What to know
- Sonic Boom Toronto is hosting a free listening party for Harry Styles’ new single, “Aperture,” ahead of its official release on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. EST.
- Fans can line up starting at noon at the Chinatown record store, with small groups of 10–15 people allowed in at a time to listen using headphones.
- Capacity is limited and entry isn’t guaranteed, with dozens of fans already braving snowy, freezing conditions to be first in line.
Are you a Harry Styles fan? Sonic Boom Music Toronto is giving fans the chance to hear his new single, “Aperture,” before its release.
Ahead of his single release on Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. EST in Canada, Sonic Boom Toronto is hostening a free first listen to his new song between 5-8 p.m. The record store is located in the heart of Chinatown, at 215 Spadina Ave.
In an Instagram post, Sonic Boom said the lineup for the first listen started at noon, and as of 2 p.m. 40 people were in the queue, despite a snowfall warning in effect for Toronto with up to 10 cm of snow expected today.
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The store tells Now Toronto that 10-15 fans will be let in at-a-time to listen to Styles’ new song with headphones, before passing it off to the next group of people.
Fans are already commenting on their love for Styles on Instagram, but they’re also concerned about Toronto’s freezing weather.
“So do you want us to wait in the snow for hours orrrr ….? How should we go about this safely?”
Some in the comments are begging other fans to wait on lining up, “Can we please all go at 5 like a normal human being and not line up 5 hours before? 😭 It’s freezing out.”
Others are just happy to go, like one user who said, “OH I’M THERE.”
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