One Direction tribute band contact police after receiving death threats

A One Direction tribute act have reached out to the police after receiving abuse online.

Glasgow's One and Only Direction claim to be one of the country's top copycat acts of the 'Night Changes' hitmakers.

Some members of the quintet had to be removed from a One Direction gig in Edinburgh after being mobbed and they get spotted on the street.

However, when the act uploaded new images of themselves in the style of One Direction's recent 'FOUR' album photoshoot, fans of the real group attacked them on Twitter.

Speaking to the Daily Record, One and Only Direction's manager Scott Garvie revealed that they have alerted the police to the abuse.

He said: "This highlights how much online trolling and bullying there is and it is something us as a group may look at trying to support and do something for charity its been quite severe and it worried me to think that if a young person got two or three of the Tweets we got they’d have to be strong to deal with it.

"We’ve had death threats from people telling us to ‘go kill yourselves, kill your family, slit your wrists.’ This is only a small handful of tweets but some of them have been rather graphic. The boys understand and realise what is going on and are ok with it.

"We have been in contact with Police Scotland just to make them aware of what is going on and happening online and if it ever was to escalate. Over half a million Tweets have come in since 8pm last night when we put up a new promotional image and link to the Daily Record story.

"The band have ben going since March 2014 and it’s really important people know we are fans of One Direction too and enjoy their music and pay to go to the concerts. Many fans have also been defending us."

Watch the tribute band in action below: