Where We Are Tour (One Direction)

Where We Are Tour

UK Promotional poster
Tour by One Direction
Associated album Midnight Memories
Start date 25 April 2014
End date 5 October 2014
Legs 3
Shows
  • 28 in Europe
  • 31 in North America
  • 10 in South America
  • 69 in total
Box office US$290.2 million
One Direction concert chronology
  • Where We Are Tour
  • (2014)

The Where We Are Tour was the third headlining concert tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction.[1] The concert tour visited stadiums from April through October 2014 with addition to special performances in Las Vegas on 20 September 2014 for the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The concert tour officially kicked off on 25 April 2014 at El Campín Stadium in Bogotá, Colombia and concluded on 5 October 2014 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida. It promoted the band's third studio album, Midnight Memories,[2][3] also announced along with the tour.[4][5][6][7][8] Australian pop/rock band 5 Seconds of Summer served as opening act for UK, European and US tour dates.[9] The tour grossed $290 million in sales after 69 performances with total attendance of 3.4 million. It became the 13th highest grossing concert tour of all time.[10]

Background

The tour was announced by One Direction during a press conference on 16 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium.[11][12] One Direction raised £600,000 for Stand up to Cancer due to them giving 50p of each ticket sold to the charity.[13] On March 2014, Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer announced they would be the opening act for UK, European and US tour dates.[9]

Commercial performance

Tour stage at Santiago, Chile

The kickoff-date for the tour in Bogotá sold out all 20,000 tickets in few hours including the additional tickets that promoters made available months after.[14][15]

It was also announced that when the tickets went on sale on May 25, 2013 it sold out in minutes;[16] the same day, additional dates were announced for Dublin, Manchester and London. After a performance on Good Morning America on 26 November 2013, a day after the release of their third studio album, the band announced 21 additional tour dates for North America.[17] Three additional dates were announced on 27 January 2014. More dates are speculated to be announced. The first show was on 25 April 2014 at El Campin Stadium, Bogota, Colombia which has a capacity of 44K which is one of the smallest stadiums One Direction will perform in for the tour.

The band opened Radio 1's Big Weekend in Glasgow at the festival's Main Stage on 24 May before jetting back to Dublin to perform a second show that evening. They also opened up night 2 of the iHeart Radio Music Festival on 20 September, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.[18]

Broadcast and recordings

Panoramic view of the Stade de France during the one of its two show dates

The June 28 and 29, 2014 shows at San Siro in Milan, Italy were recorded. They were released on DVD in December 2014. The DVD contains the entire concert as well as bonus content including backstage footage.[19] The film was released on 11–12 October 2014 in theatrical locations worldwide before its home media release.[20] The show's runtime is 96 minutes.[21]

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on August 4, 2014. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.[22]

