Boy Band Phenom is back

One Direction has devoted fans Up All Night in sob-and-shriek-filled Woodlandsconcert

One Direction performs for a sold out crowd of 20,000.
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Harry Styles
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More than 20,000 One Direction fans packed the pavilion for the concert
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Louis Tomlinson jumping around the stage Sunday night.
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Liam Payne seranades the crowd.
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Zayn Malik
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Niall Horan
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One Direction band members salute their screaming fans at the Cynthia WoodsMitchell Pavilion Sunday night.
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The ringing in my ears is finally starting to subside from what was undoubtedly the loudest concert I have ever been to. Twenty-thousand screaming fans descended upon Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sunday night to watch One Direction perform, and I have never seen—or heard—anything quite like it.

One Direction, a British-Irish group comprised of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles, have made it quite clear that the boy band phenomenon is back. Girls were actually sobbing in the stands as the band performed on stage to their largest crowd to date.

Many girls came dressed in T-shirts with sayings like “Mrs. Horan” and “Will You Harry Me?” emblazoned on them.

The boys performed songs from their debut album Up All Night, including current singles “One Thing” and “What Makes You Beautiful.” They also included a medley of acoustic covers ranging in style from the Black Eyed Peas’ “I’ve Got a Feelin,” to an impressive rendition of Amy Winehouse’s “Valerie.”

Though they lack the dancing and choreography of the *NSYNC/Backstreet Boys era, they make up for it with their surprisingly strong vocals and stage presence. Their preppy, school boy image won over the hearts of all the girls in the audience and had the crowd on their feet for the entire set.

The boys seemed genuinely humbled by the fans’ reaction and continually thanked everyone for their overwhelming support. Many girls came dressed in T-shirts with sayings like “Mrs. Horan” and “Will You Harry Me?” emblazoned on them. Two fanatics sitting next to me even proudly showed off their manicures which had the boys’ names and favorite things delicately painted on them.

The band seemed to be enjoying their visit to the Lone Star state, often attempting a Texas accent between songs and actually saying that they enjoyed the heat.

Their first album has already sold 800,000 copies in the U.S. alone, and the band is currently recording their second. If you missed Sunday night’s show don’t fear, One Direction is already scheduled to come back to Houston on July 21, 2013.

While we may have temporarily gone deaf from all of the screaming, we left the Pavilion in high spirits and the chorus of the encore song “I Want” permanently stuck in our heads.

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British pop star Niall Horan invites Houston to his Dinner Party tour

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Pop singer Niall Horan will play at Dickies Arena on May 2, 2027.

British pop singer Niall Horan will go on the road with the North American leg of his Dinner Party Live On Tour in 2027, which will include a stop at the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, May 1.

The all-arena tour will travel to 26 cities in the United States and Canada over the course of two-plus months, starting in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 27 and ending in Vancouver, British Columbia on May 29.

The tour, which will also go to Fort Worth on May 2 and Austin on May 14, is in support of his Horan's new album, Dinner Party, which will be released on June 5, 2026.

It officially kicks off in England on September 22, 2026 with a 25-date U.K./Europe leg lasting until November 16.

Horan is also co-headlining two stadium shows with Thomas Rhett this summer: At Nashville’s GEODIS Park on July 9 and Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania on July 18.

Since One Direction broke up in 2016, Horan has released three solo albums, with each making the top 5 on album charts in the U.S., the U.K., and his native Ireland. His biggest hit in the U.S. remains "Slow Hands" in 2017.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting with a Citi presale on Tuesday, May 12 at 10 am, followed by an artist presale on Wednesday, May 13 at 10 am.

Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, May 15 at 10 am at livenation.com.

NIALL HORAN DINNER PARTY LIVE ON TOUR – NORTH AMERICA 2027

3/17 – St. Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena
3/19 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
3/20 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
3/23 – Chicago, IL – United Center
3/26 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
3/27 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
3/30 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
4/2 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
4/4 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
4/8 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
4/12 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
4/13 – Hartford, CT – PeoplesBank Arena
4/15 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
4/17 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
4/28 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
4/29 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
5/1 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
5/2 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
5/14 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
5/16 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
5/18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
5/20 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
5/22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
5/25 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
5/27 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
5/29 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

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