🔎 Let's recap what's happened so far (as of September 1, 2021)
I started writing down the important info/dates related to Louis working on LT2, but then ended up adding faith in the future, 369, the merch, the fest... so it's really a timeline giving a general overview of his work projects in 2021.
📱 means twitter/announcements
🎤 is for studio/LT2
🎉 is for the AFHF
📱Feb 14, 2021: Louis tweets "I've been doing a lot of thinking about my next record. It's going to be special!". About a potential release date, he replies "No concrete plans (...) I'm sure I will have something out this year but unlikely that will be the album. Who knows though!". He also replies that he's "doing good. Really motivated!
📱March 6: Louis announces via twitter his idea to create a management company.
📱March 22: Asked about his projects, Louis replies "lots of stuff in early stages". He also replies "Seen a few I really like. Potentially" to a tweet asking him if he ever considered making a visual album. Finally, he replies "369" to a tweet asking him if he has ideas for new tattoos.
☀️ March 25-April 10: Louis is in Mexico with Charlie Lightening.
📱March 26: Louis tweets "Faith in the future"
📱March 30: Louis replies "Got a decent chorus idea down" to a tweet asking him what he's been up to. He also replies "369" to a tweet asking him to explain... 369. This is the same day he mentions the documentary while he was in Mexico... for the documentary.
📱 April 15: Louis replies "Faith in the future. Keep your head up" to a fan on Twitter (a few days after getting back from Mexico)
📱April 19: Louis tweets "Got something BIG planned later this year! It's going to be special!!" (in reference to the Away From Home Festival)
🔮👕 April 28: 369 merch drop
📱💼🎵 May 10, 2021: BMG global deal announcement. Confirmation that Louis is actively working on LT2 : Jamie Nelson from BMG UK is quoted saying "(Louis) is already busy working on new music". The press release mentions that "recording is already underway for his second solo album".
This means that Louis could have been working on the album anytime between mid-February and mid-May. No information on that was shared (by Louis nor his collaborators), probably because it was under embargo at the time.
📱🌏May 10, 2021: Louis announces that his worldwide tour is rescheduled, with dates now going from early February to late April 2022.
📱May 11: Tour promo video sponsored by Samsung UK posted on Louis' IG.
📱May 25, 2021: Louis tweets "Another great day writing"; he follows Robert Harvey on Twitter
🎤 May 28: studio (via wearesuperhi on IG)
🎤June 4: studio (via random dude on the street; June 6 on Louis' IG with caption "studio"; picture also shared on Dave Gibson's IG and Charlie's IG with caption "Mega tunes being put down, can’t wait for this #LT2")(the t-shirt Louis is wearing is the one from June 4, hence the IG posts are from that date and not June 6)
🎤 June 9: studio (via fans)
🎤June 10: studio (via fans)
⚽️ (Louis was pretty busy with the Euro Cup through late June to mid-July)
🎤 July 1: studio (via Robert Harvey on IG)
🎤 July 2: studio (via wearesuperhi on IG)
🎤 July 9: studio (via wearesuperhi on IG)
🔮👕 Mid-July: surprise 369 merch is sent to 369 fans
😜👕July 28: summer smiley merch drop
🎉 July 29: The Away From Home Festival is announced.
📸🎤 August 5: papped at the studio (via fans); Daily Mail article (published on the 6): "The outing comes as Louis recorded new music for fans"
🎤 August 16: ??? David Gibson on IG - cryptic picture of the sea captioned "LT2"
🎤 August 17: studio (via Robert Harvey on IG)
🎤 August 18: studio (via fans and via wearesuperhi on IG)
📱🎉 🌏 August 25: The Away From Home Global Streaming Event is announced.
🎉 👕 August 27: Festival merch drop. Additional items added on the 29.
📱🎉 August 28: Louis tweets about today being the last day of rehearsal for the festival. He teases the name of his new song by replying on Twitter that the setlist will be "mostly the same as tour with the odd change".
🎉 🧍♂️🎉 August 30: Away From Home Festival!!! Louis introduces his new song Change and mentions "it's going on the new album". No further details about LT2 are provided during the show. "Faith in the future" briefly appears on screen when Louis walks on stage. Exclusive merch being sold on site.
🎤🏢 For reference, all pictures of the studio point out to Louis recording at the Wendy House Production in London.
