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Justin Bieber Mania Makes its Way to Manhattan on Friday

By DNAinfo staff
June 1, 2010 10:56am | Updated June 1, 2010 11:56am
Justin Bieber will perform at the "Today Show" on June 4th and again that evening for a video to be screened at the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.
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By Olivia Scheck

DNAinfo Reporter Producer

MANHATTAN — New Yorkers, prepare for the summer of puppy love, as teen idol Justin Bieber lays siege to the city Friday.

The bowl-cutted heartthrob is scheduled to perform on June 4 as part of the "Today Show" Summer Concert Series and again that evening for a video to be screened during the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.

The Bieber video will be filmed at an undisclosed New York location and screened during the pyrotechnic extravaganza, a website soliciting audience members revealed.

Spots at the "Today Show" performance will be doled out on a first come, first served basis, according to the show's website. Wannabe spectators were encouraged to arrive at Rockefeller Plaza by 6 a.m., though fans infected with "Bieber Fever" are sure to be camping out even earlier.

Locals be warned: Bieber devotees are small but fierce.

Organizers were forced to cancel a show last month as fans of the 16-year-old pop star got into a fight at a performance in Australia, the Daily News noted.

On a separate occasion, Bieber's mother was nearly trampled by a stampede of 500 prepubescent girls, the paper said.

And, most recently, reality star Kim Kardashian reported death threats from enraged Bieber fans, after the feather-haired teen tweeted a picture of them with the message "Look its [sic] my girlfriend," according to the News.

In addition to stealing little girl's hearts, the Canadian singer, who was discovered through YouTube, helped spark a nationwide craze for coifed hair. "The Today Show" will pay homage to fad before Bieber performs with a Justin Bieber look-alike contest.

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