# Ep. 250: Niall Horan | Outlasting Pop's Biggest Band, "Dinner Party" & More

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Published: 2026-05-19T15:40:41+00:00
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Today's guest came up in the biggest band in the world at seventeen, watched it pause at twenty-two, and built a solo career almost no one in his position has ever managed to sustain. From success, to tragedy, and back... This Irishman makes his triumphant return to the stage and our hearts with 'Dinner Party'. And The Writer Is... Niall Horan! He talks about Liam not as a tribute beat, but as a presence — what fires you up to walk on stage when somebody you love would still want to be there. After the band, after the loss, after four albums — who do you become? In this episode of And The Writer Is, we go deep on: - Coming off the 2024 tour that sold over a million arena tickets "without a big smash hit of the show" - The twelve-week Southeast Asia backpacking trip that came right before "This Town" - The story of songs like 'Heaven', 'Slow Hands', 'This Town', and Liam's song... - Pushing One Direction's sound from "What Makes You Beautiful" toward "Story Of My Life" - Going solo at twenty-three and being terrified the music was about to end - Julian Bunetta's intervention on "End Of An Era": "this song is about Liam, we just don't know it yet" - "Dinner Party," the new album, and the next world tour Hit subscribe and turn on notifications. Every week, we go deep with the most interesting creatives in music. Follow us on socials: @andthewriteris A special thank you to our sponsors for making these conversations possible. Our lead sponsor, NMPA — the National Music Publishers' Association. Your support means the world to us. 0:00 Intro 1:12 Straight back to the studio after the 2024 arena tour 2:13 Over a million tickets sold in 2024 — "and I just wasn't expecting it" 3:23 Meeting on the One Direction tour years ago — abandoned buildings, makeshift studios, 200 fans ou…

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