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Take Me Home Tour (One Direction)

Summary

The Take Me Home Tour[2] was the second headlining concert tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their second studio album, Take Me Home (2012).[3][4] The tour began on 23 February 2013 in London, England, and concluded on 3 November 2013 in Chiba, Japan. It was announced by member Liam Payne at the BRIT Awards in early 2012, originally billed as the UK & Ireland Arena Tour. In mid-2012, the tour expanded to include North America and Australia following the band's international breakthrough. The tour was documented in the film One Direction: This Is Us directed by Morgan Spurlock.[5]

Take Me Home Tour
Tour by One Direction
Associated albumTake Me Home
Start date23 February 2013 (2013-02-23)
End date3 November 2013 (2013-11-03)
Legs4
No. of shows123
Box office$114 million ($149.11 in 2023 dollars)[1]
One Direction concert chronology

The Take Me Home Tour was commercially successful, with many sold-out shows and overwhelming demand for tickets, prompting organisers to add more dates to the itinerary. In the UK and Ireland, ticket sales reached 300,000 within a day of release, which included a six sell-out dates at the O2 Arena in London. In Australia and New Zealand, ticket sales grossed US$15.7 million, with all 190,000 tickets 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 123 shows.

Background edit

 
One Direction performing in Glasgow on 27 February 2013

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".[6] During One Direction's acceptance speech, member Liam Payne stated that they would embark on their first arena concert tour.[7] Reports soon followed that the tour would consist of fifteen dates across the UK and Ireland.[8][9] One Direction's official website confirmed the dates, with tickets to be made available on 25 February.[10]

On 12 April 2012, 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.[11][12] 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."[12]

On 18 April 2012, the Australian leg was announced.[13] The leg was set to begin in Brisbane on 13 September 2013 and visit Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide before heading west to Perth. The tour then returned to the east coast for five additional shows before travelling to New Zealand for three shows. Tickets for the Australasian leg went on sale on 28 April 2012, except for the Perth dates, which went on sale on 28 June.[14]

In June 2012, continental European dates were reported to be in the process of being added and were confirmed on 29 October 2012.[15][16] The continental European dates compromises of shows in France, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal and Denmark in April and May 2013. Tickets went on sale between 2 and 5 November 2012, depending on the venue.[16]

Commercial reception edit

 
One Direction performing in Glasgow on 27 February 2013

Having initially announced 15 shows across the UK and Ireland, the group added extra shows around the UK and Ireland due to high demand, which included matinée performances at various dates. One Direction announced the extra shows on their Twitter page throughout the morning after the initial dates went on sale. British ticket sales reached 300,000 within a day of release. The original dates sold out within minutes—with 1,000 tickets selling per minute, with two or three extra dates having been added at each city. Notable dates that sold out include six dates at The O2 Arena in London, while four dates at The O2 in Dublin also sold out within an hour—as did four Belfast Odyssey Arena dates.[17][18] In North America, the group added additional shows due to "overwhelming demand". The tickets for the added shows went on sale in May 2012.[19] In Australia and New Zealand, tickets also ignited commercial success pulling sales of US$15.7million, with all 190,000 tickets being sold for eighteen shows to be held in Australia and New Zealand from September 2013.[20] Tickets for the Perth shows, which went on sale later than the rest of Australia, sold out in six minutes.[21]

In May 2012, as One Direction added more dates to their 2013 World Tour, Andy Greene, associate editor of Rolling Stone magazine, declared that the boy band are "being worked like dogs". The Daily Star Sunday revealed that many of their shows planned for 2013 had sold out and that they were adding an extra 25 performances in 20 US cities, some of which priced at more than £200 for one ticket. The article additionally noted that "One Direction could eclipse the big tour megabucks earned by rock giants U2 and The Rolling Stones". Greene ultimately declared: "I've never known a band announce a second summer tour before a first summer tour is over. It's insane – they're working them like dogs and printing money right now".[22]

In July 2013, the tour ranked 12th on Pollstar's "Top 100 Mid Year Worldwide Tours", earning $49.6 million from 68 shows.[23] The tour ranked 10th Pollstar's Year-End Top 20 Worldwide Tours list, grossing $114 million.[24]

On 29 October 2013, it was announced that the band had sold a record-breaking 81,542 tickets at Sydney's Allphones Arena. The previous record was held by Metallica with 74,244. The executives of the arena unveiled the first entertainer's "Star" in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct to commemorate the achievement.[25]

