Harry Styles breaks Scottish stadium record
Harry Styles has broken the record for the highest-selling stadium concert in Scottish history, according to the venue.
The 29-year-old, who is represented by CAA, drew 65,000 fans to Murrayfield in Edinburgh this past Saturday – breaking the previous best of 64,000 that the singer set with One Direction in 2014.
“Saturday night’s Harry Styles concert is the highest-selling stadium concert in Scotland ever with an attendance of over 65,000,” says a spokesperson for BT Murrayfield, who adds that the DF Concerts-promoted event was “fantastic”.
Styles’ Live Nation-promoted Love on Tour was the fourth highest-grossing in North America last year, delivering US$160.4 million at the box office from 47 shows, according to Pollstar. The star was also 2021’s top worldwide ticket seller, selling 669,051 tickets for a total gross of $86,723,984.
Love on Tour is due to finish up in Italy at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia on 22 July
The European leg continues this week with two shows at Stade de France in Paris (1-2 June), followed by three nights at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruyff Arena in the Netherlands (4-6 June).
The run then reverts to the UK and Ireland with dates at Slane Castle in Ireland (10 June), four shows at London’s Wembley Stadium (13-14 & 16-17 June) and a two-night stand at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium (20-21 June).
Love on Tour will continue with concerts in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Austria, Spain and Portugal before finishing up in Italy at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia on 22 July.
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Styles fans banned from camping outside venue
Harry Styles fans have been warned they could be refused entry to the singer’s upcoming Australian stadium show if they attempt to camp overnight ahead of the gig.
The 29-year-old singer will perform a sold-out concert at the 32,000-cap HBF Park in Perth on 20 February as part of his Live Nation-promoted Love on Tour.
However, the venue, which is operated by VenuesWest, has released a statement on social media advising that camping is not permitted.
“For the wellbeing and safety of our patrons, camping for the Harry Styles Love on Tour Concert is strictly prohibited,” it says. “Any patrons queuing or camping prior to 8am on event day will be asked to move.
“No priority entry will be given to anyone camping outside the venue prior to event day, and fan made early line systems will not be honoured”
“No priority entry will be given to anyone camping outside the venue prior to event day, and fan made early line systems will not be honoured.”
A spokesperson for VenuesWest tells WAtoday the decision was prompted by early indications that large numbers of fans intended to camp outside, possibly for days, which presented safety concerns.
The Perth date is the opening night of Styles’ Australia & New Zealand tour, with upcoming shows scheduled for Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium (24-25 February), Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast (28 February), Sydney’s Accor Stadium (3-4 March) and Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand (7 March).
The CAA-repped star was the big winner at last weekend’s BRIT Awards at The O2 in London, picking up four awards to add to his Grammy for Record of the Year. Last year, he became only the third music artist to have a banner raised to the rafters at New York’s Madison Square Garden in celebration of his 15 consecutive nights at the 20,000-cap arena.
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Grammys features raft of blockbuster performances
Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Lizzo, Kim Petras and Sam Smith were among a raft of artists that performed at the annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles last night (5 February).
The 65th edition took place at the Crypto.com Arena in LA, with additional performances from Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Chris Stapleton, Steve Lacy, DJ Khaled and Luke Combs.
Topping Billboard’s rankings of Grammy performances was a tribute to 50 years of hip-hop, curated by Questlove and featuring an all-star cast.
Missy Elliott, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lil Wayne, Nelly, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Run-D.M.C. and Salt-N-Pepa were among 29 iconic artists that performed during the tribute to the genre.
Beyoncé has now won 32 Grammys, securing her place as the most-awarded artist in the history of the ceremony
Elsewhere, the in-memoriam segment of the ceremony saw Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, and Migos’ Quavo perform songs popularised by Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, and Takeoff.
The top four awards of the 65th ceremony went to Harry Styles (Album of The Year for Harry’s House), Lizzo (Record of The Year for About Damn Time), Bonnie Rait (Song of The Year for Just Like That) and Beyoncé (Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance).
