David Baddiel has quipped that he’s “happy to waive the royalties” as Harry Styles performs Three Lions at his Wembley Stadium shows.
The former One Direction star has been performing a mix of Underworld’s Born Slippy and the iconic 1996 football anthem by Baddiel, Skinner and Lightning Seeds amid the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Sharing footage of Harry performing, the 62-year-old funnyman posted to X: “Happy to waive the royalties for Harry Styles.”
Meanwhile, Harry recently described feeling like he’s “in the middle of” his “career highlight” as headlined the Meltdown festival with an orchestral performance with the Jules Buckley Orchestra.
The 32-year-old pop star is – who is more than halfway through his 12-night residency at Wembley as part of his Together, Together tour – had a change of pace from his high-energy stadium production for a slower, orchestral set last month that saw him flick between guitar and piano.
Speaking to the audience at the charity concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall at the Southbank Centre, Harry said: “Thank you so much for being here tonight.
“Feels both present and incredibly not present to be so aware that you’re in the middle of your career highlight for me.”
Harry said of his tour: “For anyone who has been to the tour, it’s a little bit different in case you can’t tell.”
He later made a joke about there being “no nipples” on the jaunt as he has often performed topless.
The big finale was a soaring cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water, which prompted an immediate and extended standing ovation from the entire hall.
Harry confessed that it felt “quite intimidating” to front an orchestral concert as someone who cannot read music.
He said: “I’ve always been a lover of orchestral music, classical music, and it’s quite an intimidating field to step into as someone who doesn’t, cannot, read music.”