Opening acts edit

Setlist edit

This set list is representative of the show on 24 February 2013 in London. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[29]

  1. "Up All Night"
  2. "I Would"
  3. "Heart Attack"
  4. "More than This"
  5. "Loved You First"
  6. "One Thing"
  7. "C'mon, C'mon"
  8. "Change My Mind"
  9. "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"
  10. "Last First Kiss"
  11. "Moments"
  12. "Back For You"
  13. "Summer Love"
  14. "Over Again"
  15. "Little Things"
  16. "Teenage Dirtbag" (Wheatus cover)
  17. "Rock Me"
  18. "She's Not Afraid"
  19. "Kiss You"

Encore

  2. "Live While We're Young"
  4. "What Makes You Beautiful"
Notes

Tour dates edit

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Europe[33]
23 February 2013[A] London England The O2 Arena 5 Seconds of Summer 62,868 / 64,288 $3,276,740
24 February 2013[A]
26 February 2013 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 17,285 / 17,285 $1,037,099
27 February 2013
1 March 2013 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 17,622 / 19,976 $1,057,320
2 March 2013[A]
3 March 2013
5 March 2013 Dublin Ireland The O2 [e] [e]
6 March 2013
7 March 2013 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena 33,624 / 33,624 $1,711,926
8 March 2013
10 March 2013
11 March 2013
12 March 2013 Dublin Ireland The O2 35,241 / 35,260 $1,846,652
13 March 2013
15 March 2013 Manchester England Manchester Arena 42,882 / 43,515 $2,080,536
16 March 2013[A]
17 March 2013 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool 9,422 / 9,422 $565,319
19 March 2013 Sheffield Motorpoint Arena Sheffield [f] [f]
20 March 2013 Nottingham Capital FM Arena 7,554 / 7,554 $453,239
22 March 2013 Birmingham LG Arena 37,740 / 38,151 $1,843,509
23 March 2013[A]
31 March 2013 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool 9,568 / 9,568 $574,080
1 April 2013 London The O2 Arena 93,277 / 95,916 $4,667,728
2 April 2013[A]
4 April 2013
5 April 2013
6 April 2013
8 April 2013 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 28,320 / 29,469 $1,378,383
9 April 2013
10 April 2013
12 April 2013 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 8,621 / 8,621 $517,259
13 April 2013 Sheffield England Motorpoint Arena Sheffield 33,978 / 34,098 $2,511,197
14 April 2013
16 April 2013 Nottingham Capital FM Arena 7,513 / 7,513 $450,779
17 April 2013 Birmingham LG Arena 12,532 / 12,637 $612,596
19 April 2013 Manchester Manchester Arena 28,582 / 28,736 $893,930
20 April 2013
29 April 2013 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Camryn 11,222 / 11,222 $830,530
30 April 2013 Metz Galaxie Amnéville 5,895 / 9,500 $353,699
1 May 2013 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 15,137 / 15,137 $858,609
3 May 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 11,870 / 12,000 $661,726
4 May 2013 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena 9,819 / 9,824 $509,565
5 May 2013 Herning Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen 12,234 / 12,234 $734,040
7 May 2013 Bærum Norway Telenor Arena 18,886 / 18,886 $1,133,160
8 May 2013 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena 29,723 / 29,723 $1,783,380
10 May 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen 6,735 / 9,500 $404,018
11 May 2013 Berlin Germany O2 World Berlin 11,816 / 11,816 $577,298
12 May 2013 Hamburg O2 World Hamburg 10,724 / 13,693 $542,683
16 May 2013 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 13,000 / 13,000 $996,075
17 May 2013 Munich Germany Olympiahalle 10,283 / 10,283 $535,924
19 May 2013 Verona Italy Verona Arena 12,248 / 15,000 $734,879
20 May 2013 Milan Mediolanum Forum 7,953 / 9,500 $477,179
22 May 2013 Barcelona Spain Pavelló Olímpic 8,685 / 8,685 $521,099
24 May 2013 Madrid Palacio Vistalegre 18,680 / 18,680 $1,120,799
25 May 2013
26 May 2013 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena 12,040 / 15,000 $722,399
North America[34]
8 June 2013 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol JetLag 107,317 / 108,052 $6,244,771
9 June 2013
13 June 2013 Sunrise United States BB&T Center 5 Seconds of Summer 12,755 / 12,755 $903,306
14 June 2013 Miami American Airlines Arena 13,838 / 13,838 $938,729
16 June 2013 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 15,682 / 16,237 $980,588