Beyoncé also won best R&B song, best dance/electronic recording and best traditional R&B performance at last night’s ceremony. She has now won 32 Grammys and is the most-awarded artist in the history of the ceremony.
In doing so, she overtook Hungarian-British conductor George Solti, whose record of 31 Grammys had stood for more than 20 years.
See a complete list of winners and nominees for the 2023 Grammys here.
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Wasserman’s Holly Rowland on the rise of Louis Tomlinson
Wasserman Music agent Holly Rowland has spoken to IQ about Louis Tomlinson’s 2023 European arena tour.
The former One Direction star is to embark on a 39-date outing across 28 countries next year, having recently completed a pandemic-delayed tour that spanned 57 dates in Europe, South America, Asia and Australia.
“Louis wanted to go everywhere,” says Rowland, who represents Tomlinson with Wassmerman’s Alex Hardee.
“One Direction never really toured Europe extensively – they did the major cities and the stadiums – but they never went to Eastern Europe for example. During their solo careers, Harry Styles has never done it and Niall Horan has never done it.”
Rowland believes that unlike Styles and Horan, who have also carved out solo careers since the best-selling boyband disbanded in 2016, Tomlinson’s worth is often underestimated.
“When I say I’ve booked a 39-date arena tour for Louis, people can’t believe it,” Rowland tells IQ. “They don’t believe his sales or the fact he has his own festival.”
“Even markets which are typically late sellers are nearly sold out even though the concerts are still a year away”
If Tomlinson was overlooked before, it all looks set to change now. Last Friday (18 November), the star beat Bruce Springsteen to score his first solo UK No. 1 album with ‘Faith In The Future’ via BMG. At the same time, ticket sales for his forthcoming tour are “really strong” despite going on sale a year in advance.
“It will sell out,” says Rowland. “London’s The O2 [cap. 21,000], for example, is on 90% and even markets which are typically late sellers, like Greece, are nearly sold out even though the concerts are still a year away.”
Rowland says it’s thanks to a symbiotic album-tour campaign that Tomlinson’s sales are strong on both the recorded and the live side.
“You wouldn’t typically go on sale with a tour so early but we needed to go out before the album so we could get the pre-orders,” she explains. “Synchronicity with recorded and live has sometimes been missed before but now, more than ever, it’s so important. An artist does well because their whole team is across everything and is communicating with each other.”
Rowland and Tomlinson’s team are particularly proud of the ticket prices for the tour, which start at £27.50 regionally.
“He’s a man of the people,” she says. “For example, he won’t do any golden circles or platinum or flexible ticketing or increased isle seating or paid meet-and-greets. That’s his philosophy.
“He won’t do any golden circles or platinum or flexible ticketing or increased isle seating or paid meet-and-greets”
“The issue nowadays is costs are going up so you have to cover your base but also keep it fair for the customer. The promoters crunched the numbers on their side and there was a lot of back and forth on the ticket price but obviously, the tour is spread across multiple dates so that helps. Plus it’s something Louis really wants to do.”
Promoters working on Tomlinson’s forthcoming tour include Live Nation (Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria), 8 Days a Week (Baltics), Pop Farm (Greece), Follow The Step (Poland), Charmenko (Romania), Fource Entertainment (Czech Republic) and SJM (UK).
The Faith In The Future 2023 outing is the follow-up to Tomlinson’s first world tour, which concluded in September, having been pushed back due to the pandemic.
Highlights from the tour include South America – “one of Louis’s biggest markets” – which saw the star sell 30,000 tickets in Brazil, 30,000 in Buenos Aires and 21,000 in Mexico.
Rowland also notes an open-air show in Milan, Italy, at the beginning of September, which saw 34,000 tickets fly off the shelf in 48 hours.
2022 also saw the evolution of Tomlinson’s own festival, Away From Home, which launched last year in Crystal Palace Park, London, and was free to attend.
