Harry Styles Adds Two More London Wembley Dates to 2026 Tour
- Harry Styles has added two extra dates at London's Wembley Stadium to his upcoming 'Together, Together' tour.
- Last week (January 22), the former One direction star announced a major world tour, consisting of residencies in seven cities - London, New York, Amsterdam, São Paulo, Mexico...
- It included a run of six nights at Wembley Stadium in June, but now that has been expanded, with Styles now set to play an extra two nights...
Harry Styles has added two extra dates at London’s Wembley Stadium to his upcoming ‘Together, Together’ tour.
Last week (January 22), the former One direction star announced a major world tour, consisting of residencies in seven cities – London, New York, Amsterdam, São Paulo, Mexico City, Melbourne and Sydney.
It included a run of six nights at Wembley Stadium in June, but now that has been expanded, with Styles now set to play an extra two nights at the venue on June 26 and 27. He has also added two extra shows at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff ArenA on may 29 and 30.
Fans can access a pre-sale code for the new dates here, with the pre-sale on tickets to being at 2pm on Tuesday (January 27). Pre-sale on the existing dates has started and you can find your tickets here for the UK and here for the US.
In total, Styles will play 54 dates from May to December, including a massive 30 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and he will be joined throughout the tour by names including Robyn, Shania twain, Fcukers, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx, Fousheé and Skye Newman.
£1 from every Wembley ticket sold will be donated to LIVE Trust, the organisation protecting grassroots music in the UK, while the entire tour has partnered with Choose Love, the humanitarian aid organisation that Styles has worked with for the last decade.
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