Fan Reviews - Concerts

Index - Exit - Submissions United We Stand (4 items) Las Vegas, NV, October 19, 2001 (9 items) Bakersfield, CA, October 17, 2001 (1 items) San Jose, CA, October 15, 2001 (16 items) San Bernardino, CA, October 13, 2001 (15 items) Phoenix, AZ, October 12, 2001 (4 items) Denver, CO, October 10, 2001 (9 items) Albuquerque, NM, October 7, 2001 (3 items) Salt Lake City, October 5, 2001 (6 items) Boise, ID, October 4, 2001 (2 items) Portland, OR, October 2, 2001 (11 items) Vancouver, BC, October 1, 2001 (16 items) Edmonton, AB, September 28, 2001 (12 items) Calgary, AB, September 26-27, 2001 (11 items) Minneapolis, MN, September 23, 2001 (15 items) Chicago, IL, September 22, 2001 (26 items) Detroit, MI, September 20, 2001 (36 items) Cleveland, OH, September 19, 2001 (16 items) Buffalo, NY, September 18, 2001 (20 items) Montreal, PQ, September 17, 2001 (11 items) Ottawa, ON, September 15,2001 (6 items) Toronto. ON, September 12-14, 2001 (21 items) Boston, MA, September 8-10, 2001 (38 items) East Rutherford, NJ, September 6-7, 2001 (37 items) Uniondale, NY, September 4, 2001 (9 items) Dallas, TX, August 31, 2001 (19 items) San Antonio, TX, August 30, 2001 (9 items) Houston, TX, August 29, 2001 (10 items) Kansas City, MO, August 27, 2001 (19 items) St. Louis, MO, August 26, 2001 (27 items) Cincinnati, OH, August 25, 2001 (24 items) Milwaukee, WI, August 24, 2001 (27 items) Boston, MA, July 6-7, 2001 (15 items) Hershey, PA, July 5, 2001 (23 items) Camden, NJ, July 3, 2001 (21 items) Today Show, New York, July 2, 2001 (8 items) Albany, NY, June 30 - July 1, 2001 (18 items) Hartford, CT, June 28-29, 2001 (21 items) Pittsburgh, PN, June 25-26, 2001 (15 items) Nashville, TN, June 23, 2001 (31 items) Columbus, OH, June 22, 2001 (16 items) Lexington, KY, June 21, 2001 (16 items) Indianapolis, IN, June 20, 2001 (18 items) Greensboro, NC, June 17, 2001 (17 items) Wango Tango, Los Angeles, June 16, 2001 (4 items) Washington, DC, June 15, 2001 (12 items) Raleigh, NC, June 13, 2001 (9 items) Greenville, SC, June 12, 2001 (5 items) Atlanta, June 11, 2001 (12 items) Tampa, June 9, 2001 (9 items) Orlando, June 8, 2001 (10 items) Concert Stories and Encounters (6 items) Puerto Rico, May 19-20, 2001 (16 items) Panama, May 16, 2001 (6 items) Caracas, Venezuela, May 12 - 13, 2001 (3 items) Sao Paulo, May 5, 2001 (6 items) Rio, May 3, 2001 (2 items) Buenos Aires, Apr 28-29, 2001 (1 items) Mexico City, Mar 23-25, 2001 (8 items) San Diego, Mar 17-18, 2001 (18 items) Los Angeles, Mar 14-15, 2001 (22 items) Phoenix, AZ, Mar 12-13, 2001 (11 items) Las Vegas, NV, Mar 8, 10, 2001 (15 items) Sacramento, CA, Mar 4-5, 2001 (14 items) Oakland, CA, Mar 1-2, 2001 (26 items) Portland, OR, Feb 27,2001 (6 items) Tacoma, WA, Feb 25-26, 2001 (18 items) Vancouver, BC, Feb 23, 2001 (22 items) Denver, CO, Feb 20, 2001 (17 items) Grand Forks, ND, Feb 18, 2001 (14 items) Minneapolis, MN, Feb 17, 2001 (22 items) Pontiac, MI, Feb 15, 2001 (48 items) Chicago, IL, Feb 12-13, 2001 (31 items) Pittsburgh PA, Feb 8-9, 2001 (37 items) Toronto, Feb 7, 2001 (38 items) Uniondale NY, Feb 4-5, 2001 (40 items) East Rutherford, NJ, Feb 3, 2001 (22 items) Washington DC, Feb 2, 2001 (24 items) Philadelphia, Jan 30-31, 2001 (41 items) Atlanta, Jan 27, 2001 (52 items) Charlotte, Jan 26, 2001 (27 items) Fort Lauderdale Jan 22-24, 2001 (28 items) Other Concert Reviews (22 items) Into The Millennium 2000 (36 items) Into The Millennium 1999 (130 items) 1998 Concert Reviews (54 items) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 of 9 << >> Concert Reviews: 11/04/99 Milwaukee, WI Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: CheerGl128@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 5:28 PM Thursday night, at the Bradley Center, I had one of the best times of my life. "Why?" you ask? Two words: Backstreet Boys. When we arrived, we were a few minutes late. But only like 10 minutes. We didn't miss the Boys. When we got escorted to our seats, we were in shock. We were in Lower Level, row Y. The Backstreet Boys were really close to us. But EYC was on stage when we got there. they were OK. Not much for talent, if you ask me. one of them was a bit sexy, though with his shirt off. Anyway, When EYC was done, they were talking about the Backstreet Boys and EVERYBODY screamed when they said "Backstreet Boys". The Bradley Center did not seem like an arena, it seemed like and enclosed room. It was so comfortable. Ok, anyway, on to the good stuff. Before the concert, they played the LONG Sears commercial with the Backstreet Boys on the video screens. THEN you saw the Backstreet Boys Band come up on stage. The dancers followed coming through the doors with torch-looking thingys. The it happened: You heard Star Wars music. The Backstreet Boys came up on their surfboards. Then Larger Than Life started to play. They were SO good. The dance moves are so precise and everything. Well, I can't tell you the concert from head to toe because that would be giving the whole thing away, I'll just tell you the cool things that happened. -Nick stayed on my side of the stage almost the whole time. -AJ had red hair. -Brian WAVED AT ME!!! It was right after this intermission like thing and my friend and I were the only ones standing up and waving our hands and jumping up and down in our little section. I was through my binoculars and Brian was looking straight at us so I started jumping up and down more and he waved!!!!! -The best song, I think, was Don't Wanna Lose You Now. it was so beautiful, I started crying when it came on. -Nick started flying about 20 feet away from us!!! -After the concert, we were at a stoplight and my friend held up and AJ sticker. The people in the car next to us pointed, smiled, kinda of gestured to us, and started talking to us. -After the concert I held our sign in the air and people started cheering at our car!! If you wanna know more, I will be MORE THAN HAPPY to tell you!!!!!! =) Samantha, Winthrop Harbor, IL From: Nikky94463@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 5:00 PM I got there around 6:45 and decided to go around and see if we could get down to the floor level. Well, they stopped us right away! It's true what they say, any seats are good! I could actually make out Nick's face up in upper level! Well, anyways, The concert started exactly at 7:30. EYC opened up for them and they were pretty good. They got the people all hyper! That didn't take much, EYC had the shirts off in about 10 seconds! Then the BSB Sears commerical came on. The guys flew out from a lil black box about 10 minutes later. I was too busy screaming to remember the order of the songs, but there were a bunch of highlights! Kevin, the poor guy, couldn't dance because of his arm, he had some trouble playing "Back To Your Heart", but in the end it was great! During one of the songs when the guys wear pink, Nick's fly was open! He noticed and pulled it up! He had another problem about 2 minutes later, but some backstreet fans are TOO young to know about that! Well, someone threw a basketball on stage and Brian went crazy! He twirled it on his finger, then on his arm, then his leg, and he tried on his head!!! He was so cute! When the guys dress up in the Chinese looking close and introduce the dancers Nick was sang "Everyone was kung-fu fighting". It was SO funny! Brian's GF, Leighanne Wallace, was walking around by the stage, most fans didnt reconize her so she just sat and watched!. I loved the show! They lost half of the fans when they said "Good-Night" and left, 2 minutes later they came back for an encore! I think it was a great performance! I got good pictures(thou they took camera's away from some people) and had a great time! LOVE YA B-ROK!! Nikky From: ILVKEVINSR@aol.com Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 10:10 AM Last night, november 4th, i saw the best concert i've ever been to! backstreet boys are truly amazing!!! we arrived at about 6:15 and the first thing we did was head for the merchandise. i spent $60 ( i probably could've spent more ) but i didn't. i bought a t-shirt, a program, and 2 8'10 glossy photos. at 7:30 the concert started with their opening act e.y.c ( express yourself clearly ). they were pretty good! they performed for about 35-45 minutes. Then finally... at 8:30 brian, nick, aj, and howie appeared on their little surfboards flying from a black box over to kevin who rose out of the center of the stage. by now i'm sure everyone knows kevin injured his shoulder in a snowboarding accident. however, he sang his heart out and tried to dance the best that he could, and he did! those five guys are extremely talented, and their voices are so beautiful. they were all very good looking and seemed very down to earth. my personal favorite is kevin! he is the most beautiful man i ever set my eyes on, and i made eye contact with him three times! he really didn't wave much considering what happened to him - it was probably hard to with a microphone in one hand and his sling was on his other arm. but all in all, it was an awesome concert! truly the best!!! it was definately worth paying for. and now that it's over, it's pretty sad, because for 74 days i've been counting down and now they're gone! it's a night i will never forget!!! the set list for the show is as follows: LARGER THAN LIFE GET DOWN THE ONE AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU NOW QUIT PLAYING GAMES DON'T WANT YOU BACK THE PERFECT FAN BACK TO YOUR HEART EVERYBODY WEVE GOT IT GOIN ON THATS THE WAY I LIKE IT SPANISH EYES I'LL NEVER BREAK YOUR HEART NO ONE ELSE COMES CLOSE ALL I HAVE TO GIVE SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING LONELY IT'S GOTTA BE YOU I WANT IT THAT WAY * for a two hour show, it was the fastest 2 hours that went by! From: Melissa Jones [majstar@excite.com] Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 4:37 AM My ears are still ringing!!! I loved the concert. As you all know that each concert is relitivley the same. except Aj has diffrent color hair at each concert. This concert he had bright red. I have a comment for Kevin actually. I think a real man takes a fall and gets back. Kevin Richardson did just that. He proved that the BSB care about giving a good preformance and that they really do care about their fans. He also proved that even if a Backstreet boy is knock down he will just get right back up. So don't even bother. Great Job Guys! ***** Melissa A. Jones Milwakee,Wisconsin 11/4/99 Concert Reviews: 11/03/99 Madison, WI (Part II) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Sarah Felser [ngc5@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 8:05 PM Hi, I recently went to the Backstreet Boys concert at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. I had great seats to begin with, but I ended up with even better seats. They had to relocate some of the tickets holders. My mom and I were supposed to be in section four but set up for the concert ment that we had to be seated on the opposite side of the stage. It was the bomb. I sat next to two really hot guys. The opening acts were ok. I cant say that I would pay to see them. But now to the main part. The guys were awsome. I loved AJ's yellow hair. But they all looked good. The harmonies were incredible. And I guess I am the only one who caught Nick adjusting himself. I mean he literaly picked it up and shifted it. But oh well. Nick was being a little hornball. But you gotta love him. All I have to say is if you get a chance to see them it will be the best night of your life. I loved all the costumes. The last costume they wore looked like pjs. But the best costume was the pink suits. Nick looked sooo fine in it. although he never put his jacket on. But this is were I am gonna end this review. Sarah From: Sara S. [saralee86@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 4:48 PM All I can say is Oh my god! We got up to Madison at about 6:30, and we had to wait outside for about a half an hour. Z-104 was there, too. When they played Larger Than Life on the radio, me and my five other friends sang it really loud and people were smiling and looking at us! When we finally got in we went up to our seats, (we had level 3, row f), even though we were up high, we had a REALLY good view, we hardly ever needed to use our binoculars, but they were handy. At maybe 7:30, Mandy Moore came on, and all I can say about her is she should be called Britney Aguilera! Then EYC came out. They were really sexy and they lifted their shirts up! At about 8:30- 9:00 we were getting ready for the Backstreet Boys! The wave went around a couple of times and we kept chanting Backstreet Boys! When the lights went out and the Star Wars music played, we went insane! My friends told me they saw Nick in the black box, and I totally freaked! Well, they came out on surfboards, but not Kevin, cause of his arm! When they came out, me and 2 of my friends started bawling! We cryed through like, 5 songs! This was our first BSB concert, so we were totally amazed! Here are some highlights: -A.J.'s hair is bright yellow! -Nick does some very sexy moves! -Brian is the favorite of Madison! -They are so funny on stage, Nick kept whipping A.J.on the butt with a towel! -When they sing No One Else Comes Close, the place on stage were they are sitting rotates around! -They have these ladder things on stage, and they hang from them! -They do the chair routine on As Long As You Love Me! -When the middle of the stage rises up, there are these slides the boys slide down on! -They fly in harnesses over the audience! -They look soooooo HOT! (especially Nick, wooo hoo!) -We got to sing a part of Quit Playin' Games! We had a great time and we were sad to see it end. I have almost completely lost my voice from screaming so much! If your going, you'll have the best time of your life! If you aren't going, keep trying! Nicks #1 fan (always and forever), Sara :) Concert Reviews: 11/03/99 Madison, WI Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Betsy Klemme [bklemme69@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 5:21 PM Last Wednesday, November 3, 1999, I was very lucky to go to the first of two Backstreet Boy concerts. I left school at noon and traveled two hours to Madison. I wasn't excited at all, it just didn't seem real. We went to the Kohl Center around 5:30. The doors opened at 6:30. While standing around we talked to other fans and jammed with the radio staion who was giving away front row tickets to whoever came up with the cleverist way to represent Z104 and the Backstreet Boys. Finally the doors opened. Everyone flooded in, bought their shirts and souveniers, and found there seats. While waiting, the crowd was very excited. Beach-balls were floating around and the wave circled the venue a few times. Suddenly the lights dimmed and Mandy Moore's dancers came out. They were ok. Mandy Moore is a lot like Britany Spears or Christina Aguilara. Then EYC came out. I didn't like them much. I saw them at the Nickelodeon All That Tour this summer and they didn't appeal to me. They are constantly lifting their shirts up and they just don't compare to the Backstreet Boys. Around 8:30, the lights shut off. Star Wars theme music started playing and the fans started screaming. The dancers marched onto stage and out of a black box came Nick, Aj, Brian, and Howie. They flew to the stage on their surfboards where they met Kevin, who couldn't dance much or fly because of his dislocated shoulder. They started with Larger than Life. It really got the crowd going. The boys performed 19 songs. They are so talented and beautiful. The Backstreet Boys really know how to have a good time. They were serious at times and hilarious at other times. They ended the show with It's Gotta Be You and I Want It That Way. Besides for the screaming girls in front of us that were constantly jumping up and down and waving their hands in the air, which really blocked our view. The concert was excellent! The boys are so talented and really deserve all they have and more. From: Steffes [steffes@chorus.net] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:37 PM Hi! I know there has been a lot of reviews so I will try to keep it short.  Right at 7:30 Mandy Moore came out and performed.  She was good and her dancers were cool, but they pretty much stayed on the opposite side of the stage from us.  She did 4 songs and then E.Y.C. came out.  They weren't very good.  Only one of them could carry a tune, and not very well.  They're act was way to sexual, I mean there was little kids in the crowd.  They sure made the Backstreet Boys look like the best performers ever (I mean everyone all ready knew they were)!!!  The BSB were so great!  I loved the lights and pryo stuff!  The only disappointing thing about their concert was that they didn't do Hey, Mr.DJ.  That's like my favorite song they have!  One word of advice to the people that are still to go, Howie makes a speech just before Show Me The Meaning and we missed it because we (and other people) were screaming out of excitement.  It is already hard to hear them talking, so don't make the same mistake we did.  Howie was saying that they were dedicating the next song to their producer, Deniz PoP. That was nice of them.  OK, I'm not going to tell you much more because we don't want to spoil it for the rest of you.  