“Louis’s fanbase is so loyal and they hang on every word he says”
This year the event moved to Malaga in Spain and featured The Vaccines, Sun Room, Stone and Hinds, all of whom performed alongside Tomlinson. This time around the event was ticked and Rowland says it sold 15,500 tickets in two days.
“I programmed it [alongside Louis] so it was quite fun to be on the other side of things, being the promoter and offering out supports to agents,” says Rowland.
Launching a festival was the natural progression for Tomlinson, who is known to hand-pick his own tour supports – many of whom go on to see great success, according to Rowland and Hardee.
“His fanbase is so loyal and they hang on every word he says,” says Rowland. “He’ll go onstage after the support acts and say ‘How amazing were they, go out and follow them,’ and that’s what his fans do because they really believe in him and trust him.”
Rowland notes that Tomlinson’s fanbase is surprisingly young – between 14–18 years old – which translates into strong merchandise sales, thanks to the parent pound.
“He can’t hide from his past in One Direction but we need to respect his path and see him for the artist he wants to be”
“What’s crazy is that his fanbase is so young, they weren’t even around when One Direction were having their heyday. They must’ve found the band through siblings or something…” she notes.
When asked if it has been difficult to extricate Tomlinson from his previous work in One Direction, Rowland says: “He can’t hide from his past – One Direction were one of the biggest boybands of all time – but we need to respect his path and see him for the artist he wants to be and not who he was.
And as for comparisons to his former bandmates’ solo careers, she adds: “Harry is pop, Niall is more singer-songwriter and Louis is indie. That’s the music he loves and you can see that through the acts he requests to support him. It’s time now to shine the light on who he is.”
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Harry Styles reveals 2023 Asia dates
Harry Styles will continue his current Love On Tour outing with six newly announced shows across Asia, in March 2023.
Produced by Live Nation, the now 102-date global run across 28 countries includes 44 shows across North America, 14 shows across Latin America and seven nights in Australia and New Zealand.
The tour will also see the British superstar undergo his first full stadium tour of Europe, next spring and summer, which will be preceded by the newly announced Asia leg.
The Asia run will kick off at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium (cap. 51,552) on 11 March 2023, before visiting Manila’s Philippine Arena (50,000), Singapore’s National Stadium (55,000), Seoul’s KPSO Dome (15,000) and Tokyo’s Ariake Arena (15,000) for two dates.
See Styles’ Love On Tour dates below.
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*
Thu Sep 15 – 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~
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#
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+
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+
Thu Jan 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House — RESCHEDULED
Fri Jan 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House — RESCHEDULED
Sun Jan 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum is Harry’s House — RESCHEDULED
Support Key
^Madi Diaz
*Blood Orange
~Gabriel
#Jessie Ware
+Ben Harper
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, Columbia – Coliseo Live^^
Tue Nov 29 – Lima, Peru – National Stadium^^
Thu Dec 01 – Santiago, Chile – Florida Bicentennial Stadium^^
Sat Dec 03 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – River Plate Stadium^^
Sun Dec 04 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – River Plate Stadium^^
Tue Dec 06 – São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque^^
Thu Dec 08 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – External Area of Jeunesse Arena^^
Sat Dec 10 – Curitiba, Brazil – Paulo Leminski Quarry^^
Tue Dec 13 – São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque^^
Wed Dec 14 – São Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque^^
Support Key
^^Coffee
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 – Mt Smart Stadium!
Support Key
!Wet Leg
HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR 2023 ASIA DATES:
Sat Mar 11 – Bangkok, Thailand – Rajamangala Stadium – JUST ADDED
Tue Mar 14 – Manila, Philippines– Philippine Arena — JUST ADDED
Fri Mar 17 – Singapore, Singapore – National Stadium — JUST ADDED
Mon Mar 20 – Seoul, South Korea – KSPO Dome — JUST ADDED
Fri Mar 24 – Tokyo, Japan – Ariake Arena — JUST ADDED
Sat Mar 25 – Tokyo, Japan – Ariake Arena — JUST ADDED
HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR 2023 EU DATES:
Sat May 13 – Horsens, Denmark – CASA Arena!
