{"id":350395,"date":"2025-08-17T00:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/350395\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T00:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T00:33:10","slug":"shawn-mendes-brings-out-niall-horan-for-surprise-duet-at-london-o2-arena-inmusic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/350395\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawn Mendes Brings Out Niall Horan for Surprise Duet at London O2 Arena \u2013 InMusic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\"><strong>Shawn Mendes<\/strong> made a triumphant return to London tonight, performing to a sold-out crowd at the <strong>O2 Arena <\/strong>as part of his <strong>On the Road Again Tour<\/strong>. The Canadian singer thrilled fans with a special surprise, bringing out longtime friend <strong>Niall Horan<\/strong> for an unforgettable duet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-48323c4856622a30ebf271ef9d3980e0\"><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">The evening opened with sets from <strong>Lubiana<\/strong> and <strong>Maro<\/strong>, who set the tone for what would become a standout night. Midway through the show, Shawn introduced Niall to the stage, and together they performed Horan\u2019s debut solo hit \u201c<strong>This Town<\/strong>.\u201d The moment carried extra meaning, as Shawn has previously called the track his \u201c<strong>favorite song<\/strong>\u201d by the former <strong>One Direction<\/strong> star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">For Shawn, the concert marked another highlight in what has already been a defining tour. On the Road Again is his first global trek in three years, following the cancellation of his 2022 tour and a period of rest to focus on mental health. The tour also supports his latest album, <strong>Shawn<\/strong>, which he has described as his most personal work to date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">At the O2, the 27-year-old artist delivered a setlist that balanced fan favorites like \u201c<strong>Stitches<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>There\u2019s Nothing Holdin\u2019 Me Back<\/strong>\u201d with new material, including \u201c<strong>Isn\u2019t That Enough<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Heart of Gold<\/strong>.\u201dThe On the Road Again Tour launched on August 5 in Krakow, Poland, and runs through October 17, closing in Los Angeles. Along the way, Shawn is joined by a rotating lineup of opening acts including <strong>Eddie Benjamin<\/strong>, <strong>Lubiana<\/strong>, and <strong>Maro<\/strong>. His London stop, however, already stands out as a highlight thanks to Niall\u2019s guest appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.455), 18px);\">Next, Shawn heads to Amsterdam for an August 20 show, which kicks off the final stretch of the tour\u2019s first leg, wrapping on August 31. After a short break, he\u2019ll return to the U.S. for the North American leg, beginning September 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shawn Mendes made a triumphant return to London tonight, performing to a sold-out crowd at the O2 Arena&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350396,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-350395","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115041298333217441","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}