Backstreet Boys reveal plans for summer U.S. tour
Backstreet Boys --who will wrap up the first leg of their North American tour on March 25--have revealed the initial routing for a summer tour of U.S. arenas that will kick off on June 8 in the group’s native Florida.
Twenty-nine U.S. concert dates have been announced, and the popular boy band plans to schedule a total of 50 North American dates this summer. No venues have yet been confirmed, but venues and additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks, according to a press release.
R&B-reggae artist Shaggy , whose sophomore release “Hotshot” recently spent four straight weeks at the top of the album chart, has landed the opening slot on Backstreet Boys' summer tour. “Hotshot” features the hit singles “Angel” and “It Wasn’t Me.”
Backstreet Boys’ concert production features pyrotechnics, a multi-level stage and multiple video screens, as well as side runways that extend ten rows into the audience, according to the group’s publicist.
According to Pollstar, figures culled from 10 recent Backstreet Boys concert dates show that the group sold an average of nearly 27,000 tickets per city this winter, and has grossed an average of $1.4 million per city.
Backstreet Boys’ “Black & Blue” (Jive) was released last November. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and has sold over 8 million copies to date, according to the group’s publicist.
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