Harry Styles Starts Amsterdam Tour, Draws Global Crowd
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- Harry Styles opened his Together, Together world tour at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, with a crowd composed largely of international fans from Switzerland and Ireland.
- Harry Styles scheduled 10 shows in Amsterdam, the only mainland Europe dates on the tour, and will also do lengthy residencies in London (12 nights at Wembley), São Paulo, Mexico City, New York City, Melbourne, and Sydney.
- Harry Styles' fourth album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally' received muted critical reviews and modest commercial response, with its singles 'Aperture' and 'American Girls' each topping the UK charts for only one week, compared to 'As It Was' which held No.1 for ten weeks.
- Harry Styles' live performances of tracks from the new album were received enthusiastically in Amsterdam, with songs like 'Taste Back' featuring an interpolation of Underworld’s 'Born Slippy' and 'Ready, Steady Go!' performed on catwalks into the audience.
- Harry Styles' tour showcases a blend of mainstream pop hits and experimental elements, including a distorted vocal style reminiscent of Mark E Smith and a Talking Heads-inspired rendition of 'Treat People With Kindness'.
- Harry Styles' Together, Together tour is slated to continue until 13 December.
Why it matters: The enthusiastic audience reaction to the new album’s songs demonstrates that Styles can translate mixed critical reception into strong fan support, reinforcing his commercial clout, boosting ticket demand for extended residencies, and signaling that his tour strategy can sustain momentum even when studio releases underperform.
