This year, I had the pleasure of attending Louis Tomlinson's "How Did We Get Here?" 2026 World Tour at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado. Before the show, I interviewed a handful of Louies and asked them one question: how has Louis impacted their lives?

This is the first episode of a brand new series I'm calling the Fan Video Project, and I couldn't have picked a better fandom to kick it off with. Louies are some of the most loyal, dedicated, and passionate fans in music. And after everything the fandom carried through in 2023 (the original Red Rocks date), this felt like a night that both Louis and the fans earned. Connecting with so many of them in one place, hearing what he means to them in their own words, was genuinely one of the most inspiring nights I've had covering live music.

Thank you to all the Louies that f ...