I live for concerts. The thrill of anticipation and
excitement in the air, the feeling of joint unity between concert goers, and
the passion of singing along to memorized songs from albums upon albums. I felt
all of this when it was finally time for me to see One Direction again.
This was my third time seeing the band, the first time being in 2012 in Atlanta
and second time being in Raleigh last year. I had a blast at the previous two,
but I think this show, only one of the 65 shows that have taken One Direction
all around the world (again), was one of my favorites.
This tour has brought One Direction to massive stadiums all
over the world, but for shows in places like Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte,
North Carolina (the one I attended), the venue was on a smaller scale. It was a
two-day stand held in an outdoor amphitheater with a capacity of 18,000 people.
The place was packed, as usual, with thousands of girls everywhere.
After my friend Grace finally arrived, we sprinted inside
and waited on the edge of our seats for the opening act. 5 Seconds of Summer is
a returning opening act for One Direction, having opened and been introduced to
the world on the internationally sold out Take Me Home tour last year. I did
enjoy their set and they made the crowd laugh a lot, especially when Michael,
the currently tomato haired guitarist had to tie his shoe and begged Calum, the
other guitarist, to wait for him. Finally they finished and I had to wait
another hour alongside Grace and more fans for the long-awaited boy band.
We were left waiting a little bit longer than planned, but
finally, the place went dark, screens lit up and One Direction appeared on the
screens. Their intro featured them all traveling around the world and navigating
themselves across different terrains. Naturally, I almost lost my mind. Finally
five familiar forms emerged onto a small back stage, opening the show with
‘Midnight Memories’ and progressing straight on through.
Along with the singing, of course, comes banter and acting
like the usual rowdy boys One Direction are. Highlights included Louis untying
Liam’s shoes during ‘Little Things,’ a pink cowboy hat continually ending up on
Niall’s head, and Harry finding a banana suit then proceeding to put it on and
dance around. The show was crazy, energetic, and the way I would have expected
a One Direction concert to be. The boys themselves even said Charlotte was the
loudest so far on the North America leg, which is something I’m quite proud of.
I do hope the boys will announce the North America leg of
the upcoming 2015 On The Road Again tour, even after Liam slightly hinted at
the possibility. But for now, I will be listening to the boys’ new single
‘Steal My Girl’ on repeat while I wait for Four,
One Direction’s fourth album that comes out in November.
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