#wwa louis

[liloslittlethings]

liam trying to guess what louis is saying

(via wwa tour film)

[harrywavycurly]

Not to alarm anyone but it’s been nine years since the last One Direction concert.

[harrystylesthough]

I found these when I was clearing out a cupboard and I immediately got all choked up 🥹

I think I'll pop them in a frame.

[sunshineandlyrics]

WWA tour 2014 / - FITFWT Birmingham 2023

🥳

[manchesterau]

harry during otra japan (1/?)

[srldesigns6277]

The more I look at Louis' São Paulo Catwalk the more it looks like the old sloped style or One Direction’s WWA tour/OTRA tour sloped stage. 🤔🤔🤔

[dailytomlinson]

Louis once again flipping a fan off - 31.08

[triski73]

I may cry.

[flowerssfeast]

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[harryisthelilspoon]

#you don't even need to see louis' face#and yet his face is the worst here#and you just know it

x

[liloslittlethings]

liam finds louis so funny he can't contain himself from physically squishing him (at nialls expense, sorry niall)

[twopoppies]

Not to deflect attention away from Harry but why is he the only one ever getting blamed for the hiatus, why isn't zayn?

I think Harry is blamed because of things said after the hiatus about Louis being "blindsided" by it and that he had only begun to feel he'd found his place in the band before that. People took It as an absolute fact instead of a marketing spin that might explain why he took some time to release his album. Thus, because Harry was the only one who hit the ground running, he was to blame. Also, there was some talk about Harry being the one who brought it up originally and who felt the band was reaching a point where it would be better to leave while they were still wanted, as opposed to overstaying their welcome.

Zayn alluded to "someone" not wanting to re-sign contracts and that he left so he could get his music out first (likely also a PR spin, but there's no way the hiatus was a surprise just a couple months before it happened).

And basically, because Harry had been labeled as the one who would be "the breakout star" since probably 2012/2013, there were some loud and obnoxious people who decided Harry had been plotting to take over the world since then and that he didn't care about any of the other guys as long as he was a success. They worked overtime to rewrite history, sow doubt among the fans, and further divide them. And it worked.

Liam said Harry cried when they decided on the hiatus. I think H saw the writing on the wall. The five of them were running on fumes. Liam was battling his addictions already (and said he'd likely have died if they hadn't taken a break), Zayn seemed to be struggling with his disordered eating and anxiety, 1D's album and ticket sales were starting to drop after Midnight Memories and the WWA tour. Harry may have been planning a solo career, but he also may have been the only one with any foresight.

People love to blame Harry for everything they don't like because he's technically the most successful. Thus, he got everything he wanted, never struggled, has no trauma, didn't care about any of the others, has all the freedom to do whatever he wants and is a terrible person. Blah, blah, blah.

[pop-punklouis]

if maya was telling the truth (who knows) why do you think per your tags zayn wouldve done it during 2014-2015? granted i wasn’t here for that era so is it just because that’s when zayn left?

not specifically.

i think it’s hard to explain how the autumn of 2014 and beginning of 2015 felt as a fan if you weren’t there for it. there was obviously a lot of tension on many fronts at the time. even coming off the tail end of the weedgate video in the summer…. think the ben winston interviews, the louis twitter account bashing the rainbow direction project with bullshit 2.0, liam’s weird tweets/favorites about the rainbow project, i hate to say it bc i try to not speculate too much over appearances but the obvious weight loss of both louis and zayn in 2014, the zerrie engagement the media wanted to make part of their press cycles regardless of it making zayn uncomfortable anytime he had to open up about his personal life, 1989 releasing and all the press associated with harry— including all the pap walks he was doing with different girls and going to different parties, the rumors of tension while recording four and zayn’s songs not being chosen, the boys hanging out with separate producers and drastically different industry personalities who i’m sure were whispering in all their ears, FOUR and WWA being the peak of their success and fame as a band and what comes attached to that, the pressure to ride that wave and continue pushing certain images and too many public appearances on radio and print and award shows and tv etc., louis and zayn consistently in the nightlife scene, the not-so-subtle marketing of harry as the face of the band was in full-form here, naughty boy made his first appearance during this era, harry with his black & white instagram feed and the color theory that felt very. real at the time, zayn missing televised performances last minute, louis getting his dagger tattoo, the drugs and alcohol abuse im sure was starting to really occur at this time, the first leg of OTRA where it was obvious none of the boys had real tour rehearsals of the four tracklist because they fumbled the words back and forth during the australian dates (i always remember how shockingly poor those performances of stockholm syndrome were), the beginning of party boy!louis’s public persona was rearing its head as spring of 2015 rolled in, liam’s tweets being the cause of controversy back and forth, the lack of personal interaction on stage with everyone, zayn missing tour dates before the bombshell of his departure was dropped……

there was a lot of tension there that i know i only realized when i looked back at that time period altogether. as it was happening, all of these things were either missed or didn’t seem too significant because the music was great, we were getting more content then ever, the band was finally starting to get the praise and recognition they deserved in the industry, the boys were more active on social media, and the fans, for the most part, were having fun. but, it’s obvious (at least to me) that the cracks in the machine that was One Direction started as the latter half of 2014 came. And no matter how much duct tape and glue they or their team or the label execs tried to put on it, it eventually fell. i do believe that time period was the foundation for all that came after though, so that’s why it isn’t surprising me to me if that’s when zayn and liam had that altercation because i can imagine tensions were high with everyone behind the scenes off/on as they continued at a speed that just. wasn’t sustainable.

[trulymadlydirectioner]

this is the concert i wasn’t allowed to go to because it was on a SCHOOL NIGHT 💔💔💔 so sad there aren’t more videos

new orleans, september 25th

Videos of the show, credit to the owners, i try to get the best quality ones i find and if they’re not linked then i haven’t found one or there is one but its bad quality. 

(there’s literally no videos lol // don’t forget to change the setting on the youtube videos!)

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[manchesterau]

one direction in st. louis (2/2)

[ishipmutualrespect]

Hi❤ What are your favorite larry videos on yt?💙🌞💚

Hii,

so all the entirety of FIMQ so I suggest to just do a marathon because her videos are still to this day THE BEST videos around. If you want to watch them there are a couple google drives otherwise there are playlists on youtube like this one.

I also love these other videos that you can find on yt:

Harry loves Louis

Harry is Louis’ baby

Absolutely love Larry moments during WWA tour

Already Home

Jalboyh

I had a couple others I used to watch a lot but now I don’t remember the title but if you’re willing to watch some good old videos these are sure a good point where to start