Sorry this got so long, Thanks for reading! :) Tory (P.S. If you have any questions about the concert, E-mail me at torysteffes@hotmail.com. Oh yeah, 1 more thing, as you probably know Kevin's arm is hurt and he is wearing a sling.) From: Dbbobob28@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 11:57 AM Hi, I just came from the BSB concert in Madison, WI. We had to drive about three hours just to see them, I would have done it if it took eight hours. We had nice seats, when the guys flew out Howie came over but I really don't care, I loved everything that happened. The opening acts were fantastic, but the best part was when the guys came out. I could not believe the rush I felt when they came flying out. Although they never acknowledged me I felt connected to them. The best part was when Nick started doing these sexy dance, I loved it. The prices for the certain merchandise was okay but I wouldn't pay twenty dollars for fake backstage pass. When the evening was over, I couldn't believe it was gone, my night with Nick was gone. The anticipation was killing me but I am glad I saw them. I do feel bad that most people didn't get to see them, but I am glad I did. I will always remember my night with the Backstreet Boys, it was the best night of my life. I loved every microsecond of it. I lost my voice and my hearing is still pretty bad but I don't care. Seeing them in person my everything worth it. It was even cute to see Kevin with his arm thing. I felt bad that he hurt himself but I am glad he still performed. I love the Backstreet Boys!!!!! And Nick is the best and sexiest of them all. Later, Jenny From: Olaf Hammerstad [hammer@coredcs.com] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:47 AM Well I just got back from the greatest concert of my life. My friend Nikole and I got their at about 4:30 and we stood by the doors. At 6: 30 they finally let us in and we were the first to the sovenier stand. We had pretty good seats first balcony row D seats 9 and 10. We had a pretty good view of the stage, Mandy Moore and EYC, I thinked sucked what were those guys trying to do. It looked like they were having some cheap strip show. But when the boys came out you can believe they looked good and everybody went nuts. They all flew in except for Kevin who came up from the middle because of his arm. He didn't do much dancing but he did a cool piano solo. I was very happy because Nick was on my side of the stage and he just happens to be my fav. A.J. was wild and Nikole was wild about him he has a new hair do also. He buzzed it and died a bright yellow it looks hot. Well they sang every thing from Millennium except INYT. And all their bigger hits. My fav would have to be when they did the mix of Everybody, We've got it goin, and That's the way I like it. Also I love the song NOECC, Nick's smile is to die for. Well the only things that bummed me out were the fact that Kev couldn't do much and There was a big metal thing in front of my TV on my side. But all in all this concert is one not to miss. The boys really worked hard and they deserve all the support and loving fans, like you and me!!Keep the BSB Pride alive in the new MILLENNIUM!!!!!!!!!!! Peace I'm out! Concert Reviews: 11/02/99 Iowa City, IA Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Jane Haigh [jmhaigh@cfu.net] Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 5:08 PM I attended the BSB Iowa City concert.  The traffic was really jammed on the way up there and it was only and hour before the concert started.  As we entered the arena a security guard was askin for cameras and if you did have them you would have to take them over and leave them in a box and pick them up after the show.  No way were me and my buds gonna do that, so my bud Jenny and I  were arguing with him but we went over there. The  table to put your cameras was packed, so we put our cameras in our coats and entered the other doors.  We took our seats and awaiting the performance of the opening acts.  As we were sitting there, all of a sudden this music came on and the lights went off.  Mandy Moore approached the stage, she was good and really tall.  Then EYC came out and they were really bad.  They have a huge obbsession of takin off their clothes, and they weren't even cute.  After there performance we waited for like 20 min and finally the Star Wars music came on, and these people in black robes were walk in up to the stage.  It took forever but then finally we saw BSB on their boards.  They showed a major closeup of Kev (ooh, he looked so good & that is my bud Jill's fav) who was in a sling.  Then they started out with Larger than Life and continued with Get Down.  Aaahhh, i can't remember the order after that, but they sang every song on the new album except for I Need You Tonight and also the old album.  The boys were so wild on stage especially AJ and Brian, who is my fav and my bud Annalisa's.  They all looked so hot, and Nick kinda looked chubby but you could tell he had been workin on it, so I give him nods for that.Kev really couldn't do much cause of his arm, but he did a really good job for havin his arm in a sling.  I would have to say that Nick got the loudiest cheers, then Brian, AJ, and Kev got the same amount of response and then came Howie.  I felt really bad for him, but he did a really good job singin.  Ok, while they were singin Nick came over to our side of the stage.  My bud Jenny and I we re pretty much the only ones standin up and we were singin at the top of our lungs.  We had our hands up and were wavin at him, and I swear, he looked right at us, and pointed to us.  We started freakin out and laughin, then he started laughin, and waved and then went on, oh my gosh, he's not really my fav but Jenny's fav, but still it was so awesome.  The concert was awesome and well worth the $48.  The souviners were ripoffs, but it was a once in a lifetime thing, so buy them From: Leanna B. [frenchy80@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 4:58 PM Backstreet Boys prove to be 'Larger Than Life' by Leanna Brundrett Coe College Cosmos 11/05/99 The music was hot and the performers were even hotter. The Backstreet Boys performed to a sold-out audience at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, November 2. Opening acts for the Boys were Mandy Moore and EYC (Express Yourself Clearly). 15-year old Moore was very entertaining with her upbeat songs and crisp dancing, yet performed many unknown songs. The only song that was recognized by more than three audience members was her hit single "Candy." Moore's dancers were very energetic and after their act was over, could be found mingling with audience members on the main floor. EYC was a good band also, however one of the members was clearly only in the group to be the sex-symbol status. EYC sang mostly remakes of already popular songs such as "Where My Girl's At" by 702, and could be found singing their songs half-naked to the mainly under 15-year old crowd. After EYC, it was the moment that everyone in the audience had dreamed about. The Backstreet Boys too their place on the very simple yet futuristic set. Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson cam from under the stage on a rising platform as the other four members glided in on futuristic skateboards which were suspended in the air by flying cables. Richardson had to take it easy for the entire show due to a dislocated shoulder. Opening with their Number One hit "Larger Than Life," the crowd rose to their feet screaming and waving at their favorite boys. The Boys returned the compliments by waving and blowing kisses at the audience. The group was very sociable throughout the night, and the members could be found walking by the crowd while singing, touching crowd member's hands and talking to them for quick minutes. Youngest member Nick Carter was the first to start the evening off by running off the stage while singing "Larger Than Life." Concert-goers quickly ran to him to get a picture or a chance to touch him. During a costume change, bad boy yet very good-looking AJ McLean walked up to the gate that separated the crowd from the stage and waved at audience members that were swarming the gate. During their encore performance, member Howie Dorough walked past the gate and shook hands with the lucky fans who were standing next to the gate. The Backstreet Boys performed numerous songs from their debut CD "Backstreet Boys" and their second record-breaking CD "Millennium." Songs such as "We've Got It Going On," "As Long As You Love Me," "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)," "Don't Want You Back," "I Need You Tonight" and "Spanish Eyes" were performed for the screaming audience. One of the highlights of the show happened when the boys brought five mother and daughter couples onto the stage and sang "The Perfect Fan," which was written by member Brian Littrell. Costumes were kept simple which added to the enjoyment of the concert rather than distracted audience members. The set was also very simple, but included tricks such as fireworks and pyrotechnics. The Backstreet Boys relied mostly on their music, which was performed live, to keep the crowd entertained, which it did. The Backstreet Boys performed for over two hours and performance included an encore presentation of songs such as "Everybody," and "I Want It That Way." Concert-goers settled down for the song "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely," which was dedicated to their first producer Denniz Pop, who passed away earlier this year due to cancer. The concert was loud, fun and went quickly. The performers were great, the set was great and the music was great. One bonus of the great show was the fact that approximately fifteen seats were opened up two hours before the show due to extra space that was reserved for the stage and sound equipment. The seats were offered at a reasonable price, and were less than ten feet away from the stage. The only drawback of the entire evening was the price of souvenirs, with a short sleeved T-shirt costing approximately $30, and a program costing $20. From: Anne Boothby [aboothby@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 6:51 PM Hi! I went to the concert in Iowa City on 11/2. It was the best concert! I had gotten the tickets when they first went on sale. I didn't know if I really wanted to go, I thought my seats were really good, but I didn't know because I haven't been there for a long time since I was 10 to see Garth Brooks(YA never really know how your music style can change) Well, lets just say it was a long wait. Well the day of the concert flew by so fast. I couldn't believe it. Well I live 1 hr. and 45 mins. away from Iowa City so we left about 4:30. Well we got to Iowa City and ate, after that we headed to the concert! We got in the traffic jam of my life we waited in the car for around 1 hr. I took us 1 hour to get there. So I missed Mandy Moore but to me no big deal. I heard she was bad anyways but I don't know. Well when we finally got there I saw a sign NO CAMERAS! Well I had my camera and it was out and they said they were going to take all cameras no an instant reaction I shoved my camera down my jeans and put my jacket over it and got in. So finally inside i was so excited. I didn't even care where I sat. Well we asked where are seats were. They leaded us down and we kept going farther and farther our sears were CC row 2 lower level that's 2 rows away from the floor right about 20 ft away from the stage also by the backstage tunnel where they sit up those fences to lead backstage. By that time I was about to pass out. They made us get smiley faces on our hands and tickets to even get to our seats. So when we reached the bottom of the stairs we had to get through 2 security gaurds and show them our tickets, we had to have our tickets at all times to get out and in our seats. Well EYC came out and performed I didn't really like them. They always ripped there shirts off put them on rip them off. Well after they were done they came right in front of me and I got pictures of them right in front of me!One of them smiled at me and winked and gave me a peace sign I got a picture of that. Well there was a 10 min inermission.There dancers came right out in front of me. Then smoke came out. Then they started flying out they came out right in front of me. I got some awesome picures of them coming out! Well only 4 of them flew because I knew Kevin hurt his arm he dislocated his shoulder. I thought it was neat how they changed it around just because Kevin was hurt they had Kevin standing in the middle thing that goes up and down and had all the guys fly into him. It looked like Kevin was the Commander and the the other 4 saluted him when they got by him! It looked awesome how they came up with that at our concert. Kevin did dance alot though! They got on and welcomed us and told us thanks and all that mumble jumble. They sang Larger Than Life. They they sang Get Down and The One then they did a costume change. Then they came back on and introduces them self and then they sang As Long As You Love Me , Quit Playing Games, they flew again Brian was right in front of me. well as you know I was taking tons of pics and I have a red view finder on my camera so they saw it because I was only 20 ft. away from the stage. So when they flew Brian waved at me and my camera flying right in front of me. It was so cool. Then they sang Perfect Fan and moms and daughters got to go up. The daughters got to walk around holding the Boys' hands there was a girl who had a disability that came up I thought it was neat so looked so happy they have such good hearts. And then the Boys bowed down to the moms, it was really cool. They had another costume change in those pinkish mauve color suits I loved those things then they sang Spanish Eyes, and they sang Show Me The Meaning(They dedicated it to Denniz POP (which I thought was so sweet)then I looked to the tunnel thing to go backstage and MAndy Moore was standing right there only the stairs were between her and me I just said "hi" because I didn't want her to think I was just staring at her.then they sang I'll Never Break Your Heart and No One Else Comes Close and All I Have To Give. Then they changed again to these neat outfits! and sang " That's the way I Like It" and "Everybody" Then the dances came through to go backstage and I got Hi fives from all of the dancers on of the guy dances winked and smiled at me! Well then they sang for a oncore song "I Want It That Way" someone threw a basketball at brian so he was bouncing it and playing BB all over the stage. They sang IWITW then they made us sing it then they it was all over! I was kinda sad! BUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOOKED UP AND GOT UP AND WENT TO THE FENCE THINGS AND THE SECURITY GAURDS WERE ALL STANDING THERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE FENCES, SO I GOT A SPOT I TURNED JUST FOR A MINUTE TO SAY SOMETHING TO MY MOM AND BRIAN RAN RIGHT BY ME! I WAS MAD THEN A.J CAM THROUGH I TOUCHED HIS SHOULDER ALL THE WAY TO HIS LOWER BACK BUT THEN I DECIED I'D BETTER MOVE MY HAND BEFORE I GOOSED HIM! THEN NICK CAME BY I PUT MY HAND OUT TO TOUCH HIM WELL I GOT TO TOUCH HIM MORE THAN I WANTED TO I TOUCHED HIS ARM PIT! THAT SWEATY THING I TOUCHED! THEY WOULDN'T LET US TOUCH KEVIN OR HOWIE I CAN SEE WHY THEY DIDN'T WANT US TO TOUCH KEVIN BECAUSE OF HIS ARM. BOY OH OH BOY THAT WILL BE A MEMORABLE NIGHT FOREVER! THE BEST SEATS TOUCHING THE BSB!!!!!! I MADE EYE CONTACT WITH ALL OF THEM ON STAGE KEVIN & BRIAN AND NICK ALL WAVED TO ME BECAUSE I WAS WAVING THINGS IN THE AIR! AND BRAIN WAVED AT ME! OHMIGOSH!!!HERE ARE SOME TIPS: * GO TO THERE CONCERTS THEY SING FOR ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 HOURS! * THEY GET THE CROWD GOING! * A.J RIPS HIS SHIRT OFF! * THEY PUT ON THE BEST PERFORMANCE FOR THERE FANS * THERE DANCERS ARE AWESOME * THEY HAVE AWESOME COSTUME AND SETS! WELL I HOPE YOU HAD A FUN TIME READING ALL OF THIS! HOPE YOU UNDERSTOOD IT ALL! PEACE YOU CAN E-MAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCES! e-mail me at aboothby@hotmail.com From: EMcswiggin@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 1:24 AM Hi Everybody! My name is Erin, and I attended the Backstreet Boys concert at Carver Hawkeye Arena (University of Iowa) in Iowa City, IA on November 2nd. It was my first BSB concert, and despite the fact that I'm 23 and was one of the "older" fans in the audience, I had the time of my life!!! I went to the concert with my cousin Alex (short for Alexandria), age 8, and her father, Mark. We were down on the main floor in the eighth row, right next to the spot where the dancers, band, and opening acts entered and exited the stage. What a great view! Since so many other people have already described what goes on at the concert, I'll just add some of my own random thoughts and observations... 1.) The concert wasn't scheduled to start until 8pm, and it actually got started around 8:10pm. This made for a very late night. 7pm or 7:30pm would have been more appropriate. 2.) The opening acts were ok, but they need to learn to utilize the entire stage more. When concerts are in the round, the performers need to move around on the stage. EYC was better at this than Mandy Moore, but still, I spent a lot of time looking at the back of heads. 3.) BSB flew in almost right over our heads! Alex loved that part. 4.) Kevin's right arm was still in a sling, so he didn't do any flying, and his dancing was limited. However, he gave it his all, and he was able to play the piano for "Back to Your Heart". 5.) AJ's hair was still the same bright yellow that it was in Denver. However, considering that they were in Iowa City, this was quite appropriate. It was a nice "Hawkeye" shade of yellow (however, I don't think he planned it that way...). 6.) Brian flew over our section for "Quit Playing Games". He looked so nervous beforehand!! He was praying before he was lifted up into the air. He didn't do many tricks, but he made some hilarious faces. After he landed back on the stage, he was wiping his han over his forehead as a sign that he was relieved that the flying was over. 7.) Someone threw a basketball onto the stage, and Brian and Nick were playing with it...dribbling it and twirling it on their fingers. Cute! 8.) My favorite parts were at the beginning, when they did "Larger than Life" and Get Down", in the middle, when they did "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", and "That's the Way I Like It", and at the end, when they did "It's Gotta Be You", and "I Want It That Way". You could just feel the energy reverberating throughout the arena!!!! It was incredible!! 9.) The band was great, as always!!! The dancers also added a lot of energy to the concert...they were really good! 10.) For their final exit (after "I Want It That Way"), the BSB went through the same exit as the dancers and the band. Alex was so excited when she was able to touch Brian!! Being the tiny, little, shrimp of a person that I am, I was pushed away from the fence, and I was not able to see this, nor was I able to see most of the BSB walk past. However, I was able to see Kevin at a distance of about 5 feet (YES!! He's my favorite :) !!!!). They had extra security around him so that no one got too close to his arm. 11.) Finally, big kudos goes to the University of Iowa SCOPE (Student Commission on Programming and Entertainment) for bringing the BSB to Iowa City!! Unlike in most large cities, where professionals are paid to bring in concerts, the BSB were brought to Carver Hawkeye Arena by a large group of student volunteers. They worked their backsides off booking the concert, promoting this concert, even organizing the ticket sale method for the concert (Note: Iowa City did have lottery ticket sales at area Ticketmaster locations, but the main location to get tickets, the Iowa Memorial Union, was first come, first served. They made sure that 500 "camper-outers" were safe, had adequate access to facilities, remained calm, and got tickets on August 14th). This was all in the face of a five year big concert dry spell in Iowa City, calls for SCOPE to be replaced by a paid professionals, even criticism that BSB was "inappropriate" for a college campus (by the way, who says that BSB is "inappropriate" for a college campus? The arena is there for the community, not just the college students. Besides, I'm a 6th year pharmacy student at the university, and I was there, and I know that I wasn't the only college student at the concert!!!). They truely defied the naysayers!!! Overall, the concert was an incredible experience!!! :) Alex and I had the most amazing time possible, and even Mark had a good time! KTBSPA!!!! From: Mark Arjes [marjes@neotek.