Big Backstreet Boys tour set

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Dec 05, 2000 Source: Hollywood Reporter Submitted By: HiC NASHVILLE -- SFX is already rolling out the big guns for 2001, and they won't get much bigger than the Backstreet Boys' 115-date worldwide tour, projected to gross in excess of $250 million, Billboard magazine reports. SFX will produce the entire Black & Blue world tour, which will begin stateside on Jan. 22, 2001 at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Fla. Following an initial U.S. leg of stadiums and arenas in 23 cities, the tour will play Mexico and South America in April, Europe in May/June, and U.S. stadiums through the summer. Then the tour goes international again, with shows in the Pacific Rim, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand on tap for October and November. More dates could be added, which would keep the Boys out for nearly a year on this outing. The tour is of Rolling Stones proportions, not only in its global scope and mega-production values but also in the finances involved. "This is the richest touring deal in music history, relative to the guarantees the group is receiving vs. the ticket prices they're charging and the capacities they're playing," says Bruce Kapp, vice president of SFX Touring, who with touring vice president Brad Wavra is overseeing the Black & Blue tour and reporting to SFX Touring president Arthur Fogel. (BPI) Comment on this item. Next Item: BSB label to put catalogue online Prev Item: Canadian Charts: Shiny Tunes challenge Backstreet