The Boys’ previously announced summer tour, which begins June 8 in their hometown of Orlando, Florida, has just added venues to its itinerary. The trek is in support of the group’s latest album, the multiplatinum Black & Blue, which has sold nearly 5 million copies since its release in November, according to SoundScan.
Reggae-pop star Shaggy, with the momentum of his fifth album, Hotshot, at his back, and 19-year-old singer/pianist Krystal, whose Me and My Piano is scheduled for a summer release on the Boys’ own as-yet-untitled label, will open all the dates of the tour.
Over the weekend, the group was in Mexico City wrapping up the first stretch of a world tour that began January 22 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The vocal quintet has about a month of rest and relaxation scheduled before the globetrotting excursion rolls on to South America and Puerto Rico.
The Backstreet Boys’ North American Itinerary, According To The Tour’s Promoter, SFX:
- June 8 – Orlando, FL – TD Waterhouse Centre
- June 9 – Tampa, FL – Ice Palace
- June 13 – Raleigh, NC – Entertainment & Sports Arena
- June 15 – Washington, DC – Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
- June 17 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
- June 20 – Indianapolis, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Center
- June 21 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
- June 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake
- June 29 – Hartford, CT – Meadows Music Theater
- June 30 – Albany, NY – Pepsi Arena
- July 3 – Camden, NJ – Blockbuster – Sony E Center
- July 5 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
- July 9 – Boston, MA – FleetCenter
- July 10 – Boston, MA – FleetCenter
- July 14 – Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena
- July 16 – E. Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena
- July 21 – Tinley Park, IL – New World Music Theatre
- July 24 – Auburn Hills, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills
- July 26 – Montreal, QB – Molson Centre
- July 28 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
- July 29 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
- August 2 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome
- August 3 – Calgary, AB – Pengrowth Saddledome
- August 4 – Edmonton, AB – Skyreach Centre
- August 7 – Vancouver, BC – General Motors Place
- August 10 – Portland, OR – Rose Garden Arena
- August 11 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
- August 13 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Arena
- August 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Great Western Forum
- August 18 – San Bernardino, CA – Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
- August 23 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
- August 26 – St. Louis, MO – Riverport Amphitheatre
- August 27 – Kansas City, MO – Kemper Arena
- August 29 – Houston, TX – Compaq Center
- August 30 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
- August 31 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center