Harry Styles' "Love on Tour" makes a home at MSG
Madison Square Garden has been consumed by feather boas, loud outfits, and the voice of Harry Styles since Aug. 20. This building will continue to be the first stop of Styles’ residency tour until Wednesday, Sept. 21. The tour is based on his new album “Harry’s House,” released May 20, and there will be shows across the U.S. and Canada. There will be 15 shows at Madison Square Garden and at The Forum in Los Angeles, two at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and six at Moody Center in Austin and United Center in Chicago.
Styles has continued the tradition of wearing a new outfit each night of the tour. His stylist, Harry Lambert, shares photos of each night's ensemble on his Instagram story. It gives the fans something to look back on while also showing off what Styles wore that night. Lambert has been the stylist for both of Styles’ tours: “Live on Tour” and “Love on Tour.” During “Live on Tour,” the focus was on suits, and during “Love on Tour,” we’ve seen more creative outfits, including pantsuits and sets of shirts and pants. The attire has consisted of silk garments, geometric patterns and overalls, among other materials. Styles has influenced audience members to plan their own outfits based on his style. Some have copied his outfits from his recent Coachella performance, while others dress up as strawberries or bananas to mimic his song “Watermelon Sugar.” The banana outfits originated after Styles called out fans in the costume and made up a song on stage. It became an almost constant thing throughout the performances last year to sing the proclaimed “Banana Song”.
Styles’ fans have always had the tradition of creating and executing fun projects, such as throwing a pride flag on stage at the performer. This time around, American fans have decided to focus on a particular line in “As It Was.” The line is “leave America” and the fans have decided to go completely silent during it. This is in response to audience members in other countries screaming it during his shows there. At just about every show the fans also chant to hear an unreleased song of Styles’ called “Medicine.” He first performed this at “Live on Tour” in 2018.
Styles does not perform every song from the most recent album. He has chosen to exclude songs like “Grapejuice,” “Boyfriends” and “Love of My Life.” They all have a calm vibe to them, which might be why he excludes them. In opposition to that, the beat of “YMCA” by Village People is used to transition from “Cinema” into “Music for A Sushi Restaurant” through the use of the live trumpets and drums.
“Love on Tour” has plans to go across the pond, with one of the stops being Wembley Stadium in London. This continuation of the tour would add up to three years of “Love on Tour”. Styles' popularity shows that he isn’t going anywhere soon and that his success will allow more performances in places like Madison Square Garden.
