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| One Direction at Air Canada Centre - February 2012 |
The Girls went crazy tonight at
Air Canada Centre with the merging of two super-hot Boy Bands in one compact Show. British Boy Band
One Direction whose rise to fame has been meteoric since 2010 when they first surfaced on
The X Factor in the U.K., originally were meant only to be an Opening Act for
Big Time Rush. The latter, comprised of four Actor/Singers who based on the success of their
Nickelodeon TV Series of the same name, have gone on to achieve major success south of the Border also as Recording Artists, wound-up sharing headlining responsibilities with their British mates. By the Show's start time, it was clear which Band had won the hearts of young Toronto Women with
One Direction Tour Merchandise cleared off-the-racks completely and screams heard at a deafening pitch when the Quintet arrived punctually on-stage at 7:30 PM.
Hot off the success of their
BRIT Awards win last week in the category of
Best British Single with
What Makes You Beautiful,
One Direction celebrated their Victory to happy cheers from the crowd, who for the first time tonight, were graced by the Band's presence in Toronto. Performing a fantastic version of
Kings of Leon's
Use Somebody and zipping through hits like
One Thing and Album Title Track,
Up All Night, their energy was absolutely infectious despite performing only to Backing Tracks - no bells and whistles. The only complaint that could be heard among the sold-out crowd was that their 30-minute Set was far too short. Forgivable I suppose, considering that their stateside Debut
Up All Night won't be in-stores till
March 13, 2012 via
Sony Music Canada.
