Bieber fever spreads through Central Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Thursday night, Bieber fever took over Central Arkansas.

15,025 Justin Bieber fans filled North Little Rock's Verizon Arena.

Some fans came from as far away as New York City.

But tickets weren't cheap, ranging from $51 to $94. But fans say the concert is worth the time and money.

Verizonarena.com says with worldwide album sales in excess of 15 million units, Justin has dominated pop culture and social media for more than two years.

He has over 43 million Facebook fans, more than 22 million Twitter followers, and over 2.7 billion YouTube views. He also received the 2012 Billboard Music Award for Social Artist of the Year.