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 8:44 PM Tuesday~November 2 the boys were in Iowa City, IA. The concert was AWESOME! My friends and I were so excited and had a lot of fun. As you all know Kevin hurt his arm and so it was in a sling. But that didn't stop him ~ he was singing and dancing as much as possible and did a great job! ***Kevin~we love you and are praying that your arm heals quickly!*** The boys have such an incredible sound and as so many people think they are not manufactured or "put-together" at all except for the fact~that they can put on a show and pump everyone in the audience up and get the "glow-stick" guys dancing and singing along! Thanks guys for a great concert ~Take care. Megan and the rest of the backstreet girls in IA! (meggiezzo555@hotmail.com) From: Sara [mcgrew.jr@mcleodusa.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 4:52 PM Oh my gosh! The concert last night was completely DA BOMB!! The opening acts were great! EYC is hot, but a little too sexy for my taste and Mandy Moore is the next Britney Spears and Christina Auguilera. It was great except for the fact that Kevin was hurt, but he still played the piano beautifully!!!! The dancers were hot (the guys I mean) and I have to admit that the BSB "Got It Goin' On"!!! -BSB FAN 4EVER -Sara From: FrackMac21@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:35 PM I just wanted to say that I went to the best concert of my life last night! The Backstreet Boys put on an incredibly awesome show for a full house last night at Carver Hawkeye Arena. They were so energetic and full of life that I got tired watching them! They were on stage for about 2 hours of continous BSB! Kevin still had his arm in a sling from his snowboarding accident in Denver. But it didn't stop him....he sang his heart out and even played the piano for "Back To Your Heart". All the guys looked really good....especially Nick because he's just the hottest thing on the planet! Anyway, they sang every song off Millennium except "I Need You Tonight". They also sang all their hits off the last album with a little "That's The Way I Like It" added in a medley with "Backstreet's Back" and "We've Got It Goin' On". The opening acts were ok. Mandy Moore was alright but I don't think she's all that talented. EYC was interesting.....they used a lot of sex appeal to get to the crowd which I think helped cover up their not-so-talented voices. That's about it. Backstreet is back and here to stay for a really long time! Erin Concert Reviews: 10/31/99 Denver, CO (Part III) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Ndmrcl@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:46 AM What can I say about one of the most talented bands on the planet? Plenty. The Denver concert on Halloween was sensational. More than a week later, it still feels like a dream. I should start out by saying *how* I got my tickets. On August 14th, a day before my 26th birthday, (yeah, I'm 26 :P) tickets sold out nationwide in a matter of hours. Unfortunately, I didn't get my tickets then. I did, however score two lower level second row seats the next day for an astonishing price of $250. (Happy Birthday to me!) Well, I can tell you it was worth EVERY PENNY. After getting thru the mob of folks, my mother and I found our spot, which was row 2, section 106. I had no idea how close we were. The farther down the aisles we went, the more euphoric I got. All I had to do to stand on the floor was take two steps to the left, and two down. I was in HEAVEN! And this was before the show even started! Okay, cut to the chase. EYC was a good opening act, I was surprised. Then the REAL Kaos started. Everyone knows by now that Kevin came up thru the center of the stage, and the other boys came in on the boards. I felt pretty bad for Kev, he'd said he came to Denver to snowboard and had had some sort of mishap. Hmmm, I should share *my* favorite highlights: (Since there's so many, I'll just share a few) The 'Everybody' dance was pretty cute, poor Kevin doing the little one armed 'rock your body right' move. I loved hearing 'That's The Way I Like It,' something I didn't think I'd get to hear, since it's a much older tune. Nick losing his hat during the routine and laughing about it. Good recovery! AJ flying 20 feet over my head. Need I say more? (Well, I wished it would've been Nick...) All the guys on my side of the stage for 'BTYH'. The pyrotechnics were phenomenal. That, and the confetti was pretty damn cool too. Costumes, costumes, costumes! I loved the pink suits, *very* sharp. Least favorite moments: Kevin being hurt, of course. The mothers taking pics *right* in the guys' faces during 'Perfect Fan'. Man! I can understand bringing a camera, but something about that didn't grab me right. The fact that I wasn't onstage for that song :P Not getting to hear 'I Need You Tonight.' The merchandise prices, if you want a shirt or a program, bring at *least* $60. And.... The end of the show. From: RoxyFox23@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 11:22 AM The concert in Denver, Colorado was AWESOME!!! it was on oct. 31st HALLOWEEN, so of course it was the best!!! I was kinda upset that no one else wrote in for a COLORADO concert review. that other girl didn't open for some reason and we didn't miss her because no one else saw her either. BUT EYC did open. they sang like their entire album and it got pretty boring. we sat 17th row right up from the stage. i thought the idea for having it in the round was awesome. but anyways, i've read all of the other concert reviews after the one in Colorado and everyone knows that kevin was in a sling, but they haven't said why. well, he did it snowboarding in Colorado. (that's what he told Denver, anyway) i just thought that was an important detail that everyone left out. otherwise, it was the best concert and i think everyone else covered the rest in thier reviews!! thanks From: BEAR563@aol.com Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 8:03 PM This was one of the most incredible weekends of my life. I was in Utah visiting friends and ended up with tickets to the Backstreet Boy's concert on Friday. I already had tickets to the concert in Denver the next Sunday. But my concert experience was very different at each show. In Utah I sat towards the top of the first tier and in Denver I was in the front row! But also the fact that Kevin was not hurt in Utah made a difference. So here is my comparison of the two concerts: In Utah my seats were very nice, I was not on the floor, but I was close enough that when Howie flew he was about five feet from me. I had a blast at the concert and was glad that I was higher so that I could see the boys no matter where they were on stage. At times I did see the back of their heads, but the screens are so clear that you can see close-ups of all of them. But in comparison to being in the front row, it was nothing. Being on the floor I was unable to see much of anything when they were on the other side because of the band, and because the screens were right above me. But what I could see is every facial expression that they made when they were on the same side as me. They also pointed, smiled, waved, etc., at those of us that were close. A highlight was when I was taking a picture of Brian and he stopped and posed for me. He then pointed and smiled at me (That was only one of many pictures I took at the concert). But yet I am glad that I got to see them from far away first because then I knew what I was missing being in the front row. Another thing that I missed at the Denver concert was Kevin. Although he was there, he was unable to do everything. He could barely dance and, one thing in particular is that he could not play the piano. All of the Denver people missed out because he plays wonderfully and I really enjoyed that part of the concert. But with his arm in a sling he was unable to. I had a blast at both concerts and know that I am fortunate that I was able to see them twice. For everybody that goes I hope that you have as much fun as I did. For those of you who were unable to go, they are probably coming back in the spring, so try to go, it is something that I will not soon forget!! Concert Reviews: 10/31/99 Denver, CO (Part II) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: madecast Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 7:11 PM Here's the INSIDE SCOOP on their concert at the Pepsi Center!  I wanted be fairly thorough so please bare with the length! In the beginning........ The concert  actually began on time!  EYC opened the show and started pumping up the crowd!  They did a good job of getting the audience energized for the BoYS!  I really believe that they got a lot of attention from the many ladies in the audience!  Ahhh, they were okay!  Of course, they're still not seasoned pros as the Backstreet Boys. I'd have to say, though, that I think that those three guys had a bit too much sexual energy to burn!  Highlight:  They did a nice strip tease (just their tops) for one of their songs.  Intermission....... It was just long enough for the safety crew to take their positions in harnesses way up top on the the contraption that enabled the guys to fly.  My best friend Tina, who went with me noticed that there were only 4 set-ups --hmmm......wonder why?   First Act..... Each bandmember took their positions on their instruments.  Because of the "in the round" feature (actually the stage was a pentagon), one bandmember each faced a side of the center.  Our side got the beautiful and very talented Mindi!  That was cool!  Gosh, she played so many instruments.  The band was looking very classy in their all -white outfits!  The lights went down and here comes the dancers in space-like jumpsuits carrying the torches marching to the Star Wars theme.  They were quite in-sync with the march!  arena & everyone knew that this had to be the start of something GREAT!!!!!  Here comes the guys flying over to the stage on their hovering surfboards from a spot on that right side of the arena, over that floor crowd on!  How lucky are those people!  They were wearing their trademark costume and looking VERYGORGEOUS as usual!  Guess what?  AJ's hair was verrry yellow (like on a comic Ken doll) and he had his trademark  facial hair back (heard he had shaved it off previously) --shaped very cool, I might add.  BUTWAIT.........everyone can see AJ, BRIAN, HOWIE, AND NICK.......where's Kevin???  Only 4 Backstreet Boys hovering over the crowd--that can't be!!!!!  Just before they reached the stage, Kevin rises out of their center platform on the stage (this center platform is like an elevator--it rises up and down--and the five legs acts like slides for the boys to get up and down upon).  Kev was wearing something totally different from the guys!  Huh?  Kevin was wearing this long, blue coat, blue pants nothing like the spacey suits the other BOYS had on!  Guess what his long coat revealed underneath?   OMIGOSH!!!!!  KEVIN HAD A BROKEN ARM!!!!!!!    At least Kevin had his right arm in a sling!!!!  (more explanation later)  It all made sense now!  Only 4 set-ups because only 4 BOYS could fly!  Kevin really couldn't hover over the crowd with that arm in a sling!  Highlight: The whole crew did their trademark march around all five sides of the stage all serious, with Kevin as the leader of pack giving the signal to move on with a nod of his head----oooohhhhhh verrrry sexxxxy!!!!!  Every side of the stage was covered and all the audience got a good stare! And then they sang "Larger Than Life".  This performance was wayyyy high energy!!!!  No, the dancers weren't distracting at all!  Then they did "The One"  and "Get Down".  There was a lot of great choreography with this set!   They did a good job of covering all sides of the stage!  They also were on top of that center platform quite often which allowed the whole audience to get full views of each them--GREAT EYE CANDY!  If you couldn't see all of them, no fear, there were huge above each side of the audience that gave glimpses of what's going on elsewhere!  Kevin performed on my side a lot during this set--I was in heaven!  I was kind of disappointed that they really didn't perform all the moves to "Get Down"--I was aching for those stomach rolls!  Highlight:  Poor Kevin did his best to DANCE his bootie off --granted he only had one arm to work with on some of the moves! After this set of three, the BOYS each took turns talking to the audience, starting with Nick!  Here's the short cut version of their mini-speeches: Nick: Thank you, glad to be back in Denver!  AJ:  Happy Halloween, It'schilly in Denver, so can the crowd keep him warm (oh yesss)!  Howie: He's a Denver Broncos fan & there's a lot of lovely ladies that got it going on in Denver! Brian:  Short but Sweet, trademark Hello, thanks to the fans!  I admit I reallydidn't pay attention to most of what they said cause I wanted an explanation from Kev!  It turned out that Kevin broke his arm snowboarding in the mountains the day before!  AWWWW.....Kevin confessed that he feels rather useless, but he'll be singing his heart out!!!!!!  WE ALL FELT FOR HIM!! Second Act...... Next up for the boys a costume change (blue & black outfits to match Kevin) and sang:  "As Long As You Love Me" and "Don't Wanna Lose You Now"!  They did the trademark "As Long As You Love Me" dance--oh no, stomach rolls were only for one sides eyes!  This sounded different cause Nick's voice did go through puberty!  I swear their voices sounded heavenly on "Don't Wanna Lose You Now"!  Highlight: Each of them dancing on each side of the stage.  We got a good look at each of the talented cuties.  Man can these boys groove--even Brian.  I think he polished up on his dance steps. I got a feeling, though, that for this show they just wanted to do serious work!  They were performing, but they were missing something!  Don't get me wrong I was really having a great time, and so was my friend who went with me.  But we expected waves galore from Kev, hellos and silly faces from B-Rok, plain silliness from Nick, winks from Sweet D, pelvic thrusts a plenty from crazy AJ--but none of that was happening so far!  So when then......... Third Act......... Costume change again, now to all black outfits!  THEY ALL LOOKED DARN FINE IN BLACK!!! I think that this is when they all loosened up!  Cause in this set is when they started to "play more to crowd" like I know they do!  First up, "The Perfect Fan".  It was so sweet how they brought the mother/daughter pairs up!  I think the average age of the little daughters were like 10!  Of course, the moms had the cameras to take moolah pics!  Kevin was such a sweetie--he stayed and chatted with his pair while the others moved away and got ready to sing their parts!  Lucky gals!!!  Second up, "Back To Your Heart", but Kevin doesn' t rise up from the center of the stage playing the grand piano!  Boy, his broken arm really puts a kink in the performance!  He sat along with the guys and sang!  This song is just so beautiful!  They all sing it so well!  Everything seemed in perfect harmony!  I wish though that they didn't just face the one section of the crowd!  Third up, "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" and yes they do fl y!!!!!  Of course, not Kevin (I was disappointed cause I heard he did great tricks in the air)!  I can't remember if they still continued singing--I was in awe of their flying!  Where I was sitting, our section was flanked by AJ on the left side and Howie on the right side!  How lucky--a close-up view!!!!  Although, my personal fave is Kevin, these two cuties will do (by the ways, my friend and I were surrounded by AJ and Howie fans--so they picked the right side to sit)  Howie was passing out candy, the night being Halloween, (no stuffed animals this time) and flipping himself over and over again--he'd make a great gymnast!  I couldn't tell if AJ was passing out anything cause he was just upside down the whole time!  We scored a great view of him below the waist!!  I'm sure a few hands were touched!  I couldn't see Nick too well because he was across the way!  Brian, anyone can plainly see, seemed uncomfortable in the air--but he took it like a pro he played around waving his arms & legs in the air and makin g silly faces--how does he do that night after night when he's afraid of heights!  Last in the set is "Don't Want You Back" and the famous ladders!  They weren't really ladders in the classic sense--they seemed more like trellices to me!  AJ was right in front of my side again!  Gosh, the emotion of this song really comes out when they sing it live!  I really loved this performance!  AJ, being AJ, was upside down again and singing--it gave us a good view of his 69 tatoo though!  Kevin got in the spirit & climbed his trellice one-handed, being sure he clamped his foot really well so he won't fall! The "ladder" prop was cool!  I was kind of worried for the BOYS, those things didn't look too stable!  Highlight: Definitely how all of them moved on the stage and gave us, their fans, senses of their personalities with their performance! Each of them looked way too good in every way! Fourth Act........... Now on to their white outfits!  They looked mighty fine in white, too!  Howie and Nick were wearing shiny, silvery tops with their white vests so no eye candy for Howie fans!  I have to give props to Nick, cause he seems to be getting buff!   AJ just had his vest which is perfect to get an eyeful of his tattoos and the movement of his body with all the pelvic thrusts and stomach rolls in this set!  I would have loved to see Kevin's buff body but no cigar!  