Pop star lends hand to new arena
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While most music stars are rescheduling tour dates for 2021, Harry Styles is looking farther ahead and making plans to headline his own arena 鈥 one he鈥檚 putting his money and ideas into making a reality. Styles is one of the investors in a new 拢350-million (US$456.6 million) concert venue in Manchester, England, called Co-op Live.
The project, announced on Monday, teams him up with Oak View Group on what they hope will be the UK鈥檚 largest arena.
鈥淎s long as everything鈥檚 in order by 2023, hopefully they鈥檒l let me play there 鈥 if I haven鈥檛 messed it up yet,鈥 Styles said with a smirk.
After 10 years of touring the world and playing record-breaking stadium shows with One Direction, Styles, 26, knows what he鈥檇 like from a venue, both as an artist and a fan.
鈥淯ltimately, I鈥檓 a music fan,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 love going to shows. I love live music.鈥
For performers, he also wants to create great memories.
Already vetoing a suggestion for backstage jacuzzies, he鈥檚 concentrating on making it a first-rate place to perform.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 going to make it different than just touring?鈥 he asked. 鈥淚 want it to be a room that people remember playing and look forward to playing.鈥
The location was also a big pull for Styles.
He finds the idea of giving a 鈥渕usic city鈥 like Manchester a brand new, large-scale concert hall 鈥渋ncredibly exciting.鈥
Styles鈥 dad lives in Manchester, which was recently placed under strict restrictions by the British government due to the number of coronavirus cases.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a difficult time,鈥 he said. 鈥淢anchester is going to come back. It just will. Like everywhere, it鈥檚 about people protecting each other.鈥
The pandemic delayed his plans to tour in support of his 鈥淔ine Line鈥 album.
Styles remains philosophical about the delay. His dates have been moved to 2021, and he said he鈥檚 more concerned about keeping his crew and fans safe.
He鈥檚 instead using his time to act in a psychological thriller, 鈥淒on鈥檛 Worry, Darling,鈥 directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Florence Pugh.
It鈥檚 a switch from the music he said he鈥檚 always writing and working on.
鈥淵ou try and put so much of yourself into music, and then you鈥檙e trying to actively remove that from any acting,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 feel incredibly lucky to be able to do two things I love doing.鈥
While he鈥檚 shooting, Styles is staying away from social media and instead releasing a new music video for his song 鈥淕olden,鈥 which was filmed in Italy.
鈥淚t鈥檚 one of the first songs I recorded when I was making the album, and it鈥檚 always been a source of joy for me,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 wanted to make a video that encapsulates that. I鈥檇 like to think it will cheer people up. It cheered me up.鈥
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