The In a World Like This Tour (also known as the 20th Anniversary Tour) was the ninth concert tour by American boy band, the
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.
The ...
. Supporting their eighth studio album, ''
In a World Like This
''In a World Like This'' is the eighth studio album (seventh in the US) by the Backstreet Boys. It was released on July 30, 2013, through the group's own K-BAHN record label, under license to BMG Rights Management, and distributed by RED Distribu ...
(2013)'', the tour consisted of over 150 shows in Asia, North America and Europe. It is the band's first tour featuring all five original members as a quintet in seven years, as band member
Kevin Richardson left the band in June 2006, and rejoined in 2012. It has become one of the biggest tours in the group's tenure.
The tour was the 44th highest grossing worldwide tour in 2014 with total gross of $32.8 million and ticket sales of 607,407. This does not include the tour's 2013 and 2015 dates. The tour also broke record in China, when over 1,000 tickets were sold within one minute in Guangzhou on June 8, 2013.
Background
News of the tour was first released in January 2013, with stops planned for China (known as the 20th Anniversary Tour). Since the initial announcement, the band received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame and released the trailer for their upcoming documentary. In May 2013, band member
Nick Carter called in to ''
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
''On Air with Ryan Seacrest'' is a weekday syndicated radio program hosted by Ryan Seacrest. It was launched in 2004 as a drive time show at the same time on Los Angeles Top 40 station 102.7 KIIS-FM as the television show with the same name, ...
'' to state the band were planning a North American tour, alongside their album release. The band officially announced the tour on ''
Good Morning America''. According to band member
A. J. McLean
Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) is an American singer, dancer, actor and a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
Early life
McLean was born on January 9, 1978, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Denise (née Fernandez, n ...
, the concerts will have a theatrical feel, performed as a mini-movie.
They will perform their notable songs and tracks from their new album.
Fatima Robinson
Fatima Robinson (born August 29, 1971) is an American dancer, music video director and choreographer.
Career
Robinson has choreographed dance routines (for live performances and music videos) for several musical and pop artists, notably for th ...
and Rich+Tone will serve as choreographers.
On March 14, 2014, Backstreet Boys appeared via satellite on ''Good Morning America'' from Norway, to announce the second North American leg.
Avril Lavigne was opening act for the US dates.
Chicago incident
The sold-out show at the
FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island is an outdoor amphitheater located on the man-made peninsula Northerly Island, in Chicago, Illinois. The venue is a temporary structure, with the summer concert season running from May or June until S ...
was cut short due to the city's curfew. Towards the end of the show, with 5 songs left, the group's microphones were turned off and lights were cut. According to a statement by Live Nation, the concert started late and they hoped to finish by the curfew. However, the show was cut off at 10:55pm, five minutes short of the curfew. The group promised they would return to Chicago to give their fans a full show, and they announced in 2014 that another show will be held at the same venue on June 11, 2014.
Israel cancellation
In May 2014, the group announced three concert dates in Israel for July 2014. All three were sold out in an hour and a half.
However, in July 2014, they were forced to postpone all three shows for safety reasons due to the
2014 Israel–Gaza conflict
The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge ( he, מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, translit=Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, ),
was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory that h ...
. Shortly afterwards, a photo depicting an Israeli mortar shells with the words "That's for cancelling the Backstreet Boys, you scum!" inscribed on its shaft in Hebrew went viral. A few days later another photo went viral, this time depicting four IDF soldiers holding signs in Hebrew which translate to "The reservists" "demand" "the Backstreet Boys" "In Israel!". As of November 2014 the group has not commented on either photo, but they have rescheduled the shows for May 2015 at the same venue.
Broadcasts and recordings
The show on October 11, 2013 in Saitama, Japan was filmed and released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on March 28, 2014. There are also special editions including behind-the-scene footage.
Opening acts
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Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney (born April 9, 1987) is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama ''All My Children'' as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo m ...