Besides, you can't see much of anything with that sling on!  This was more a medley set....either that or I was in a daze cause the songs "Everybody", "We've Got It Goin' On", and "That's The Way I Like It" seemed to be missing some verses and went by way too quick!  Flash forward to the pink and gray suits!  Quite classy!  They looked very cool!  Kevin had the long pink coat--gosh, how many long coats does he have--black, blue, white, pink......But I digress......The guys spent most of the set sitting on stools in a circular formation atop the center elevator platform!  Good, everyone can see!  They sang Spanish Eyes--this song just oozes Howie!  This whole set just makes you wanna melt!  "I'll Never Break Your Heart"  really showcased AJ and Brian's voices.  After this they sang "No One Else Comes Close" and now they spin--around and around they go!  It gave everyone in the audience a chance to see all of them several times!  AJ's soulful, raspy voice really came out on this song! And when he whispers that last line, you just wanna go up there and hold him tight!  Of course, they had to do "All I Have To Give", but Kevin didn't participate in the hat dance!  The finale of the set was "Show Me The Meaning" and Howie gave his tribute to Denniz Pop!  The screaming drowned out this song pretty much, but if you heard past the screaming it can put a tear to your eyes!  It's too bad, really, cause this is such a beautiful song!  They all sing their parts so well, and the musical and vocal arrangements was so well done!  These songs really showed the audience that these guys are for REAL and can really SING their hearts out!  They just totally made me "fall in love" with them when they did this set! It was a definitely a combo of the songs and the suits!  By the way, Nick fans, Nick had his hair slicked back -it looked very good--it made him look more mature and very different from his trademark hair cut.  Oh yeah, I must clarify that his hair is much shorter now! Highlight: Their partner dancing with the female dancers.  I think it was an homage to Kev's ballroom dancing days! Last Act...... Almost home.......It's their final costume change!  PJ bottoms with variations on the top, all black!  Actually, they basically turned this into a Halloween themed set!  AJ had this straight jacket shirt with extremely long sleeves, Nick had this hat mask with weird hair!  All the female dancers had various costumes on!  They sang "It's Gotta Be You" extended version so they can introdue their crew.  The pants were adorable--they looked quite comfy!  Each BOY had a band member and two dancers.  They (meaning musician and dancers) all showcased their talents to the crowd.  Howie turned into his alter ego MC-D and rapped his introduction.  Very cool!  Highlight: They were their goofy selves!  It was soooooo much FUN to watch!!!!!! Of course the finale of the concert was "I Want It That Way"--somehow this song sounded different in the Pepsi Center.  I figured the acoustics went wrong!  But, nonetheless, it wasn't that bad!  The guys worked with it!  This song really riled up the crowd--too bad it's the end!  I definitely couldn't get enough!  In the end, the guys and the dancers all took a bow for each side of the audience and said Thanks!  Awwwww!!!!  It was over!  Overall Impression.......... The Backstreet Boys definitely have it going on when it comes to live performance!  It is definitely a MUST SEE concert!  It was high energy, full of fun, and great things to watch!!!! The songs were great live and these guys really put in the efforts to give a good, no GREAT SHOW!!!!!  If anything, the crowd could have just stared at the guys all night!  It wouldn't be hard!  It was a well put together concert from the music, to the costumes, to the set--magnifique!  I miss them already!  But, I've got the memories!  Here's a suggestion:  take binoculars no matter where you sit--it's cool to see them really close and personal!  I spent the night following them around with my binoculars even though I had primo seats!!!!!  THE BACKSTREET BOYS DEFINITELY HAVE THE TOTAL PACKAGE!!!  My one disappointment was that I couldn't get their autograph--somehow their security secluded them from their fans--they kept shooing us fans away every time we tried to get close!  BOO to that, HOORAY to the BACKSTREET BOYS for anot her HIT SHOW! From: Melanie [rhntrds@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 7:04 PM Yesterday I went to the BSB's concert in Denver,CO and let me tell you, it was the best night of my life! Especially since it was on Halloween a little twist was in there. First though, A.J. has dyed his hair yellow! Not blond, more like yellow! I was cut short and the whole head was dyed. Then Kevin, I felt really bad for him. The day before the concert he hurt himself and his right arm was in a sling. I believe something happened either to his arm or his shoulder because, well, he couldn't move it. He did say though that he was singing his heart out for us. He didn't get to play the piano or do their fancy dance moves such as the "All I Have To Give" dance. Now, since it was Halloween they had to do something for the occasion. When they come back out on stage for "It's Gottta Be You", them, their dancers, and their band members were in costumes. They couldn't be decked out in full costumes since they still had to dance and stuff, but it was still cool. Nick had this hat on that gave him long, blond, hair and he might have had a mask, I'm not sure. A.J. had on a gray mustache and beard with a silver cowboy hat and a long sleeve shirt that went way past his hands. Brian was dressed really warm with a blue beanie and a blue jacket. It almost looked as if he was going sking. I couldn't really see Howie that well but when I did, he had on a black hooded sweat-shirt so his face was hidden. Then Kevin couldn't wear a costume because of his arm. Their dancers and band members had on masks and some were hula dancers, Catholic Girls, or cats, and a couple others that I couldn't see. So if you're going to see them in the near future, Kevin will probably still have his sling on. Have fun! Melanie From: AzianGrrl Jennifer [aziangrrl1@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 12:34 AM Denver Concert Review: October 31, 1999 First off I want to say that this concert was the best one I have ever seen, I mean I practically cried at the end when it was over because it was so good and I knew it was it and done. Anyways it started off great I got in line really early, 4 hours early. But it was worth the wait and everything was worth it even all of those really expensive merchandise. Which I did happen to buy. And anyway EYC (Express Yourself Clearly) was the opening act, and they were not really good i mean they kept insisting on asking us a question again and again and constantly lifting up their shirts. After their like 5 songs we where ready for the boys! We did about 5 whole audience waves and some small ones too. Than the moment came the lights dimmed, it was time! The fog was rolling out than the Star Wars theme played and bam 4 guys roll out and Kevin is on the stage already. As you know he injured his right arm in a snowboarding accident. After their march around the stage they started singing and we started screaming! The screens for the closeups where great and so were the boys. And wow Nick can really shake his bon bon! And since it was Halloween Howie threw out candy during the flying scenes and for Its gotta Be You they were dressed up in some very weird and wacky costumes. I kinda forgot who was what but its kinda hard to tell too, but the dancers were also dressed up! And the time in between EYC and BSB they played errie spooky Halloween music,setting up the mood i guess. But I don't want to give awy too many details and for those of you who have the nosebleed seats I wouldn't worry about not beeing able to see them you will get to see the boys in all the glory, well not literally but close enough! And trust me folks it was all so worth it. You won't be dissapointed and I mean I lost some hearing and my voice afterwards but I didn't care, and for some reason I feel closer to them now. But thats all for now, Much love Jennifer a BSB fan FOREVER! From: Krissy [Krissy78@compuserve.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 10:39 PM The boys put on yet another incredible show. This is my second time seeing them and this was by far the best. In case you haven't read other reviews, AJ has cut his hair and dyed it bright yellow. Also Kevin had a snowboarding accident and had his arm in a sling for the entire show. He couldn't do a lot of the stunts / dances but like he said, "he was up there singing his heart out for us". The boys did not fly down from the ceiling to start the show I read that in a nother Denver review. They actually came up from a closed of box on the arena floor. I know cuz I was right above the box and saw 'em do it. Then the flew over to the stage and proceeded to rock the house playing most of the songs from Millennium. They didn't do some of the popular songs from older albums; but as far as I can tell thats okay. We're ready to rock to the new stuff live right!? It was an amazing show. The guys were hot, the were dancing like there was no tomorrow and they sounded amazing. I can't wait to see 'em a third time! Kristin Krissy78@fcmail.com From: Taryn [tyrinni@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 8:05 AM October 31, 1999 is probably one of those days that I will remember for as long as I live. It started a couple months ago when my dad surprised me with 8th row tickets to their concert. We booked a hotel room in a small hotel in downtown Denver so we wouldn't have to take an hour-long drive back after the concert. When the day arrived my friend and I had gotten my parents to agree to take us to the mall while they checked in. We had only been in the mall for about an hour when my cell rang. I answered it and to my surprise my dad told me that we were in the same hotel as the bsb and that all of their busses were outside. Anyway we finished our shopping and went back to the hotel, not expecting them to be there because it was close to the show time. We walked in and didn't see the boys, but passed Mindi at the front desk, then on our way to the elevator we passed Dennis. Instantly we freaked, but we had to get ready to go to the concert. Well, we went, and everything was just as everyone else has described it - Except for the fact that Kevin couldn't fly or dance well because he had gone snowboarding the day before and dislocated his shoulder and his arm was in a sling. Also because it was Halloween the dancers wore masks, and the boys came out in pajamas at the end. Well, once the concert was over we raced back to the hotel to see if we could meet them in the lobby. Howie came down at about 12:00 am dressed as a cowboy (they were going to a costume party) and he was really nice and signed all of our things as he walked out the door. Then AJ came down and said he would sign our stuff when he got back, about a half an hour wait (yeah right!) Then my mom met Nick (he was staying on our floor) but she didn't ask for an autograph because she didn't realize it was him because he had a mask on. None of the people in the lobby noticed him either, and he snuck out with Kevin very easily. The Brian and Leigh Anne came down dressed as matching clowns (it was SO cute) but they snuck passed us too. So all of the girls in the lobby (about 12 of us) spotted the drummer, Bubba, sitting by the fireplace, so we went and talked to him for about 2 hours. If you ever have a chance to talk with any of the band members do, they are SUPER nice! Anyway, around 1:30 Brian and Leigh Anne came back, but he didn't sign any of our stuff. Then at 2:30 AJ came back and he signed all of our stuff. I have to say he is the NICEST boy! He was really tired but he took time out to get a big group picture with all of us, and talk to us a little! Well, then a cop came up and thanked us for being so patient and following their rules. He told us that everyone was inside and that Nick, Kevin, and Howie had gone in the side door, so all of us headed up to our rooms around 3 am. Well, that's about all I have to say. I know it was more about me meeting them, than about the concert, but I figure that there are so MANY things about the concert already that I would share what happened around the concert! Well, if you have a chance go to the concert, you'll have the time of your life! Taryn tyrinni@hotmail.com From: FOXI88@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 11:38 PM Hi! My name is Lindsey. I went to the concert on October 31,1999 in Denver. It was really good. Nick was really sick before the concert but he didn't act like it on stage. He really gave alot of energy in his performance. Kevin dislocated his right shoulder snowboarding. I got that info from the tour manager. After the concert my cousin and I ran to the buses and we saw aj, brian, and Kevin on the bus. They waved to us! Well the next day my friend told me where they were staying. So after school I went down there with my mom and we saw the buses and we went inside. We went to the restaurant/bar and ordered appetizers. My mom was looking out for them and she told me she had to go blow her nose(nice huh?) So I was like yeah ok. About a minute later she came running back saying Howie was out in the lobby. So I flew out the door and walked out to Howie and got his autograph. He's very nice but really quite. I also got Mindi Abair's autograph, too. She's nice and very pretty! It was an awesome concert! Concert Reviews: 10/31/99 Denver, CO Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Stephanie Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 6:35 PM The concert on Halloween night in Denver was wonderful. The boys voices were great and the show is amazing. One thing to report is that Kevin Richardson had his right arm in a sling the entire concert. it seems that he hurt himself while snowboarding, so he didn't get to do the flying or some of the dancing, but did a good job none the less. Also the concert being on HAlloween, there were many people in the audience with costumes on and the dancers at the end of the show wore costumes as well. All in all, it was a great show and the boys are without a doubt wonderful entertainers. Hope you all have fun at the shows! From: BSBNA8083@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 4:40 PM The concert was incredible! I had perfect seats, they were between the floor and the first level, on risers so that I had a parallel view of the stage. The concert began with a kick butt opening mini concert from EYC. They were hot, but not as hot as the Backstreet Boys. Like everyone already knows they flew in a group down from the ceiling on blacklit surboards. The stage isn't round, it's pentagonal, 5 sided. Anyway, details details. They started off with Larger Than Life and continued to rock on for 2 hours. Nick flew right over my section of the audience! I was like a foot away from him!! He didn't see me even though I was in a bright red devil costume because he flew just to the left of me. But I sure saw him!!! Oh my gosh! They all looked so fine. Nick and A.J. and Brian were messing with each other thorughout the entire concert. Oh yeah! Kevin broke his arm!!! He was in a snowboarding accident and broke his right arm! He couldn't dance some of the routines because of it. I felt so bad for him, but we all screamed like mad for him during the entire concert. I hope he had an awesome time and wasn't in any pain. In short, the concert was the best experience of my life. It was my second time oing to a BSB concert and it just keeps getting better and better! I hope that everyone who has gone to or will go to a BSB concert had just as much fun as I did. I'm sorry for those of you who didn't get tix, I wish there was someway that everyone could have. Just remember, they will be coming back in roughly 6 months so I understand on another tour so there is still hope. Everybody email Kevin at Kevin@backstreetboys.com and wish him a quick recovery! KTBSBPA all, From: CAPB1015@aol.com Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 3:31 PM I just want to give my on bsb concert in denve on halloween. Well, the concert was awesome. It is the best concert ever. I can't wait till their next tour in february/april of 2000 i'm going to go again, because the songs are awesome and they gave their best. Well, I hope everyone gets to see them. P.S: The security didn't check for cameras or anything. Don't forget to take your camera. remeber to keep the backstreet pride alive!!!! From: Nicole Carter [nicolecarter80@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 12:54 PM I went to the BSB concert in Denver on Halloween. EYC opened for them and let me tell you they are 3 FINE guys! They sang a couple of songs and the there was a break before BSB come out. They came out flying to Larger then Life. Then they sang a few more songs, after that they all came out indavidualy. They all had sides of the stage where they stood and talked. And I was soooo lucky cuz im in love with Nick and he was on my side. So I was really freaking out. When Kevin came out he had to explain his either broken or sprained arm. he said "Since i knew we were coming to Colorado, and since i love snowboarding I went snowboarding and look what happened". Kevin still sang and danced a little bit. but he didnt fly or anything. They sang Perfect Fan and brought mothers and daughters on stage. They flew some more. And Nick was once again on my side HEHEHE! They sang more songs, introduced there band and dancers and Nick was wearing a mask for Halloween and then they Sang I Want it that Way. It was the best concert i've ever been to! Oh Yeah, in case no one has seen A.J's new hair, he buzzed it and dyed it like the color of Chalk yellow. :) Nicole Concert Reviews: 10/28-29/99 Salt Lake City, UT Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Emily Timothy [broksgirlo@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 6:03 PM O MY GOSH IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!!! Eeven though i was in the 137 sectin row 15 in seat 8 it rocked all the way! they were acually dang good seats, you could see them without using you binoculars or lookin' at the screen! here is what happened.. Mandy moore came out at about 7:35 and she sang about 3 to 4 songs, she was okay, but her shoes were really ugly and i wouldn't go buy her cd or anything. Then at about 7:50 EYC came out, they