English With One Direction

Thursday, 12 July 2018

England vs. Croatia

Louis at Hyde Park on 11th July.

Niall supported Croatia.

Harry got emotional during his concert at San Jose.

“After this show, we only have two shows left of the tour. I’m very emotional. I’m also emotional because England are no longer in the World Cup.”

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Harry in the US - part 2

WASHINGTON 24th June

DETROIT 26th June

INDIANAPOLIS 27th June

CHICAGO 30th June

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota 1st July

“Hello. Could I have some house lights up, please. Hello everyone. First of all, thank you whoever organised the pink things. They look wonderful. How are you feeling at the top? Good. Now, we have a yawn, we have someone who’s sleeping, so could we be very quiet, could we be very very quiet for a second. So, you’re asleep. How old are you? She’s almost two. [crowd awwws] SHHH! [quietly] A name? Skala? Skylar? Scarla? Scar….la. Like a scar on my face, with a la. Scarla. Oh, Starla. Wonderful name. Do you want to put her headphone things back on? She’s fast asleep, which usually I would find VERY offensive, but considering she’s almost two, I’m gonna let it slide. Hi, Starla. Are you having a nice time?….aaaaand, she’s yawning. [indistinct] I’m gonna sing another song for you now, and ah….[crowd gets noisy] shhhh, she’s asleep….and if you know the words, please do join in. This one…we’re gonna consider it a lullaby tonight. This is for Starla. I wrote it in 2015.”

“May I read this sign? The sign says “because of you I’m coming out tomorrow.” There’s two things wrong with this sign: one, it’s because of YOU you’re coming out tomorrow; two, you just came out! So you’re coming out today! How do you feel?!”

DENVER, Colorado 3rd July

“Almost a month to the day after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a cake celebrating a same-sex wedding, Harry Styles ran across the stage of the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, holding a rainbow pride flag. This is a state that narrowly voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election; besides metropolitan pockets of blue districts, the city is surrounded by deeply red communities, including Weld County and Colorado Springs, which is considered one of the most conservative cities in the country. It’s somewhat surprising, then, to see a young pop star make such a bold on-stage political statement in such a divided state, in a divided country.” (Esquire)

“Let’s be clear, this is not a man using the pride flag as some sort of easy branding alignment; he’s someone who supported LGBTQ rights since his days in One Direction, once the biggest pop bands in the world. He fought against the Westboro Baptist Church, he supported queer trio Muna on tour, and he sings, on “Medicine,” what many consider to be a bi-sexual anthem: “The boys and the girls are here / I mess around with him / And I’m OK with it.” During pride month, Styles waved around a "Make America Gay Again” flag.” (Esquire)

“He’s a heartthrob, a fashion icon, a former boy band superstar, a 24-year-old kid—someone who’s a tastemaker for an entire generation. He’s a teen idol. And, by all accounts, he’s a really good dude.” (Esquire)

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a22058907/harry-styles-concert-review-lgbtq/

Saturday, 23 June 2018

Niall and Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift performed with Niall Horan during the first night of the London leg of her Reputation Stadium Tour at Wembley Stadium on June 22, 2018.

Harry at Madison Square Garden

MSG 21st June

“Please feel free to be whoever it is you choose to be in this room tonight,” Harry Styles told the crowd at his sold-out show at New York’s Madison Square Garden Thursday night, as he strummed his guitar. The guy takes his own advice. He draped himself in the rainbow flag and the bi pride flag as he vamped through the One Direction classic “What Makes You Beautiful.” For his biggest solo hit, he offered a dedication: “This song is for anyone out there who needs it. This is ‘Sign of the Times.’ Happy Pride!”

So much about Harry’s live mojo has changed since his boy-band days with One Direction, except the most important thing: the way he lights up a room of any size with his superhuman enthusiasm. A year into his solo rebirth, he’s earned his stripes as a master of every rock & roll move, wearing the tradition like it’s a coat he had tailored just for him. The whole night was an emotional onslaught. (Rolling Stone)

. He’s the ultimate fusion of Mick Jagger’s yin and Paul McCartney’s yang – that mix of the Stonesy flamboyant rogue and the Beatlesy romantic charmer – to the point where encountering them at peak strength in the same star can get bewildering. Even though we’ve had years to get used to this guy and really should be building up a tolerance by now, except he makes lightweights of us all. He was determined to make you feel uplifted, no matter how low you felt when you walked in. The hook in “Two Ghosts” – ”trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat” – describes a common ailment these days; his job is to jolt you into remembering. (Rolling Stone)

Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/harry-styles-madison-square-garden-concert-w521843

MSG 22nd June

Harry Styles performed a cover of Shania Twain's "You're Still the One" alongside Kacey Musgraves during the British singer's Friday concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.