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Harry Styles is donating £1 from every ticket sold for his 2026 UK stadium shows to small music venues across the country.
The pop star announced her Together Together tour last week, which included six nights at Wembley Stadium. After overwhelming demand from the initial ticket pre-sale, they added two more shows on Monday.
This means he will raise approximately £780,000 for the Live Trust, which is trying to protect grassroots music venues in the UK.
It was suggested in a report last week. More than half of those locations are failing to make profits Many of which are facing the threat of closure.
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His decision to include a £1 levy in his ticket prices mirrors similar moves by Pulp, Katy Perry, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Kneecap, Lorde, and Wolf Alice.
Last year, Coldplay donated 10% of the proceeds from their UK tour to the fund, while Sam Fender handed over his £25,000 Mercury Prize cheque to smaller venues.
“I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing today if it weren’t for all the programmes I played in the Northeast and beyond when I started out,” he said at that time.
“These places are famous, but they’re struggling.”
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have closed their doors permanently – around 16% of the entire UK region.
getty imagesThe Music Venue Trust, a charity that supports the grassroots scene, welcomed Styles’ move.
“That £1 may seem small, but when artists at the top level step up, it unlocks serious, long-term support for the foundation that holds the entire live music ecosystem together,” it said in a statement.
“This model works. And it’s growing.”
Last year, 8.8% of tickets for UK arena and stadium shows included a variant of “Grassroots Levy”.
The government has put its full weight behind this scheme, which is currently voluntary.
Culture Minister Iain Murray said he wanted a levy on “at least 50% of ticket sales for stadium and arena shows in 2026” to be adopted.
None of the money raised by the scheme has yet been distributed, but the BBC understands that the first phase of funding will be announced later this week – with beneficiaries including venues, artists and independent promoters.
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Styles’ return to the stage is one of the most anticipated musical events of the year and will follow the release of his fourth album, Kiss All the Time, Disco Occasionally, on March 6.
The singer is playing gigs in just seven cities – Amsterdam, London, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney – but with extended residencies in each. In New York he has booked a 30-night stay at Madison Square Garden.
Fans who received pre-sale codes for London faced long queues and limited availability, as demand exceeded supply.
It was confirmed by Ticketmaster during the presale that tickets were priced between £44.10 and £466.25 (including fees) and that there was a handling charge of £2.95 per order.
Concerns over so-called “dynamic pricing” prompted the statement that ticket prices would not change during the sale.
Some fans have expressed surprise at the price of the most expensive seats.
“I love Harry, but the prices on this tour are really disgusting,” one wrote on X.
“How are these costs acceptable?” asked another on TikTok.
The last time Styles played at Wembley in 2023, prices ranged from £50.65 to £326.20 before fees, meaning top-tier tickets now cost £140 more.
However, their prices reflect the ever-increasing prices for stadium shows.
Meanwhile, Styles has been confirmed as a presenter at this weekend’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
He previously won the prestigious Album of the Year award at the 2023 ceremony for his third record, Harry’s House.
