There’s no denying One Direction’s popularity on this side of the Pond. With screaming teens greeting the boys during the group’s TODAY SHOW appearance recently followed by a chart-topping debut album – “Up All Night” – the lads sure look as if they will be the ones to enter the lofty tween stratosphere once occupied by *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block. Further proof of One Direction's newly found success is the group's U.K. itinerary consisting of sold-out arena dates clear through next year: 2013.
Playing indoors and outdoors the One Direction U.S. headlining adventure began in Fairfax, VA at the Patriot Center on May 24, 2012.
Stops included E. Rutherford, N.J., at the Izod Center on May 25; Detroit’s Fox Theatre on June 1; Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood on June 9; San Jose at the Events Center on June 13; Oakland’s Paramount Theatre on June 14; and coming up: Los Angeles at the Gibson Amphitheatre @ Univ. CityWalk on June 16; Atlanta at the Arena at Gwinnett Center on June 26 and Tampa at the 1-800-Ask-Gary Amphitheatre on June 29.
There were also a couple of TV appearances that had the group appearing on the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on March 31 where they performed their hit “What Makes You Beautiful.” One Direction also appeared on an episode of iCarly “iGo One Direction” which aired on April 7, 2012 on Nickelodeon.
