\u201cI wanted to be as close to as many of you as possible, because that\u2019s what this tour is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n
Styles continued: \u201cIt\u2019s about being together, having fun together, sharing a moment together, dancing together, being with your friends, being with strangers, getting swayed with your friends, getting swayed with strangers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is how I made this album and that is how I would like you to listen to it tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThank you for being here with us, thank you for coming back to stay with us. It means a lot to us, thank you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n
The backlash comes during another hugely successful touring era for Styles, who continues to remain one of the world\u2019s biggest live music draws following the global success of As It Was and the continuing cultural impact of One Direction.<\/p>\n
Styles\u2019 comments followed days of online criticism from fans attending the Amsterdam shows, with some claiming they were unable to properly view him for large portions of the concert because of the elevated bridges surrounding the stage.<\/p>\n
One fan described the stage setup on social media as \u201cthe worst of all time\u201d, while another called the design \u201coffensive\u201d because of restricted sightlines from certain areas inside the stadium.<\/p>\n
Following the backlash, organisers confirmed adjustments would be made for the remaining Amsterdam concerts and future dates, including Styles\u2019 upcoming residency at Wembley Stadium in London next month.<\/p>\n
In a statement, organisers said they had \u201cheard concerns from some fans regarding sight line obstructions\u201d.<\/p>\n
They added: \u201cMeasures are being taken to alter the front bridges for the remaining gigs in Amsterdam and next month\u2019s concerts in London.\u201d<\/p>\n
Organisers continued: \u201cFor future venues, we are working as quickly as possible to make adjustments that also fit within safety code and local compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n
A representative for the tour also told the BBC the floor concept had been designed to \u201cgive fans freedom\u201d.<\/p>\n
Styles has previously faced criticism during the rollout of the Together, Together tour over ticket prices and venue selections, although demand for the shows has remained exceptionally high.<\/p>\n
The singer is set to perform a record-breaking, 12-night residency at Wembley Stadium beginning on June 12.<\/p>\n
Since launching his solo career after One Direction\u2019s hiatus, the singer has become one of Britain\u2019s most commercially successful global stars, winning Grammy Awards and Brit Awards while building a reputation for ambitious live productions and fashion-forward performances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI wanted to be as close to as many of you as possible, because that\u2019s what this tour…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[74,8172,20273,6856,10039,99524,3039,501,156,13503,9517,9859,101,111,139,69,46611,17711,24265,1305,4625,544,5433,228162,18923,2846,12637,208,24927],"class_list":["post-447682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-after","tag-backlash","tag-branded","tag-complained","tag-controversial","tag-defended","tag-defends","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-fan","tag-fans","tag-harry","tag-left","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-offensive","tag-parts","tag-perform","tag-show","tag-singer","tag-some","tag-stage","tag-staging","tag-styles","tag-them","tag-together","tag-tour","tag-unable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}