were really really bad, i thought that they couldn't sing and it just wasted time that the BSB could have been out there singin'! then EYC FINALLY got over with and we waited for about 15 to 25 minutes before they turned back of the lights and the BSB came out! the first thing i saw was brian with that cute little smile of his! i screamed as loud as a could, then they landed on the stage and started to sing "larger than life" it was so awesome i was singing the words to the song as loud as i could and i kept of screamin' "BRIAN I LUV YOU" and "BRIAN IS A HOTTIE" and my friend kept in tellin' me that she wanted Nick so so so so so so bad and kept tellin' be that they were all hotties! they i can't remember what song the did next. i think that it was "don't wanna lose you now" and then they did "the one" and then they did "get down" and then they changed their clothes and did "show me the meaning of being lonely", "i'll never break you heart", "all i have to give" (but i don't think they did them in that order. then they did "the perfect fan" and it made me sad cuz i wasn't the one of the girls down thier they got to have my hand holded and get walked around the stage. then they did "back to your heart", "no one else comes close", & "spanish eyes", and then they changed again and did "don't want you back", "backstreet's back", "we've got it goin' on", "that's the way i like it", and the "it's gotta be you" and then they changed and came back out and introduced the band and their dancers and then they finshed singin' "it's gotta be you" and then fireworks went off and sparkles cames floating down from the cealing and stuff and then they bowed on each side of the stage and when they were on the opposite side of the stage from where i was sittin' i looked through my binoculars and i looked at the butts and let me tell u i have never seen HOTTer butts in my whole entire life!!!!!!!! then they left the stage and i kept screaming "BRIAN COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" we waited for around 15 minutes and then they came back and did "i want it that way" IT WAS SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! they sang it once through and then they had the audience sing it from "tell me whyyyy" for about 10 times it was so freakin' awesome!!! :D then they left! we (my best friend,nicole, nicole's little sis., shallee, and thier cuz, kim) got up and left to go find Ona, a girl who was gonna give us her meet and greet passes, but we couldn't find her so we didn't get them! :( i was really really really really really depressed and sad that we couldn't find her. we went to the parking lot and nicole and i picked up a leaf from the parking lot,that the BSB just might of stepped on and we went home!!!!!!! here are some tips about the concert........ 1* BRING BINOCULARS!!!!!! even though you can somewhat see them u need them! becuase when they bow and the opposite side of the stage u will wanna see their butts! cuz they are soooooo fine! 2* BUY A PIC FOR $5 AT THE CONCET! it will be worth it! I PROMISE YOU!!!! 3* STAND UP AND SING!!!! it'll make it more fun and you'll be able to see better if u stand up!!!! 4* DON'T WORRY ABOUT EARPLUGS! i never had that ringing sound in my ears after the concert and i didn't bring any, and besides you'll be able to hear them singing better without them!!!!!!!1 thanx for reading! From: Elise Thomas [miss_t@jordanknight.com] Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 1:36 PM Oct. 28th Salt Lake City Being a local musician, I've always wanted to go to every concert possible. This past weekend turned out to be one of the best concert events in a long time. To start off, I'm a huge Backstreet Boys fan! J I've loved their stuff ever since I saw their video Quit Playing Games on the Box. I owe a lot to these five guys and their producers. I've always been into music and ever since BSB came out I've taken my singing talent into a whole nother level!! I've taught myself how to sing listening to their cd's. Now I've grouped myself and my sister together to form a group called Miss T. This weekend their was two shows scheduled for Salt Lake and I was lucky to get into both. The first night I sat on the 9th row and I couldn't believe my eyes. My music hero's were right in front of me, showing off their stuff. I was extremely lucky in that I was in the middle of the floor and right under the space that the boys flew over the crowd at the beginning of the show. It was a dream come true. Throughout the show I was mesmorized at the view and the fact that BSB sounded so good live! During the last couple songs some guys from the BSB crew came and stood next to me. It was really cool to actually see a guy get into the music and sing his head off. After I went home that night, my mother recorded the news. Their was a segment on the BSB and it showed them walking out of a local hotel. And right along side them was one of the guys that came and danced by me at the concert. I knew I had to find him the next night. So we went back the next night and to my surprise, their he was standing outside the Delta Center. So I went up to him, introduced myself and told them I could sing and I was promoting my group. They immediately let me sing and they really liked it. Then we chit-chatted and next thing I knew they said they would be in touch with me. To top everything off I had a run in with the BSB photographer and I was chosen to work for him before the show. It was really cool because he chose about 30 fans outside the Center and let us have access into the Arena. We got to hang out and watch the BSB band warm up. I got free millenium photos for helping out. So It pays to be at the arena early!!:) I also made a friend who worked for the BSB merchandise crew who is going to help me out shopping my demo around, since he knows Johnny Wright and Jordan Knight. So the best advice I have for you to get next to the boys, is to check out the people they work and hang out with. Because you never know when that one person will give you access to meeting your hero's!!!:) If anyone's interested in hearing more about the concert or my group, Miss T , or anyone interested in checking out my concert photos please e-mail me at miss_t@jordanknight.com. From: Jeanni Stenquist [frackluver5@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 5:32 PM On Oct.29 I got to the Delta Center!!!Me and my cuzin went in and got our souvenirs.At about 7:00 they started turning lights off so of course everyone went wild so the peeps that were getting food or souvenirs came running in!!EYC came on and performed like 5 songs and talked to us and "thanked" BSB for all the help they have given them and told us BSB was up next!!!!Mandy Moore showed up at the 1st show but not at this one.At 8:00 all the lights went out, the band took their places, dancers got on stage and then came BSB!!!!!!The "box" they came out of was right under where I was so I was looking all over to find them and then there they are!!!!!!The dancers helped them get onto the stage and they walked around the stage and sang "LTL"!!!!They sang like two songs after that and then Nick came and "welcomed" us to the show and "thanked" us and next was AJ he told us that in his 21 years of living in Florida he had never seen as many "beautiful" girls there as he had seen here!!!Man that made the girls go WILD!!!!Next was Brian then Howie then Kevin!!!They sang some more songs the introduced the band and when they got to Tommy everyone got REALLY loud!!! They sang one other song said "goodbye" and left the stage and that's when peeps started leaving but I knew they were gonna come back and sing "IWITW" so I stayed and took more pix!!! After the concert I ran outta the Delta Center and gave my mom the BIGGEST hug and thanked her for buying me the ticket!!!!I have been to 4 concerts now and I must say that was the BEST!!!I can't wait til they come back!!!! NOTE:AJ HAD BRIGHT YELLOW HAIR SO WHEN THEY WERE IN THE PINK SUITS HE LOOKED LIKE AN EASTER EGG!!!!LOL!LOL!LOL! From: Cindy Littrell [b-rokbabe@mailcity.com] Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 12:47 AM I went to the concert on October 29th in Salt Lake City. I have one word for the Into the Millennium tour...WOW! The concert was amazing! It started with them coming in on hover boards high in the air, very cool. I don't want to ruin it for all of you that haven't had the chance to see it yet, so I won't go into all the details. There is one part, and it was one of the best parts of the show. It was when they fly over the crowd. Kevin was flying right over our seats. He did all these flips up in the air. A girl threw him a stuffed bear, and he held it. Then, before he got unhooked from his lines, he threw it back into the audience. It was coming right twards me and my friends' seats. My friend, right next to me caught the bear! We were all so excited! Jumping up and down screaming "He touched it!" It was so cool!!! The rest of the concert was great. I have to say one thing to all of you..if you go see it, listen to the music, you will definitly have a better time then if you go JUST to see your favorite Backstreet Boy. They really sing from their heart, and the melodies are great! The concert was so fun, and all the boys, especially Brian, interact with the crowd. They constantly wave, point and smile. One peice of advice. Don't throw up stuffed animals or gifts on stage. They usually just throw them back into the crowd. Sometimes they play with the animals, like once someone threw up a stuffed turtle, and Nick started to play with it, but I don't think he kept it. Save your money for a poster instead of buying the stuffed animal, because chances are that they won't keep the animal. The concert was the best, even better then last years', if you can believe that! KTBPA! Cindy Concert Reviews: 10/26/99 Tacoma, WA (Part II) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Misty A [mistybsb@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 9:22 PM Hello, there is a lot to say about the fab. 5 & and their recent concert i got to go too, and this is more like MY expieriance that I had to go through and may give others a chance to see the guys better or meet them. ok, we left right after school in a friends RV, we had signs saying 'honk for bsb' and...between other cars we were like "we like bsb better" and the other was like "we like them MORE"...sooo...it was like that all the way there, we were listening to our favorite radio station KISS 106.1, we heard them talking to bsb fans and stuff and doing drawings for V.I.P Passes...we go there and went across the street to see like 4 diffeent radio station booths all together, very crowded... we went looking for the busses then we found them! there were tones of girls, and then some guy was randomly selecting ppl out of the group to go meet the guys!!! i had no idia what they were doing! ok...i'll make this quick...we got in side, found our seats, and then ran up front! we had row 14 seats, like 8-11 or something, really good seats!!!!! we by the stage on the side, which seemd to be a lot better than the 'floor seats' and so we were down there and we saw the hole opening act down there...we felt that we might acually see the bsb down there! but ppl got mad at us cuz we were in there way! we were tolled so many times to go back to our seats...me especially. it was either after or before the opening acts that dennis gallo came out from undernieth the stage! then a ton of us went running to him, and i took a pic with him and got autographs and we gave our letters to him to give to the guys...he said he would put thm under the stage where the guys would see them! when he had to go do somthing we went back to our seats, the girls began to scream over by the big black box...it was aj! he came out to sign some quick autographs! i saw everyone just rise up from their seats, it looked really cool...lol...ok, he left then they got ready... the lights went out and the screams were so defening! I LOVED IT! lol...It was so freaking cool how they were lifted and hung there and marched around the stage! the camera flashes were so blinding, i looked behind me and BOOM, i was blinded, lol...my sister kept on yelling at me to go in the asiles to get better pics, so i did, over and over again...i almost got kicked out a lady tolled on me! lol... i was toled repeatedly to sit in my seat...but i didnt, along with others! ok...we took pics of the concert! im going to go get my 50 pictures i took... at the end brian was doing the cutest dance with one leg on his basket ball! and they all did a FANTASTIC JOB! piros and confetti were going everywhere but...but at the end we ran all the way to the busses, we made it time, but no tin time for howie when he came out...nick walked out and waved...kev then came out walked by us and then came over to sign autographs! he stayed with for about 15 min or so...he created a whole mess of histaria...ppl were being smashed against the fence's and ppl almost falling off a 7ft ledge (such as me) and i almost got to him, i did see him very well and he was so mellow compared to the fans! some fans behind me got a poster up to him to sign and it said i think...Blink ME, Wink Me, 69 ME or something then he held it up with a huge grin on his face! it was so cute! ok, i have to go now, sorry if this is a bit sloppy! -Misty, 16, Washington Concert Reviews: 10/26/99 Tacoma, WA Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Kayla Marie ** [starjinx@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 1:29 AM Hi! I went to the Backstreet Boys concert on Tuesday the 26th, and it ruled! We left the house at 4 since we had a one and half hour drive to Tacoma. On the way we listened to BSB and held up this sign that said "honk if you love BSB!" When we got to Tacoma there were so many radio stations there, it was mania! The news crew was there and so was an news anchor who was getting pushed around by a bunch of BSB fans! My friend Melissa and I decided to try to win front row seats so we went over to a radio booth that was crowded with overpowering BSB fans! My friend got picked by the DJ and we got to sing a BSB song live on air! It was tons cool, but we lost because the girl who won swallowed a live goldfish for the tickets! ICK! Well anyways the concert started and we had to watch Mandy Moore do her thing as well as EYC before we could catch a glimpse of our boys! Their dancers came on stage with these glowing stick things and then smoke and light came out of this box to the side and out flying came the Backstreet Boys! Cameras flashed and the screams were piercing! They got and stage and walked a complete circle and stop at every side so that everyone could take their picture! They sang Larger Than Life and another song then went and changed and came out and did As Long As You Love Me and another couple songs! After that they did Don't Want You Back and wore red and yellow colored armor type things and did tricks with these type of ladders! Kevin would continuously hang up side down while Nick would strike and pose and Brian sat perched on top of his like a bird. After another song they changed again and were in like a black leather this time. When were singing Quit Playing Games they sat down on the stage and then got lifted in the air and flew around it was so awesome! I heard that people got some sweat on them when the boys did that. During the rest of the concert they changed into pink suits, navy blue suits with trench coats, and then came out and wore these really cool while pants with dragons on them. Kevin played the piano for Back to Your Heart while all the guys sat and sang. During The Perfect Fan they picked out 5 mother-daughter sets and sang to them, held their hand and knelt in front of them when the song was over. I was tons jealous. When they did No One Else Comes Close the platform that they were sitting on with stools spun slowly with made it really awesome to watch. They dedicated Show Me The Meaning to Denniz Pop. During the whole concert Brian would give cute and funny looks to the camera, but I would have to say the best part was when they came out and did It's Gotta Be You! At one point during the song Brian pretended to be hurt and so a dancer came over and helped him and Brian grabbed the dancer's leg and tripped him! Then of course gave off a victory smile! And when a basketball got thrown on stage Brian would do all sorts of tricks and when he was spinning it on his finger Nick came up and grabbed it and went to the other side of the stage and started spinning it on his finger to show off against Brian. It was tons cute when Brian and Nick sat together on the stage with their arms on each other's shoulders. AJ kept doing the Molly Shannon 'armpit sniff' off of the movie "Superstar"! It was cute! Well they fooled the audience when they said goodbye, because some people actually left. But then they came out and finished with I Want It That Way! And it was a big hit! If you ever get the chance to go to a Backstreet Boys concert, don't pass it up, no matter what! Because even if you aren't a fan you will be one by the time the concert is over, just because their show is so amazing. I went to the one last year and it doesn't even compare to this one! From: Stacy Smith [stacy@budsters.com] Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 10:59 AM This was the best concert in the entire world!!!I had waited 73 days to see the boys and every penny spent on the tickets where worth it!!So back to the concert..Me,my cousin and a few friends arrived at the Tacoma Dome around 6:05 and got in at 6:45.When we got inside we all bought our memrobilia and ran to our seats.WE had row 10!!!The concert started at 7:40 with Mandy Moore who I thought was o.k and then,E.Y.C following.All I have to say about them was they were terrible!!  