The “As It Was” singer ended his historic 15-night run of sellouts at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, and the iconic entertainment venue raised a banner to the rafters commemorating Styles’ “Love on Tour” residency that began on Aug. 20, Variety reported.
Styles took days off in between performances in New York to appear at film festivals in Toronto and Venice, Rolling Stone reported. For the final show in the Big Apple, Madison Square Garden left feather boas in every seat.
CBS host Gayle King presented Styles with his banner in a surprise ceremony during the encore, right after he sang “Sign of the Times,” Rolling Stone reported.
“Harry, we don’t want to say good night to you,” King said as the banner was hoisted to the rafters.
Styles, overcome with emotion, told the crowd, “Any time that you come to Madison Square Garden and you see that, remember it’s because of you. That is ours.”
The 28-year-old singer joins Billy Joel and Phish in the rafters of MSG, which seats more than 18,000, Variety reported. Joel has two banners -- one for his 129 shows there, and another for the 83 shows of his monthly residency, according to Rolling Stone. He played the Garden on Aug. 24 when Styles was away and told the audience, “I’d like to thank Harry Styles for taking a night off.”
Phish received its banner in 2017 after playing 13 consecutive sold-out shows, according to the magazine.
Most of the banners at the Garden recognize sporting legends who have competed there, such as Walt Frazier, Patrick Ewing, Bill Bradley and Mark Messier.
“Selling out 15 consecutive nights at Madison Square Garden is a massive accomplishment and reinforces Harry Styles as one of the most impactful artists of his generation,” Jim Dolan, executive chairman and CEO of MSG Entertainment, said in a statement. “It is a testament to Harry and his fans that a banner celebrating this remarkable achievement will hang from the rafters alongside some of the most legendary artists and athletes in history. Harry has already headlined The World’s Most Famous Arena several times in his skyrocketing career, and we’re honored that MSG was Harry’s House for these 15 incredible nights.”
Styles’ smash single, “As It Was,” just finished its 14th consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is the fourth-longest run at No. 1 in Billboard pop singles’ history. Lil Nas X holds the record with “Old Town Road,” which topped the charts for 19 weeks, according to Rolling Stone.
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Photos: Harry Styles through the years Here are some memorable photos of former One Direction singer Harry Styles through the years. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2010: Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Liam Payne of One Direction attend the Royal Film Performance and World Premiere of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" at Odeon Leicester Square on November 30, 2010, in London. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2011: Harry Styles (left), Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne of One Direction attend the GQ Men of the Year Awards at the Royal Opera House on September 6, 2011, in London. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2012: Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan of One Direction perform onstage during Z100's Jingle Ball 2012, presented by Aeropostale, at Madison Square Garden on December 7, 2012, in New York City. (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for Jingle Ball 2012)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2013: Harry Styles attends the British Fashion Awards 2013 at London Coliseum on December 2, 2013, in London. (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2014: Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan of One Direction, winner of the British Video and Global Success BRIT awards, pose in the winners room at The BRIT Awards 2014 at 02 Arena on February 19, 2014, in London. (Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2015: Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction perform on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 4, 2015, in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2016: Musician Joe Walsh, Marjorie Bach, singer Harry Styles, musician Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach attend the 2016 Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Irving Azoff at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 14, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2017: Singer Harry Styles performs on the runway during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai at Mercedes-Benz Arena on November 20, 2017, in Shanghai, China. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2018: Singer Harry Styles performs onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Fleetwood Mac at Radio City Music Hall on January 26, 2018, in New York City. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2019: Harry Styles attends the 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019, in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2020: Harry Styles attends the BRIT Awards 2020 at the O2 Arena on February 18, 2020, in London. (Joe Maher/Getty Images for Bauer Media)
Photos: Harry Styles through the years 2021: Harry Styles performs onstage during the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on March 14, 2021. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
