Ticket for Harry Styles concert sparks disturbing resemblance to 9/11 disaster

The design of a ticket for Harry Styles' concert in New York, featuring a yellow car flying over the Empire State Building with a colorful smoke trail, has sparked an online uproar due to its resemblance to the scenes of the September 11 attacks. The controversy erupts just days before the 25th anniversary of the disaster, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. Users criticized the timing and the design.

The design of a ticket for singer Harry Styles' concert in New York has sparked an uproar on social media, after users identified a disturbing resemblance to the scenes of the Twin Towers disaster of September 11, 2001. The ticket shows a yellow car flying over the Empire State Building, leaving a trail of colorful smoke above the building's spire. The controversy erupted just days before the 25th anniversary of the disaster, which falls this coming Friday, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. Users harshly criticized the timing: "A bit bold considering the 9/11 week in New York," "Putting this behind in the week of 9/11 is just insane," "Who the hell approved this?" The article also notes that, concurrently, a dispute is underway in New York over who should participate in the main memorial ceremony, with a retired police officers' organization demanding that Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul stay away from the event, claiming their positions have harmed part of the 9/11 community. More than 95,000 people have signed a petition against Mamdani's participation, but he announced his intention to attend.