One Down, Three To Go
U.K. pop group One Direction, who formed on The X Factor UK in 2010, paid their first of four sold-out visits to LA’s Staples Center on Aug. 7.
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U.K. pop group One Direction, who formed on The X Factor UK in 2010, paid their first of four sold-out visits to LA’s Staples Center on Aug. 7.
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Niall Horan goes nearly shirtless for the excited crowd of screaming fans.
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The band's stage production featured massive video screens, strikingly similar to those employed by Jay Z at Coachella and Bonnaroo in 2010, and the band used them in a congruent fashion, projecting cityscapes across the tiered screens.
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Zayn Malik showed off his swagger on the group's new single "Best Song Ever."
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Fans brought intricate signs to the show, many of which professed love for a specific singer, including Taylor Swift's ex Harry Styles.
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The set list, which included hits “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Little Things,” veered aptly from pop buoyancy to pensive ballads.
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The band, who have a jovial way of bantering with each other onstage that largely feels unscripted, clearly recognized the importance of their connections with fans.
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The show included several covers, including "Teenage Kicks" and "One Way or Another."
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At one point, the five singers flew over the audience on a thin platform and offered a few numbers from a smaller stage in the center of the arena floor.
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Tickets for the show went on sale over a year ago, so fans have been waiting for a long time for these four shows, which conclude One Direction's tour.
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At one point during the two-hour set, band member Harry Styles said wryly, “You are all very very loud. We’re going to see who is the loudest person here.”
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The group paused their high-energy performance to answer a few Twitter questions, joking that there is a hidden message in their upcoming 3-D concert film, This Is Us.
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Overall, it was a complete and neatly executed pop show, one without risks or edge, that satiated the teen fans, much to the singers' delight.
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There was clearly an equal adoration for the music and the musicians themselves from the fans, most of whom were the same ages as the artists.
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The band members interviewed each other onstage several times, asking how they felt the show was going so far. The consensus was that this was one of the band's favorite shows of the tour.
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