Sun May 14 – Horsens, Denmark – CASA Arena!
Wed May 17 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion!
Thu May 18 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion!
Mon May 22 – Coventry, UK – Coventry Building Society Arena!
Tue May 23 – Coventry, UK – Coventry Building Society Arena!
Fri May 26 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murrayfield Stadium!
Sat May 27 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murrayfield Stadium!
Thu Jun 1 – Paris, France – Stade De France!
Fri Jun 2 – Paris, France – Stade De France!
Sun Jun 4 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff Arena!
Mon Jun 5 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff Arena!
Tue Jun 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff Arena!
Sat Jun 10 – Slane, Ireland – Slane Castle*!
Tue Jun 13 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium!
Wed Jun 14 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium!
Fri Jun 16 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium!
Sat Jun 17 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium!
Tue Jun 20 – Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium!
Wed Jun 21 – Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium!
Sat Jun 24 – Werchter, Belgium – Festival Park!
Tue Jun 27 – Dusseldorf, Germany – MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA!
Wed Jun 28 – Dusseldorf, Germany – MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA!
Sun Jul 2 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy!
Wed Jul 5 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park!
Thu Jul 6 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park!
Sat Jul 8 – Austria, Vienna – Ernst Happel Stadium!
Wed Jul 12 – Barcelona, Spain – Lluis Company Olympic Stadium!
Fri Jul 14 – Madrid, Spain – New Mad Cool Space!
Tue Jul 18 – Lisbon, Portugal – Alges Maritime Tour!
Sat Jul 22 – Reggio Emilia, Italy – RCF Arena!
Support Key
*Inhaler
!Wet Leg
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100k-cap Italy concert venue up and running
The largest outdoor music venue in Europe is now up and running in Italy after its opening was delayed due to the pandemic.
Construction work on the 100,000-cap RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, near Bologna, started in 2018 and the venue was originally set to open its doors in September 2020 with a 30th anniversary show by local superstar Luciano Ligabue.
Following two postponements caused by Covid-19, Ligabue finally christened the arena this June, almost two years later than originally planned, with Harry Styles booked to play on 22 July next year as part of his Love On Tour European run.
Designed by Iotti + Pavarani Architects, Tassoni & Partners and Studio LSA, the venue is operated by the SPV C.Volo network of seven enterprises and was built on unused land at the Reggio Emilia Airport, with audio company RCF acquiring the naming rights. The project has echoes of Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, Germany, which has served as a public park and outdoor concert venue since closing in the 2000s.
“RCF Arena’s aim is to make Reggio Emilia the capital of live music, and to create a Music Valley of international scope”
“Airports, like other large infrastructures or urban voids, often entail the availability of extremely large spaces, proximity to road infrastructure, distance from population centres, a hybrid and surreal character of uninhabited space but ready to come alive at events,” architect Paolo Iotti tells Fast Company.
The RCF Arena, which “features a slope of 5% to guarantee the best possible views and acoustics”, is being managed by C.Volo partner Arena Campovolo S.r.l., formed by Ligabue’s manager Claudio Maioli and Ferdinando Salzano, director of CTS Eventim-owned Friends & Partners.
“RCF Arena Reggio Emilia aims to make the most of the potential for growth in the live events sector to boost tourism in the region,” says a press release. RCF Arena’s aim is to make Reggio Emilia the capital of live music, and to create a Music Valley of international scope – deservedly joining the system of valleys in the region dedicated to motor vehicles, food and wellness – able to welcome, thrill and amaze people from all over Europe.”
PHOTO: Iotti + Pavarani Architetti, Arch, Guido Tassoni, Lauro Sacchetti Associati
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MSG raises banner to mark Harry Styles’ residency
Harry Styles has become only the third music artist to have a banner raised to the rafters at New York’s Madison Square Garden in celebration of his 15 consecutive nights at the 20,000-cap arena.
