One Direction's Niall & Zayn on tour bus wrestling

Опубликовано 30 марта 2012, 12:59

One Direction invite Radio 1 Stories on tour with them as they hit America for the first time. With full access to the boy band as they go on the road with Nickelodeon act Big Time Rush, and prepare to launch their debut album in the country, we find out what it's like to be the hottest Brit band breaking America right now.

And breaking it they are - with fans chasing their tour bus down the street, record crowds turning out to catch the slightest glimpse of them and US radio hosts comparing the frenzy to Beatlemania. 1D, who formed during the 2010 X Factor, have attracted more attention in the last few weeks than Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers ever did.

And now to cap it all they've broken records by having the first UK debut album to enter the US billboard album chart at number 1. As Radio 1 gets the full story be prepared for tales of backstage antics, long hours in "grooming", favourite fan moments...and a LOT of screaming.

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