One Direction fans were sent into a frenzy after Harry Styles made a surprise appearance at Niall Horan's Manchester gig on Tuesday night.
The 30-year-old pop star quietly showed up to support his former bandmate during a stop on Horan’s The Show Tour at Co-op Live.
Fans couldn’t contain their excitement as they shared snaps and videos of Styles enjoying the concert.
Dressed in a trendy yellow jacket, white T-shirt, and jeans, the As It Was singer was spotted making his way to a private box inside the venue.
The British singer, who invested in the Manchester-based music venue, was even seen dancing along as Horan performed their One Direction hit, Stockholm Syndrome, from 2014.
@_sophieconde One direction reunion??🥹🥹 #harrystyles at @Niall Horan concert #manchester #onedirection #narry
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The unexpected reunion of half the band sparked a wave of joy on social media, with fans flooding X (formerly known as Twitter) to celebrate the moment.
One penned: “Can’t believe I just spent 2 hours in the same room as two members of One Direction … what a night x.”
“My whole timeline is Harry being at Niall ’s show. Life is great y’all,” another commented.
A third added: “Can’t believe I've just been in the same room as 50% of One Direction close enough welcome back guys”.
“No way I was just in the same room as Niall AND Harry,” a fan shared.
A fan told The Sun outside the arena: “It shows how much support they give to each other, even though they’re no longer in a band together... we just hope that one day we’ll see all the 1D boys back together.”
Hi this is harry styles walking in front of me at niall Manchester I saw his face Harry Styles is real pic.twitter.com/2x7YVnUwEW
— april🪩 (@aprilsversionn) August 27, 2024
Horan and Styles first rose to fame alongside Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and former bandmate Zayn Malik on The X Factor in 2010.
Together, they became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, selling over 70 million records worldwide. They also made history as the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Last year, Horan was seen dancing at Styles’ Love On Tour concert at Wembley, showing continued support for his former bandmate. Their recent reunion in Manchester has sparked excitement among fans, especially in light of Malik's past comments about the group.
Malik, who left the band in March 2015 citing “stress”. His departure devastated fans, and less than a year later, the rest of the group announced an indefinite hiatus.
Recently, Malik revealed that he felt a sense of competition due to their differing levels of maturity and solo ambitions.
Speaking on the Zach Sang Show, he shared: “Now, when I look back at it, I can look at it in a positive light and be like, all these guys came from similar backgrounds to me.
“They had nothing, they worked their [butts] off, they wanted to sing, they got the thrown in a band. And you know, we resented each other to a certain degree because we were solo artists that were put in a band, and we should have never felt that way.
“It should have never been a competition. It should have always been a camaraderie, and we should have always been there for each other and had each other's backs.”
