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Niall Horan and Thomas Rhett Team Up for Pair of Stadium Co-Headlining Shows This Summer as They Promise 'Special Stuff'

By Rachel DeSantis | Updated on 2026-03-10 19:35:48

Niall Horan and Thomas Rhett are up to some new tricks!

The musicians and longtime friends announced a pair of stadium co-headlining shows set for this summer on Tuesday, March 10, with one in Tennessee and another in Pennsylvania.

Thomas Rhett, 35, and Horan, 32, will both take the stage at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Penn. on July 18, and again in Nashville at Geodis Park on July 19. They’ll be joined by Kashus Culpepper and Emily Ann Roberts.

“Niall and I have been buddies for nearly a decade now, but one thing we’ve not done yet is officially tour together," Thomas Rhett said in a statement. "There’s nothing I love more than being on the road alongside longtime friends—it’s going to be a blast for us and the fans.”

Added Horan: “When TR brought up the idea of doing these, I immediately got so excited just thinking about it. We’ve been friends for ages and it just makes perfect sense.”

The “Small Talk” singer continued his message on social media, explaining that he and Thomas Rhett will each play their own sets, but will also play together and “do some special stuff.”

“This is just the beginning of course,” he wrote. “I’ll be doing a big long tour for the album but these shows are gonna get things started and be absolutely amazing.”

Horan is set to release his new single “Dinner Party” next week, which will feature on his as-yet-unannounced fourth album.

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He and Thomas Rhett previously teamed up on “Old Tricks,” originally featured on the deluxe version of Thomas Rhett’s 2024 album About a Woman. They also once duetted on Horan’s hit “Slow Hands” together in 2023.

In a cute video announcing the shows, the pair staged a FaceTime call over Instagram Stories in which they floated the idea to one another.

“We should’ve done this a long time ago,” Horan said on the call.

In addition to the shows with Horan, Thomas Rhett is embarking on his own Soundtrack to Life Tour starting in July, and will also play shows with Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs this summer.

He and his wife Lauren welcomed their fifth child, son Brave Elijah, in February.