  1. "Midnight Memories"
  2. "Little Black Dress"
  3. "Kiss You"
  4. "Why Don't We Go There"
  5. "Rock Me"
  6. "Don't Forget Where You Belong"
  7. "Live While We're Young"
  8. "C'mon, C'mon
  9. "Right Now"
  10. "Through the Dark"
  11. "Happily"
  12. "Little Things"
  13. "Moments"
  14. "Strong"
  15. "Better Than Words"
  16. "Alive"
  17. "One Thing"
  18. "Diana"
  19. "What Makes You Beautiful"
Encore
  1. "You & I"
  2. "Story of My Life"
  3. "Little White Lies"
  4. "Best Song Ever"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets, and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
South America[23][24]
25 April 2014 Bogotá Colombia Estadio El Campín El Freaky 34,935 / 34,935 $4,427,910
27 April 2014 Lima Peru Estadio Nacional Abraham Mateo 32,601 / 32,601 $3,362,870
30 April 2014 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional 87,324 / 87,324 $7,688,500
1 May 2014
3 May 2014 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Velez Sarsfield Sonus 80,622 / 80,622 $5,682,760
4 May 2014
6 May 2014 Montevideo Uruguay Estadio Centenario 30,958 / 30,958 $2,316,460
8 May 2014 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Parque dos Atletas P9 45,087 / 45,087 $3,826,760
10 May 2014 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi 102,792 / 102,792 $9,457,730
11 May 2014
Europe[1][24][25]
23 May 2014 Dublin Ireland Croke Park 5 Seconds of Summer 235,008 / 235,008 $20,115,900
24 May 2014[lower-alpha 1] Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Green N/A N/A N/A
24 May 2014 Dublin Ireland Croke Park 5 Seconds of Summer [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 2]
25 May 2014
28 May 2014 Sunderland England Stadium of Light 51,231 / 51,231 $4,383,490
30 May 2014 Manchester Etihad Stadium 158,579 / 158,579 $12,908,000
31 May 2014
1 June 2014
3 June 2014 Edinburgh Scotland Murrayfield Stadium 64,623 / 64,623 $5,297,750
6 June 2014 London England Wembley Stadium 236,566 / 236,566 $20,017,900
7 June 2014
8 June 2014
13 June 2014 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena 88,978 / 88,978 $7,358,040
14 June 2014
16 June 2014 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium McBusted 83,577 / 83,577 $8,190,650
17 June 2014
20 June 2014 Paris France Stade de France 5 Seconds of Summer
McBusted		 114,172 / 114,172 $9,775,550
21 June 2014
24 June 2014 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena 5 Seconds of Summer 103,551 / 103,551 $7,859,850
25 June 2014
28 June 2014 Milan Italy Stadio San Siro 115,931 / 115,931 $7,779,190
29 June 2014
2 July 2014 Düsseldorf Germany Esprit Arena 44,684 / 44,684 $3,395,490
4 July 2014 Berne Switzerland Stade de Suisse 31,037 / 31,037 $3,150,110
6 July 2014 Turin Italy Stadio Olimpico 38,430 / 38,430 $3,294,610
8 July 2014 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic 5 Seconds of Summer
Abraham Mateo		 40,333 / 40,333 $3,391,560
10 July 2014 Madrid Estadio Vicente Calderón 65,186 / 65,186 $5,409,230
11 July 2014
13 July 2014 Porto Portugal Estádio do Dragão D.A.M.A 45,001 / 45,001 $3,868,070
North America[27]
1 August 2014 Toronto Canada Rogers Centre 5 Seconds of Summer 98,851 / 98,851 $6,634,920
2 August 2014
4 August 2014 East Rutherford United States MetLife Stadium 139,247 / 139,247 $12,345,803
5 August 2014
7 August 2014 Foxborough Gillette Stadium 148,251 / 148,251 $13,475,239
8 August 2014
9 August 2014
11 August 2014 Washington D.C. Nationals Park 42,834 / 42,834 $4,233,063
13 August 2014 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field 101,527 / 101,527 $8,818,556
14 August 2014
16 August 2014 Detroit Ford Field 92,428 / 92,428 $8,304,416
17 August 2014
19 August 2014 Nashville LP Field 53,472 / 53,472 $4,286,308
22 August 2014 Houston Reliant Stadium 55,703 / 55,703 $4,659,939
24 August 2014 Arlington AT&T Stadium Jamie Scott 51,074 / 51,074 $4,517,012
27 August 2014 St. Louis Edward Jones Dome 52,315 / 52,315 $4,281,608
29 August 2014 Chicago Soldier Field 5 Seconds of Summer 104,617 / 104,617 $9,446,247
30 August 2014
11 September 2014 Pasadena Rose Bowl 5 Seconds of Summer
Jamie Scott		 165,170 / 165,170 $12,560,382
12 September 2014
13 September 2014
16 September 2014 Glendale University of Phoenix Stadium 5 Seconds of Summer 56,524 / 56,524 $5,035,880
19 September 2014 El Paso Sun Bowl Stadium 44,910 / 44,910 $3,632,097
20 September 2014[lower-alpha 3] Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena N/A N/A N/A
21 September 2014 San Antonio Alamodome 5 Seconds of Summer 51,575 / 51,575 $4,237,714
23 September 2014 Tulsa BOK Center 10,100 / 10,100 $1,012,051
25 September 2014 New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome 50,349 / 50,349 $4,258,450
27 September 2014 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion 37,365 / 37,365 $2,378,580
28 September 2014
1 October 2014 Atlanta Georgia Dome 50,970 / 50,970 $4,438,203
3 October 2014 Tampa Raymond James Stadium 52,158 / 52,158 $4,359,855
5 October 2014 Miami Sun Life Stadium 53,914 / 53,914 $4,303,749
Total 3,439,560 / 3,439,560 $290,178,452

