As many expected, it took only minutes for the initial dates of One Direction’s ‘Where We Are’ tour to sell out. Upon hearing the news, the lads expressed their appreciation for their fanatic listeners over Twitter.

"Thank you so much everyone for making even our wildest dreams come true," tweeted Liam Payne.

Niall Horan also piped in with: “@real_liam_payne @louis_tomlinson @zaynmalik @harry_styles we simply have the best fans in the world boys! Without a doubt!"

Harry Styles added: "Gaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh this is insaaane!!"

Due to the overwhelming demand, the group has added additional dates to the tour in order to give fans their best chances of catching them live in 2014.

Watch the boys performing their hit ‘Live While We’re Young’ on Children in Need below: