DEDICATED fans of singer Louis Tomlinson have travelled halfway across the world to see him play in Glasgow tonight.
Some supporters have flown in from as far away as Australia, while others have missed family births just to get a glimpse of the star.
Dozens of fans, equipped with blankets, hot water bottles and sleeping bags, camped out overnight in front of the O2 Academy in the city's Gorbals, where the singer is due to kick off his world tour tonight at 7pm.
The former One Direction member has gained even more fame as a soloist with songs like Miss You and Always You.
Some superfans went the extra mile to see their favourite artist.
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Kayo Juanaga, 24, travelled all the way from Tokyo to see the singer and has been camping out since 11am yesterday.
She is following Louis around on tour, going to Manchester after tonight and then to London and Doncaster.
Music-obsessed Georgia Paterson, 26, and Maree Muscara, 24, have flown 27 hours to be here, from Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
Maree is celebrating her birthday today and is happy to be spending it with the new friends she made in the line.
Georgia said: "It's been freezing here, but fun. When we arrived, someone said 'do you want to sit down on our blanket?' And we said yes.
"We heard that Glasgow crowds are good and Louis is just the best.
"His shows are very intimate."
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Others made similar sacrifices, like Joao Valle, 20, from Manchester, who has also been camping out since Sunday afternoon and is holding his girlfriend's place, who is staying at a hotel nearby.
They travelled five hours for the gig, which will be his first time seeing the singer live.
Charli Burns, 17, and Petra Hanusova, 20, met today and have been keeping themselves busy by listening to music and making bracelets for each other.
They say the fan community is united and comes together to support each other and organise events.
A special event 'Blue for Lou', organised by fans, encourages them to stick a blue piece of paper on their phone light and create a 'blue ocean' in the venues.
It's a lovely sentiment that has been successful before.
Alicia Hewitt, 18, Keira Campbell, 22, and Tess Couper, 20, came to the venue together at 3.30am this morning.
When asked what the most difficult part of the process was, Keira said: "The rain was a bit of a downer."
Tess added: "For me, getting out of bed. When I woke up, I was considering not even coming."
But they say the 15-and-a-half-hour wait will be worth it to see their favourite artist.
Alicia, who met the singer in person before, said: "It was nerve-wrecking.
"He is so chill and down to earth, very kind and normal.
"He would be great to go for a drink with."
Allegra Santoro, 20, from Italy, learned how to crochet in the queue.
She said: "It's not that difficult. I thought it would be worse.
"I have just been watching YouTube videos."
She met Valeria Sanchez, 19, who is from Peru but studies in the city, early this morning in front of the venue.
They struggled with the cold weather and became great friends, bonding over their love for Louis, who they both adore since his One Direction days.
Nahir Blacio, 17, travelled from Spain and missed the birth of her first nephew to attend the show.
Camping since 8pm last night, she earned the number one spot for general admission, in a system made up by fans to keep track of the queue.
She said: "I saw him live before in 2019, at a festival in Madrid.
"I am most excited to hear the song Defenseless, which he first played at that festival, it was incredible and beautiful."
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