing, "Hey hey, my my / Rock and roll can never die."

And it didn't die just then, Young and the band returned to the stage to play "Roll Another Number (For the Road)" as their encore.

After the song finished, the audience didn't stop cheering. Young and company came back to deliver a second encore, this time three songs long.

For encore two, they performed "Danger Bird," "Don't Cry No Tears" and "Sedan Delivery," ending the night on a grungy rock 'n' roll note that included pink lights and plenty of reverb.

Afterwards, the band and Young gathered arm-in-arm in a single spotlight and gave their final bow.

Neil Young's Set List

• Cortez the Killer
• Cinnamon Girl
• Scattered (Let's Think About Livin')
• Like a Hurricane
• Vampire Blues
• The Losing End (When You're On)
• Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
• Powderfinger
• Love and Only Love
• Comes a Time
• Heart of Gold
• Human Highway
• Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
• Encore: Roll Another Number (For the Road)
• Encore II: Danger Bird, Don't Cry No Tears, Sedan Delivery

For more information on Neil Young's tour, head to  neilyoungarchives.com .

Olivia Rodrigo suffers embarrassing wardrobe malfunction during fitting song

Olivia Rodrigo suffered a wardrobe malfunction on the 'Guts' world tour during 'Love Is Embarrassing.'

Andrew Korpan

During the first of her four-night stay at the O2 Arena in London, England on her “Guts” world tour , Olivia Rodrigo suffered a wardrobe malfunction.

The “Good 4 U” singer took it in stride. It probably helped that the moment occurred during the most appropriate song possible.

In videos captured from Rodrigo's recent London show, she's seen suffering a wardrobe malfunction. Her top began falling off, even snapping in the back, during “Love Is Embarrassing.”

As it happens, Rodrigo luckily notices. She held down the top from the front as one of her backup dancers desperately tried to remedy the situation. But Rodrigo continued her performance, skipping away and making it harder for the dancer to catch up.

While the moment would be embarrassing for most, Rodrigo did seem to take it in stride. She is even seen smiling in the video. Perhaps she appreciated the irony in the moment. She does appear to yell something at the end of the clip that sounds like “This is f**king embarrassing!” to cap off the moment.

“Love Is Embarrassing” is usually the eighth song played during Rodrigo's “Guts” world tour sets. That means this moment took place about one-third into her show. Hopefully, Olivia Rodrigo doesn't suffer any more wardrobe malfunctions during the rest of the tour.

Olivia Rodrigo's 2024 ‘Guts' tour

The “Guts” world tour is Rodrigo's second headlining concert tour. It is in support of her Grammy-nominated second album, Guts. Like her previous album, Guts was up for Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year. She lost both categories to Taylor Swift's Midnights album.

In a big move, Rodrigo has made the leap from playing theaters to arenas. On her second tour, Rodrigo will visit some of the most iconic arenas in the world including Madison Square Garden and the O2. It is a huge accomplishment that many artists likely take years to achieve.

Recently, Rodrigo announced a fifth leg of the tour that will visit Asia and Australia. As of the time of this writing, the “Guts” world tour will conclude on October 22, 2024. This will come after four shows in Sydney, Australia.

Olivia Rodrigo first gained notoriety for her roles on television. She starred in Disney Channel's Bizaardvark from 2016-19 and the first two seasons of Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

She released her debut single, “Drivers License,” on January 8, 2021. The song launched her to superstardom. She then released “Deja Vu” and “Good 4 U” which built hype for her debut album, Sour.

Sour was released on May 21, 2021. The album was a smash hit and immediately made Rodrigo one of the industry's hottest stars. At the Grammys, it won Best Pop Vocal Album but lost Album of the Year.

On June 30, 2023, Rodrigo made her return with new material, releasing “Vampire,” which she performed at the 2024 Grammys. This was the lead single for her sophomore album, Guts. “Bad Idea Right?” followed ahead of the album's release. “Get Him Back!” was later released after the album.

Andrew Korpan is the lead entertainment editor and film critic for ClutchPoints. Residing in Philadelphia, Andrew is an award-winning journalist with previous bylines at Collider, Above the Line, and Below the Line.

Lucero frontman Ben Nichols talks about the band's evolution, Pennsylvania tour dates

'i love having that freedom to explore and go a different place,' singer ben nichols said.

Being beloved but not a household name has served Lucero well.

"Over the last 24 (years), we've been really lucky we never got too famous, so we were always able to do exactly what we wanted to do at any moment," Lucero frontman and lyricist Ben Nichols said. "Whatever really caught our attention. Over the years different influences have come and gone, and we've gone different directions."

The Memphis band got championed first by country-punk aficionados, who stayed loyal as the fan base grew, and Lucero ventured more into alt-country and embraced soul influences, meandering into more straightforward guitar rock with piano seasoning.

