One Direction announce Australia and Asia, South African 2015 tour - tickets

X Factor boyband One Direction have announced a string of live shows in Australia, South Africa and Asia in 2015 - their first live shows in some of these territories in two years. Dates and details below.

The band will kick off their 2015 stadium shows in Australia in 7 February 2015, with five shows confirmed - before ten shows in Asia, with gigs in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and more. There are also dates in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. The full list of dates is below:

Australia:
7th February – Allianz Stadium, Sydney
11th February – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
14th February – Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17th February – AAMi Stadium, Adelaide
20th February – Patterson Stadium, Perth

Asia:
24th February – Dome, Osaka, Japan
25th February – Dome, Osaka, Japan
27th February – Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan
28th February – Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan
1st March – Saitama Super Arena, Tokyo, Japan
11th March – National Stadium, Singapore
14th March – Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
18th March – Asia World Expo, Hong Kong
21st March – Mall of Asia Concert Ground, Manila, Philippines
25th March – Stadium Utama Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia

South Africa:
28th March – FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
29th March – FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
1st April – Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

UAE:
4th April – 7HE Sevens, Dubai

Tickets for the South African gigs go on sale on Friday, 23 May 2014 at 9am local time.

Australian dates go on sale Saturday 31 May 2014 at 4pm local time.