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Up All Night Tour
Tour by One Direction
Promotional image for the tour in North America
Associated albumUp All Night
Start date18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)
End date1 July 2012 (2012-07-01)
Legs3
No. of shows54
One Direction concert chronology

The Up All Night Tour

Syco Records
. The concert tour was announced in September 2011, with the initial dates for UK and Ireland being revealed. The tour eventually expanded to Oceania and North America, with the band playing 54 shows in total.

The setlist encompassed songs from One Direction's debut album and five covers. Critics commended One Direction's singing abilities and stage presence, and the production of the show. The tour was commercially successful, and a recording of the concert at the Bournemouth International Centre was made for Up All Night: The Live Tour, which was released on DVD in May 2012. The DVD was a commercial success, topping the charts in twenty-five countries, and made chart history in the US. By August 2012, the video album had sold in excess of one million copies worldwide.

Background

After being formed and finishing third in the

The X Factor in 2010,[2] One Direction were signed to Syco Music. The group and nine other contestants from the series participated in The X Factor Live Tour 2011 from February 2011 to April 2011. The tour saw the group performing for 500,000 people throughout the UK.[3] While performing on The X Factor Live Tour 2011 in April 2011, the group revealed that they would be embarking on a solo tour "soon".[4]

One Direction's debut headline UK concert tour, the Up All Night Tour, was officially announced on 27 September 2011. Set for December 2011 and January 2012, the tour would showcase their then-

Better With U Tour.[9]

During a break from concerts, One Direction promoted their album in the United States. Following an appearance on

The Today Show, Up All Night was released in the US and One Direction became the first ever UK group to have their debut album bow atop the Billboard 200.[10] This led to the group extending the tour into North America. On 21 March 2012, One Direction announced the North American leg of the tour.[11] The North American leg would start on 24 May 2012 and comprise 26 shows. Shortly after, English singer-songwriter Olly Murs was confirmed to be the opening act for select dates on the tour.[12][13]

Reception

Critical response

One Direction during the concert in Glasgow, Scotland

The concerts in England and Ireland received mixed feedback from critics.

Evening Herald for the concert at Dublin's The O2. She says, "They came, they saw, they conquered. Dreams came true for thousands of Irish female fans as their pop idols One Direction took to the stage at the O2. Swarms of screaming girls flocked to the sold-out venue last night as Zayn, Harry, Louis, Liam and Mullingar teen Niall Horan performed for 14,000 fans".[16]

As the tour progressed to Oceania and North America, many critics remarked on the band's popularity and their singing abilities. For the Sydney concert at Hordern Pavilion, Mike Wass from

Idolator felt One Direction's "surprisingly accomplished effort" of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" proved that they are "more than capable" of evolving their sound.[17] Cameron Adams of Herald Sun wrote a positive review for the concert in Melbourne at the Hisense Arena. He assessed that One Direction represented a "cleverly cast pop band with plenty of personality unleashed at the perfect time and seizing their moment." He opined that the covers performed showcased "strong pop voices." Adams concluded as follows: "Who knows if they'll progress beyond the usual boy band lifespan. But for now they're making a lot of people very happy."[18] Reviewing the concert in Fairfax at the Patriot Center, Chris Richards of The Washington Post wrote: "Over the course of umpteen songs, its members didn't work the stage so much as loiter on it. They looked comfortable. No silly choreography, just a few ensemble fist-pumps. No ridiculous costumes, just letterman jackets, cardigans and khakis. A no-nonsense backing band — guitar, bass, keyboards and drums — provided steady renditions of nearly all of the songs on the group's debut album, "Up All Night", as well as a few covers, including Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" and Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn."[19]

One Direction performing "One Thing" (left). Payne, Horan and Tomlinson answering Twitter questions (right).

Lars Brandle of Billboard reviewed the concert at the BBEC Great Hall in Brisbane. Brandle predominantly noted the band's popularity: "To say 1D is the hottest boy-band on the scene, doesn't quite grasp the situation. "On fire" is closer to the mark." Brandle commended the show for being "all slick, clean fun".[20] Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone highlighted the group's acoustic performances, which "showed off Horan's ability to play guitar, as well as One Direction's admirable live vocals". Futterman concluded that there "was no need to worry about a backing track or a bum note, a pleasant realisation at a pop show".[21] Jane Stevenson from Canoe.ca maintained that the show at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto had "none of that choreographed dance move nonsense", and complimented the "naturally, classy, low-key" production.[22] Melody Lau of National Post reviewed the same concert. Lau opined, "It's easy to get lost in inherent appeal of their perfectly coiffed dos and almost-too-put-together preppy style but somewhere in the midst of all the love-struck squeals of teenage girls are guys who can actually sing and, to a certain extent, entertain." Lau additionally noted One Direction's lack of original material to perform, "the group falls back on a handful of covers to fill in their set, including Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody", Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts" and, surprisingly, Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn". Not straying too far away from the originals, the mid-show medley definitely felt like the boys randomly belting out songs for the sake of filler but girls didn't mind."[23]

Commercial performance

When tickets for the shows in the UK and Ireland went on sale, concerts reportedly became sell-outs within minutes.[6] It was reported nearly 10,000 tickets were sold in 10 minutes for the band's shows in Auckland and Wellington.[24] The sellout success continued in Australia. There, the band's shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane sold out in three minutes.[25] Shows in the United States also sold out within minutes.[26]

