SFX Announce Tour Dates for First Leg of B&B World Tour

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Nov 27, 2000 Source: sfx Submitted By: BSBNA8083 Monday November 27, 5:52 pm Eastern Time SFX Press Release Backstreet Boys Embark On World Tour SFX Produced Tour Kicks Off January 22 in Ft. Lauderdale Tickets Go On Sale on December 2 NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000--SFX, the world's largest producer, promoter and presenter of live entertainment, announced today the dates and venues for the first 22 stops on the Backstreet Boys' upcoming Black & Blue World Tour. To capture the excitement of the Tour, Clear Channel radio stations, along with SFX.com, unveiled the dates and venues simultaneously at 5:00 EST today. Tickets go on-sale nationally in most cities on December 2nd. Having just returned from the ``Around the World in 100 Hours'' global album launch in support of their third album Black & Blue, Backstreet Boys will now bring their musical talents to 22 North American cities before heading to South America in April, Europe in June and then back to the U.S. for a string of stadium shows. The tour will conclude in the Pacific Rim, with stops in Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The tour officially kicks off January 22 in Ft. Lauderdale at the National Car Rental Center. The complete listing of the first 22 dates is attached. Additional information on the tour can be found at www.backstreetboys.com or www.sfx.com. ``We are extremely excited to bring the Backstreet Boys to the world in what is sure to be one of the most successful tours of 2001,'' said Arthur Fogel, President of Touring, SFX Music Group. ``SFX will utilize all of its available worldwide resources to ensure fans everywhere have the most memorable concert experience of their lives.'' The Black & Blue World Tour follows last year's mega-successful Into the Millennium Tour. Backstreet Boys -- Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson -- made history selling all 765,000 tickets in one day for their 11-week, 39-city tour last year. In addition to producing and promoting the Black & Blue World Tour, SFX Radio Network premiered the Backstreet Boys' Black & Blue album live before a studio audience to more than 130 radio stations the weekend of November 18th. Through December 3rd, Backstreet Boys' fans can enjoy streaming video/audio of the show at promo.sfx.com/blackandbluetour. SFX, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU - news), is the world's largest promoter, producer and presenter of live entertainment events. SFX currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books 130 live entertainment venues in the U.S., including 44 amphitheaters. Each year, more than 60 million people attend approximately 26,000 events promoted and/or produced by SFX, including: live music events; Broadway and touring Broadway shows; family entertainment shows; and specialized sports and motor sports shows. SFX is also a leading full-service sports marketing and management company, specializing in the representation of athletes and broadcasters, integrated event management, television programming/production, and marketing consulting services. SFX is headquartered in New York City. More information is available at www.sfx.com. Clear Channel Communications, Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a global leader in the out-of home advertising industry with radio and television stations, outdoor displays and entertainment venues in 40 countries around the world. Including announced transactions, Clear Channel operates over 1,120 radio and 19 television stations in the United States and has equity interests in over 240 radio stations internationally. Clear Channel also operates more than 750,000 outdoor advertising displays, including billboards, street furniture and transit panels across the world. BACKSTREET BOYS BLACK & BLUE WORLD TOUR DATES Monday, January 22 National Car Rental Center Ft. Lauderdale, FL Friday, January 26 Coliseum Charlotte, NC Saturday, January 27 GeorgiaDome Atlanta, GA Tuesday, January 30 First Union Center Philadelphia, PA Friday, February 2 MCI Center Washington, DC Saturday, February 3 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ Sunday, February 4 Nassau Coliseum Nassau County, NY Wednesday, February 7 SkyDome Toronto Thursday, February 8 Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA Monday, February 12 Allstate Arena Chicago, IL Thursday, February 15 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI Saturday, February 17 Target Center Minneapolis, MN Sunday, February 18 The Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Tuesday, February 20 Pepsi Center Denver, CO Friday, February 23 Vancouver GM Place Sunday, February 25 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA Tuesday, February 27 Rose Garden Portland, OR Friday, March 2 Oakland Arena Oakland, CA Thursday, March 8 MGM Grand Las Vegas, NV Monday, March 12 America West Phoenix, AZ Wednesday, March 14 Sports Arena San Diego, CA TBA TBA Los Angeles, CA For further information visit: www.sfx.com Comment on this item. 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