One Direction announce arena dates in Sheffield after glory at The Brits
Louis Tomlinson and his band members meet fans outside Trax FM.
Pop sensation group win Best British Single.
Now local pop sensation Louis Tomlinson is off to make it big in America after winning the Best British Single last night at the Brit awards with song What Makes You Beautiful.
Doncaster’s Louis Tomlinson exhaled in disbelief as the winner was announced, then told the screaming crowd: “We cannot believe that we are stood here on this stage.
“I wanna start off by saying this award is for the fans - we would be absolutely nowhere without them so thank you so much.”
But South Yorkshire One Direction fans shouldn’t worry about missing them for too long in America - they’re coming back for their first arena tour, including a date at Sheffield’s Motorpoint Arena on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Tickets are expected to sell out almost instantly for the 11-date tour when they go on sale on Saturday, at 9am.
Hundreds of screaming fans queued for up to 23-hours for tickets for last month’s Sheffield City Hall concert.
Now Arena bosses are preparing for more One Direction-mania as fans throw the biggest homecoming party for Louis since the X Factor.
The former Hall Cross School sixth former, from Bessacarr, Doncaster, is first jetting off with his band to play a tour of the US after attending last night’s Brit Awards.
Currently number seven in the American downloads chart, they recently filmed a cameo appearance for top Nickelodeon show iCarly, as well as appearing on the cover of the likes of M Magazine. Over 100,000 fans in America have already signed up to the band’s US Facebook page in a bid to bring 1D to their home state – Dallas showed the most love for the band to emerge triumphant.
They have already had number one hits in Italy, Japan, Sweden, Hong Kong and the Phillipines.
Louis’s proud mum Johannah is planning to join her son for part of the tour - for what will be her first ever visit to America. She says 1D will share the headline spot with boy band Big Time Rush.
She said: “They are really keen to do well in America because it has been so difficult for other groups to crack it there. They see it as a challenge.
“But they are very clear that their main fan base is here in Britain and they are not forgetting that.
“I’m going to see them when they’re playing in Los Angeles, and I’ll be celebrating my birthday over there. I’ll also be going to an awards ceremony with them.”
Best pal Stan Lucas is also heading out to see him, while girlfriend Eleanor Calder will meet with him in New York.
n For more tour and ticket details visit www.onedirectionmusic.com
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amazingAJ
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 02:08 AMhey, I need real news.. goo.glWa4VQ
caz62
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 07:07 PMTo be honest isn't all modern music manufactured crap.?? The music industry needs a kick up the backside (like in the 70's when punk came along and shook it all up).
diΞsΞł 簡 dΦｇｇ
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 07:02 PMUkip, I dont mind posting on stories, its just serial whingers that confuse me, as for Sunday, nothing I can do about that, Im not even in the country.
Ukip
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 05:27 PMDiesel Dogg, why did you then? Shouldn't you be focusing on more important matters, like beating the blunts on Sunday.
diΞsΞł 簡 dΦｇｇ
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 03:57 PMCant say im the biggest One Direction fan in the world, but @1-5. Why click on the story, read it and then comment then?
joseramirez
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 12:03 PMAll I can say is that the others must really have been bad. Oh sorry, you're using sarcasm aren't you. Silly me.
marieknows
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 12:00 PMOh I will sleep better tonight for knowing this, thankyou Star for this fab bit of news,, NOT
Ukip
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:06 AMArchangel. I second that. I watched top of the pops this Christmas, but other than Professor Green, Jesse and Adele it was complete tripe.
joseramirez
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 09:49 AMManufactured crap indeed. But also why is this the top news story. We have become a sad and sick society.
Archangel
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 08:54 AMManufactured crap.
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