Recording

One Direction performing in Sydney
Main article: Up All Night: The Live Tour

A recording of the Up All Night Tour was filmed during One Direction's 3 January 2012 show at the

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, which launched at number one in December 2011, with 96,000 copies.[30][31] As of August 2012, the video album had sold in excess of 1 million copies worldwide.[32] In the week ending 27 January 2013, Up All Night: The Live Tour claimed its 30th week on top the Top Music Videos Chart, which is longer than any other title since the chart originated in March 1995.[33] It surpassed Ray Stevens' Comedy Video Classics, which logged 29 weeks on top in 1993–1994.[33] The recording was ultimately certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 29 May 2013, indicating shipments of 500,000 copies.[34]

Opening acts

Setlist

Zayn Malik and Liam Payne on stage in Toronto
  1. "Na Na Na"
  2. "Stand Up"
  3. "I Wish"
  4. Medley: "
    Valerie" / "Torn
    "
  5. "Moments"
  6. "Gotta Be You"
  7. "More than This"
  8. "Up All Night"
  9. "Tell Me a Lie"
  10. "Everything About You"
  11. "Use Somebody"
  12. "One Thing"
  13. "Save You Tonight"
  14. "What Makes You Beautiful"
Encore
  2. "I Want"
Notes
  • In the medley, Zayn Malik sings "I Gotta Feeling", Niall Horan sings "Stereo Hearts", and Louis Tomlinson sings "Valerie". The group sing "Torn" together.
  • During the concert in San Jose, Malik and Horan performed Drake's "Shot for Me".[41]
  • During the concert in Tampa, Horan performed Ed Sheeran's "The A Team".[42]
  • During the concert in Duluth, the group performed Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe[5]
18 December 2011 London England Watford Colosseum
19 December 2011 Westcliff-on-Sea Cliffs Pavilion
21 December 2011 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
22 December 2011 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
23 December 2011
3 January 2012 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
4 January 2012 Birmingham
National Indoor Arena
5 January 2012 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
7 January 2012 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
8 January 2012 Brighton Brighton Centre
10 January 2012 London
HMV Hammersmith Apollo
11 January 2012
13 January 2012 Glasgow Scotland
Clyde Auditorium
14 January 2012
15 January 2012 Liverpool England
Echo Arena Liverpool
17 January 2012 Newcastle Newcastle City Hall
18 January 2012 Blackpool Blackpool Opera House
20 January 2012 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
21 January 2012 Cardiff Wales
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
22 January 2012 London England HMV Hammersmith Apollo
24 January 2012 Dublin Ireland
The O2
25 January 2012 Belfast Northern Ireland Waterfront Hall
26 January 2012
Oceania[43][44][45]
13 April 2012 Sydney Australia Hordern Pavilion
16 April 2012 Melbourne
Hisense Arena
18 April 2012 Brisbane BBEC Great Hall
21 April 2012 Henderson New Zealand The Trusts Arena
22 April 2012 Wellington St. James Theatre
North America[46][47]
22 May 2012 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
24 May 2012 Fairfax
Patriot Center
25 May 2012 East Rutherford
Izod Center
26 May 2012 New York City Beacon Theatre
28 May 2012 Camden
Susquehanna Bank Center
29 May 2012 Toronto Canada
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
31 May 2012
1 June 2012 Detroit United States Fox Theatre
2 June 2012 Rosemont Allstate Arena
5 June 2012 Mexico City Mexico
Auditorio Nacional
6 June 2012
8 June 2012 San Diego United States Viejas Arena
9 June 2012 Las Vegas
Theatre for the Performing Arts
10 June 2012 Phoenix
Comerica Theatre
13 June 2012 San Jose
Event Center Arena
14 June 2012 Oakland Paramount Theatre
16 June 2012 Los Angeles
Gibson Amphitheatre
17 June 2012 Anaheim
The Theatre at Honda Center
23 June 2012 Dallas
Gexa Energy Pavilion
24 June 2012 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
26 June 2012 Duluth
Arena at Gwinnett Center
27 June 2012 Charlotte
Time Warner Cable Arena
29 June 2012 Tampa
1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
30 June 2012 Orlando
Amway Center
1 July 2012 Sunrise
BankAtlantic Center

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
28 May 2012 Upper Darby United States Tower Theater Moved to the
Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue[48]
Hordern Pavilion Sydney 6,760 / 6,760 (100%) $456,887
Hisense Arena Melbourne 4,775 / 4,775 (100%) $303,858
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 5,748 / 5,748 (100%) $293,706
Patriot Center Fairfax 8,245 / 8,245 (100%) $439,504
Beacon Theatre New York City 5,549 / 5,549 (100%) $295,348
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Toronto 29,611 / 29,611 (100%) $1,077,420
Auditorio Nacional Mexico City 18,696 / 18,696 (100%) $979,461
Event Center Arena San Jose 5,169 / 5,169 (100%) $251,122
Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth 9,586 / 9,586 (100%) $502,620
Amway Center Orlando 12,538 / 12,538 (100%) $507,536
Total 106,677 / 106,677 (100%) $5,107,462

Credits and personnel

Credits taken and adapted from Official Tour Programme.[49]

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