(North America—Leg 2, select dates)
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DJ Pauly D
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In 2011, he made a three-album dea ...
(North America—Leg 2, select dates)
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The Exchange (Europe—Leg 5, select dates)
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All Saints (United Kingdom & Ireland)
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Victoria Duffield (North America—Leg 6, select dates)
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Avril Lavigne (North America—Leg 6, select dates)
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Baylee Littrell (Montreal)
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B5 (Grand Prairie, The Woodlands, Cedar Park)
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Redrama
Lasse Mellberg (born 2 October 1977), better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs primarily in English, but also in Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Allie ...
(Helsinki)
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Tippy Dos Santos
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Dos Santos is a member of ABS-CBN's circle of homegrown talents named Star Magic. In J ...
(Pasay)
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All Our Exes Live in Texas (Australia)
Setlist
Typically a show of this tour consists of 22–23 songs, including an acoustic set of 4–5 songs during which the group members play instruments. Kevin Richardson plays keyboard, Brian Littrell and Nick Carter play acoustic guitar, Howie Dorough plays bass guitar, and AJ McLean plays percussion and
Cajón
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. The acoustic set starts with an a cappella rendition of "Safest Place to Hide" (replaced with "Drowning" since May 2014), and includes one wild card song that vary between shows, such as "Back to Your Heart" in Tuscaloosa, "Just Want You to Know" in Amsterdam, "Trust Me" in London, "Siberia" in Manchester, and "Just To Be Close To You" in Kuala Lumpur.
The following setlist is obtained from the concert held at the
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on August 7, 2013. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.
#"
The Call"
#"Don't Want You Back"
#"
Incomplete"
#"Permanent Stain"
#"
All I Have to Give"
#"
As Long as You Love Me"
#"
Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)
"Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" is a song by American pop group Backstreet Boys from their eighth studio album '' In a World Like This''. It was released as the second single from the album on November 18, 2013. The song was written by Morgan ...
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#"
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
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...
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#"Breathe"
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I'll Never Break Your Heart
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#"
We've Got it Goin' On
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#"Safest Place to Hide"
(a cappella)
#"10,000 Promises"
(acoustic)
#"Madeleine"
(acoustic)
#"
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
(acoustic)
#"
The One
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#"Love Somebody"
#"
More than That"
#"
In a World like This
''In a World Like This'' is the eighth studio album (seventh in the US) by the Backstreet Boys. It was released on July 30, 2013, through the group's own K-BAHN record label, under license to BMG Rights Management, and distributed by RED Distribu ...
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#"
I Want It That Way
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;Encore
Beginning from the second Asian leg in October 2013, "More Than That" was replaced with "
Shape of My Heart". "Safest Place to Hide" was replaced with "
Drowning
Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer as ...
" starting from the San Diego show in May 2014.
Tour dates
;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
:This concert was a part of "
Mixfest"
:This concert was a part of the "
Santa Slam"
:This concert was a part of the "
Miracle on State Street"
:This concert was a part of the "
Mistletoe Show"
:This concert was a part of the "
Holiday Ho Show"
:This concert was a part of "
O Starry Night"
:This concert was a part of the "
Mistletoe Meltdown"
:This concert was a part of the "
All Star Christmas"
:This concert was a part of "
Jingle Jam"
:This concert was a part of "
All I Want for Christmas"
:This concert was a part of "
T'was the Week before Christmas"
:This concert was a part of the "East Coast Live"
:This concert was a part of the "Barclaycard British Summer Time Festival"
:This concert was a part of the "Skovrock"
:This concert was a part of the "Odderøya Live"
:This concert was a part of the "
Tall Ships' Races
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:This concert was a part of the "
Live at Sunset"
:This concert was a part of the "
Moon and Stars"
:This concert was a part of the "
Lucca Summer Festival"
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
Box office score data
External links
Backstreet Boys Official Website
References
{{Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys concert tours
2013 concert tours
2014 concert tours
2015 concert tours