I am not really a One Direction fan but Harry Styles is the third member of the boy group that I have seen live. First was Niall Horan, then Louis Tomlinson last year, and then Harry last week.
I was a big fan of his Fine Line album and was disappointed when it missed a Grammy Album of the Year nomination. However, it won Best Pop Performance. Although his latest album won Album of the Year, it's not quite my favorite but I can understand why the voters gravitated to it as it had several outstanding songs and I was very fortunate to have finally seen the live version of the album as Harry Styles performed most of them in his current tour Love on Tour.
One weird aspect about touring today is that the audience already knows your setlist, and because of social media, fans already 'know' what is going to happen and what to expect during the show. There is no more element of surprise. That is a reality we have to live with now, now that cellphones and gadgets are quite handy in recording live performances.
However, it is still possible to enjoy the live performances of the artist, and since I did not watch any Youtube video of his concert, I thoroughly enjoyed his show. His voice was in top form and although, as my niece pointed out, that he sometimes resorts to singing some of his songs a key lower, that is understandable, since he still has a very loooonnngg tour ahead - and he has to preserve and take care of his voice.
It is commendable though how he went all out in Sign O' the Times and several other songs.
Another plus for Harry is his incredible rapport with the audience. He really knows how to work the crowd. He is not shy or hesitant in showing his love for the audience. You can really sense that he is quite grateful that he is given this opportunity to entertain his fans with his songs.
Harry also has an interesting relationship with his fans, urging them to show themselves in their most outrageous clothes, so that night, a lot of the women were donning boa feathers and wore really sexy clothes. Even for the men, some wore a skirt and the overall color scheme for everyone was the colors of the rainbow. It was great to watch the sea of colors.
We arrived at the venue at 11AM and the show was still at 8PM. However, the crowd of fans were very nice and well-behaved that there were no problems in the queueing. I also met a lot of new friends among the fans. We all had a common shared love for Harry's music.
Till the next concert tour then!
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