The Show: Live on Tour


The Show: Live on Tour was the third concert tour by Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan which supported his third studio album, The Show. The tour began on 20 February 2024 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and concluded on 9 October 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia.

Background

On 22 May 2023, Horan announced a tour to support his third studio album, The Show, with dates across Europe, Oceania and North America. On 1 June 2023, additional dates were announced. On 1 September 2023, additional European dates were announced. Tour dates for Asia and additional shows in the United States were announced on 12 October 2023. Tommy Lefroy supported Horan as the musical opener for the European concerts; Amy Michelle joined for Horan's three-night stay at 3Arena in Dublin. In April 2024, it was announced Birdy would serve as musical opener in Australia.
In April 2024, Del Water Gap was announced as the opener for North American concerts. In May, Ryley Tate Wilson was announced as an opener for two concerts during the North American leg. In June, Horan announced that Del Water Gap would also be the opener for the second UK and Ireland leg. In July, Gina Miles was announced as an opener for two concerts during the North American leg. In August, Elle Coves was announced as an opener for the August 2024 shows in Dublin.

Live albums

A number of performances were recorded from various tour dates and locations, resulting in two live albums of the concert tour, both announced on 21 August 2024. The Show: Live on Tour, released digitally on 6 September 2024, consists of 10 tracks recorded at the Madison Square Garden shows, followed by 10 additional tracks, each recorded in a different location. The first 10 tracks were released digitally, as The Show: Live from Madison Square Garden, one week earlier. Both The Show: Live from Madison Square Garden and The Show: Live on Tour were released on vinyl on 13 December 2024, with the latter also receiving a CD release on the same day. The release for the physical formats was initially planned for 22 November 2024.

Set list

This set list is from the 20 February 2024 concert in Belfast. It may not represent all concerts for the tour.
  1. "Nice to Meet Ya"
  2. "On a Night Like Tonight"
  3. "On the Loose"
  4. "Small Talk" / "Edge of Seventeen"
  5. "The Show"
  6. "Since We're Alone"
  7. "If You Leave Me"
  8. "Black and White"
  9. "Flicker"
  10. "This Town"
  11. "You Could Start a Cult"
  12. "Heaven"
  13. "Everywhere"
  14. "Night Changes"
  15. "Fire Away"
  16. "Meltdown"
  17. "Mirrors"
  18. "Still"
;Encore
  2. "Save My Life"
  3. "Slow Hands"

Alterations

  • During the 23 February 2024 concert in Dublin, Horan covered "Outnumbered" with Dermot Kennedy, and performed "Science".
  • During the 1 March 2024 concert in London, Horan covered "Treat You Better" with Shawn Mendes after "Flicker". "Stockholm Syndrome" was also performed in place of "Night Changes".
  • During the 1 May 2024 concert in Sydney, Horan covered "Big Jet Plane" with Angus and Julia Stone, and performed "Science".
  • During the 3 May and 4 May 2024 concerts in Melbourne, Horan sang "Paper Houses" and "Stockholm Syndrome".
  • During the 31 May 2024 concert in Tampa, Horan sang "Seeing Blind" in place of "Since We're Alone", "Save My Life" in place of "If You Leave Me", and "Heartbreak Weather" in place of "Save My Life". "On a Night Like Tonight" and "Small Talk" also switched places on the set list.
  • During the 3 June 2024 concert in Nashville, Horan performed "This Town" with Noah Kahan.
  • During the 15 June 2024 concert in Mansfield, Horan performed "Seeing Blind" in place of "Since We're Alone", "Save My Life" in place of "If You Leave Me", "Night Changes" was moved to the eighth song on the set list, "Dear Patience" took place of "Flicker", "If You Leave Me" was moved to the fourteenth song on the set list, "San Francisco" was in place of "Fire Away", and "Heartbreak Weather" was in place of "Save My Life". "Small Talk" was also performed second, "On a Night Like Tonight" was third, and "On the Loose" was performed fourth.
  • During the 21 June 2024 concert in Saratoga Springs, Horan performed "Moral of the Story" with Ashe, and "Stockholm Syndrome".
  • During the 7 July 2024 concert in St. Paul, Horan performed "San Francisco" and sang "Heartbreak Weather" during the encore set.
  • During the 10 July 2024 concert in Clarkston, Horan performed "Stockholm Syndrome", "Must Be Love", and "Paper Houses". "Heartbreak Weather" was performed during the encore set.
  • During the 27 July 2024 concert in Inglewood, Lizzy McAlpine joined Horan on stage to sing "You Could Start a Cult", and performed "Stockholm Syndrome".
  • During the 28 July 2024 concert in Inglewood, Horan performed "What a Time" with Julia Michaels. "Cross Your Mind" and "Stockholm Syndrome" were performed, and "Heartbreak Weather" was performed during the encore.
  • During the 31 July 2024 concert in Phoenix, "Small Talk" / "Edge of Seventeen" was performed second, "On a Night Like Tonight" was third, "On the Loose" was performed fourth, "Seeing Blind" was in place of "Since We're Alone", "Save My Life" was performed in place of "If You Leave Me", "Put a Little Love on Me" was in place of "Flicker", "If You Leave Me" was in place of "Everywhere", and "Stockholm Syndrome" was performed in place of "Night Changes", and "Heartbreak Weather" was performed during the encore".
  • During the 23 August 2024 concert in Dublin, Horan performed "Little Things" and "Lego House" with Ed Sheeran.
  • During the 27 August 2024 concert in Manchester, Horan performed "Stockholm Syndrome".
  • During the 31 August 2024 concert in Aberdeen, "You Could Start a Cult" was performed twice. Horan first performed the solo version, then performed the duet version with a fan, Isla, after reading her sign asking him to sing the Lizzy McAlpine version of the song.

Personnel

Listed from his shows at Madison Square Garden.
  • Niall Horan – lead vocals, piano, guitar
  • John Bird – bass
  • Jake Curran – strings
  • Emily Kohavi – strings, violin
  • Dani McGinley – keys
  • Alex Torjussen – drums
  • Louis Querelle – keys