Harry Styles fans camp out for 35 hours ahead of residency

By Isobel Williams

Meet the Harry Styles superfans who turned up 35 hours early to stand in line in the pouring rain ahead of his record-breaking Wembley run.

The As It Was singer kicks off the first of his 12-night residency at the London stadium tonight, June 12, as part of his Together, Together tour.

The run marks the longest single-artist engagement in the 90,000-capacity venue's history, overtaking Coldplay's 10 nights in 2025.

Fans started arriving yesterday, June 11, a day-and-a-half early.

Some were setting up tents outside of the venue so they could be first in line and race to the front when doors open.

One trio who met while queueing at former bandmate Niall Horan’s concert say they traveled all the way from Rome — 900 miles away.

The group have attended all the Together, Together gigs so far and say they are staying in the city for the entire month in hopes of going to as many more as possible.

Martina Ranieri, 22, said: “We have been fans for a long time, about 12 years. We were here since One Direction.

“He is just different from other singers. It is the vibe he creates. We all help each other out and you meet amazing people.

“It was really hard getting tickets. It really is a war. I had my friends helping me. These were about $180.

“We are going to camp overnight and hope we don’t die. We should be in the front. When you have barricade it is not just to be close it is more comfortable as well.”

Camilla Franceschetti, 20, said: “The new album is different, but that is why I love it. We have essentially grown with him, and his music has grown and developed too.

“We are going to stay here for the whole month. We are also planning to go to the New York shows.”

Sofia Maglyetta, 20, doesn’t have tickets to the show but decided to start camping in hopes of getting some.

She added: “I became a fan when I was six so he has been there my whole life.

“It has been so long since we were at a Harry show. I was just losing hope that he was coming back.

“It is a small circle of people who camp so we all know each other. We complain about camping right up until he is on stage. Then it is all worth it.”

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Harry Styles fans camp out for 35 hours ahead of residency

The opening show marks almost three years since the last performance of Love On Tour, with fans quick to compare the two performances.

Fans say the wait gave them time to save up money for these shows.

Katie Johns, 19, arrived at 6 a.m. on Thursday, becoming the first in the line, and says she is going to all 12 Wembley shows.

The teen from Surrey, who spent thousands on the tickets, said: “It was hard to get the first six tickets but the last six were easy because people already had theirs.

“Each show is different, he sings different songs and wears different outfits. It is just a different feeling. I went to all of them in 2023 as well.

“My happiest moment is when I am there with Harry. The waiting around to see if he would release music again was really hard.

“I have made a lot of friends through Harry. It is just the best.”

The camp has currently been moved underneath shelter to protect them from the rain, which is due to last on and off until the gig starts.

Another group, who also arrived at 6 a.m., traveled all the way from Australia and have tickets to several London shows — plus all of the Aussie ones.

Natalie Fleming, 21, said: “The camping culture in Australia is really bad. People camp outside for days before and we thought there would be more people here so we are quite early.

“Barricade feeling is something that you can’t recreate. You just have to experience it to understand.

“You don’t even want to know what we spent on this.

“At Love On Tour there was such an insane atmosphere. It is just a really fun time. This album is definitely a new sound but we love it.”

Neve Hall, 19, added: “We would do anything for Harry.

“We all met through Harry. We camp a lot. We were waiting for him to come back and saving so that we could be here when he did.

“His Wembley shows are so amazing they are always just the most special.

“We all love the new album. We have been staying off TikTok so that we don’t see any spoilers for the show.”

Doors are expected to open at 5 p.m. Friday, with Styles thought to be taking to the stage around 8:30 p.m.