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A Night to Remember: Niall Horan's Emotional Return to the Stage After Losing Liam Payne

Niall Horan returned to performing with a duet at Shawn Mendes' concert, honoring late bandmate Liam Payne and marking his first stage appearance since October 16.

  • On Saturday, Aug. 16, Shawn Mendes surprised the audience at London’s O2 Arena by bringing out Niall Horan for a performance of 'This Town.'
  • This return followed Payne’s passing, as Horan referenced his final encounter with Payne on Oct. 2 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Fans erupted when the duo performed with acoustic guitars as the audience 'lost its collective mind' during the duet, with Horan sharing a warm embrace on stage.
  • Many fans hailed the duet as the night's highlight, praising their chemistry and Mendes captioned the clip ‘I’ll remember this for a long time’.
  • On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Mendes’s On the Road Again tour continues at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, and Horan returns to The Voice on Sept. 22 alongside Reba McEntire, Michael Bublé, and Snoop Dogg.
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EuropaFM broke the news in on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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