June 21 and 22 held a major milestone in the solo career of musician Harry Styles - two sold out nights at New York City's famous Madison Square Garden. Styles has played this venue before, for the first time in 2012 with boyband One Direction. However, this was his first time to play this arena as a solo artist - and he made sure to make it as unforgettable as possible.
Styles at his first Madison Square Garden show with One Direction in 2012.
Ahead of the first show, Madison Square Garden posted several pictures to their social media accounts. These included the stage being set up inside the arena, a picture of a billboard showing both shows are sold out, and a giant picture of Harry plastered onto the roof of the building. Dedicated fans from all over the world traveled to NYC to commemorate this milestone, as did Harry's mother, Anne.
Billboard showing "sold out" for two nights, via Madison Square Garden on Twitter.
Rolling Stone journalist Rob Sheffield attended both shows, and after Night One claimed that Harry is,
"the ultimate fusion of Mick Jagger's yin and Paul McCartney's yang."
I don't know about you, but that is one heck of a compliment.
The show was live-streamed via Periscope by several concert goers, allowing fans all around the world to watch the show (myself included). Harry lit up the room, as per usual, and never missed a chance to comment on how thankful he was to be playing there, stating he would be "willing to play this room anytime you will have me." His energy never faltered and from the moment he appeared on stage, it was evident how excited he was to be there.
The roof of the arena on June 21/22, via Madison Square Garden on Twitter.
Harry's fashion choices were greatly anticipated in the days leading up to the shows, and he did not disappoint. He rocked a custom Gucci suit by Alessandro Michele for night one, which was white with black roses on it, accompanied by a black silk shirt. As always, he looked like a proper rockstar. For night two, Styles wore a custom blue Calvin Klein with pink detailing on the jacket arms. Harry's fashion choices have been a major talking point for several years, causing fangirls to obsess over his choices and music critics comparing him to the most famous rockstars of all time.
Harry Styles during during Night One at MSG, via Rolling Stone
For Night Two at the garden, Harry added a special song to the setlist. This was, debatably, the most iconic moment of his time in Manhattan. He brought his opener, Kasey Musgraves, onstage during his encore to sing a beautiful duet of Shania Twain's 'You're Still The One.' This sent his fandom into quite the frenzy, which some (AKA me) have still not recovered from.
Harry has mentioned this song as one his favorites several times throughout his stardom, and fans have been anxiously awaiting the day he would finally cover it.
Harry Styles with opener Kasey Musgraves during Shania Twain cover during Night Two at MSG, via HSHQ on Twitter.
All in all, Harry's two nights at Madison Square Garden were iconic, sexy, unforgettable, angelic, and all the other good adjectives there are.
Congrats on such an amazing milestone, H.
