Niall Horan told Chris Donoghue on Newstalk Breakfast that the upcoming Croke Park gigs are going to be ‘unbelievable’ and it has their whole crew talking about the size of the crowds that are expected.
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“It’s very fun filled. We always try to have a laugh on stage and get the crowd involved.”
Niall hasn’t been home since Christmas and is looking forward to seeing his family and having a little R&R when he gets back to Ireland on his whistle-stop tour.
“I think I will get a little bit of time at home, but half of Mullingar will be in Croke Park that night, so I will probably see everyone anyway”
Niall will turn 21 in just two weeks, and lamented on how stratospheric his career has gone in such a short time.
“We all sat down in the dressing room for a chat and last night, I introduced a song on stage “Don’t forget where you are from” and thought about the fact that we’re all from tiny little places. At my age, it’s unreal. We are having a great time. We are after spending the last two weeks in South America, I never thought I would get to go to countries here"
Bandmate Liam Payne’s 21st falls just two week’s before Niall’s so the pair plan to have a joint party after they play the Rose Bowl in California
They might need to watch out for over zealous fans though, as the Mullingar singer told Chris about the lengths they go to trying to get near to their idols
“We found a girl in a bin one time – in a skip in the bck of a hoitel trying to sneak in before. There have been a lot of car chases - In the weirdest way, you get used to it.”
Niall will be taking time out of his hectic touring schedule for The Inaugural “Niall Horan Charity Football Challenge “ which will take place in the King Power Stadium, home of Leicester City Football Club on Monday 26th of May 2014. All proceeds from this classic football match which will kick off at 3pm will go to Mullingar based charity, Irish Autism Action (IAA), UK charity Heart and Minds Challenge and Leicester City Foxes Foundation.
Confirmed and joining Niall’s Team is Assistant Manager and player Ben Winston, bandmates Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, Olly Murs, James Corden, John Bishop, Freddie Flintoff, Ronan Keating, Jack Whitehall, Robbie Fowler, Jason McAteer, Mark Wright, Matt Tissier, Terry Phelan, Adam Woodyatt and finally ambassador for IAA Keith Duffy and his son Jay.
Confirmed and joining rival Piers Morgan’s Team is Assistant Manager Robbie Savage, Pier’s son Spencer Morgan, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Bullard, Martin Kemp, Michael Vaughn, John Aldridge, Danny O’Carroll, Kevin Davies, Robert Pires, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Shayne Ward, Steve Walsh, Nick Pichard, Dean Houldsworth, Mark Chapman and Muzzy Izzet.
COMPETITION
Niall is giving one lucky person the chance to be a mascot at his Celebrity Soccer challenge match on Monday 26th May 2014 at Leicester City Football Club in England.
The winner PLUS one adult will be jetted over to the UK and accommodated in Leicester. The winning child will get to be a mascot for the day at the game.
In order to enter, you need to go to fashion.ie and donate €2 to Irish Autism Action. The link to do so can be found on the homepage, as well as all the terms and conditions.
Simply click on the “donate” button for the Niall Horan soccer challenge to give €2 via the Paypal button and you will be in the draw. 100% of every donation will instantly go directly to Irish Autism Action.
A winner will be chosen at random on Friday 16th May 2014. He or she will be displayed clearly on the Niall Horan Soccer challenge page and be contacted directly by Fashion.ie & Irish Autism Action.
