Harry Styles Ends 30-Show MSG Residency With Brunson Tribute
Harry Styles concluded his 30-show Madison Square Garden residency on October 31 with a Halloween performance featuring a Pizza Rat costume and a banner presentation by New York Knicks captain Jalen Brunson. Brunson joined Styles onstage during the final show and presented him with a commemorative banner marking the run. The crowd greeted the basketball player with chants of MVP. The presentation echoed a prior appearance by Styles at a Knicks banner ceremony, Brunson said during the event, according to an account of his remarks. Styles appeared in a brown rat costume with pink ears, a tail and sunglasses, carrying an oversized foam slice of pizza. The look referenced the viral video of a rat dragging pizza down the stairs of a New York City subway station. Members of his band also wore costumes themed around New York City. The October 31 concert was the second of two Halloween-themed Harryween shows that closed the residency. On October 30, Styles dressed as Elvis Presley before changing into the outfit he wore for his 2010 audition on The X Factor. He performed Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely,” the song he sang during that audition at age 16. The 30-show run was part of...