Notes

  1. ↑ The May 24, 2014 concert in Glasgow, Scotland is a part of Radio 1's Big Weekend. The band opened the event at 1pm before flying back to Dublin to perform a second show that very same evening.[26]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The score data is combined from the shows held at the Croke Park on 23, 24 and 25 May, respectively.
  3. ↑ The September 20, 2014 concert in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The band performed on the second night of the event.[28]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "One Big Announcement". One Big Announcement. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  2. ↑ "One Direction's photo on Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  3. ↑ "One Direction new album 'Midnight Memories' gets November release date". DigitalSpy.co.UK. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  4. ↑ Wyatt, Daisy (2013-05-16). "#onebigdisppointment ? One Direction announce new album and 2014 stadium tour Where We Are". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  5. ↑ Dan Martin (May 16, 2013). "One Direction announce 2014 tour". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  6. ↑ "One Direction Shares First 2014 Stadium Tour Dates". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  7. ↑ Priya Elan (2013-05-17). "One Direction 2014 Tour – What To Expect". Graziadaily.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  8. ↑ Too Close For Comfort. "One Direction announce 2014 world tour". Tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jon Ableson (March 2014). "5 Seconds Of Summer To Open One Direction's UK/European Tour". Alter The Press!. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
  10. ↑ Bob Allen (October 10, 2014). "One Direction's Where We Are Tour Attended by 3.4 Million Fans". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (2013-05-16). "One Direction Getting 'Edgier' In 2014 With Album, World Tour". MTV.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  12. ↑ "One Direction's Big Announcement: Band's first world stadium tour". London: Mail Online. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  13. ↑ http://www.sugarscape.com/main-topics/lads/1045055/one-direction-release-selfie-they-took-stage-last-night-wembley-its-reveale
  14. ↑ "¿Se agotan las boletas para el concierto de One Direction en Colombia? | Entretenimiento". Noticiascaracol.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  15. ↑ "La banda One Direction - Noticias de Entretenimiento, Espectáculos, Arte y Cultura en Colombia". Eltiempo.Com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  16. ↑ "One Direction Tickets Sell Out In Minutes". Oceanup. 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  17. ↑ Michaels, Wendy. "One Direction on GMA: 1D Announces 'Where We Are' North American Tour Dates!". Cambio.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  18. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ep3g9r/performances
  19. ↑ "'Where We Are' Live from San Siro Stadium". onedirectionmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  20. ↑ "[WATCH] One Direction Releases Full Trailer For 'Where We Are' Tour Movie". Hollywood Life. Moveline. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  21. ↑ "ONE DIRECTION: WHERE WE ARE - THE CONCERT FILM (U)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  22. ↑ Gamboa, Glenn (August 5, 2014). "One Direction's long, thrilling MetLife Stadium walks". Newsday. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard (New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media). 14 June 2014. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Billboard Biz: Current Boxscore". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Biz: Current Boxscore". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  26. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1's Big Weekend Glasgow - Line up". BBC. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  27. ↑ Box score:
  28. ↑ "iHeartRadio Music Festival Lineup". Retrieved 23 July 2014.