Harry Styles pledges £1 from every ticket to support UK grassroots music venues facing closure, as his 2026 tour sees high demand and rising ticket prices.
Harry Styles, the pop star, plans to give £1 from every ticket sold on his 2026 UK stadium tour to help grassroots music venues across the country.
Last week, he announced his Together Together tour, which originally included six shows at Wembley Stadium. On Monday, due to huge demand during the first artist presale tickets phase, he added two more dates to the schedule.
This effort could raise close to £780,000 for the LIVE Trust. This group works to protect and support small music venues in the UK.
Reports show that more than half of these local venues are struggling to stay open, with many at risk of closing down.
Harry Styles in 2018 at the Denver show from his tour Live on Tour
Photo credit: Lovclyhes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Harry Styles is among many big-name artists adding similar ticket fees. This group includes Pulp, Katy Perry, Radiohead, Ed Sheeran, Kneecap, Lorde, and Wolf Alice.
Last year, Coldplay gave 10% of their UK tour profits to the fund. Sam Fender also put in his entire £25,000 Mercury Prize award to help smaller venues.
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Fender shared that his early success came from playing countless shows across the North East and other areas. He added that these venues are legendary but struggling with major issues.
The sector is facing a tough time. Over 150 grassroots music venues across the UK have shut down since the start of 2023. This accounts for around 16% of all such venues in the country.
The Music Venue Trust, which works to support grassroots venues, has shown gratitude for the help provided by Harry Styles.
The organization said, “Though £1 may seem modest when major artists step forward, it creates substantial enduring support for the foundation that sustains the entire live music ecosystem.”
They also noted that this plan is working well and is building up speed.
Last year, 8.8% of tickets sold for UK stadium and arena shows included what is now being called the “grassroots levy.”
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The plan remains optional but has received support from the government.
Ian Murray, the Culture Minister, said he hopes “the levy gets used on at least half of all tickets for stadium and arena shows in 2026.”
Although they haven’t handed out the collected funds yet, some sources suggest an announcement about the first round of funding could happen this week. This will help venues, artists, and small independent promoters.
The rush for tickets
Styles’ return to the stage is one of the most talked-about music events this year. It lines up with the release of his fourth album, Kiss All The Time, Disco set to drop on March 6.
The tour features a limited city selection, visiting seven cities: Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne, and Sydney. Each city includes longer stays, with extended residencies being a highlight of the tour. In New York, he plans an impressive 30-night run at Madison Square Garden.
Fans with early access to London tickets faced long waits and a very limited number of tickets as demand far outpaced supply.
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Ticketmaster stated during the presale that ticket prices were from £44.10 to £466.25, fees included. They also charged an extra £2.95 per order as a handling fee. The amex presale pricing followed a similar structure, offering various ticket tiers to cardholders.
The company reassured customers that ticket prices would stay the same throughout the sales to counter fears about “dynamic pricing.”
Social media lit up with fans discussing the high premium seating costs, with many expressing concerns about the significant financial commitment required to attend the shows.
“Harry is amazing, but these tour ticket prices are just way too high,” a fan shared on X.
On TikTok, someone else asked, “How does anyone even explain these prices?”
Back in 2023, his Wembley show tickets were priced between £50.65 and £326.20 before fees, but now the best seats cost £140 more, reflecting the significant financial commitment fans are facing.
This price jump seems to match the overall rise in costs for big stadium concerts.
In other updates, Styles has been confirmed as a presenter at the next Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
At last year’s Grammy Awards in 2023, he won album of the year for his third record, Harry’s House.
Source:
Mark Savage (January 27, 2026). Harry Styles supporting small music venues with tour donation. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlepx70185o
Header Image: Harry Styles in 2018 at the Denver show from his tour Live on Tour
Photo credit: Lovclyhes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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