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Niall Horan review – vintage-tinged crowd pleasing from former One Directioner

The amiable star proves that he fully deserves his devoted solo fanbase with 80s-indebted guitar pop and Mumford-style balladry

Having released three solo records in the subsequent eight years, two of which hit No 1, Horan has, like Styles, maintained a dedicated (if smaller) fanbase, most of whom have stuck with him as he’s graduated to artist in his own right. He can also deliver a crowd pleaser: vibing off the energy of the audience, he gives pomp-rock stomper Stockholm Syndrome, a fan favourite deep cut from the One Direction days, a rare outing. The lack of crowd interaction and static nature of the staging doesn’t help: while he jumps about a bit, Horan clearly feels safest jamming behind a guitar.

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