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Essay / One Direction Concert Report - 947
One of the concerts I attended was One Direction. One Direction was formed by a group of boys from London in 2010. These young men were also known as Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. The group originated from a British television talent show called X Factor. At the audition, the boys were eliminated individually, but Simon Cowell saw great potential in these young men as a group. He decided to achieve this by giving them another chance to perform together, and indeed, they have become famous since the formation of the Anglo-Irish boy band One Direction. On September 13th last year, I attended their Where We Are tour. This took place at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena. The concert started a few minutes after the indicated time which was 7:00 p.m. I didn't mind, because everyone in the stadium was chanting One Direction's name, screaming and the lights filled every corner of the stadium. Just being in the same place as One Direction made me feel fulfilled. Everyone was filled with contagious energy. I was too happy to care that the concert was starting a few minutes late. One Direction came out a few minutes later and I immediately knew this concert would be worth it. They performed five of my favorite songs. Their setlist included “Little Things” by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan and “Change My Mind” composed by Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub and Carl Anthony Falk. Their encore list included "You & I" by Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott and John Ryan, "Story of My Life" by Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and members of One Direction, and "Best Song Ever" by Wayne Hector, John Ryan, Ed Drewett, Julian Bunetta. First song I want to shout out...... middle of paper...... mine". Despite the connection I have with the song, I feel like the performance was subpar overall. average as they really lacked stage presence and coherence I understand that it is a slower song compared to the other songs in the main setlist, however, even though the pace of the song is slow, the performer still has to maintain. a balance of energy and chemistry with the audience, which he failed to achieve towards the end, Zayn's falsetto during his improvisations in the bridge section made up for the flat notes sung by the band earlier. was always the strongest soloist. I also admired the floating platform they used to float above the audience for this song because it changes our perception. I admired them physically just as I admired them emotionally. It was a really good experience. I'm really looking forward to attending another one of their concerts..