One Direction to play Tulsa in 2014
Global superstars One Direction announced Tuesday the highly anticipated dates for the North America leg of their worldwide “Where We Are” 2014 stadium tour, which includes a Sept. 23 show at Tulsa’s BOK Center.
The boy band made the announcement along with a special performance live from New York’s Central Park on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
The announcement came during a phenomenal week for One Direction. The group took home two awards at Sunday’s American Music Awards, including Best Pop/Rock Album and Best Pop/Rock Group, and released Monday its third studio album, “Midnight Memories,” which immediately shot to No. 1 in 97 countries around the world.
The 21-city tour, promoted by Live Nation and presented by Nabisco, kicks off on Aug. 1 in Toronto, at Rogers Centre and includes stops in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas and Miami. Additional dates to be announced.
“We simply can’t wait to be back in North America touring and to see our fans,” said band member Niall Horan, in a news release. Tickets go on sale on Dec. 7 at www.livenation. com.
For the Tulsa show, tickets will be available starting at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at www.bokcenter.com, Arby’s Box Office at the BOK Center, all ticket outlets, or by calling (800) 7453000.
Citi is the official credit card of the “Where We Are” 2014 North American tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning today through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For complete pre-sale details, go to www.citiprivatepass.com. Fans will have additional opportunities to purchase tickets early starting Dec. 3 by signing up for a Facebook RSVP at http:// bit.ly/1DRSVP.
Fans can catch a sneak peek of the One Direction guys as they gear up to perform on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 7. Fans can also catch the boys performing at the iHeartRadio “Midnight Memories” album release party airing on the CW on Dec. 9, with a special encore airing at 8 p.m. Christmas Day.