With the help of surprise guest Ed Sheeran, Niall Horan threw his fans back to the early 2010s at his concert in Dublin on Friday (Aug. 23).
In clips captured by ecstatic concertgoers at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the two musicians strum acoustic guitars while harmonizing on One Direction’s “Little Things” — which the “Shape of You” artist wrote for Horan’s former group in 2012 — as well as Sheeran’s 2011 hit “Lego House.” “You’ll never love yourself half as much as I love you,” they sang softly, sans Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. “And you’ll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.”
Both romantic ballads were hits on the Billboard Hot 100 back in their heyday, with 1D’s recording of the song reaching No. 33 in 2013. “Lego House,” a single from Sheeran’s debut album +, hit No. 42 on the chart that same year.
The performance comes amid the back half of Horan’s headlining tour in support of his 2023 album The Show, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The global trek kicked off in February with two shows in Belfast and will end Oct. 9 in Bogotá, Colombia, after which the “Slow Hands” singer will have performed all across Europe, Asia, North America and Latin America.
Sheeran is also currently touring through Europe, with his next show slated for Saturday in Romania. Sheeran’s most recent albums, – and Autumn Variations, both released in 2023, peaked at Nos. 2 and 4 on the Billboard 200, respectively.
Watch clips of Sheeran and Horan’s duets in Dublin below.
