BACKSTREET BOYS TO EMBARK ON “ROUND THE WORLD IN 100 HOURS” TREK

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DATE: November 15, 2000

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/ MITCH SCHNEIDER/ TODD BRODGINSKI

BACKSTREET BOYS
TO EMBARK ON
"ROUND THE WORLD IN 100 HOURS" TREK
IN CELEBRATION OF THE LATE NOVEMBER
WORLDWIDE RELEASE OF
'BLACK & BLUE';
Group To Visit
Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio And New York

Six continents in only 100 hours.

BACKSTREET BOYS–presently recognized as the biggest pop group in the world, having sold more than 55 million albums in less than three years–will visit Europe (Stockholm), Asia (Tokyo), Australia (Sydney), Africa (Cape Town), South America (Rio) and North America (New York) in a global celebration of the release of their forthcoming album BLACK & BLUE. At each stop along the tour, BACKSTREET BOYS–Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson–will visit local landmarks, hold press conferences, meet fans and perform brief a capella versions of their new hit single "Shape of My Heart."

BLACK & BLUE is the follow-up to 1999's MILLENNIUM album, which is already certified twelve times platinum in the U.S. and remains on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart more than 77 weeks after its release. In addition to receiving gold and platinum awards in 45 countries, MILLENNIUM was honored with five 1999 Grammy nominations including Album of the Year.

For the launch of the BLACK & BLUE, the group wanted to reach out to fans in all the corners of the globe. The "Round the World in 100 Hours" global album launch will see BACKSTREET BOYS depart from Stockholm on November 17 (following their performance at the MTV Europe Awards) and take them on a whirlwind 26,000 mile flight around the world. Travelling in a specially chartered 28-seat 737 jet, the band will spend over 55 hours in the air and 45 hours on the ground visiting some of the world's most famous and historic landmarks: Tokyo's Bay Area; Sydney's Bondi Beach, Harbour Bridge and Opera House; Cape Town's Table Mountain; Rio's Copacabana beach, Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Corcovado; and finally, New York City's Times Square.

Stay tuned for news of a BACKSTREET BOYS world tour, which is set to launch in early 2001 in the group's home state of Florida. A tour announcement will be made when the group lands in New York November 21.

The complete BLACK & BLUE track listing is as follows:

"The Call"
"Shape of My Heart"
"Get Another Boyfriend"
"Shining Star"
"I Promise You (With Everything I Am)"
"The Answer To Our Life"
"Everyone"
"More Than That"
"Time"
"Not For Me"
"Yes I Will"
"It's True"
"How Did I Fall In Love With You"

Tentative Arrival Times Are As Follows (local times)

Nov 18 Arrive Tokyo from Stockholm 8:55 AM
Nov 19 Arrive Sydney from Tokyo 8:30 AM
Nov 20 Arrive Cape Town from Sydney 6:30 AM
Nov 20 Arrive Rio from Cape Town 4:00 PM
Nov 21 Arrive New York from Rio 10:00 AM

Press Release Date:
Wed, 2000-11-15 21:00

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BACKSTREET BOYS TO EMBARK ON "ROUND THE WORLD IN 100 HOURS" TREK IN CELEBRATION OF THE LATE NOVEMBER WORLDWIDE RELEASE OF 'BLACK & BLUE'; Group To Visit Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio And New York; Six continents in only 100 hours.