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On the Road Again Tour

On the Road Again Tour

2015 concert tour by One Direction

The On The Road Again Tour was the fourth headlining concert tour, and second all-stadium tour, by English-Irish boy band One Direction, in support of their fourth studio album, Four.[3][4] The tour began on 7 February 2015 in Sydney, Australia and ended on 31 October 2015 in Sheffield, England.[5] The tour grossed $208 million from 77 shows, selling over 2.3 million tickets. It became the second highest-grossing concert tour of 2015, only behind Taylor Swift's The 1989 World Tour.

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Less than two months into the tour, Zayn Malik left the band. His last performance with the group was in Hong Kong, on 18 March, while he gave his departure announcement publicly during the band's show in Indonesia on 25 March. The group then continued touring as a foursome, and began recording new material that was released in the latter half of that year. This was also One Direction's last tour before a hiatus began in 2016.

Background

The tour was announced on the Australian breakfast television program Today on 18 May 2014.[6] The group made their debut performance in some countries on this tour. On 19 January 2015, it was announced that Australian pop singer Samantha Jade would be the opening act for the Australian shows, alongside McBusted.[7]

On 19 March 2015, Zayn Malik announced his decision to exit the tour, citing "stress".[8] Six days later, on 25 March, the band announced Malik's decision to permanently exit the group, citing his desire to live a "normal 22-year old life" and that the remaining members would continue as a four-piece group. In a statement, they said:

We're really sad to see Zayn go, but we totally respect his decision and send him all our love for the future. The past five years have been beyond amazing, we've gone through so much together, so we will always be friends. The four of us will now continue. We're looking forward to recording the new album and seeing all the fans on the next stage of the world tour.[9]

On 1 June 2015, the North American leg was officially announced as a part of 14th Annual Honda Civic Tours.[10]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on 7 February 2015 in Sydney. It is not intended to represent all shows from the tour.[11]

  1. "Clouds"
  2. "Steal My Girl"
  3. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
  4. "Midnight Memories"
  5. "Kiss You"
  6. "Fireproof"
  7. "Ready to Run"
  8. "Happily"
  9. "Strong"
  10. "Better Than Words"
  11. "Don't Forget Where You Belong"
  12. "Little Things"
  13. "Night Changes"
  14. "18"
  15. "Alive"
  16. "Drag Me Down"
  17. "Diana"
  18. "One Thing"
  19. "No Control"
  20. "What Makes You Beautiful"
  21. "Through the Dark"
  22. "Girl Almighty"
  23. "Perfect"
  24. "Story of My Life"
  25. "You & I"
  26. "Act My Age"
  27. "Little White Lies"
  28. "Little Black Dress"
  29. "Stockholm Syndrome"
  30. "Best Song Ever"
Notes
  • During the first concert in Sydney and the concert in Perth, the band performed Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk".[12]
  • During the second concert in Osaka, the band performed a cover of "Get Lucky" and "Stockholm Syndrome" were added to the set list, while “Happily” was removed.
  • During the second concert in Cardiff, the band performeda cover of JLS' "She Makes Me Wanna".
  • Starting with the concert in Brussels, "18" and "No Control" were added to the set list and "One Thing" was removed.
  • "Strong" was removed from the set list after the Helsinki concert.
  • Starting with the concert in San Diego, "Act My Age" was added to the set list of the tour.[13]
  • During the concerts in San Diego and Santa Clara, "Spaces" was performed.[14]
  • During the concert in Vancouver, Drake's "Started from the Bottom" was performed.
  • Starting with the concert in Edmonton, "Fireproof" was added to the set list.
  • During the concert in Winnipeg, Liam Payne performed Enrique Iglesias' "Hero".
  • During the concert in Indianapolis, "Drag Me Down" was added to the set list of the tour, replacing "Alive".[15]
  • During the concert in Detroit, Payne performed "22" in celebration of his 22nd birthday. Horan covered it later for his 22nd birthday, during the show in Foxborough.[16]
  • During the concert in Philadelphia, the band performed "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air".[17]
  • During the first concert in London "Infinity" was performed briefly due to the band experiencing technical difficulties while performing “Night Changes”.[18]
  • During the first concert in Dublin, "Perfect" was added to the set list, replacing "Diana".
  • During the second concert in Newcastle, Horan performed an acoustic version of "Home".

Shows

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Cancelled shows

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Notes

  1. This was the final show that Zayn Malik performed as part of One Direction. He left the band a week later.[20]
  2. The concert of 23 October 2015 in Belfast at the Odyssey Arena was originally planned to take place on 20 October, but was rescheduled due to Liam Payne's illness.[citation needed]

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