MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two years and a pandemic later, Harry Styles kept his rendezvous with Mexican audiences by performing in front of 65,000 spectators at his concert at the capital’s Foro Sol.
Styles had announced three concerts in Mexico during his Love On Tour in 2019, but they were postponed due to COVID-19. The wait was well worth it when the British musician, currently nominated for a Grammy which includes the song and album of the year categories, delighted his fans Thursday night with tracks such as “Sign of the Times”, “Watermelon Sugar”, “Late Night Talking” ”, “I adore you”, “Her” and “The love of my life”. Additionally, Styles missed three concerts in the country, this time coming with four dates scheduled in Monterrey, Guadalajara and two in Mexico City.
“Goodnight Mexico!” Styles said in Spanish. “It’s such a pleasure to be here… I know you’ve been saving those tickets for a long time, it’s very important to us,” he added in English before singing “Daylight.”
Nor could “As It Was” be missing, his song nominated for Song of the Year for the Grammys to be delivered in February 2023. “As It Was” is also nominated for Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance and the best music video. “Harry’s House,” the album on which the song is featured, is Grammy nominated for Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Non-Classical Album.
Styles also works as an actor. This year he came to Venice with “Don’t Worry Darling” (“Don’t worry, dear”) directed by his girlfriend Olivia Wilde and recently premiered “My Policeman” (“My police”) by Michael Grandage.
Midway through the concert, Styles began reading the signs carried by his fans as they pulled up to a walkway that stretched out in front of the stage where he also paraded with the Mexican flag. A girl’s sign said it was his birthday, Styles asked the audience to sing “Happy Birthday” for him and then the Mexican version in Spanish “Las mañanitas”, which surprised him because it is much longer than the English version .
Another said she missed her degree to be at the concert and Styles congratulated her on graduating.
But the one that elicited the most grace was a poster of a girl who said she brought her mother to the concert because her father cheated on her. “An interesting take on a family show,” Styles said. “How are they? Do they feel great? Well, we’re delighted with them, thanks for coming, I’m really sorry about ‘that’, but they are both wonderful and we love them all.”
Styles was pioneered by Jamaican musician Koffee for whom he demanded applause from the stage. He also invited the audience to sing “Matilda” with him, a song of support for people with broken relationships with their blood family who find new positive connections for their lives.
“Please sing with us, it’s a special song for me, I hope one day it will be special for you,” she said.
Styles made his Mexican stage debut nearly a decade ago as a member of British boy band One Direction. Towards the end of the concert he thanked the audience for continuing to be faithful to him after almost four years of absence in the country. “I love you with all my heart,” he said in Spanish.
“They were absolutely incredible, we won’t forget tonight,” he added in English. “Good evening, thank you very much. Viva Mexico!”, she concluded in Spanish.
