Lily Allen Is Ticketmaster, Harry Styles Is Himself on Halloween

October 31, 2026

Happy Halloween. As every year, celebrities take advantage of the marked date to showcase their imagination. For now, with many costumes yet to be revealed, including Heidi Klum’s iconic look, Lily Allen is attracting the most attention by dressing as an empty Ticketmaster venue — basically a map showing all seats vacant. The so-called “blue dot fever.”

The British artist has faced numerous criticisms stemming from the format of the West End Girl tour, in which Allen limits herself to performing the album in its entirety as if it were a stage play. In other words, no interaction with the audience and no old songs. After being forced to move her North American tour to smaller venues, Allen decided to take it in stride by dressing as a Ticketmaster map with all the seats empty.

On the other hand, Harry Styles has been in costume over the last two nights of his ‘Together, Together’ tour. In the first of these, the British artist appeared on stage dressed as Elvis Presley, in his iconic white suit. However, the most striking costume came the following night, with Styles dressing as himself, but from 16 years ago. Specifically, on the day of his first audition on X Factor, with his scarf, his gray jacket and even his contestant badge. Of course, he sang ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ again.

Olivia Rodrigo hasn’t taken too many risks, appearing at her latest concert dressed as a bee (in homage to the song ‘Honeybee’), just as Troye Sivan dressed as a ‘Cowboy’. Summer Walker and Lizzo have chosen to pay homage to two artists we’ve lost this year, Tim Curry (as Dr. Frank-N-Furter) and Dolly Parton, respectively. Cara Delevingne, dressed as Leeloo from ‘The Fifth Element’, and Kim Petras, dressed as Hatsune Miku, are among the other notable names. And the list goes on.

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Emily Carter
I cover the intersections between emerging scenes and the wider industry shifts shaping how music is created and consumed today. Based in London, I focus on stories that reveal the cultural and structural forces behind the sound. My work at The Sorrow aims to document what moves the industry forward long before it reaches the mainstream.