"I've always written the songs and I feel like they're always coming from the same heart, the same place, whether we're doing a more soulful Memphis thing with a horn section or more country-ish type stuff or straight rock and roll or indie rock," Nichols said in a telephone interview. "Whatever genre we're into at the time, I like to think that it still sounds like Lucero, but I love having that freedom to explore it and go a different place."

That exploration takes fuller shape on a Lucero tour launching May 16 in Indiana, before the tour bus steers toward Pennsylvania and shows May 23 at Titusville Iron Works Tap House , June 2 at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale and June 6 at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center .

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Prior to the tour came a one-off hometown show in Memphis with just Nichols and pianist Rick Steff.

"We've been doing a few stripped-down shows with just piano and acoustic guitar, so that's something kind of just for fun," Nichols said. "We might video it, though, and do a record like that and re-address some of the old catalog in this nice kind of intimate format. But the tour starts in mid-May; we hit Indiana, Kentucky and work our way up to Titusville and Pittsburgh and stuff later on."

Steff's piano plunking, elevating songs like 2023's "She Leads Me," exemplify the evolution of Lucero, which in addition to Nichols includes original members Brian Venable on guitar, Roy Berry on drums and John C. Stubblefield on bass.

"Lucero's been around for 24 years and Rick's been with us for about half the time," Nichols said. "We'd been a rowdy rock and roll band – just two guitars, bass and drums – for the first half of our existence and had kind of run that into the ground, and when Rick joined up it kind of gave us a new lease on life and got me excited about the band again."

Make no mistake, a guitar-driven sound still embodies a roadhouse rowdiness, evidenced on the 2023 album's "Should've Learned by Now," which will supply a balanced portion of this tour's carefully crafted setlist.

"That record came out over a year ago, but we haven't put out anything new since, so, yeah, we're still supporting that album," Nichols said. "It's funny, some of the songs kind of stick with you and some fade into the background a bit. So, we're playing stuff off the new record, but we're not doing everything off the new record. We have a few that have now been incorporated into an overarching full catalog set that we usually do. We're playing stuff from our very earliest recordings all the way to "Should've Learned by Now," and everything in between. So, some of the new record, but we're not focused on it."

The album comes out swinging with “One Last F.U.”

"That one we will play for sure," Nichols said. "That's a fun one. Every night I have to tell the audience it's not about them. You can take this F.U. and pass it along to whoever needs it. Just take it and put it out into the world and spread some love. I don't know where I came up with that line but it kind of stuck. I thought that actually would make a ridiculous song. So, it's just a general F.U. not directed at anyone. I don't have a grudge or anything specific."

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The guitar-ripping second track, "Macon If We Make It," addresses storms of the literal and figurative sense, drawing its title from an unforgettable and potentially perilous night on the road.

"We were in Georgia on tour and a hurricane was coming through and we were trying to get to the next show," Nichols said. "We've crossed paths with hurricanes a few times in our career. They can mess things up. But in that case, we got lucky and made it just fine, but it felt like it was bearing down right on top of us for a little bit. But we didn't get whisked away to Oz or anything like that."

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A lyrical theme threaded through "Should've Learned By Now" finds Nichols, on behalf of the band, acknowledging they've all screwed things up, and still make mistakes, but are trying their best and realize that's fine.

"Absolutely. That's kind of wrapped up in the album title," Nichols said. "There's a lot we should have learned by now, a lot of things we should have fixed or readdressed. But the one thing I know is we kind of kept forging ahead and never quit. And we're still plowing through and making our way. We're resigned to knowing we're always going to be screwups and that's always going to be part of us, but so far we can still get away with it."

The five-piece band is living in the moment, savoring the simplicity of playing straight-ahead rock and roll, Nichols said.

"The songs hold up no matter what format of the band is in over time. I like to think the songs are good enough to be interpreted in numerous ways. Like you can take them all the way down to just me and Rick on piano and they still hold up. Or you can add synthesizers, or you can add horns, or whatever, but the songs are still Lucero," Nichols said. "So, there's no telling what the next direction will be. But I'm enjoying this simplified rock and roll bar band kind of thing we're doing. It might just continue in that direction."

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Lucero's ability to explore sounds and evolve successfully while continuing to fill concert halls points to a fan base that's loyal and understanding.

"You're exactly right. We're very lucky," Nichols said. "The fans have been super cool and extremely loyal in a lot of cases and willing to come along on that ride with us. And you can tell. Certain albums are fan favorites and certain ones kind of fall by the wayside only for folks who really like the kind of deep cuts. But I don't know if I could do it any other way. I don't know if I could keep making the same-sounding album over and over again. It doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me. It would probably be more lucrative (laughs) and a smarter business choice, but it's not why we got into it in the first place. So, we're very lucky people have been willing to stick with us."

Safe to say, upcoming audiences will include fans who've been on that ride for many years, maybe catching Lucero's 2013 co-billed tour with Titus Andronicus that jam-packed Mr. Smalls Theatre outside Pittsburgh.

