Harry Styles begins world tour

San Francisco Sep 21 (IANS) Singer Harry Styles is on his first tour as a solo artiste and he performed boy band One Direction s hits during the tour s first stop here.

Styles was one of the members of the boy band before he ventured out to become a solo artiste.

"Thank you for being here. Thank you for popping my cherry " Styles said here on Tuesday.

The singer began his maiden tour with a rendition of "Stockholm syndrome" a track from One Direction s 2014 album "Four".

Following the performance Styles delivered his solo tracks from his self-titled album "Harry Styles" including "Sweet creature" "Only angel" "Woman" and "Meet me in the hallway".

Besides One Direction s classics Styles covered rock band Fleetwood Mac s hit song "The chain" during the show as a tribute to the group which has inspired him.

The 23-year-old singer later wrapped up the concert with his debut solo single "Sign of the times".

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