Backstreet's Back Tour

Backstreet's Back Tour

Tour by Backstreet Boys
Associated album	Backstreet Boys
Start date	December 27, 1997
End date	December 31, 1998
Legs	8
No. of shows	86 in North America 4 in South America 24 in Europe 114 Total
Backstreet Boys concert chronology

Backstreet's Back Tour was a concert tour by the Backstreet Boys that began in 1997 and concluded in 1998.^[1] The set list included songs from their 2nd album Backstreet's Back and several songs from their debut album, Backstreet Boys.

During this tour, Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell underwent surgery to correct a congenital heart defect he had had since birth. Surgery was necessary because the hole in his heart was getting larger. The group postponed a couple of show dates but Littrell was back performing with the group within weeks after the surgery only to have oxygen tanks in the wings of the stage.^[2]

Opening acts

• Los Umbrellos (January 14-February 1, select dates)^[3]
• Solid HarmoniE (March 17-March 22)
• Thomas Jules-Stock (March 24-April 15, select dates)
• N-Tyce (March 24-April 15, select dates)
• Aaron Carter (July 8-September 15)^[4]
• Jimmy Ray (July 8-September 15, select dates)
• S.O.A.P. (July 8-September 15, select dates)
• Chris Durán (September 18–19)^[5]
• INOJ (November 18–19)
• LFO (December 30–31)

Set list

The set list of the following songs were part of the New Year's concert which was broadcast on December 31, 1998 and was later released on VHS and DVD as Homecoming Live in Orlando.

1. "That's The Way I Like It"
2. "Just To Be Close To You"
3. "Hey, Mr. D.J. (Keep Playin' This Song)"
4. "My Heart Stays With You (Performed by Howie D.)"
5. "Lay Down Beside Me (Performed by A.J. McLean)"
6. "Nobody But You (Performed by Kevin Richardson)"
7. "That's What She Said (Performed by Brian Littrell)"
8. "I Need You Tonight (Performed by Nick Carter)"
9. "Let's Have A Party"
10. "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Play instruments by the group, then introduced the real band)"
11. "All I Have To Give"
12. "Anywhere For You"
13. "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
14. "As Long as You Love Me"
15. "Get Down (You're the One For Me)"
16. "We've Got It Goin' On"
17. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[3][6]
December 27, 1997	Halifax	Canada	Halifax Metro Centre
December 29, 1997	Quebec City		Colisée de Québec
December 30, 1997	Montreal		Molson Centre
December 31, 1997
January 1, 1998
January 2, 1998	Ottawa		Corel Centre
January 3, 1998	Toronto		Skydome
January 5, 1998	Montreal		Molson Centre
January 6, 1998
January 7, 1998	Quebec City		Colisée de Québec
January 14, 1998	Charlotte	United States	Independence Arena
January 15, 1998	Atlanta		Fox Theatre
January 16, 1998	Louisville		Palace Theatre
January 17, 1998	Detroit		Fox Theatre
January 18, 1998	Columbus		Palace Theatre
January 20, 1998	Tampa		USF Sun Dome
January 21, 1998^[A]	West Palm Beach		Coral Sky Amphitheatre
January 22, 1998^[B]	Ponte Vedra Beach		Nease High School Football Stadium
January 23, 1998	Washington, D.C.		DAR Constitution Hall
January 24, 1998	Providence		Providence Performing Arts Center
January 27, 1998	Albany		Palace Theatre
January 28, 1998	Plainview		The Vanderbilt
January 30, 1998	Indianapolis		Murat Theatre
January 31, 1998	Kansas City		Memorial Hall
February 1, 1998	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
South America[7]
February 13, 1998^[C]	Viña del Mar	Chile	Anfiteatro de la Quinta Vergara
February 15, 1998	Tigre	Argentina	Anfiteatro del Parque de la Costa
North America (Leg 2)
February 21, 1998	Lake Buena Vista	United States	House of Blues
March 15, 1998^[D]	Orlando		Universal CityWalk
Europe
March 17, 1998	Dublin	Ireland]	Point Theatre
March 18, 1998
March 20, 1998	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
March 21, 1998	London		Wembley Arena
March 22, 1998
March 24, 1998	Copenhagen	Denmark	Bella Center
March 25, 1998	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
March 27, 1998^[E]	Mannheim	Germany	Maimarkthalle
March 28, 1998^[F]	Cologne		Viva Television Studios
March 29, 1998	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
March 30, 1998	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
March 31, 1998
April 1, 1998	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
April 2, 1998	Arnhem	Netherlands	GelreDome XS
April 3, 1998
April 4, 1998	Ghent	Belgium	Flanders Expo
April 5, 1998
April 6, 1998	Metz	France	Galaxie Amnéville
April 7, 1998	Paris		Zénith de Paris
April 9, 1998	Barcelona	Spain	Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
April 12, 1998	Valencia		Plaza de Toros de Valencia
April 13, 1998	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes
April 14, 1998
April 15, 1998	Lisbon	Portugal	Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno
North America (Leg 3)[6][8]
April 24, 1998^[G]	Orlando	United States	Frontierland
April 25, 1998^[G]
May 1, 1998^[G]
May 2, 1998^[G]
May 8, 1998^[G]
May 30, 1998^[H]	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 8, 1998	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
July 9, 1998	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 10, 1998	Miami		Miami Arena
July 11, 1998	Orlando		Orlando Arena
July 12, 1998	Atlanta		Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre
July 15, 1998	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
July 16, 1998	Philadelphia		CoreStates Center
July 17, 1998	New York City		Radio City Music Hall
July 18, 1998	New Haven		New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum
July 19, 1998	Albany		Pepsi Arena
July 21, 1998	Darien Center		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 22, 1998	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
July 23, 1998	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
July 24, 1998	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 25, 1998	Louisville		Freedom Hall
July 26, 1998	St. Louis		Kiel Center
July 28, 1998	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 29, 1998	Arlington		Music Mill Amphitheater
July 31, 1998	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
August 1, 1998	Tinley Park		New World Music Theatre
August 2, 1998	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
August 4, 1998	Greenwood Village		Coors Amphitheatre
August 6, 1998	West Valley City		E Center
August 7, 1998	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 8, 1998	Los Angeles		Universal Amphitheatre
August 9, 1998
August 11, 1998	Concord		Concord Pavilion
August 13, 1998	Portland		Rose Garden Arena
August 14, 1998	Seattle		KeyArena
August 15, 1998	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
August 17, 1998	Calgary		Canadian Airlines Saddledome
August 18, 1998	Edmonton		Commonwealth Stadium
August 19, 1998	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
August 20, 1998	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
August 22, 1998	Toronto		Molson Amphitheatre
August 23, 1998	Montreal		Parc des Îles
August 25, 1998	Halifax		Citadel Hill
August 27, 1998	Uniondale	United States	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 28, 1998	Moosic		Lackawanna County Stadium
August 29, 1998	East Rutherford		Continental Airlines Arena
August 30, 1998^[I]	Geddes		State Fair Grandstand
August 31, 1998^[J]	Essex Junction		Champlain Valley Expo Grandstand
September 2, 1998	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 3, 1998	Providence		Providence Civic Center
September 4, 1998	Columbia		Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 5, 1998	Raleigh		Alltel Pavilion
September 14, 1998^[K]	Allegan		Allegan County Fair Grandstand
September 15, 1998^[L]	York		York Fair Grandstand
South America[7]
September 18, 1998	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio Camilo Cichero
September 19, 1998
North America (Leg 4)
November 18, 1998	Minneapolis	United States	Target Center
November 19, 1998
December 30, 1998	Tampa		Ice Palace
December 31, 1998	Orlando		Orlando Arena