At 7:55 the lights went down and the Tacoma Dome went crazy!!!You could hear the star wars music and then you saw the guys come out of this box flying. They all looked so.......Fine espically Nick who is my Favorite :) The first few songs were really cool because they were fast and full of energy.One og the best parts was when they sang "Quit playing games" because Nick flew right over me!! The whole concert was so much fun and it never stopped.Every song they did was great,even the slow ones.The Backstreet Boys really know how to put on a great show for fans of all ages.I know next year when they come back I'll be in first row.Thanks Backstreet for a great show,espically Nick who looked Exellent!! Stacy C., Washington From: Rhoney [rhoney@home.com] Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 5:05 PM Hi, I always see everyone sending in reviews, so I thought I'd send in mine too. I went to the show in Tacoma, Washington on October 26. I live just outside of Vancouver BC and when i found out they weren't coming here, i was totally devastated. I had seen preliminary schedules that said they'd come on October 23, but when i saw they weren't coming, i was heartbroken. at first we thought that going to Tacoma was gonna be too far, but on Saturday(the day we thought they were gonna come here) i was so disappointed and i felt like crying. Then my sister asked me if i wanted to go to Tacoma, and im like "duh, of course I do" and then she said we'd call the ticket broker and find out how much seats were. Sunday morning, i called and we got seats in the fifth row for 160 dollars Canadian each. It was a lot of money, but it was so worth it. So, Tuesday afternoon, we were off to Tacoma. We got there at like 8 00, because after Seattle, traffic got really bad. We saw EYC perform for a while, but i really didn't care cause i just couldn't believe we were actually there. I was so excited. Then, after a while, the lights went out and they started a countdown. then the place where they were gonna come out of started flashing and smoking. I was so exited. Then, I saw them coming out. I totally lost it. I have never screamed so much before in my life. I was jumping up and down like a little kid. I'm 18 years old(19 on November 14) They flew across the crowd and landed on the stage. And then they weren't around and saluted the dancers and stuff like they were in the space military or something. They kept showing Kevin on the screen and he had this awesome smirk on his face and i just kept screaming and jumping up and down. Then, they started singing Larger Than Life. It was so cool. When Brian sang "I may run and hide when your screaming my name", it really started to sink in that i was actually watching the Backstreet Boys in concert. It was so cool. Then they sang Get Down and THe One. at least that's what i think they sang. I was so excited, i might have forgotten. Then they did their self introduction things. Nick went first and the other guys went and changed. Brian is my total favorite of all of the guys and he did his introduction on my side. It was so cool. Then they sang again. As Long As You Love Me is my all time favorite BSB song. IT was so cool. And then when they sang Quit Playing Games, they flew again. Brian was in front of us and Howie was to our left. It was so cool. They looked so funky. THey were throwing toys and stuff to the crowd. Then they sang Perfect Fan and moms and daughters got to go up. The daughters got to walk around holding the Boys' hands. And then the Boys bowed down to the moms, it was really cool. Later they sang Spanish Eyes(thats my favorite song on Millennium). It was so cool. and they sang Show Me The Meaning, I'll Never Break Your Heart and No One Else Comes Close. They sang all those song sitting at the centre of the stage. Kevin sounded so awesome in Show Me The Meaning. He always sounds awesome, but i went totally bonkers when he sang his part. Then, they got up and put on coats and hats and did All I Have To Give. It was so cool. They look so good wearing suits. I cant remember what order everything happened in, but they also sang Everybody and We Got it Going On and That's The Way I Like It. AJ was wearing this really funky hat and Nick was wearing a bandana. They were all wearing all white. It was so cool. That's The Way I Like It was so cool. Then later they sang Its Gotta Be You. It was so totally awesome. It was probably one of my favorite parts of the show. Nick sounds so cool on the "Baby, it's the way you make me..." part. They looked so good. I think that's when Brian was wearing this cool blue jacket and a toque. He looked really good. He was playing around with a basketball and they took turns introducing the band and dancers. When it was Howie's turn, Nick introduced him as MC D. He was pretending he was a rapper. It was cute. Then there was a pretty long break and people started thinking it was over. But I knew it couldn't have been cause they didn't even sing I Want It That Way. Then they came out again and sang it. It was sooooooooo cool. When Nick said "Don't Wanna Hear You saaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy", it was so cool. That's my favorite part of the whole song and hearing it live was awesome. During the show, they also sang Don't Want You Back, it was really cool. And Don't Wanna Lose You Now, which was also really cool and Back To Your Heart. Kevin played the piano, it was awesome. Well the whole show was totally awesome I guess. They sang all of Millenium, except for I Need You Tonite and the 8 big songs from the first two albums. I am so glad i went. I don't care how much it costed. If I hadn't gone, I would have regretted it so much. But now i can always say that I went to the Backstreet Boys Into the Millennium Tour. It was so awesome. After the show, we went to where bus was leaving from. We saw the dancers bus leave then the band, and then a third bus left and someone pulled the blinds up and it was Howie. I couldn't believe it. It was so cool. We were screaming and he waved at us. It was so awesome. Anyway, now i really hope they will come to Vancouver really cuz i cant wait to see them again. It was so awesome. I bought myself a shirt, key change, pictures of Brian and Nick and the program(which has a mistake in it. the write up repeats itself) Everything costs so much especially since the 30 dollars US shirt is actually 45 Canadian. But oh well, its the Backstreet Boys, i don't care. Well, there's my review. It was the most awesome show I've ever seen. I hope everyone gets a chance to see it. Bye Rhoney, Port Coquitlam, BC From: Alikona6@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 10:20 PM Well, in about August I spent an entire day which happened to be my sweet sixteenth birthday crying. Why you ask? Because the Backstreet Boys weren’t coming to Vancouver. So, incredibly, my parents offered to fly my best backstreet friend chrissie and I to Tacoma. To make a long story short, we ended up in Tacoma yesterday afternoon. We stayed in a hotel right next to the Tacoma Dome and the first person we talked to had Howie’s autograh, I’m not the biggest Howie fan so no offence to anyone, but I could hardly believe it! We hurried over to the Tacoma dome and bought souvenirs that cost us a fortune because of the canadian dollar - grrrr. Anyways, once inside we spotted Dennis Gallo!!! (I know that my spelling is off, sorry) We got our picturces taken with him and he let me where his backstage pass. He was so nice and didn’t laugh to hard when Chrissie and I, asked him to tell Nick and Brian that we loved them. He commented on our original Frick and Frack t-shirts, which was awesome. Mandy Moore sang and man was she good. I mean she was really good. She made Britney Spears look really bad. I was really surprised because I had no idea that she was that talented. Well, at the end we spotted the blonde dancer and of course we had to go over and talk to her 2!!!!! She was such a sweetie, we had a great talk and she wouldn’t confess who her favorite Backstreet Boy is grrrr. I was soooooo happy! I also asked her to pet Brian’s dog for me and she said she would - Lil’Tyke is the best, awwww. The boys were awesome, of course..But what really made my evening was after the finish IWITW the run down the aisle to back stage and I got to touch ALL OF THEM..I mean every single one. AJ smelt sooooo good and where did Nick get those muscles from??? After the concert Kevin came out a signed autographs, because I was so squished I couldn’t get him to sign anything but he smiled and waved when I sayed hi. Wow!!!!! He is really gorgeous. Ali Lawrence =) From: DH2OBURY@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 7:14 PM Oh my gosh!!! That concert was SO amazing. It was just incredible! The stage set-up really is great. My mom had the highest seats you could get and they were really good!! I was lucky enough to get 4th row on the floor though. But anyway, somethings you may not know: *Mandy Moore is very good, dancers are hot, she is REALLY skinny, and does act too sexy for her age. (15) *EYC personally were not good. They were good dancers though. *It was really hot so make sure you are wearing something cool. NOT SLUTY THOUGH!! I am tired of seeing that. *I thought the dancers were a bad idea before the concert, but they actually weren't on stage that much and when they were, they weren't in the way at all. So I liked them. *I have to admit I did not believe it when people told me Nick wasn't fat. But I saw him and TRUST me! I was wrong! He has been working out and he is big boned too. But not fat. And he did get his hair cut a little. *AJ had a new hairstyle, it is a plain buzz cut.(his normal haircolor) *Nick and Brian were playing basketball on stage. That was really cute. And Howie's rap was funny, along with Nick's "rapper" dance. ( You can see that during "It's Gotta Be You" which is the 2nd to the last song.) *Nick is becoming VERY manly. He can really move those hips and his butt! He does do a lot of AJ's horney acts now but he does them very nicely. And have you guys seen the new Ricky Martin Video, "Shake Your Bon Bon"? Well Nick does that move Ricky does with his butt in the concert! *They didn't throw that much stuff out so don't plan on catching anything. *If your seats are way up there, dont worry, you still have a REALLY good view. *AJ never really lifts up his shirt on this tour. *There are a lot of fireworks and stuff. *During the perfect fan, AJ was doing ballet jumps like a ballerina and doing the twirls! IT WAS SOO CUTE!! *And Brian did a cute little Spanish dance or something at the top of the stage. Talk about a great personality! *If you are in the 1st row on the 1st level, you have GREAT seats!! All the guys go off around the stage and if you have front row on the floor, security guards will pick the mother and daughter from that row for the "Perfect Fan" during the intermission between Mandy Moore and EYC and Backstreet Boys. The concert seems like a dream to me now. When they started their 2nd song, it seemed like they had only been on stage for 30 seconds! It goes REALLY fast. It was the best concert ever and it is worth paying a lot of money for tickets!! If you have any questions you can email me at: Dh2obury@aol.com I LOVE MY MEN FOR ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!, Kristi From: PhatLeChat@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 4:56 PM October 26th, 1999 Tacome Dome, Tacoma, WA Hey what's-up ma peeps?? To start things off - I enjoy listening to the Backstreet Boys, a big fan of theirs, and I'm so happy that I got to see them again in concert!! I know it's a long review but just bare with me. As far as the day went......I woke at about 10:00am (I know I skipped school but hey it was for a very good cause) so anywayz, the thing with me was that I didn't have tickets to the show!!! My two sisters and a friend wanted to go to the concert. But as you know, we didn't have any tix 'cause the person who was supposed to get it for us, didn't!!! Okay so I was filled with rage but I kept calm knowin' that somehow or someway I'm determined to go to the concert. I went to drop my sister off to work and was about to pick my friend from college so that we can go look for tickets......as I was switching the radio stations, (tryin' to call in to win tickets), a DJ from a radio station called KISS 106.1, said that they have just released about 300 tickets on sale at Ticketmaster. I turned my car around, drove to the nearest Ticketmaster outlet and got 3 out of the 4 tickets that I was supposed to get. I called my sister up and told her we're goin' to the concert baby yeah!!! We decorated our car, with BSB posters from the back to the front (includin' the sides), made signs, and we had a lot of people who complimented our car. It was the greatest feelin'! And so the last ticket that we needed, we bought it at the box office at the T-Dome, which was the last ticket left. But the thing was that the all 4 of the tickets were all good seats....near the floor, up on the risers, right by the place where the BSB entered and exited. I was freakin' out cuz i couldn't believe how good the seats were. So if you are one of the people who didn't get tickets, on the day of the concert, go to the box, or listen to the radio, for the tickets that are gonna be onsale. Usually they are the floor seats, and 1st level seats.....(really good seats). On to the concert.....Mandy Moore (sp?) did her thang with her dancers, danced only on one side of the stage - it was okay. EYC came out, very hyper I guess, they were okay. Between intermission, my sisters and I saw some of the BSB dancers, they were so sweet, and we got to take pictures with them.......it was pretty weird....we asked 'em a few questions, and they just so nice!!! Then they had to go backstage to get all suited up! So then they closed the little pathways thingy where the BSB were gonna be entering from. The lights dimmed, smoke came out, music started, the screams went a notch higher, and VOILA!! the Backstreet Boys came out on their little surfboards, and flew right on to the stage. I was smilin' and screamin' the whole time (took pictures too). Went on stage, walked around the stage with their dancers, and then started singin' "LTL." It was totally amazing. They did all of the songs from the Millenium album and others from the old albums. It was crazy, the crowd was crazy, I was crazy!!! Some little highlights from my concert: I got to the front row, got pics of all the guys up close, (to whomever who said they were good lookin' up close, they were RIGHT, no doubt about it). Got to take pictures as they were exiting, met the BSB dancers, oh yeah, Brian got hit in the head with a teddy bear, but then he looked into the crowd, lifted his hand, and said "hey, it's all good!" That was so cute!!! I don't really know what to say but that the concert was just AMAZING!!!. The lights, special effects, pyros, etc. was just off the hook. The choegraphy was awesome, especially the dance off between the dancers, that was totally cool (and Fatima's little sister looks exactly like her). But the best, was the Backstreet Boys, they put on a show that was worth the money, very enjoyable, kept the crowd on their feet the whole time. They ended as most of you all know, with "IWITW," which was kind of sad cuz everyone sang and swayed with the song, and it was their last song, and they were gonna leave. But hey there are always gonna be other times when they come back up!!! As you can tell, I really enjoyed the show. It was awesome!!! Two-thumps up from me and also from a scale of 1-10, it was 11, no doubt about it. To all of the people who are goin' to go to one of their shows, it's gonna be an experience or event that you will remember for the rest of your life. And to those of you who can't go but are determined to go, keep tryin' and tryin'. Eventually, you'll get in!!! Good Luck to Everyone! Later, Sera (phatlechat@aol.com) From: KawaiiDi@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:44 PM Wow! I am still getting over the excitement! Those boys can sing! And the best part was I was row 21 in floor and had an aisle seat. Mandy Moore was really good. She kinda reminded me of Christina Augilera, and that girl can sing. Even my friend who hates all those girl singers really liked her. EYC, um, they sure do like to show a lot of skin. Anyway, after all of the opening acts, and setting up the final arrangements, the Star Wars music began. Everyone started screaming! Then on the screen, I saw the Boys on their skateboard thing. But the thing was I didn't see them flying on them. Everyone near me was saying Sufi like "where are they, they are on the screen." But all of a sudden the light came on and I saw them. Everyone started screaming! They started performing "Larger Than Life" and after that I think it was "The One". Everything after that, I don't remember. Everyone was running to go to the front row, so I did to. I made it up to the front row during the chair dance. I was like 5 feet away from Brian! I was like OH MY GOD! I got a picture, and hopefully it comes out. During one song though, a security guard told me if I stepped out into the aisle again, she would escort me out. What a bitch! I was so mad. And the girl behind me called her a bitch. But after that, I didn't see the security guard again. Hopefully I was such a pain, she quit working. But I wasn't even out in the aisle. The lady next to me was pushing me out into the aisle too! And her song was all out in the aisle in front of me pushing against me and waving his stupid glowstick in my face! I could have punched that family! The security guards are a pain. The one funniest part of the concert was this two gay guys who one had "B.S." written on his chest and the other "Boys". During a song, they went up to the front row, but like 5 minutes later, 2 security guards escorted them back to their seats. The guards were so mad! But if girls can like wear these skimpy little outfits, why can't guys take of their shirts. EYC sure was showing some skin. The hat dance was great! Those pink outfits were too cute on them. But I liked the P.J. bottoms the best. Near the end, while they were introducing the band and dancers, Howie pulled his hoodie over his head and Nick was all like this is a new singer, who wants to be a rapper, by the name of M.C.D. Then Howie was all rapping while Nick was trying to break dance, but it kinda looked like he was rolling on the ground in pain. My favorite part was "I Want It That Way". It was so beautiful. Everyone rushed to the front, including my friend, but I stayed behind and stood on my chair and took pictures. The concert was the best I have ever been to. Those Boys are amazing. For now, KEEP THE BACKSTREET PRIDE ALIVE! Concert Reviews: 10/25/99 Portland, OR Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Oceana555@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 5:43 PM Hey everyone, let me tell you this concert was the best! I'm not going to tell you everything that happened in case you haven't gone, but I will hit on some major points. The opening acts were Mandy Moore, and EYC. They both were okay, except this one guy in EYC kept lifting up his shirt. It