5 Seconds of Summer to join One Direction for world tour

In just over a week One Direction will kick off their 2013 Take Me Home World Tour and on February 14 they announced Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer will joining them as their opening act throughout the tour, including their stop in Denver in July. One Direction's Louis Tomlinson first announced it on his Twitter page.

"Sooooo excited to announce our mates @5Secsofsummer are supporting us on tour," he wrote.

The 5 Seconds of Summer boys soon took to their Twitter account to announce the news for themselves and thank fans for all their support.

We're going to be supporting @onedirection on their world tour! :D we can't believe this has happened to us!! Thank you all so much. <3 We'll be touring the UK, USA/Canada & Australia/NZ!! We couldn't have done any of this without you guys. THANK YOU <3 we play our first show next weekend (Feb 23) in London! Thank you so much for the kind words and support. we love you :D

If you're unfamilar with 5 Seconds of Summer, check out their awesome single "Heartbreak Girl" in the attached video and get a free download of the track on their website.

One Direction kicks off their world tour in London on February 23. Are you excited to see 5 Seconds of Summer join One Direction on tour?

Advertisement

, Denver Pop Music Examiner

Joe has been producing a HOT20 Music Chart every weekend since 2009 that hundreds of people check out. He loves spreading the word about his favorite artists and introducing people to new music. He is also part owner of the entertainment website HitZoneOnline.com ...

Today's top buzz...