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A South Florida Fair[9] ^B Jam at Nease[10] ^C Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar[11] ^D Orlando Bands Together[12] ^E Radio Regenbogen Party ^F VIVA Unplugged '98

^G Grad Nite[13] ^H Kiss 108 Party ^I Great New York State Fair ^J Champlain Valley Fair ^K Allegan County Fair[14] ^L York Fair[15]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

January 9, 1998	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida	Nease High School Football Stadium	Rescheduled to January 22, 1998[10]
March 14, 1998	Orlando, Florida	Universal CityWalk	Moved to March 15, 1998; concert was a part of the "Orlando Band Together" Benefit[16]
March 17, 1998	Dublin, Ireland	RDS Simmonscourt	Moved to the Point Theatre
March 18, 1998	Dublin, Ireland	RDS Simmonscourt	Moved to the Point Theatre
September 13, 1998	Shakopee, Minnesota	Canterbury Park	Cancelled; concert was a part of "Last Chance Summer Dance".[17] The group allowed ticket holders to attend the November 1998 concerts in Minneapolis.
November 27, 1998	Cologne, Germany	Kölnarena	Cancelled; concert was a part of "Hand in Hand for Children"
December 1, 1998	Cologne, Germany	Kölnarena	Cancelled
December 2, 1998	Munster, Germany	Muensterlandhalle	Cancelled
December 3, 1998	Berlin, Germany	Velodrom	Cancelled
December 4, 1998	Leipzig, Germany	Messehalle 7	Cancelled
December 5, 1998	Rieden, Germany	Ostbayernhalle	Cancelled
December 6, 1998	Mannheim, Germany	Maimarkthalle	Cancelled
December 7, 1998	Zürich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion	Cancelled
December 9, 1998	Friedrichshafen, Germany	Messehalle Friedrichshafen	Cancelled
December 10, 1998	Wels, Austria	Bosch-Halle	Cancelled
December 11, 1998	Munich, Germany	Olympiahalle	Cancelled
December 13, 1998	Bremen, Germany	Stadthalle Bremen	Cancelled
December 14, 1998	Oberhausen, Germany	König Pilsener Arena	Cancelled
December 15, 1998	Frankfurt, Germany	Festhalle Frankfurt	Cancelled
December 16, 1998	Stuttgart, Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle	Cancelled

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