A LEADING Australian boyband will support One Direction at their North-East stadium gig.

5 Seconds of Summer are on the sold-out UK and European leg of One Direction’s Where We Are world tour, which opens at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Wednesday, May 28.

5 Seconds of Summer, were chosen by One Direction, first supporting the band on 2013’s world tour.

Their debut UK single, She Looks So Perfect, made number one in the UK iTunes chart and 48 other countries within hours of the pre-order going live.

Following the completion of production plans, a small number of additional tickets have been release for the Stadium of Light show.

These are available through gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.co.uk For more information e-mail 1D@safc.com or log visit www.safcconcerts.com