Yesterday evening, December 7, Justin Bieber returned to Canada and played a special stripped-down acoustic show in Toronto.


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.

While teens waited into the evening...


1. We asked them what time they arrived...

2. ...and what they were supposed to be doing.

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4. Most Beliebers got in line in the early morning hours on the day of the show.

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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10. And earlier...


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12. And the stakes got higher...

13. And higher...

14. And Beliebers proved more and more devout: 18 hours before the show. 15% off her class grade.

15. 18 hours before the show. A missed midterm.

16. 22 hours before the show. Ditched the hotel reservation.

17. 24 hours before the show. Sleep.
