Wednesday 11th December 2013 by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: One Direction

Tickets for One Direction's 2014 European tour have been revealed as the most wanted gig tickets of the year, beating the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Rolling Stones, Kings Of Leon and many more.

In the end of year results, shared by ticket marketplace Viagogo, the X Factor boyband were revealed as the most searched-for tickets, despite huge competition from some of the biggest names in music, ever. When One Direction announced their 2014 tour, the website registered an enormous half a million searches on its website within 24 hours.

"One Direction’s rise to supergroup status has been well and truly established this year," says Steve Roest, a spokesman for Viagogo. "Their ability to draw higher demand than music industry stalwarts like The Rolling Stones and The Who suggests that it’s the youth that really hold the power.

"With 1D kicking off their Where We Are European tour next April, we can only imagine the infamous boyband will maintain their dominance and ticket demand will continue to rocket into 2014."

The most in demand tickets of 2013, as recorded by Viagogo, are as follows:

1. One Direction
2. Rolling Stones
3. Fleetwood Mac
4. The Who
5. Arctic Monkeys
6. Bastille
7. Depeche Mode
8. Kings of Leon
9. Black Sabbath
10. Stereophonics

Below: the big gigs of 2014 you simply must not miss