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Louis Tomlinson shares surprise ‘Live’ album, recorded across 15 cities over three years

The songs were shared while he embarked on two world tours

By Liberty Dunworth | 26th April 2024

Louis Tomlinson has dropped a surprise album ‘Live’ – featuring songs that he recorded at 15 shows across 15 different cities.

Announced and shared yesterday (April 25), the album comes after the singer and former One Direction member embarked on two world tours over the past three years – playing just shy of 200 shows globally.

Now, a variety of performances from both tours – the ‘Louis Tomlinson World Tour’ and the ‘Faith in the Future World Tour’ – have been compiled into a new live album, which is available now.

Fifteen songs are included in the tracklist, and each was recorded in a different city, at a different show from across the three-year run. The album comes in both digital and physical formats, and features his singles including ‘Bigger Than Me’, ‘We Made It, ‘Walls’ and ‘Out Of My System’, alongside fan favourite album tracks, all released live for the very first time.

“I’ve been lucky enough to spend the last 3 years touring the world twice over. The feeling I get sharing those live moments will be with me forever,” Tomlinson said in a statement. “To be able to record these songs from all over the world and put them out as an album like this feels so special, and a real tribute to the fans who make each and every show feel unique and incredible. Thank you! Enjoy!”

There are four exclusive tracks split between the physical editions of ‘Live’, including a special version of the One Direction classic ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go’ – which is available only on the double CD.

Accompanying video clips of compiled tour footage will be shared on Louis’s social channels to support the release, showcasing a glimpse into his past three years on the road and 170 performances.

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interview: and finally, if you could punch or snog anyone here tonight, who would it be?

nick: (crosstalk) same time?

alex: (crosstalk) i’d do both.

matt: (crosstalk) i’d go- yeah yeah yeah.

interviewer: at the same time, if you’d like.

matt: (crosstalk) yeah no, it’d look like- yeah, no that’s what i mean, i get excited by that. snog ‘em and then punch ‘em.

alex: (mimes pouncing)

nick: any one, ‘cause that’s gonna finish the night for a long time, bruv.

matt: don’t know who, though. eh… (blows raspberry) not [inaudible]...

matt and alex: (look at each other, then look away and lick their lips)

matt: i don’t know, i don’t wanna punch anyone.

interviewer: (crosstalk) anyone you'd like to snog?

matt: unless absolutely necessary. heh, no, i don’t wanna punch anybody. um, or kiss anyone tonight, actually. ‘s just one of them days. just woke up and thought, “i'm not gonna kiss anyone today. or punch anyone.”

interviewer: [inaudible, cut off]

alex: which is lucky because normally the days- that’s your waking thought.

matt: yeah. i’m not gonna kiss anyone or punch- it’s never one or the other, it’s always both.

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