Harry Styles Releases Video of Tour Finale Ballad

Harry Styles, the Grammy-winning singer and former One Direction member, released a surprise video on his YouTube channel Saturday, reigniting excitement among fans after more than two years of relative silence in his music career. Titled "Forever, Forever," the nearly nine-minute clip captures the anticipation surrounding his final performance of the global Love On Tour and features an unreleased piano ballad he debuted that night.

The video opens with footage of fans gathering outside the RCF Arena Campovolo in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on July 22, 2023, for what would be the tour's closing show. It shows groups of concertgoers, mostly young women, preparing in the daylight: braiding hair, trading friendship bracelets, practicing dance moves in a nearby field, and debating Styles' potential onstage outfit, from dungarees to a suit or even shirtless. One fan expresses a mix of thrill and sadness, noting, "Some sadness because it is the last show then he will disappear. We won't see him dancing on stages anymore." As evening falls, the crowd swells, singing along to songs like "Satellite" from his 2022 album "Harry's House," with water spraying to cool them in the summer heat.