One Direction Where We Are Tour

      One of the hot things in music this summer that was especially popular among the teenage girls of the world was the One Direction Where We Are tour. The tour was centered around their latest album, Midnight Memories. The tour was set to visit stadium after stadium from April to October 2014. The tour completely sold out in almost every location around the United States and grossed over $230 million in tickets. They had the rising boy band 5 Seconds of Summer opening for them as they toured the world.
      One Direction is an English-Irish boy band that made it big when they appeared on The X Factor as individuals trying to get a break. When they didn't make it in as individuals, the judges of the X Factor decided to put the 5 boys together into a band and add them back into the competition. This was the beginning of One Direction. From there they went on to do concert after concert and now have 3 albums out and are working on their 4th. They have done 3 tours and have also released 2 movies.
     I was fortunate enough to get to go to one of their many concerts in Chicago, Illinois when they played at Solider Field. The atmosphere at that concert was so amazing and I can honestly say that it was one of the best concerts that I have ever been to. The concert started out with 5 Seconds of Summer taking the stage and putting on an unbelievable set with songs from their 1st album. After an amazing show, 5 Seconds of Summer then announced that they would be doing their own tour next summer and go all around the United States.
     After 5 Seconds of Summer left, they took about an hour to change sets and get ready for One Direction to take the stage. One Direction came out with a bang! They had everything from fireworks to streamers throughout their set. The band even brought a young girl up onto the stage so that they could all sign her cast. They sang all of their songs from their latest album Midnight Memories as well as some popular ones from their last 2 albums plus their single that made them so famous, What Makes You Beautiful!
      The one thing that amazed me about One Direction was the fact that they sounded almost better live then they do on their CD's. The sound in Solider Field was incredible and so was the band. They had such a great set list and I am beyond excited to see them again when they go back to Chicago and when their new album Four drops.