One Direction to tour

Pop sensation One Direction will be hitting the road for their first-ever headlining North American tour in support of their debut album UP ALL NIGHT. The tour kicks off May 24th in Fairfax, VA and includes stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Toronto, Dallas and more (see below for full dates).



Tickets for One Direction’s two L.A.-area performances – June 16th at Gibson Amphitheatre and June 17th at The Theatre at Honda Center – go on sale Saturday, March 24th at 10 AM. They will be avilable at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com, at select Live Nation and Ticketmaster retail outlets, plus via Charge-By-Phone (800.745.3000). For more information visit www.livenation.com or www.onedirectionmusic.com.



One Direction made history today as their debut album UP ALL NIGHT entered the US Billboard 200 chart at #1 with over 176,000 copies sold. This makes chart history as the first British group ever to debut at #1 in the US with their debut album release. UP ALL NIGHT went straight to No.1 on the digital chart within minutes of its official release last Tuesday March13th.



One Direction gained notoriety in 2010 after appearing on the X-Factor UK. Their global smash debut album, Up All Night, entered the charts at #1 in 12 countries and has been certified triple platinum in Ireland, double platinum in the UK & Australia, and platinum in New Zealand. Their BRIT Award winning debut single “What Makes You Beautiful” entered the charts at #1 in both the UK and Ireland. In the U.S., “What Makes You Beautiful” sold more than 131,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #12 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart. Their #28 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 marked the highest debut from a British Group’s debut single since the Spice Girls in 1998.



Later this month One Direction will perform their hit single “What Makes You Beautiful” on the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards March 31st, and will appear in an episode of iCarly “iGo One Direction” set to premiere April 7th on Nickelodeon. The band will also be the musical guests on Saturday Night Live April 7th with guest host Sofia Vergara.



One Direction are Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. All of the group hail from the U.K., save for Horan, who is from Ireland. All five of the boys (ages 18-20) auditioned for the UK X Factor in 2010 as solo artists. However, at the suggestion of Simon Cowell they joined forces as a group, quickly becoming one of the competitions most popular acts of all time, finishing in the final three and garnering a gigantic fan-base along the way.



UP ALL NIGHT is available now

iTunes: http://bit.ly/sGhR74

Amazon: http://amzn.to/sQrNrW

Amazon (Deluxe Yearbook Edition): http://amzn.to/vfxzwF



Tour Dates
Date City Venue On-Sale



24-May
Fairfax, VA
Patriot Center
24-Mar
10:00am

25-May
East Rutherford, NJ
Izod Center
24-Mar
12:00pm

26-May
New York, NY
Beacon Theatre
24-Mar
12:00pm

28-May
Philadelphia, PA
Tower Theatre
24-Mar
10:00am

29-May
Toronto, Ontario
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
24-Mar
10:00am

1-Jun
Detroit, MI
Fox Theatre
24-Mar
10:00am

2-Jun
Chicago, IL
Allstate Arena
24-Mar
10:00am

8-Jun
San Diego, CA
Viejas Arena
24-Mar
10:00am

9-Jun
Las Vegas, NV
Planet Hollywood
24-Mar
10:00am

10-Jun
Phoenix, AZ
Comerica Theatre
24-Mar
10:00am

13-Jun
San Jose, CA
Events Center
24-Mar
10:00am

14-Jun
Oakland, CA
Paramount Theatre
24-Mar
10:00am

16-Jun
Los Angeles, CA
Gibson Amphitheatre
24-Mar
10:00am

17-Jun
Anaheim, CA
The Theatre At Honda Center
24-Mar
10:00am

23-Jun
Dallas, TX
Gexa Energy Pavilion
24-Mar
10:00am

24-Jun
Houston, TX
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
24-Mar
10:00am

26-

Jun
Atlanta, GA
The Arena At Gwinett Center
24-Mar
10:00am

27-Jun
Charlotte, NC
Time Warner Cable Arena
24-Mar
10:00am

29-Jun
Tampa, FL


1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
24-Mar
12:00pm

30-Jun
Orlando, FL
Amway Center
24-Mar
10:00am

1-Jul
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Bank Atlantic Center
24-Mar
10:00am




*more dates to be announced



For more info visit

http://www.onedirectionmusic.com

http://www.bring1dtous.com

www.livenation.com