DATE: JANUARY 23, 2001
FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/TODD BRODGINSKI
BACKSTREET BOYS
KICK OFF WORLDWIDE "BLACK & BLUE TOUR 2001"
WITH TRIUMPHANT SOLD-OUT SHOWS IN FT. LAUDERDALE
The group performed songs which covered their precedent-setting eight-year career. Highlights of the show included "All I Have To Give," "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," "Quit Playing Games With My Heart," "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely" and "I Want It That Way" as well as "Shape Of My Heart," "Get Another Boyfriend" and "The Call," the latest single from the new BLACK & BLUE CD. The first leg of the world tour will run through March 18 in San Diego, CA, encompassing 36 shows in 23 cities. After this run, the group will tour overseas before returning to North America for a string of stadium shows in summer 2001 and concluding with shows in the Pacific Rim, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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BACKSTREET BOYS KICK OFF WORLDWIDE "BLACK & BLUE TOUR 2001" WITH TRIUMPHANT SOLD-OUT SHOWS IN FT. LAUDERDALE