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On this day, 28 March 2014, boy band The Wanted played Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on their Word Of Mouth World Tour.
The group was formed in 2009 and signed a worldwide contract to Universal Music, Island Records and Mercury Records, and was managed by Scooter Braun.
The Wanted's released their debut album, The Wanted in 2010. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and spawned three UK top 20 singles: their debut single, "All Time Low", which topped UK Singles Chart, "Heart Vacancy", which reached number two, and "Lose My Mind", which reached number nineteen.
Their follow-up album Battleground, was released in 2011 and reached number five in the UK and number four in Ireland. The album lead single, "Gold Forever", was released in aid of Comic Relief and peaked at number three in the UK. The third single, "Lightning", hit number two in the UK.
The band originally announced in January 2014 that they were taking a hiatus in order to pursue individual solo projects. In a 2014 interview with The Sun, George stated that part of the group's reasoning for taking a hiatus was due to the success of One Direction, saying "One Direction are a phenomenon that no one else can compete with. They've taken over the market. We have our own fans, who we love, but we couldn't stop things from happening". Parker later echoed George's statements in an interview with Digital Spy, stating "For The Wanted to try and compete against one of the biggest bands in the world ... it's almost impossible. I don't think any band out there can compete with them at the moment".
Setlist
Gold Forever
Glow in the Dark
In the Middle
Lightning
Running Out of Reasons
Demons
Could This Be Love
Warzone
Behind Bars / Say It on the Radio / Replace Your Heart / Lose My Mind
Everybody Knows
Heartbreak Story
Show Me Love (America)
Heart Vacancy
Walks Like Rihanna
Chasing the Sun
I Found You
We Own the Night
Encore:
All Time Low
Glad You Came
