Niall Horan announced he will be holding a live-stream concert held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on November 7th, 2020. The gig acts as a fundraising show for Horan’s road crew, many of which are out of work and not eligible for government help via furlough. Horan will be performing to an empty venue as no audience members will be permitted due to the global pandemic.

Horan hopes to raise awareness of the many creative-industry workers that have seen their jobs vanish during the pandemic and then suffered without government financial help due to their freelance/self-employed titles. The bands Take That and All Time Low have hosted similar fundraising concerts in support of their crew-members during this difficult year.

Horan hopes to sell up to 70,000 virtual tickets, enough to pay his entire crew and  donate to the WeNeedCrew Relief Fund. The live concert will not be immediately available, if ever, on streaming platforms post-show in an attempt to be fair to fans who bought tickets for the exclusive experience.

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I’m sooo happy to share that I’ll be playing a special livestream show from London’s legendary @royalalberthall on 7th November !⁣ ⁣ Tickets go on-sale this Friday (October 16th) at 9AM BST.⁣ ⁣ This is a one-off ticketed live show with a special cause in mind. All profits from the event will be shared between my touring crew and the #weneedcrew relief fund.⁣ ⁣ This is something I’m incredibly passionate about as live events are something we all love and miss. Until we are able to return I want to shine a light on the incredible crew members of our touring world that make those events possible and whose livelihoods have been severely affected by Covid-19 and the lack of financial support to self-employed Arts World members.⁣ ⁣ I’m putting on this gig to try and raise awareness of the immense value they bring to an industry enjoyed by so many, and do something to help them and their families. I ask all you guys to support them with me and buy a ticket if you can, and I encourage all artists to do the same.⁣ ⁣ I’m going to put on a show for you and I promise you will love it.⁣ ⁣ Visit niallhoran.com for more details⁣ ⁣ Love,⁣ Nialler

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The Royal Albert Hall live-stream concert will be Horan’s first attempt at live-performing songs from his latest full-length album Heartbreak Weather. The album was released March 13th, 2020 and has since reached #1 on the top album charts in the UK. His singles Nice To Meet Ya and Put a Little Love on Me climbing the charts in UK, United States, Australia and Asia at the beginning of the year.

Tickets went on sale for the virtual concert last Friday on October 16th and the event will be held next month November 7th, 2020. Tickets are still available on Ticketmaster and at this time will be the only way for fans to experience a live-show by Niall Horan because his 2020 ‘Nice To Meet Ya Tour’ was cancelled due to safety concerns surrounding the Covid-19 virus.