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By Jason BracelinLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
June 8, 2012 - 1:01 am
 

They've totally one-upped the Beatles.

In March, U.K. boy band One Direction became the first British group to ever debut atop the Billboard album chart with their first record.

Not even John, Paul, George and, uh, whatever their drummer was named could do that (just kidding, Ringo).

Since then, things keep getting bigger and bigger for the fresh faced pop troupe.

Though they're playing Vegas this Saturday at the midsize Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, they've already announced a two-night arena run in August at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

By then, maybe your ears will have stopped ringing from all the teen girl banshee screams induced this weekend.

Contact reporter Jason Bracelin at
jbracelin@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0476.

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