The banner was unveiled and presented to Styles during the encore of the final show of his sold-out Love on Tour residency, which ran from 20 August to 21 September. Every fan in attendance received a feather boa to mark the occasion.
“Selling out 15 consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden is a massive accomplishment and reinforces Harry Styles as one of the most impactful artists of his generation,” says MSG Entertainment executive chairman and CEO Jim Dolan.
The Live Nation-promoted 15-night run saw MSG transformed into “Harry’s House”, with interactive photo activations placed around the venue; custom postcards distributed at each show; and exclusive specialty food and beverage options created specifically for the run. A merch pop-up was also set up at MSG throughout the run and was accessible to all fans, regardless of whether they had tickets.
“It is a testament to Harry and his fans that a banner celebrating this remarkable achievement will hang from the rafters alongside some of the most legendary artists and athletes in history”
Billy Joel and Phish are the only two other musical acts to have banners hanging from The Garden’s rafters. Last week it was announced that Joel has added another show to his record-breaking MSG residency, with the star’s 13 January show marking Joel’s 87th monthly and 133rd lifetime show at the venue.
“It is a testament to Harry and his fans that a banner celebrating this remarkable achievement will hang from the rafters alongside some of the most legendary artists and athletes in history,” adds Dolan.
Styles and Live Nation will be donating more than $1 million in proceeds from the tour to Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund – the education, research and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organisation in the US.
The 28-year-old was 2021’s top worldwide ticket seller according to Pollstar‘s year-end rankings, selling 669,051 tickets for his Love on Tour arena dates, generating $86,723,984 (€80,530,991). The tour heads to Latin America later this year following the conclusion of Styles’ US dates, and continues in 2023 with stadium dates in Australasia and Europe.
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DF Concerts celebrates record-breaking summer
Scotland’s DF Concerts has heralded a record-breaking summer, having sold one million tickets between June and August.
The promoter says that, as a result, it has made an economic impact of around £72.4 million on tourism and hospitality businesses in its domestic market.
The Glasgow-headquartered company expects that, by the end of 2022, it will have welcomed over 50% of the population of Scotland to one of its concerts or events.
DF promotes some 1,000 concerts per year, as well as its festivals TRNSMT (Glasgow), Connect (Edinburgh) and Summer Sessions (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee). In addition, the promoter owns and operates grassroots music venue, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut (Glasgow).
This year’s sold-out edition of TRNSMT topped DF’s best-selling events of the summer, attracting 50,000 attendees on each of its three days.
Other highlights include two nights from The Killers at Falkirk Stadium (cap. 25,000), and Harry Styles performing to 50,000 people at Glasgow’s Ibrox football stadium.
“It’s looking like it will be more of the same next year”
This summer also saw DF revive Connect, a music festival that originally took place in Argyll, Scotland, in the mid-noughties.
The reboot took place at The Royal Highland Centre (RHC), an exhibition centre and showgrounds located near Edinburgh airport, between 26–28 August.
The Chemical Brothers, The National, Little Simz, Mogwai and Bombay Bicycle Club were among the artists that performed at the camping festival.
In total, DF Concerts had 33 days of outdoor shows from June to August, at venues including Slessor Gardens in Dundee, Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre Showgrounds and Princes Street Gardens, SWG3 Galvanizers Yard, Glasgow Green, and Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, plus Hampden Park, Ibrox and Falkirk Stadiums.
“This has been a really special summer season for all involved,” Geoff Ellis, CEO of DF Concerts, tells IQ. “It has seen a seven-figure investment in new events for music lovers across the country, diversifying the experiences available in Scotland.
“With two stadium shows, one greenfield and two festivals already announced for summer 2023 and more to come very soon, it’s looking like it will be more of the same next year.”
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Harry Styles announces 2023 European stadium run
Harry Styles will continue his current Love on Tour outing with a run of stadium shows in Europe next spring and summer.
The newly announced 2023 leg, which includes two more nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, will be the British superstar’s first full stadium tour of the region.
