Enhanced security planned as ‘Directioners’ flood to Crystal Palace for free Louis Tomlinson concert
By Lottie Kilraine
lottie@slpmedia.co.uk
One Direction fans will flood to Crystal Palace Park this bank holiday as Louis Tomlinson performs a free concert.
The Away From Home Festival, a one day free music event, has been entirely curated by the former member of one of the worlds biggest boy bands.
It is set to host 8,500 fans and will be held at the Crystal Palace Bowl, which has played host to South Facing Festival throughout August.
An insider told the South London Press, organisers are planning an enhanced security presence for that day in anticipation of a lot of “teen obsessives” trying to get in.
The announcement on social media earlier this month attracted more global coverage than any of the other Crystal Palace Park events, which have included performances by Dizzee Rascal, The Streets and Supergrass.
Louis Tomlinson said: “I’ve been sat on this idea for the last 12 months at least, and now to see it come to life makes me very excited.
“Personally, playing live shows is the best part of what I do and it’s been far too long since I’ve seen my fans, so I wanted to put this festival on to say thank you for all the support and celebrate the return of live music.
“I’ve got a really good feeling it’s going to be a really special night. We all deserve that.”
Hope everyone’s doing alright. I can feel the festival getting closer. It’s going to be incredible to be back on stage!
— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) August 24, 2021
Louis Tomlinson will headline the event with a special live set, along with a line up that also includes Scottish band The Snuts, who recently hit number one on the Official Album Charts; Essex indie punk newcomers Bilk, and DJ sets from Radio 1’s Jess Iszatt.
Last year, Tomlinson released his smash debut solo album ‘Walls’ which hit top three in the charts in the UK and top 10 in America.
Last December, Tomlinson hosted one of the biggest live stream concert events of 2020, selling over 160,000 tickets to fans in over 110 countries and raising funds for charities and touring crew affected by the Pandemic.
His postponed sold out World Tour will visit the UK, Europe, USA, South America, Asia, and Australia next year – including a night at London’s Wembley Arena.
Pictured top: Louis Tomlinson (on the far right) One Direction at the Logies Awards 2012. Below: The Away From Home Festival poster.
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