Niall Horan at the Troubadour

Niall Horan took to the stage at the Troubadour in Los Angeles Thursday night (Sept. 21) for a secret show as part of a #SpotifyFansFirst event. Along with the die-hard fans in the room, former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson was in attendance, looking on proudly from the balcony with his assistant Oli Wright. Tomlinson later tweeted praise for his old friend, saying: 

Niall:  “I have wanted to play this venue since I was about 12 years old and last night I did just that .it was a special gig and one I won’t forget too soon. Want to say a huge thank you to @spotify for putting it on and bringing down a very lovely and respectful audience . Also , thank you to the lovely people who did come . You made it very beautiful for me and I really appreciate that . Thank you xxxx”

Horan and Tomlinson were later photographed together having a good time post-show. Directioners were excited to see Nouis back together again, obsessing over the look on Horan’s face as he looked up to Tomlinson in the balcony while singing “Fool’s Gold” – coindicentally, a One Direction song.

Niall looking up at Louis while the crowd sang "Fool's Gold"

Louis, Niall and Shania Twain (on the right)