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Harry Styles is opening the disco early for lucky fans in 40 cities, with the British pop star announcing Thursday (Feb. 12) that he’s planning pre-release listening parties for his Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally album.
Sharing the news on Instagram, the One Direction alum revealed that the exclusive events will kick off on Feb. 18 — more than two weeks before his fourth solo LP arrives. A poster — in which Styles smiles with his eyes closed while modeling a black sweater with a smiley-face cutout — promises that those who attend will get to “hear the album in full.”
“We wanna dance with all our friends,” his caption reads.
Fans on Styles’ text subscription list also received a link to an event page for the listening parties at the time of the announcement. After waiting in a queue, those who clicked were taken to a submission page where they could enter their information — and answer the question, “What do you think listening to the album will feel like?” — for the chance to be picked to attend one of the events. In the U.S., there will be listening parties in Los Angeles and Madison, Wis.
Styles has been keeping fans engaged in the lead-up to Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, which is set to drop on March 6 and was preceded by Billboard Hot 100-topping lead single “Aperture.” The 40 listening parties will build up to a recently announced one-night-only concert in Manchester, England, where the Grammy winner will perform his new album for the first time in front of a crowd at Co-op Live.
After the album officially drops, Styles will embark on a global tour kicking off May 16 in Amsterdam. The trek will include a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
See Styles’ announcement for his Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally album listening parties below.
