Thursday, August 27, 2026

Sign of the Times: Harry Styles Opens Triumphant 2 Month, 30 Show Run at MSG with Surprise New Opening Number Tribute to Dolly Parton

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Harry Styles took Madison Square Garden by storm tonight.

It was the first of his 30 show, 2 month run at the Garden. Sold out? Oh, yes. Literally to the rafters.

He opened the show for the first with his song, “Dance No More,” followed by the tour debut of “Carolina.” The whole show set was a complete re-do from his long international tour that included multiple dates in England, Mexico, and elsewhere.

For some reason, Harry omitted the popular song, “Golden,” which had been included in every other set up until now. 

Toward the end of his 21 song set, Harry — foregoing his previous flamboyant costumes for a business chic — did something unusual and touching. He thanked his fans, the band, and “everyone who made the tour possible.” He added “the people who inspired him,” and then Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” boomed out over the Garden.

All 20,000 fans sang along before Styles sang his closer, “Sign of the Times,” a bigger hit now than when it was released NINE years ago. Nine years! Is that possible?

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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