Harry Styles’ gig will ‘proceed as planned’ after gunman opens fire near venue

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Harry Styles' concert at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark will "proceed as planned" after a gunman opened fire at shopping centre.

The incident took place to near where the former One Direction star will perform tonight.

In the statement, the organisers said: "The concert with Harry Styles at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen tonight Sunday July 3rd 2022 will proceed as planned.

"Our security staff are in close dialogue with the police who are in control of the situation.

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"The police have also given the go ahead for the concert to proceed as planned.

"We're showing the audience into the arena as quickly and quietly as possible, and there are already over half of the audience seated. We wish you all a good concert."

This comes after several people were hit by shots fired at a busy shopping centre in Copenhagen.

The shooting took place a couple of hours prior to Harry being due to perform for his fans close by.

Police in the Danish capital have warned people to stay away from the shopping centre.

The Mirror reports that one person has been arrested in connection with the shooting.

Harry was due to perform at 8pm (6pm GMT), at a venue less than a mile from the shooting that happened at a shopping centre.

Harry is currently touring the world with his second concert since leaving the famous boyband One Direction.

The slew of gigs running from September 2021 to March 2023 is in support of his second studio album, Fine Line.

Love On Tour wrapped up its UK stint in June, and went onto Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Norway and now Denmark.

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