Posted by Emily Exton on 03/21/2012 at 11:33 AM News

The Popdust Files: one direction, up all night, upcoming tours

After opening for Big Time Rush this spring, One Direction is taking the success of their debut album Up All Night on the road again, this time in their first headlining North American tour. The group announced their upcoming dates on Wednesday, following news that they now have the No. 1 album in the country. Together, what we thought was an average Wednesday in late March has now become better than Christmas, the last day of school and your birthday combined. Right, Directioners?

The 20-city swing begins Thursday May 24 in Fairfax, Virginia, and will make stops in major cities like New York, Toronto, Boston, Las Vegas and Los Angeles through July 1, with more dates to be announced. You’ve been given another chance, Beantown. Don’t disappoint. As they’re traversing across the roads of the U.S. and Canada, all that downtime on the bus should help them brush up on their boy band knowledge. Hopefully all venues are cool with double-decker buses driving on stage, if only so the group can maintain their excellent string of performance entrances. Tickets for upcoming shows go on sale March 24. Check out the list of dates and locations below.

One Direction 2012 North American Tour:

May 24 — Fairfax, VA, Patriot Center
May 25 — East Rutherford, NJ, Izod Center
May 26 — New York, NY, Beacon Theater
May 28 — Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theatre
May 29 — Toronto, Ontario, Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 1 — Detroit, MI, Fox Theater
June 2 — Chicago, IL, Allstate Arena
June 8 — San Diego, CA, Viejas Arena
June 9 — Las Vegas, NV, Planet Hollywood
June 10 — Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theatre
June 13 — San Jose, CA, Events Center
June 14 — Oakland, CA, Paramount Theatre
June 16 — Los Angeles, CA, Gibson Amphitheatre
June 17 — Anaheim, CA, The Theatre At Honda Center
June 23 — Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 26 — Atlanta, GA, The Arena At Gwinett Center
June 27 — Charlotte, NC, Time Warner Cable Arena
June 29 — Tampa, FL, 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
June 30 — Orlando, FL, Amway Center
July 1 — Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Bank Atlantic Center