It's been a busy year of touring for One Direction. Their massive 2013 Take Me Home Tour has taken them all around the UK and Europe earlier this year and in June it brought them to North America. The three month North American leg of the tour wrapped up on Saturday night (August 10) with four nights of sold shows at Staples Center. A lot happened in the three months that seemed to go by entirely way to quickly and, as always with One Direction, each show was always a bit different and each featured had its own craziness and mishaps.
If you were unable to attend the tour, no worries - from impersonations to singing classic country to soaking each other in water, I and a few other One Direction fans picked out our top 10 moments from the North American leg of the tour. Let's get this countdown started!
If you were unable to attend the tour, no worries - from impersonations to singing classic country to soaking each other in water, I and a few other One Direction fans picked out our top 10 moments from the North American leg of the tour. Let's get this countdown started!
10.) Las Vegas - Niall Impersonates Simon Cowell
Uncle Simon went to One Direction's show in Las Vegas. And it probably wasn't a coincidence that on that night they were asked to give their best impersonations of Simon. Niall give it his best impression, you can catch that starting around the 3:50 mark. Earlier in the video the boys are also asked to describe what a sandwich named after them would have on it.
Uncle Simon went to One Direction's show in Las Vegas. And it probably wasn't a coincidence that on that night they were asked to give their best impersonations of Simon. Niall give it his best impression, you can catch that starting around the 3:50 mark. Earlier in the video the boys are also asked to describe what a sandwich named after them would have on it.
9.) Various Shows - Liam Filming with Fans' Cameras
At most shows Liam will take a fans' camera on stage and film himself and the other boys singing into it and you see what he see's from the stage. It's always pretty cool, below is a clip from Jones Beach when he took a camera for "Live While We're Young," one of MANY examples. If you need even more examples (or just an excuse to look at Liam's face), here's a montage of various clips of him filming on stage with fans' cameras.
8.) Various Shows - Lyric Changes
One Direction loves to keep things different at every show whether it be with their outfits or how they interact with each other on the stage. Another thing the boys love to do is change the lyrics! Once in awhile they'll purposely throw in a different word just to change it up and be funny. Here's a playlist of lyric changes from before the North American leg of the tour started, but believe me there was PLENTY of lyric changes in the US.
7.) Various Shows - Harry's Jokes
Harry has made some pretty uhh...silly jokes during One Direction shows. They're so corny sounding sometimes that they're actually pretty funny. Check out and prepare to crack up at these knock knock jokes from Harry at the Oakland show.
6.) Nashville - Twitter Questions: Line Dancing, Classic Country Song, & Cheer
Twitter Questions is always one of the best parts of One Direction's concerts and is always extremely popular with fans. And some shows it's better than others. The segment in Nashville, TN was hands down one of the best with 3 quality questions. First the boys were asked to line dance (and we all know how well they can dance). Then they were asked for their best southern accents and after saying a line from The Campaign, Niall started singing the classic country song "Friends in Low Places." Finally they were asked to do a cheer move. Overall very funny segment!
5.) Mexico City and Beyond - Liam Payne's Tank Tops
The boys changed up their outfits throughout the tour, changing them up every few shows or so. It was at the Mexico City show that Liam Payne decided to give fans a treat and show off his biceps when he joined Niall in wearing tank tops on stage. His tanks evolved from loose fitting tanks to eventually a tight black tank. We have to say all those new workout routines have paid off! There's not one particular video to describe the greatness of tank top Liam, so we just picked some random one from Denver. But just scroll through this glorious Tumblr tag for hundreds of pictures and gifs of Liam in a tank top.
4.) Every Show - Zayn's Amazing Vocals
You may or may not agree, but it might be fair to say that when it comes to vocals in One Direction, even though all 5 are EXTREMELY talented and sound great together, Zayn Malik is easily in the top 2 for the best vocals in the band. From soft falsettos to huge ending rifts that have a nice, smooth R&B sound, Zayn's vocals were spot on everynight, which is why most night's (mostly) Liam made a point to say something along the lines of "give it up for Mr. Zayn Malik" (see this example from Chicago) This video isn't from the this leg of the tour, but it gets the point across.
3.) Miami - One Direction Twerking and Liam Payne Raps Drake
Before we got that Harry Styles twerking moment from the Teen Choice Awards, we got the entire band twerking on stage...well at least trying to twerk. What makes this even more funny is that the boys had no idea what twerking was and had to look it up on YouTube during the show. And if the twerk didn't make you smile, perhaps you'll enjoy Liam's sick rapping skills!
2.) Los Angeles - Wet Direction
During the final show of the North American leg of the tour at Staples Center in Los Angeles, One Direction and their musical band got all soaked and wet for the final song, "What Makes You Beautiful"! It's like a live wet t-shirt contest. A contest that Liam probably wins though especially since you can see his abs through his white shirt. Hashtag just sayin. And who doesn't love Niall's speech at the beginning and that group hug between them at the end??
1.) San Jose - "Best Song Ever" Live for the First Time
It's fair say that once One Direction released their new single "Best Song Ever" fans couldn't wait for the guys to perform it live for the first time. That happened on July 30 in San Jose,CA where the boys played their new hit single live for the very first time and because it was so highly anticipated by the fans, that's makes it our #1 moment of the North American leg of the Take Me Home Tour!
And there's our list! Of course we missed A LOT of great moments - but do you know how hard it is to pick ONLY 10 GREAT MOMENTS?! And to top that off we had to put them in some sort of order. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Every moment of a One Direction concert is great.
The boys will head down under to Australia and New Zealand for the final leg of the Take Me Home Tour in late September. Feel free to share to share your favorite moment from the Take Me Home Tour so far in the comments below!
Posted By: Joe - with contributions and some commentary by Allison, Jennifer, & Martin
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