When Harry Styles announced the dates for his 2026 “world tour”, fans were quick to notice it actually only includes performances in seven cities.
Though the 31-year-old has announced 67 dates for the Together, Together tour in total, this includes several residencies, with 12 nights in London, 10 in Amsterdam and 30 in New York City.
His string of performances at Wembley Stadium in June and July means he will overtake Coldplay and Taylor Swift as the artist with the most performances at the venue in a single year.
But this is coming at a cost to some fans. As well as tickets to the show, many say they’ve had to fork out for hotels and transport, too.
“The travel and the hotel are going to cost way more than what the tickets were,” says Cheryl, who spent £71 on her ticket.
But as a huge Styles fan, she says she “probably would have travelled anywhere.”
Some fans say the cost of accommodation is too high, though. Georgia Prickett, 27, and her friends will be travelling from the Cotswolds, Portsmouth, Birmingham and Leeds for two shows at Wembley – and they’re all planning on returning home straight after the concert.
“As soon as the artist releases their date, the hotels whack up their prices,” Georgia says. She’d rather save money and get the last train back after the concert – even if that means she’ll have to miss the last few songs, as she did during one of the shows she saw on Styles’ 2022 tour.
Georgia Prickett Two girls sat on the floor, surrounded by multi-colour streamers and patterned tote bags, smiling and laughing. They are at a concert venue and in the background are groups of other peopleGeorgia Prickett
Georgia saw Styles twice during Love On Tour
Artists increasingly appear to be choosing to perform more dates in fewer cities, says Nick Reilly, content editor at Rolling Stone. Last year, for example, Beyonce performed at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London for six nights, while Coldplay performed in Hull for two nights and in London for six.
Though Ariana Grande’s tour this summer includes 41 nights, the only countries she’s visiting are the US, Canada and the UK, with her only dates in Europe being 10 nights in London.
