With the help of surprise guest Ed Sheeran, Niall Horan took his fans back to the early 2010s at his concert in Dublin on Friday (August 23).
In clips captured by excited concertgoers at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the two musicians strum acoustic guitars while singing One Direction’s “Little Things” – which the “Shape of You” artist wrote for Horan’s former group in 2012 – as well as Sheeran’s 2011 hit “Lego House” in unison. “You’ll never love yourself half as much as I love you,” they sang quietly, without Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. “And you’ll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.”
Both romantic ballads were hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in their heyday, with 1D’s recording of the song reaching number 33 in 2013. “Lego House,” a single from Sheeran’s debut album +, reached number 42 in the charts in the same year.
The performance will take place on the second leg of Horan’s headlining tour in support of his 2023 album. The Showwhich debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. The worldwide tour began in February with two shows in Belfast and ends on October 9 in Bogotá, Colombia. After that, the “Slow Hands” singer will have performed throughout Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America.
Sheeran is currently touring Europe, with his next show scheduled for Saturday in Romania. Sheeran’s latest albums, – And Autumn Variationsboth released in 2023, reached number 2 and 4 on the Billboard 200, respectively.
Watch clips of Sheeran and Horan’s duets in Dublin below.