18 June 2013 Columbus Nationwide Arena 14,191 / 19,000 $922,459
19 June 2013 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13,422 / 13,422 $1,001,309
21 June 2013 Atlanta Philips Arena 14,264 / 14,264 $917,424
22 June 2013 Raleigh PNC Arena 13,494 / 19,000 $877,121
23 June 2013 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center 13,992 / 13,992 $1,020,134
25 June 2013 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 14,827 / 14,827 $1,072,786
26 June 2013 Mansfield Comcast Center 16,034 / 18,500 $1,042,250
28 June 2013 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 27,374 / 28,220 $1,779,343
29 June 2013
2 July 2013 East Rutherford Izod Center 14,671 / 14,671 $1,021,706
4 July 2013 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 14,573 / 14,573 $1,016,760
5 July 2013 Hershey United States Hersheypark Stadium 62,722 / 62,722 $2,992,757
6 July 2013
8 July 2013 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center 13,565 / 13,565 $866,391
9 July 2013 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 29,424 / 29,424 $1,094,726
10 July 2013
12 July 2013 Auburn Hills United States The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,397 / 16,397 $1,032,838
13 July 2013 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre 32,440 / 40,000 $2,108,653
14 July 2013
18 July 2013 Minneapolis Target Center 13,665 / 13,665 $1,003,558
19 July 2013 Kansas City Sprint Center 13,532 / 13,532 $868,230
21 July 2013 Houston Toyota Center 12,715 / 12,715 $961,753
22 July 2013 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,160 / 14,160 $959,468
24 July 2013 Denver Pepsi Center 14,244 / 17,500 $925,880
25 July 2013 West Valley City Maverik Center 10,158 / 10,402 $778,357
27 July 2013 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena 15,187 / 19,000 $937,849
28 July 2013 Seattle United States KeyArena - —
30 July 2013 San Jose SAP Center 13,887 / 18,500 $902,659
31 July 2013 Oakland Oracle Arena 13,934 / 13,934 $987,479
2 August 2013 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center 22,329 / 24,000 $1,451,432
3 August 2013
4 August 2013 Chula Vista Sleep Train Amphitheatre 13,213 / 18,000 $858,846
7 August 2013 Los Angeles Staples Center 57,363 / 57,363 $3,998,657
8 August 2013
9 August 2013
10 August 2013
Oceania[35]
23 September 2013 Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre 5 Seconds of Summer 23,835 / 24,540 $1,976,100
24 September 2013
25 September 2013
28 September 2013 Perth Perth Arena 35,166 / 35,366 $2,944,504
29 September 2013[A]
2 October 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 94,457 / 97,376 $7,218,803
3 October 2013[A]
5 October 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena 79,914 / 80,532 $6,646,154
6 October 2013
10 October 2013 Christchurch New Zealand CBS Canterbury Arena 7,877 / 8,230 $850,789
12 October 2013 Auckland Vector Arena 19,320 / 19,898 $1,890,767
13 October 2013
16 October 2013 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena [d] [d]
17 October 2013
19 October 2013 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 30,405 / 30,831 $2,637,087
20 October 2013
21 October 2013
23 October 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena [e] [e]
24 October 2013
25 October 2013
26 October 2013
28 October 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena [d] [d]
29 October 2013
30 October 2013
Asia[36]
2 November 2013 Chiba Japan Makuhari Messe Olly Murs — —
3 November 2013
Total 824,843 / 835,428 (98.7%) $52,582,225
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Matinee and evening concerts
d The score data is representative of the seven shows at Rod Laver Arena on 2–3, 16-17, 28–30 October respectively.
e The score data is representative of the four shows at Dublin 3Arena on 3,5, 12-13 March respectively.
f The score data is representative of the four shows at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield on 19 March, 13-14 April respectively.

Notes edit

1.^ Data from study is collected from all worldwide concerts held between 1 January and 30 June 2013. All monetary figures are based in U.S. dollars. All information is based upon extensive research conducted by Pollstar.

References edit

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