Former One Direction star Niall Horan surprised fans at Shawn Mendes’ show in London on Saturday night by coming out as a special guest and singing ‘This Town’ with him.
During the London show of his On The Road Again tour, Shawn Mendes decided to bring out Irish singer Niall Horan which made fans erupt with excitement.
As Shawn welcomed him onto the stage, he said “I met this fella years ago, I was probably 16 or 17. I came into the industry and I was terrified of everything and everyone. We talk a lot… but this man has been an older brother to me.” He then added “I love him with all my heart, please welcome Niall Horan.”
Fans were not only thrilled to see this duo on stage together, but were also emotional as they were trying to hold back tears. Shawn took to Instagram to share the moment with glimpses of fan reactions and Niall Horan walking on stage with a guitar and hugging him. Moments after Niall reposted it onto his Instagram story, and wrote, “Thanks for having me @shawnmendes. Love ya.” With the post nearly on one million likes and over 10,000 comments, fans have been leaving messages such as ‘I LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH’ and ‘It was an insane night! Thank you for making it so special!’ This London show is part of Shawn Mendes’ On The Road Again Tour with this stop being the only show in the UK.
However, this isn’t the first time the pair have been on stage together. In March 2024, Niall Horan toured around the UK as part of The Show Live On Tour, and at his London show he decided to bring out Shawn Mendes on stage and the pair sang ‘Treat You Better’ together.
At the time, Shawn coming on stage was a complete surprise as he hadn’t been involved in the music scene since his album ‘Wonder’ had come out in 2020.
Niall Horan has also been fairly quiet in the recent months, however a few days ago, he celebrated the 5th anniversary of his album ‘Heartbreak Weather’.
He released a 5 year anniversary edition of the album as limited edition CDs and Vinyls which are available now for fans to purchase.
There were similar fans’ reactions in both cases when the duo sang together, with one fan saying ‘SHAILL TWICE ON STAGE IN 2 YEARS????’, but overall was definitely a surprise the fans enjoyed.
Shawn Mendes is next performing at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands on August 20.