Kicking off on 13 May at Denmark’s CASA Arena, Love on Tour will visit Munich, Edinburgh, Paris, Amsterdam, London, Warsaw, Vienna, Barcelona, Madrid and more, before wrapping at Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 22 July.
Wet Leg will be joining Styles on all European tour dates, with Inhaler performing on 10 June 2023 in Slane, Ireland.
The former One Direction star has also announced additional shows for his current US run, taking the Live Nation-produced world tour up to 83 dates across 22 countries.
The North America run has gained an extra night at Austin’s Moody Center on 3 October and another at Chicago’s United Center on 15 October, totalling six shows in each city.
Wet Leg will be joining Styles on all European tour dates, with Inhaler performing on 10 June 2023 in Slane, Ireland
After wrapping up the NA tour dates on 15 November 2022, the 28-year-old will head to Latin America, with a final show added in São Paulo, Brazil at Allianz Parque on 13 December.
His 29 November show in Lima, Peru, has received a venue upgrade due to high demand and will now take place at Estadio Nacional (cap. 43,086), elsewhere in the capital city.
The tour will then move to Australia and New Zealand for a seven-date stadium run between 20 February and 7 March 2023, as previously announced, before heading to Europe.
Earlier this summer, Styles returned to Europe for the first time since the pandemic, selling out two nights at London’s Wembley Stadium on 18 and 19 June with a total of 147,269 tickets grossing $14.8 million, according to Pollstar.
Other highlights from his 2022 European leg included two nights at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on 15 and 16 June, selling 99,526 tickets and grossing $9.5m.
That comes after Styles last year was named 2021’s top worldwide ticket seller in Pollstar‘s year-end rankings after selling 669,051 tickets for his Love on Tour arena dates, generating $86,723,984 (€76,916,720).
See the European 2023 dates for Love on Tour below.
Sat May 13 – Horsens, Denmark – CASA Arena
Wed May 17 – Munich, Germany – Olympiastadion
Mon May 22 – Coventry, UK – Coventry Building Society Arena
Fri May 26 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murrayfield Stadium
Thu Jun 1 – Paris, France – Stade De France
Mon Jun 5 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Johan Cruijff Arena
Sat Jun 10 – Slane, Ireland – Slane Castle
Tue Jun 13 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Wed Jun 14 – London, UK – Wembley Stadium
Tue Jun 20 – Cardiff, UK – Principality Stadium
Sat Jun 24 – Werchter, Belgium – Festival Park
Tue Jun 27 – Dusseldorf, Germany – MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA
Sun Jul 2 – Warsaw, Poland – PGE Narodowy
Wed Jul 5 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park
Sat Jul 8 – Austria, Vienna – Ernst Happel Stadium
Wed Jul 12 – Barcelona, Spain – Lluis Company Olympic Stadium
Fri Jul 14 – Madrid, Spain – New Mad Cool Space
Tue Jul 18 – Lisbon, Portugal – Alges Maritime Tour
Sat Jul 22 – Reggio Emilia, Italy – RCF Arena
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Harry Styles’ Denmark gig cancelled after shooting
Harry Styles’ concert at Copenhagen’s Royal Arena was cancelled after three people were killed in a mass shooting at a nearby shopping centre.
The 16,000-cap venue was evacuated shortly before the singer was due to perform a sold-out show on Sunday (3 July).
The BBC reports that two 17-year-old Danish citizens and a 47-year-old Russian were killed in the apparently random attack. Police say 30 people were injured in total, with one person remaining in a critical condition.
A 22-year-old man was arrested at 5.48pm local time in relation to the incident and has been charged with murder.
“I’m heartbroken along with the people of Copenhagen”
Styles took to social media to share his thoughts with fans.
“I’m heartbroken along with the people of Copenhagen,” he tweeted. “I adore this city. The people are so warm and full of love.
“I’m devastated for the victims, their families, and everyone hurting. I’m sorry we couldn’t be together. Please look after each other.”
Pearl Jam’s performance at the arena tomorrow night is still currently scheduled to go ahead as planned.
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