Take Me Home Tour (One Direction)
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| Associated album | Take Me Home |
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| Start date | 23 February 2013 |
| End date | 3 November 2013 |
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The Take Me Home Tour was the second headlining concert tour by British-Irish boy band [¹d]. Announced by member Liam Payne at the 2012 BRIT Awards in early 2012, the original concert tour was billed as the UK & Ireland Arena Tour. In mid-2012, the concert tour expanded with legs in North America and Australia following the band's international breakthrough. The concert tour visited arenas and stadiums from February through November 2013. The concert tour commenced at London's O2 Arena on 23 February 2013. The tour was documented in the film One Direction: This Is Us directed by Morgan Spurlock [1].
The Take Me Home Tour was commercially successful, with sold-out shows and demand for tickets prompting organisers to add more dates to the itinerary. The concert tour consisted of over 100 shows in Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America. In the UK and Ireland, ticket sales reached 1,000 within a day of release, which included a six-date sell out at the O2 Arena in London. In Australian and New Zealand markets, tickets grossed US$15.7 million, with all 190,000 tickets being sold for eighteen shows held in Australia and New Zealand. The tour placed at number 10 on Pollstar's Year-End Top 20 Worldwide Tours list, grossing $114 million from the 129 shows.
On 21 February 2012, One Direction attended the 2012 BRIT Awards at which they received the Best British Single award for their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful". During One Direction's acceptance speech, member Liam Payne stated that they would embark on their first arena concert tour. Reports soon followed that the tour would consist of fifteen dates across the UK and Ireland. One Direction's official website confirmed the dates, with tickets to be made available on 25 February.
On 11 January 2013, the group announced the North American leg as a part of a '2013 World Tour'. The North American leg was set to begin a 25-city run in Sunrise, Florida, on 13 June 2013 and to stop in Toronto, Chicago, Denver, Montreal and Las Vegas before wrapping up in Los Angeles on 7 August. Tickets for the North American leg of the concert series went on sale 21 April 2012, at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. Group member Niall Horan said in a statement released to MTV News, "Our fans are simply the best in the world. The support they have shown us has been incredible and we're all so grateful to each and every one of them. We can't wait to see everyone this summer, at Madison Square Garden and of course when we play our world tour in 2013."
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