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Wed 03 Mar 2011Bieber fever hits Dublin: 10,000 fans show they are true beliebers
“THERE’S NO cure for Bieber fever,” quipped 17-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber in an interview, and there’s probably no cure for the buzzing in your ear after two hours’ exposure to the decibel levels generated by the 10,000-plus teens and preteens packed into the O2, screaming for their idol to appear onstage.
Bieber fever has hit Dublin, and parents are suddenly feeling the awesome force of hormone power, as their normally well-adjusted kids turn into crazed “Beliebers”, stalking their idol on Facebook, Twitter and even down Grafton Street, when a rumour spread that Bieber was shopping there.
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