got old. Both were good dancers. While we were waiting for the Boys after the opening acts, their Sears commercial came over the screens. This surprised everyone. When the lights lowered a piercing scream that turned to a piercing roar emerged from the crowd. They did the Star Wars music as the guys flew over the crowd and when they got on stage, they walked around to each portion and saluted or something. They did many songs, including most off of Millennium and several off of the first two CDs. There were many small individual things that they did, and I'd love to tell you about them, but it would take way too long to write. At one point they fly over the crowd again on tracks, and Kevin's track was right by us. He stopped about 3 feet from me. We were 18 rows from the stage, not floor seats. The band and dancer introductions were awesome! Each Boy introduced one or more band member and two dancers, then they people did a special dance and music special. It was cool! Also, Nick introduced a "new rapper" which was Howie during one of the band/dancer intros. Nick did the sound effects. Talk about funny! Nick tried to break dance...it didn't quite work. Brian also said that the Nike store in Portland let them raid the store, and he had on new shoes, and Nick had on a Blazer shirt. (Portland Trailblazers, out pro basketball team) I also know that Brian went to the basketball game a few days before the concert. I know you probably have heard this before, but during "The Perfect Fan" they brought five mothers and daughters on stage, and the guys took the daughters around the stage. This was cool for me because my mom was there with us. Brian, AJ, Kevin, and Nick all pointed and/or waved at me and my sister. Yes, I know this for a fact. If you really want to know how I know go ahead and e-mail me, but I don't think it matters. =) All of the guys were cool, and AJ said something along the lines of "There are so many beautiful ladies in the audience tonight, I like Florida, but I may just consider moving to Portland." Yeah right, but it was funny. Howie didn't show off his abdominal muscles once! I was surprised. Kevin was cool and played the piano during "Back To Your Heart." Well, I hope you understand what I'm talking about, but if you have questions, just ask! Talk to you later and KTBSPA!! Your Backstreet Friend, Sara From: Brittany Smith [brittanyanne1@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:17 PM We left at 9:30 in the morning. We got to Lake Oswego Fairfield Inn around 2. So we checked in and then decided to visit some stores. Then around 3 we went to Applebee's to get some early dinner. Then we went back to the hotel around 3:30. Since we had time to spare we watched TRL, in which BSB were #1!:) ooh and Blink 182 was #3! haha I just have to say, I do like their song All the Small Things and their video is hilarious:) k anyway! Around 5 we started getting ready getting our outfits on and make-up and our hair. So we left at about 5:40 and got there(actually parked in the parking garage) arounf 6:10. There wasn't bad traffic until we actually got to the Rose Garden and it was hectic trying to get into the parking garages. So we got in and sat down in our 3rd level seats. I was amazed at how big the stage was. We were a lot closer than I thought we'd be. Above the pentagon shaped center stage there were 5 long metal pier things. Above those were 5 rockets on each side of the stage that said millenium on them. There were also 5 UFO space ship type things that would give off light and spotlight later in the concert. Soon enough they dimmed the lights and Mandy Moore came out. She was okay. I could barely hear her voice over the loud music, but her four guy dancers were hot:) Then after her EYC performed. They sounded pretty good live. Then when they were done they turned the house lights back on. They made the crowd wait for maybe 15 minutes til they dimmed the lights. Then the BSB band came out all in white and the stage lit up all in bright white but where the band was, the platforms were outlined in a bright green light, which looked awesome. Then star wars music played as the dancers walked out in a line holding rods with pointy triangular ends and placed them on the stage. Smoke started rising out of a big cubed box. Then BSB "flew" out of it on these surf/snow board lookin things wearing blue futuristic outfits. They flew to the stage where they joined the dancers. They all got in a straight line marching to the music. Then they sang Larger than Life. They all move around the stage and there's also 5 big screens above each side of the stage, so you get a lot of all of them. You can see all 5 of them all the time anyway. The stage isn't in the way at all. But I'd hafta say we saw an aweful lot of nick and Kevin mostly on our side. I took 1 1/2 rolls of film. ....the rest of the concert is a lil blury I guess. They sang all of the songs on Millenium (except I need you tonight) and half of the songs on the 1st cd. They danced a lot and had several wardrobe changes. They changed into white/silver silky outfits, and also pink suits with ties:) and I also remember seeing Brian with black on so they wore some sorta black sometime...for the encore they wore whatever they felt like. They all wore the same pajama pant type things though. brian wore- a blue hooded sweatshirt and a tan ski hat. nick-a blazers jersey, howie- some hooded thing:) AJ- a white shirt/tank*?*and a silver sequined cowboy hat, Kev- I can't remember right now. During Don't want you back they had these ladders but not quite, like they had a center post and then ladder steps but no railing things. They all played on them. kevin was upside down like the whole song and Brian just sat perched at the top...cute! They flew over the crowd during QPGWMH. oh yeah anyway, to the encore! they sang "gotta be you" and introduced the dancers and a band member..each of em. it was sooo cute. Nick said "and for the last part of the crew we'll have someone you don't know introduce them. This is his debut. His name is.....MC.....D, so give it up for him" then nick started the count and each time he said the # "MC D" would lift his hood (which covered his face)to look at nick waiting for his cue so you could tell it was...*gasp*..howie! so it went "1(howie lift his hood then put it back down) 2(lift) 3(lift) 1(lift) 2(lift) 3(lift) 4(lift). Then he did this really funny/cool rap! I couldn't even understand all of it but it went osmething like "bip to the bop and ya just don't stop" it was soooo cute! Then they sanf I want it that way. Then they sang the last chorus one more time.this time when AJ sang the last line he went "cause I want it ...(blank dumb look, like he forgot the last words)...uhhh..." it was sooo cute! so tehy sang that part again and were still singing when they were being lowered beneath the stage. AJ jumped out though and ran through the crowd w/out a security guard knowing he was gonna and high fived everyone!:) I I just now wish that I can meet them because they sound like they're SUCH nice guys and anyone who knows them personally should consider themselves very lucky and should be thankful that they know this nice of guys. They seem they'd be great to know...if Only! If only! but me..I'd settle for even just having them wave or say hi to me:) But since I was in the 3rd level they couldn't really see me:( I'm just VERY glad that I got to go and experience the entertainemt, music, dancing, and charm of these five wonderful, nice and talented guys who make up the Backstreet Boys. sorry it was so long! ~Brittany~ brittanyanne1@yahoo.com From: Little Train [kevykoosbabyboo@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 11:11 PM My friend and I went to the concert totally decked from head to toe in BSB. I had on a shirt for Kevin and she had on a shirt for Nick. We took the Tommy Hilfiger sign but instead of Tommy Hilfiger they said "Kevin Richardson" and "Nick Carter." The backs of our shirts said "BSB Can We Please Take You Home?" My arm said Kevin is a hottie and BSB. I had stuff written all over me. Mandy Moore came on first. After she was done, EYC came on. My friend and I had a sign for EYC because we met them in August at the All That Music And More Festival. When EYC was done I wanted BSB to get on. Finally they did and opened with "Larger Than Life." The concert was so kewl!!! When they went flying over everyone some girls were throwing stuffed animals up to Kevin and he would throw them back down to the girls. They were all so hot! About halfway through the concert, my throat was killing me but I couldn't leave to get something to drink. I ended up losing my voice. During the concert at different times, each Boy would talk. I would take this opportunity with everyone being quiet to scream out sayings to Kevin that I had come up with like "Kevin tell me the words to say the road to take to find a way into your heart." I did this all throughout the concert and I also held up my signs a lot. During "Don't Want You Back," when Kevin was on the ladder he looked straight at me holding a huge sign that said "Kevin I know the meaning of being lonely cuz I don't have you" and pointed and sang the chorus to "Don't Want You Back." It was so amazing being in the same building as them!! Also, I thought the center stage was a lot better because when I went to their concert last year you couldn't really see them but you could this year. I also thought the dancers would crowd the stage but they really didn't. I thought the concert ruled!! From: pam.howard@usbhl.com Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 2:07 PM Hi..I am reporting this for my daughter and her friends (ages 12,12,15). I think we have some interesting info. on the concert and the days leading up to it in Portland!! DAY 1: SATURDAY (Some of the Boys arrive in Portland) I was able to find out where the boys were going to stay via some business contacts. The entire cast and crew were spread out among 3 hotels..but the boys all stayed at one. We spent the night on Saturday night at the hotel. I had info that the boys bus would arrive between 10am & noon. Bus #1 pulled up about 11:45...no one on board!! Only luggage. We overheard the desk agents that the next bus would arrive around 12:30. We waited, no luck. The girls had a soccer game to play, so we had to leave the hotel by 1:30. We called for our car and went outside to wait for it to be brought around. We are just standing there and around the corner comes THE BUS!! They pull up right in front of where we are standing. Security gets off, asks the hotel people who we are and they tell them we will be leaving in a minute. They don't let anyone off the bus!! We know they could see us, but we couldn't see in well enough to see them!! Anyway, we leave, and circle the block, and they see us and stop them from exiting again. We circle again and stay 11/2 blocks away, the girls run to get closer. They see Brian and Leighann get off the bus and be led into the hotel. We have to go to the soccer game, so we leave. By the way...the Boys bus is the black one with only temporary license plates (all the others have full plates on them)! Ok, switch to evening!! The girls are waiting in the lobby, out comes Brian, Leighann & a very big body guard. They follow them out but the bodyguard will not let them get any closer than 3 feet, and will not let them talk to Brian. He says they'll be back later and that Brian may will an autograph then. 2 hours go by, they come back. Brian walks right past them and again the bodyguard steps and says they "may not invade Brian's privacy". Depressed and somewhat upset, they go upstairs for the evening. ( By the way, the only other Boy that came to town on Sat. was Nick. He came with his dad. They did not see him, but were told he was there. The others would be flying in later Sunday night or possibly Monday morning). DAY 2: SUNDAY Went to sit in lobby again about 9:30am. Brian's bodyguard comes down and asks if they have been here all night, girls say "yes, we're staying here". He asks if they would like pictures with the boys, says he will be back with them in a few minutes. Comes back, no boys, but did bring autographed pictures of them!!! Says he appreciated the fact that they honored Brian's privacy. See's gift sack and asks if they would like him to give this to one of the boys!! They say yes, these presents are for Nick! He said he would make sure he got them! Enclosed were: a stuffed mummy, a letter, and a video they made telling them how much the BSB mean to them. Who knows if he will actually watch the video, but we're optimistic that he might!! We had to check out and leave to play another soccer game, so did not come back to the hotel DAY 3: MONDAY (CONCERT!) It was incredible!! The girls had 2nd row seats, I was up about 20 rows off the floor. All seats were great, and the concert was everything you could ever want. Because they were so close, the girls had some great moments! I also had one, Kevin did his acrobats right above my head, we could almost touch him (2-3 inches away). Here are the girls concert highlights: 1. They did allow signs, here's a hint!! Make a sign out of a large piece of cloth so it can be folded up and put in your purse. You should have a good chance of getting it in. 2. Their sign said "Nick or Treat?" (halloween theme). Nick mouthed it out, and then laughed!! 3. AJ waved and blew a kiss to my daughter!! 4. They were on the corner where Nick, Kevin, and AJ performed the most. 5. Each of them had eye contact with multiple boys, and they didn't faint when it happened! That was a shock! Anyway, that's our story, sorry it was so long, but its been quite a weekend! Hope you all enjoy the show as much as we did, and wish you all luck in your quests to find the BSB in your city! You may e-mail my daughter if you have other questions, @ bsb6573744@aol.com From: ozander@uswest.net Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 12:54 PM Hey! I don't know about anyone else, but even with nosebleed seats I had the time of my life at the concert last night!I was about 10 rows from the very top of the arena, but even so, I had a great veiw of ALL the action! (I even got a peek at AJ, Nick, and Howie -through my binoculars of course- before the show! There is this big black box with no top, that they are rigged to come flying out of and about 10 minutes before the lights all went out for the show I focused in and I got to see the tops of their heads!) So by now I think everyone who has read at least one review knows pretty much what goes on, but from my perspective, it was AMAZING! Even though I had read reviews to prepare myself, and had seen BSB in concert in '98, I was still blown away by their performance! From where I was I got a fair view of ALL of them, the music had never sounded better and the vibe from all the other fans was great! I think I almost ruptured my eardrums though, and suggest that you take earplugs no matter what section you are in! I also have a very scratchy voice this morning from screaming so much whenever AJ just turned me on! :) I also couldn't help but scream my lungs to death when they introduced the band and the dancers! The dancers kicked it and the band made NO mistakes! (I think I screamed loudest for Tommy though!). The opening acts were good. Actually, there were 2, Mandy Moore, who was alright(I liked her dancers more than her) and EYC(Express Yourself Clearly) who ROCKED! My friend who was with me knew Trey from EYC so we were really happy to see them perform so well! I think even though the whole concert rocked, my favorite part was at the very end, when they sang IWITW and not a single fan was screaming, EVERYONE in the ENTIRE arena was singing along and it sounded SO beautiful and I can't even imagine how that makes the guys feel when they hear that! Overall, it was an A+ in my book and I even think it was better than their last tour! This concert just rekindles all my love for the group and I know I will once again stand in line in the rain for several hours just to get tickets to any of their shows. ~Crystal~ PS and since the show was sold out and that left alot of people dissapointed, one of the radio stations arranged for a simulcast to be held in the Memorial Coliseum arena next door to the Rose Garden, and from what I have heard everyone that saw that loved it! Concert Reviews: 10/21-22/99 San Jose, CA (Part III) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Kristin Kelske [krisk02@home.