Backstreet BOYS to now RESUME “BLACK & BLUE WORLD TOUR 2001” AUGUST 24 IN MILWAUKEE

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DATE: July 31, 2001

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/TODD BRODGINSKI

Backstreet BOYS to now RESUME
"BLACK & BLUE WORLD TOUR 2001"
AUGUST 24 IN MILWAUKEE

In order for AJ McLean to have the time he needs to prepare himself for his return to the road, BACKSTREET BOYS will now resume their "BLACK & BLUE WORLD TOUR 2001" August 24 in Milwaukee, WI. The updated tour itinererary includes the addition of four cities before concluding Saturday, October 20 in San Diego, CA.

NICK CARTER, HOWIE DOROUGH, BRIAN LITTRELL and KEVIN RICHARDSON had originally anticipated re-launching the trek August 7 after AJ emerged from treatment. At the same time, the group made it clear (in their July 9 and 10 interviews) that the tour would be postponed for as long as AJ needed to confront his problems.

"AJ's initial treatment is going very well," said Kevin Richardson. "His doctors have suggested it would be in AJ's best interest to take an additional two weeks in transitional care."

BRIAN LITTRELL added: "We've spent some time with AJ recently and he, along with the rest of us, is excited to return to our tour on August 24."

HOWIE DOROUGH said: "We are thankful for the outpouring of understanding and respect that has been given to us from the media, our peers and fans around the world through this difficult time."

"We truly want to thank our fans for standing with us through this," said NICK CARTER. "And we know that it will be worth the wait for them to see the five of us back on stage."

Tickets already purchased for the postponed shows (July 9-August 22) will be honored for the rescheduled dates.

The updated tour dates are as follows:

DATE		CITY	VENUE
Fri	8/24	Milwaukee, WI	Bradley Center
Sat	8/25	Cincinnati, OH	Firstar Center
Sun	8/26	St. Louis, MO	Riverport Amphitheatre
Mon	8/27	Kansas City, MO	Kemper Arena
Wed	8/29	Houston, TX	Compaq Center
Thur	8/30	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome
Fri	8/31	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Tue	9/4	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Coliseum
Thu	9/6	East Rutherford, NJ	Continental Airlines Arena
Fri	9/7	East Rutherford, NJ	Continental Airlines Arena
Sat	9/8	Boston, MA	Fleet Center
Sun	9/9	Boston, MA	Fleet Center
Mon	9/10	Boston, MA	Fleet Center
Wed	9/12	Toronto, ONT	Air Canada Center
Thu	9/13	Toronto, ONT	Air Canada Center
Fri	9/14	Toronto, ONT	Air Canada Center
Sat	9/15	Kanata, ONT	Corel Centre
Mon	9/17	Montreal, QC	Molson Center
Tue	9/18	Buffalo NY	HSBC Arena
Wed	9/19	Cleveland, OH	Gund Arena
Thu	9/20	Detroit, MI	The Palace
Sat	9/22	Chicago, IL	Tweeter Center
Sun	9/23	Minneapolis, MN	Target Center
Wed	9/26	Calgary, AB	Saddledome
Thu	9/27	Calgary, AB	Saddledome
Fri	9/28	Edmonton, AB	Sky Reach
Mon	10/1	Vancouver, BC	General Motors Place
Tues	10/2	Portland, OR	Rose Garden
Thurs	10/4	Boise, ID	The Idaho Center
Fri	10/5	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Center
Sat	10/7	Albuquerque, NM	Journal Pavillion
Wed	10/10	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
Fri	10/12	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Sky
Sat	10/13	San Bernardino, CA	Glen Helen Blockbuster
Mon	10/15	San Jose, CA	San Jose Arena
Wed	10/17	Bakersfield, CA	Centennial Garden Con. Ctr
Fri	10/19	Las Vegas, NV	MGM Grand Hotel
Sat	10/20	San Diego, CA	Coors Amphitheater

Press Release Date:
Tue, 2001-07-31 00:00

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Backstreet BOYS to now RESUME "BLACK & BLUE WORLD TOUR 2001" AUGUST 24 IN MILWAUKEE