One Direction Expands 2015 Plans

One Direction has reserved a nice chunk of space on its 2015 calendar for a visit through the boy band’s homeland. The U.K. and Ireland will host more than a dozen shows between late September and October.

“We’re very excited to be going back to our home, where it all started for us,” Niall Horan said in a video message posted on the band’s YouTube page. “We cannot wait to see you all. Thank you so much for all your support. … Love you. See you soon!”

Horan hails from Mullingar, Country Westmeath, Ireland. The rest of the guys – Zayn  Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and William Tomlinson – are from England. Now that 1D is the biggest boy band in the world, it’s sometimes hard to remember that the singers might never have teamed up if it wasn’t for Simon Cowell & Britain’s “X Factor.”

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The band launches its “On The Road Again” 2015 tour in Australia in February, followed by shows in Japan, Singapore, Thailand, China, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates. Then the guys are off to Europe and North America.

Here’s the plan for the U.K. and Northern Ireland:

June 6 – Cardiff, England, Millennium Stadium
Sept. 24 – London, England, The O2 – London
Sept. 25 – London, England, The O2 – London        
Sept. 26 – London, England, The O2 – London        
Oct. 3 – Manchester, England, Phones 4u Arena – Manchester
Oct. 4 – Manchester, England, Phones 4u Arena – Manchester
Oct. 7 – Glasgow, Scotland, The SSE Hydro           
Oct. 8 – Glasgow, Scotland, The SSE Hydro
Oct. 10 – Birmingham, England, Barclaycard Arena  
Oct. 11 – Birmingham, England, Barclaycard Arena
Oct. 16 – Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena     
Oct. 17 – Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena     
Oct. 20 – Belfast, Northern Ireland, Odyssey Arena           
Oct. 21 – Belfast, Northern Ireland, Odyssey Arena           
Oct. 25 – Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Metro Radio Arena       
Oct. 26 – Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Metro Radio Arena       
Oct. 29 – Sheffield, England, Motorpoint Arena
Oct. 30 – Sheffield, England, Motorpoint Arena     

Tickets go on sale Saturday, Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. local time.

The band is supporting its fourth studio album, appropriately titled Four, which was released in November.   

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