David Baddiel has reacted to Harry Styles covering ‘Three Lions’ at his residency shows at Wembley Stadium.
Styles is over halfway through his huge residency at the London venue now, having announced an impressive 12-night run – making him the longest single-artist residency in Wembley Stadium history.
Dates kicked off on June 12, and so far he has played seven of the 12 dates there, breaking out hits like ‘Aperture’, ‘As It Was’, ‘Watermelon Sugar’ and ‘Music for a Sushi Restaurant’.
At each show, Styles has also been playing a medley of Underworld’s ‘Born Slippy’ with the classic football anthem ‘Three Lions’ by Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds, which is fitting as the shows take place at the same time as the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
After footage from the gigs started circulating online, showing Styles encouraging fans to sing along to the chorus, comedian, presenter and author David Baddiel (who was behind the original song) has chimed in.
Sharing footage of the cover online, Baddiel have the rendition his seal of approval, and quipped: “Happy to waive the royalties for Harry Styles”.
Happy to waive the royalties for @Harry_Styles pic.twitter.com/gJ7teeDkOx
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) June 30, 2026
As well as covering ‘Three Lions’ and ‘Underworld’ at his shows, Styles has also been including snippets of songs including Talking Heads’ ‘This Must Be The Place’, Happy Mondays’ ‘Step On’, and Gorillaz’s ‘Clint Eastwood’.
At one of his shows, he paid tribute to the late David Hockney and reflected on his One Direction days, and amid the extreme heatwave in the UK last week, Wembley Stadium confirmed a rule change for the shows.
The singer will continue the shows today (Wednesday July 1), followed by a show on Friday (July 3). Doors open at 5pm, with Shania Twain due on stage at 6.55pm. Styles is expected to begin his set at 8.15pm, with curfew set for 10.30pm.
