Ahead of One Direction’s UAE concert we look at the boys’ careers over the years.
Updated: May 19, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: One Direction ahead of Dubai concert
Harry Styles performs on stage on NBC's Today at Rockefeller Center on 23 August, 2013 in New York City. AFP
One Direction perform onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards. AFP
Fans hold dolls depicting One Direction band members Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, as they wait for the premiere of the film One Direction: This is Us, in London on 20 August, 2013. Reuters
Liam Payne in concert, in New York on 15 January, 2014. He apologised to fans for being stupid and irresponsible after standing on the ledge of a high-rise with a city that appears to be London behind him. AP
Louis Tomlinson performs at the Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, EPA
Harry Styles at the Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
Zayn Malik at Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
Niall Horan on NBC's Today show in New York. Reuters
One Direction named Top Global Recording Artists of 2013 by the IFPI. Getty Images
One Direction fans take their positions in Leicester Square ahead of the premier to the bands new film This Is Us. Getty Images
In honour of National Love Note Day, One Direction fans leave notes beside the band's wax figures at Madame Tussauds in New York on 17 September, 2013 in New York City. Cindy Ord / Getty Images for Madame Tussauds / AFP