"I remember that tour. That was one of the crazier ones maybe, but it was a fun one," Nichols said. "And, yeah, Mr. Smalls is always great. For the Pittsburgh area, that's always been a longtime stomping ground of ours. I don't know how sacrilegious it is to have Lucero play an old former church; somebody's burning somewhere. But they're always super nice to us. It's just kind of cool with that old DIY, no-nonsense, very welcoming, laid-back vibe to it."

The type of venue favored by the youthful music fans Nichols nostalgically salutes in "At the Show" from the 2023 album.

"They say write what you know. Like 'At the Show' is about a bunch of kids – indie rock kids, punk rock kids – putting on shows in DIY venues," Nichols said. "The gears on the street. It's chaos. Everyone is loading in. Nothing is done legally or you don't have permits for anything. But everybody's young and it's fun. And everybody loves the music. That song is trying to capture that spirit."

A quarter-century ago, those kids would have found out about that show from a flier tacked to a telephone pole.

"That's exactly how the Memphis scene was 25 years ago," Nichols said.

Nichols appreciates those kids got older, though didn't necessarily grow up, hence he still writes what he describes as "the maybe-I-drank-too-much-in-a-city bar-all-night-and-I'm-getting-myself-in-trouble-again" type of songs as well. "The innocent and the not-so-innocent," Nichols said. "It's all wrapped up in there."

A Lucero album is a fun listening experience, but fans more fully embrace the experience of a live and loud performance.

"We appreciate them being at the live shows," Nichols said. "That's how we earn our living, hitting the road and getting people actually out and into the venues. I know it's tough on those weeknights but just thank you to the fans for actually coming out and seeing us. Your encouragement keeps us going."

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Ten down, forever to go!  Jimmy Fallon  on Tuesday will celebrate 10 years as host of The Tonight Show , and he's marking the milestone by sitting down with ET for a  rETrospective .

The 49-year-old late-night TV host is looking back at some of his most iconic moments in a storied career that began long before he burst onto the national spotlight when he joined Saturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998. ET was right there with him -- well before he was discovered -- when he performed at the Improv for Mary Hart's 15th anniversary party.

Fast-forward to now, and Fallon's become a household name and synonymous with belly laughs. He was named host of The Tonight Show  in 2014, and he's up to the challenge of eclipsing the late Johnny Carson for the longest tenured host of the iconic late-night series.

"Well, this is 10 years. Johnny has 30, so I have 20 more years to go," Fallon quipped. "I feel pretty good. I still love what I do. I love talking to people. I feel like it's getting even more fun because I have grown up with these people now, and I have seen them -- their highs their lows. I've seen bad boyfriends. I've seen good boyfriends. I've seen them get married and have kids and the kids grow up. I mean, I've seen a lot of stuff in the 10 years of The Tonight Show , and I'd love to go on longer and just keep making more memories and making more friends. It's truly a dream come true."

To commemorate the momentous occasion, Fallon will host a primetime NBC special celebrating his 10th anniversary. In his very first Tonight Show monologue, Fallon recalled being a kid and asking his parents if he could stay up late to watch Carson's monologue before going to bed. At times, he said he'd slide over to the side so his parents wouldn't know he was still there, all to catch a glimpse of the first guest.

And here he is now, the face of an iconic NBC franchise.

"I'm very lucky, again, with The Tonight Show . Good things keep happening to the show, and I just want to keep it rolling, keep everyone having fun," he said. "Our whole goal of the show is to make people laugh and to make people happy, and if I can do it for as long as I can, that'll be the best thing for me."

Under his tenure, Fallon's produced countless unforgettable moments. Like in 2015, when Tom Cruise  squared off against Fallon in an epic lip sync battle. Cruise, at the time, picked a current chart-topper for his first selection, getting down in a big way to The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face."

"I mean, come on. Tom Cruise practiced this for five hours this day," Fallon recalled. "I wasn't allowed to go into the studio 'cause he's such a perfectionist, and I didn't want to know."

From his memorable Saturday Night Live sketches to landing the role of "camera guy No. 2" on Spin City  to meeting his future wife, Nancy Juvonen, and the mother of their two children while filming the 2005 sports romcom Fever Pitch , Fallon was captivated at the fact ET had been there since the very beginning.

"ET has always been there for me my whole career. You were there before I even did anything. I'm honored. That's a wild trip to memory lane," he said. "I'm lucky. I'm surrounded by great people, supportive people who make me look good and make me funny, they write great jokes. I have the best staff, the best crew, the best camera operators, the best audio, hair and makeup and wardrobe. It's endless. I'm the luckiest guy in the world."

NBC on Tuesday will air a two-hour special at 9 p.m. ET to celebrate Fallon's 10th anniversary as host of The Tonight Show .

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