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One D-isappointing night at the Cape Town Stadium

Their performance lacked gees


Last night (1 April 2015) One Direction performed at the Cape Town Stadium as part of their On the road again tour and it was an April fool’s joke! The experience can best be likened to the South African term ‘choekoe’! This refers to when you light a firecracker and expect a big bang but instead it fizzles out... leaving the onlooker disappointed and with feelings of regret.

I'll confess I'm not the biggest Directioner… I don't own any of their albums, nor do I know all of their names (although I was schooled on the way to the concert) but I do suffer from a severe case of FOMO, which why I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. I usually get Golden Circle tickets but when these were sold out, I got tickets on the day, a mere five hours before it started. I thought that maybe because I wasn’t in the circle the experience wasn’t the same. But I remember that with the Lady Gaga concert I was seated in almost the same position but her energy and her performance was captivating. You felt moved by the show!

One Direction’s performance lacked ‘gees’! Let’s just say I’m still waiting for them to BRING IT!
Harry was so disconnected; he looked like he felt he was doing the world a favour by being there. The highlight of the show was his metallic gold boots (by Dior Hommes that cost $970). I guarantee this will be a big hit this season, at least he can consider a career in fashion if the boy band thing fizzles out.

I’ll take bets that Harry is the next one to leave, after Zayn Malik, his former band member who quit recently. Harry will be known as the guy who once belonged to the band One Direction and also had Taylor Swift under his belt, no pun intended! He could have done us the courtesy of washing his hair prior to the show. Someone needs to tell him he is not a WWE fighter and spraying water on the audience is just uncouth and downright disgusting.

When I listen to their songs on the radio it is quite catchy and gets you moving but their delivery was really, really poor. Maybe because of Zayn’s absence they couldn’t perform their choreographed moves but they all looked like they pitched up in the clothes they were wearing all day. The one who plays the guitar is not that bad, he’s easy on the eye and there seems to be some talent there.

In between every song they expressed how much they love Cape Town. Another note to the band, if you say it so much, it sounds damn right insincere and unbelievable. I know from experience that it is not how much you say ‘I love you’ but how you express your love. They didn’t express their love for Cape Town at all. If they did their show would have been something to write home about.

Am I disappointed? Yes.

Do I regret going? Nope.

Should I have rather donated my ticket money to charity? Probably…

If you didn’t make it to the concert, you didn’t miss much!

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