One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film Explained

One Direction: Where We Are - The concert Film
Director:	Paul Dugdale
Producer:	Jim Parsons
Starring:	Niall Horan Zayn Malik Liam Payne Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson
Music:	One Direction
Studio:	Arts Alliance Syco Entertainment Modest Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment
Runtime:	96 minutes^[1] 106 minutes (Only in DVD)
Country:	United Kingdom United States
Language:	English
Gross:	$15 million^[2] ^[3]

One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film, also known as One Direction: Where We Are – Live from San Siro Stadium is the second concert film by English-Irish boy band One Direction and the sequel to . The film takes place during the 28 and 29 June 2014 shows of the band's Where We Are Tour at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. It contains a 15-minute interview with the band and behind-the-scenes footage.

Background

Initial rumours of a sequel to This Is Us surfaced in April 2014 as Horan, Malik, and Tomlinson were seen being followed by a camera crew during their visit to the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; meanwhile Payne and Styles were also followed by a camera crew during their visit to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru.^[4] On 20 May 2014, the band announced the concert film on their official website with filming taking place by the end of June 2014 during their Where We Are Tour in San Siro Stadium in Milan, to be released on home media in December 2014.^[5]

Promotion

On 22 July 2014, the first teaser trailer was posted on the band's YouTube channel announcing the worldwide limited theatrical release for 11 and 12 October 2014 only.^[6]

Release

The film was released worldwide on 11 October 2014 and ended showings the next day. The film broke the record for the highest grossing event cinema production with a net total of $4.8 million.^[7]

2020 Livestream

On 28 July 2020, the band's YouTube channel released a livestream of the film as part of the band's 10th anniversary celebration.^[8] This video was up for 24 hours.

Set list

1. "Midnight Memories"
2. "Little Black Dress"
3. "Kiss You"
4. "Why Don't We Go There"
5. "Rock Me"
6. "Don't Forget Where You Belong"
7. "Live While We're Young"
8. "C'Mon, C'Mon"
9. "Right Now"
10. "Through The Dark"
11. "Happily"
12. "Little Things"
13. "Moments" (Only in DVD)
14. "Strong" (Only in DVD)
15. "Better Than Words" (Only in DVD)
16. "Alive"
17. "One Thing"
18. "Diana"
19. "What Makes You Beautiful"

Encore

20. "You & I"
21. "Story of My Life"
22. "Little White Lies"
23. "Best Song Ever"

Notes

• Only in DVD

Notes and References

1. Web site: ONE DIRECTION: WHERE WE ARE - THE CONCERT FILM (U) . . 5 September 2014 . 5 September 2014.
2. Web site: One Direction: Where We Are - International Box Office Results - Box Office Mojo . 19 February 2020 . 6 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202519/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=1dwhereweare.htm . dead .
3. Web site: One Direction's New Film Sets Global Box Office Record. 16 October 2014.
4. Web site: TWO Direction: 1D boys making movie sequel to This Is Us . Evoke . 14 May 2014 . 3 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140906074922/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/one-direction-movie-sequel-confirmed-this-is-us/ . 6 September 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Where We Are' Live from San Siro Stadium . . 20 May 2014 . 2 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525001159/http://www.onedirectionmusic.com/static/news/livefromsansirostadium.html . 25 May 2014 . dmy-all .
6. Web site: One Direction - 'Where We Are' Concert Film Trailer . . 22 July 2014 . 2 October 2014.
7. Web site: One Direction's 'Where We Are: The Concert Film' Breaks Worldwide Box Office Record. Musictimes.com. 16 October 2014.
8. Web site: Kaufman . Gil . 2020-07-28 . One Direction Sharing Classic Stadium Show… But For One Day Only . 2023-10-01 . Billboard . en-US.