One Direction Concert Apr 2, 2013 12:30 pm

One Direction was the leader of the boy band resurgence of 2012 and became the figurehead of a modern British Invasion into the United States. The band members – Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson – all auditioned separately for the seventh season of the British TV show, The X Factor, but joined forces at the suggestion of Nicole Scherzinger (one of the show’s judges).

After finishing third on the show, the group would capitalize on their popularity and ink a deal with Simon Cowell’s Synco label. One Direction has already sold over eight million albums in their young career, backed by massively popular singles “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Live While We’re Young.”

One Direction performances are packed wall-to-wall across the globe with young, infatuated girls and older women who recall the days when Justin Timberlake was part of ‘N Sync. The group won over harsher critics with surprisingly on point covers of songs like “Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon.

Make sure to buy your One Direction tickets as soon as they go on sale, as the band’s fans are social media and Internet savvy and never miss a beat to see the new torchbearers of boy band music.