Yesterday evening, December 7, Justin Bieber returned to Canada and played a special stripped-down acoustic show in Toronto.
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Tickets were gone in one literal blink of an eye.
Because #PurposeInTO sold out in like 2 seconds
So for Beliebers who nabbed one, the stakes were high: Fans began lining up and camping outside Toronto's Danforth Music Hall a day —if not days — before.
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Most of these fans purchased general admission/floor tickets, which, if they wanted to be closer to the stage, required them to be in the front of the line.
While teens waited into the evening...
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A pair of Canada mittens were just one of the casualties.
1. We asked them what time they arrived...
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2. ...and what they were supposed to be doing.
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3.
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4. Most Beliebers got in line in the early morning hours on the day of the show.
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5. And skipped school and assignments.
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8. But as we moved up the line, the times got earlier...
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9.
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10. And earlier...
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11.
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12. And the stakes got higher...
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13. And higher...
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14. And Beliebers proved more and more devout: 18 hours before the show. 15% off her class grade.
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15. 18 hours before the show. A missed midterm.
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16. 22 hours before the show. Ditched the hotel reservation.
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17. 24 hours before the show. Sleep.
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