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'Meet it in the middle.'Īnother fan asked group members who they would choose to narrate their life story. Then came a clever sequence, likely to catch on at other concerts, where the band fielded questions tweeted by fans, who were recognized by their Twitter username and seat location.Īnd so got to ask the group about eating tacos, and whether they tilt the taco or their mouths. I'm old enough to remember Hanson in its heyday.)īut fans screamed with delight as the photogenic pop group belted out earnest songs about the various stages of young love, like 'Loved You First,' 'Change My Mind' and pre-encore pick 'Kiss You.'įor visual flash, the group rode a large platform that sailed high above the audience, dropping the lads off at a mid-floor stage where they sang covers of Blondie's 'One Way or Another' and the Undertones' 'Teenage Kicks.' On many songs, all five members took a solo verse, giving the show a seamless quality, though also a sameness that probably got bland for anyone not in the target demographic. More than halfway through the show, Horan pulled out an acoustic guitar, and later a few electric ones, but otherwise the group stuck to singing, backed by a trio of guitar, bass and drums. Working a two-story stage, they moved around a lot, but kept dance choreography to a minimum, letting their soaring voices and harmonies be the focal point. Niall Horan, 19, and the group's lone Irishman, wore a white shirt his four English mates - Zayn Malik, 20, Liam Payne, 19, Harry Styles, 19, and Louis Tomlinson, 21- all sported black. One Direction launched with 'Up All Night,' 'I Would,' 'Heart Attack' and 'More Than This,' setting a tone for decisively wholesome, multi-voiced ballads and mid-tempo pop ditties.

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The doubters said fickle teen and tween fans would lose interest in the boy band by then.īut that wasn't the case, as firmly proven Monday by a full house of 14,500 or so at Consol Energy Center.įifteen minutes before One Direction's emergence on stage, the arena's concession stands resembled a ghost town, as none of the predominantly young, female fans dared miss a moment of the action. PITTSBURGH - Skeptics abounded in April 2012, when One Direction announced its Pittsburgh debut would take place nearly 15 months later.

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