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 4:13 PM Oh MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!! the concert was awesome!!!!! the opening acts were Mandy Moore and EYC. EYC I didn't really like but Mandy Moore was good. well, I’ll get to the good part now the BACKSTREET BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well, they fly out on boogie boards and then landed on the stage. because the stage was in the middle of the arena it had 5 different sides so the dances and the guys walked to each side and bowed and did this military walk. after they went all the way around the stage they started singing Larger than Life all the guys looked so good I had my eyes on Kevin most of the show. my seats were really good. I was right above the stage and Kevin fly right in front of me when they were singing Quite playing games. Nick, AJ, and Kevin threw stuffed animals to the crowed while they were flying. the also sang 2 other songs and then all the guys took the time to say hi to everyone and made their own little speech after that they changed. when they came back out they were al wearing black. they sang as long as you love me and the perfect fan which they took mothers and daughters from the audience and held their hand while walking around the stage. I wish I was one of the girls!!! after singing that they sang don't want you back and they were signing upside down on these bars in each corner of the stage. when they were done a white grand piano came down from the ceiling and Kevin played his song Back to your heart. it was so beautiful!! tons of people threw stuffed animals on the stage and the guys were all nice enough to look at all of them well at least most of them. when they finished they changed again!!!! they came out on the round middle platform on stools in pink!!! I mean bright pink but it was nice because they really stood out so everyone could see. they dedicated show me the meaning...... to Dennis Pop one of their close friends that died of cancer and then they sang I’ll never break your heart. also no one else comes close to you. after that they got up and went to the main part of the stage and did the "hat dance" to all I have to give. then they changed to silver/white outfits and sang everybody/we've got it goin’ on and they introduced all the dancers and the dancers got to do their own thing showing off how flexible they are!! :) the dancers were really good! I was surprised how good they were! they also introduced the band members. Howie was even trying to rap!! it was funny and Nick was rolling all over the ground. Brian was on the middle platform all by himself acting like a goof ball playing with a basketball and trying to stand on his head! they sang some other songs and changed one last time! they wore these weird looking pants with some kind of Chinese design on it. they looked good what ever they wore!! and the last song was I want it that way!!! I can't remember all the songs they sang in order but other songs they sang were: thats the way I like it, Spanish eyes, get down, it's gotta be you, and I don't wanna lose you now. probably more but I can't think right now I’m still so excited that I got to go!!!!!!!!! I bought a tour book which has great picture of the guys, a button, shirt, and a glow stick! well, I hope you enjoyed my review and wonderful experience that I had I hope you have the same too some day! it was so much fun I want to do it again. Kristin From: Cab4Me@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 10:06 PM As a Backstreet Mom (yep I really like these guys and I'm 49 yrs old!!) First we went on Aug 14th to get our tickets and that is a whole different subject. The girls were so excited that the day arrived to get tickets that we did get there early. We were 5th in line and with the ticket lottery (we had several numbers all bad) we ended up 50th. NOT FAIR!!! But we did get tickets for Fri's concert and in the nosebleed section. Yep the girls were disappointed but as I pointed out we did have tickets, the 8 of us were together and even tho high up it was center of the stage. Now Fri has arrived and I picked up the girls from school, got one of the moms and let the girls decorate my van. On the back "Honk if you love the BSB" on the hood "Backstreet's Back Alright" and of course the I luv AJ, Brian, Nick etc. We arrived at the hotel (I think they flipped a coin as to who would park the van!) we thought they were staying at. Heard all kinds of rumors when we were checking in. That they had to tighten security and that they had cancelled the meet-and-greets. (Would they really cancel when it was Make-a-Wish?) Yes, they were there and No they moved to another. Geeze. Now for the concert; you have all heard the order of the songs, what they wore and what they did! Our seats were not that bad as they looked right down on the stage. On advantage we could see the top of the black box and Brian, Nick and AJ where waving! It was one of the best concerts I have ever been to. The timing was tight, the lighting and special effects were fantastic and the roar of the crowd was just phenonomal. (It really ranks up there with the Beatles which I saw in SF in 1964) Plus, I had a great time just watching my daughter and her friends having a great time. This is our second BSB concert and this definetly was better We got back to the hotel and all the girls had hopes of somehow meeting the boys. Welllll rumors abound! They were here, they were there, AJ, Kevin and Howie were at one hotel and only people that were staying there could get in, But who know were Nick and Brian were? The girls were an hour late the next morning in seeing Nick in the gift shop! They were disappointed in not getting their autographs but they all had a fantastic time at the concert. Even us moms! We are all looking forward to next year. Peg any comments etc feel free to email me at Cab4Me@AOL.com From: Midnightbluegirl@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 11:04 PM October 22 was the best day of my life.It was the night of my first bsb concert and it was amazing.When me and my friends arrived at the san Jose arena we went to the z 95.7 van.After that we went in the arena.When mandy moore came on me and my friends were screaming.She was awesome,but I didn't like eyc.All they did was take off their shirts.When bsb came out it was the best.They danced good,sang good,and lookedgood.Brian waved at me and my friends.He also got my friends chihuahua.It was the best night.Also the next day or so me and my friend might have seen the tour bus.:) From: Samantha Olson [samolson@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 11:36 PM I saw both of the backstreet boys concerts at the san jose arena. Let me tell you, it was the best days of my life. I also had backstage passes, and here is my story. We got there at about 6:00pm. We didn't have to wait in the line because we had the passes. It took us a while but we finally got our tix and went backstage. We knew the one on the tour managers of the backstreet boys and thats how we got hooked up. The manager said we probably wouldn't be able to meet the boys because only the people connected with the sponsers got meet and greets. So, we finally got back there and my friend looks down the first hall we pass and sees AJ. After we pass the hall she tells me and I miss a chance to see my favorite boy. We keep going and end up at the corner of the hall. We begin to talk to the manager and Mandy Moore's manager. My best friend and I notice that Mandy is standing right there. She is talking to someone and I think he is very familiar. Then I realize that it is Nick Carter standing about two feet away from me. I didn't recognize him at first because he had a hat on. He looked very different. I then told my friend and we couldn't stop starring. He finally looked over at me and he smiled and said hi. I died. I wanted to run over and just like jump on him and tell him how much I enjoyed his music but I knew that wasn't allowed. We weren't supposed to talk to them. Well, he left and Mandy said hi to us and then went to get ready. We went into caterindg and sat down to have a drink and we started to talk to all of the dancers who are totally nice. I was in heaven becuase a I dance myself and just to meet the amazing people with so much talent was a dream and plus the backstreet boys. I then look straight ahead and who is eating two tables from me. It's Howie D. I couldn't stop starring. My friend then said she had to go to the bathroom and I said go ahead but I'm not leaving cause I don't want to miss anything. While she is gone Howie gets up nd returns his plate. He walks right by to my and gives me a huge smile and a big hi, hiw sweet is that. We stayed there for another hour to see if anyone else would come in but then the concert started so we decided to go to our seats. We had great seats and they were about level with the stage and very close. Right before the boys were going to come on three people sat right next to us. They had brian's heart foundation on them with his picture. I knew they looked familiar but couldn't put my finger on it. Well, when the perfect fan came on I knew who they were. It was Brian's parents and his girlfriend. I didn't see her before but there she was right next to us. I told my friend to switch seats with me so I could talk to them and tell them how much I love what Brian is doing with his foundation. Right as I lean over the girls in front recognize Leigh-Ann and she and Mr and Mrs. Littrell have to move down right next to the stage. I couldn't believe it I didn't get a chance to talk to them and they were so close. We realized that we were in the boys' seats that they give away when they want someone to see their concert. That is why we were right next to Brian's family. The concert was great, but the second night was much better. It was because it had something to do with Aj and his shirt and some water. Email me for that story. Thanks for your time and sorry it is so long. I just had to share the best nights of my life with you all. I hope you enjoy. Email me for any details from the concert. Thanks a bunch!!! Sam Olson Email= samolson@yahoo.com From: Norsgdess@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 12:46 AM o.k. this is the first time i have ever written about any concert i have seen, and at my age i have seen quite a few. let me start by saying your site is amazing, i am fascinated by the backstreet boys and through some freak miracle i ended up with 2nd row seats to the san jose 21st show. i brought my 7 year old son, jake, who aspires to be a bsb!! let me just tell you the gurls can scream!! the pre show action was almost as deafening as the real show. with bsb chants and the wave, then the entire place erupted when the sears commercial was shown on the big screen, you would've thought they were actually running through the audience! after opening acts, mandy moore and eyc were over. thank god!! the lights once again dimmed and smoke and sparks began shooting out of this black box located on the floor of the arena, out of the top, the boyz came flying on these "galaxy riders"type snow/surfbouards. pretty cool, actually! the star wars music ended and they went into "larger than life", can i just say they looked really really good! they continued on with the rest of the show which i'm not gonna get into play by play because you already have enough of that, so i will just highlight my night! o.k., a.j. was absolutely the one with the most personality! he was making eye contact with the first few rows right off the bat, and was the first one to smile, point, and wave to jake, which made his year! in my opinion he is also the best dancer and arguably the best singer. although nick-ay has always been the hottest in my book, now i am not so sure! he seemed really immature and silly, go figure, 19, but still had it goin' on! so about half way through the show i look to my left and these two blondes are suddenly standing next to me. they are super pretty, not that i'm some hag, but one of 'em looked alot like leighanne, for a second. anyway the older one, about 35, which is a few years older than me, tells me that they were at the las vegas show and she has mad hots for nick, and he was making these obscene masturbation moves throughout the whole show and they made frenz with some bus driver and he gave them passes for the show i was at but they had no seats, she also had huuuggge boobs which she routinely shook at an amazed nick-ay! he was like "dang, lady!" when they came out in little black leather pants, i couldn't help but notice, being so close, that our little nick-ay, sorry i must spell his name that way, can't hep it!, anyway he had a total little stiffy!! i shit you not!! it was too funny, cuz poor guy, there is nothing he can do about it and there he standing there in all his refined glory, with a semi- in front of thousands! another highlight was when they were hooked up to the harnesses and swung out over the audience, they had these stuffed animals and nick-ay had a pikachu that jake really wanted, so when he happened to look my way, i held my hand out for him to toss it to me and can you believe, he fired that thing at my head! i swear people, it was hard! at any rate being a whole head taller than the younger gurls around me, i caught it and my son now thinks i am the coolest mommy, more than before. so anyway these chicks are telling me that they know that the bsb stayed at the fairmont and they were definitely going over after the show, i was tempted to go and in my younger befroe son, single days i might've, but it was way too late for jake being that the show got over at midnight,and i'm happily married. 'sides i always heard that the boyz went straight to their rooms and showered after shows, it's not like they were hanging out in the lounge or anything, if anyone has any info on this feel free to e-mail me! back to the show, i really liked when the dancers had the battle and i thought they were really good. i couldn't help but notice that the redhead a.j. used to date, christina? she was never paired up with him, ever! she was like on the other side of the stage practically. as a matter of fact, she was pretty much nick-ay's gurl, if i didn't know any better, i had heard he broke up with the girl mandy,(not moore), hmmmmm. brian was cute and unassuming, made silly faces to us, and kevin was really cute and didn't talk as s-l-o-w as usual, you all know about a.j. and nick-ay and howie, well howie i don't really much care for and though he kept looking our way, there was always someone better to look at, so this one time he walked across the stage by himself, the chicks waved frantically at him and he totally looked at us and smirked and looked away! so when he glanced back i could not resist to flip him off, which he totally saw and looked at me like "ouch! what was that for?" sorry sweet d.! the show was an overall great success and they did like 6 costume changes as well as my favorite song "all i have to give", and i parked for free, saving 10 bucks, they said the lot was full but i noticed a hundred or so spots, so i hung a right and parked, fully expecting a ticket, and to my surprise there was none., so i bought 2 t-shirts and a program and got home at 1:00 a.m., 'cuz i live out towards walnut creek which is like an hour drive from san jose, but it was well worth it and i will certainly go next tour! a little long winded, i know, but i thought you might find this entertaining. feel free to e-mail me with thoughts!(smile). christina east bay, california From: dinamita [dinamita@email.msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 7:35 PM I was not going to sent a review considering the several ones you did get but I feel i need to make some corrections that some previous reviews made. 1.None of the two girls in the front row that day was not Leighanne. One of them was Nick's ex Girlfriend (the one in Silver Pants).  The other drinking beer with the fuzzy pink hat was a friend of hers.  The only reason I know this is because the dancers and bandmembers were saying hi to the one in the silver and were introduced to the one in the pink hat.  I also noticed once the Boys came out, A.J. waved at her and Brian made a reference to her and Nick During "I Want it that way." 2.  Leighanne was there because following those two girls to see if we could see the Boys, we ran across a swarm of people surrounding a black tour bus in front of the Hotel De Anza which is where they were staying at.  We saw Brain And Leighanne sitting in the front waving back at everyone.  She is beautiful in person and seemed nice. Then Kevin came out of the bus, waved at everyone and was escorted back into the hotel.  Then the bus left. The concerts (because I went to both of them) were the best I had ever been to. They did change up what they said each night and it was slightly different.  Was it me or did Nick look very depressed? (Especially during Back to Your Heart while he was eying the chic in silver pants.) The whole show was very good.  Can't wait for next summer. peace, J From: myrelle nario [millennium_girl2000@go.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 11:25 PM October 21,1999 was a big day for me and my friends(Jaymee,Jennifer,and Gina).It was the day we were all going to the BSB concert with also my brother,sister,mom,and Jaymee's parents.When we got there Gina, Jennifer, Jaymee,and I immedaitely got in line to get in.But then we found out that it wasn't the line so we had to get in another line and wait for another 15 minutes.When we finally got in at about 7:30 my friends and I rushed to find our seats.Well, our seat were in the last row!!!Not actually, cause we had box seats which are seats that are like a little living room with a tv,couches,and pizza!!But I could see everything.And the bad thing was we had to share the seats with about 4 ppl. The 2 girls that weresharing the box with us didn't even scream!!When we started to scream,one girl was like be quiet and covered her ears!!?Before the conert the top section was all doin the wave and first it went out kinda sloppy and our side was booing the other side cause they didn't do it!but a while later it was hap Well on with the concert.At about 8:00 Mandy Moore came on.And I read the other concert where it says that they could barely hear her.But I could hear her loud and clear and I was like in the last row!But she was great(oh and my little sister is like her #1 fan).At about 8:30, EYC came out.But me and my Friends didn't get to see them cause we were buying stuff.But a guy in my school(David) that went to the concert too said it was like a strip club!!!EWWW!! BSB was sopposed to come out at 9:00,but they were about 20 minutes late.When the lights dimmed and Star Wars music came on everyone started screaming.Unfortunatly BSB enterd on the other side.During "LTL" they were on little surfboards which was so cool.During the song"The One" my camera ran out of batteries!!!OH NO!!But my mom fixed it.While Nick was saying his thank you I screamed "I LOVE YOU" then he waved at me and my friends.But I love all of them.Of course they did the their famouse chair routine during "ALAYLM" and their hat routine during "AIHTG".But during the chair routine one of the dancers almost fell down their chair!LOL!! When they were doing "Back to Your Heart" Kevin of course played the piano and in "Don't Want You Back" when I looked in Jaymee's binoculars, Kevin's pants almost fell!!LOL!!Oh and they were Calvin Klien, but he pulled it backs up. When they performed "The Perfect Fan" Kevin asked the girl he was with what her name was but she was too shy to say it.A.J. I think had the youngest girl and Nick had the oldest I think. When they performed "It's Gotta Be You" in the middle of the song the dancers did a dance-off (sounds like Britney Spears's video "Crazy") which was tight.But after the song they introduced all the dancers and band members and they did a little dance.Then Nick introduced a rapper called "MD" and he started rapping but then I knew it was Howie.But it was so cute!After all the introducing they took a bow to eack side and A.J. was late so he just cut in between 2 dancers.But after that some people started to leave.HAHA!! The last song was of course "I Want It That Way" where everyone was singing along.After the song the stage was getting lower and the were going bye-bye.But the concert was off the hook!!! Oh and I spent $35 dollars in merchandice.I bought a tour book($20),a pack of 5 pins($10),and a picture($5).There are other stuff like shirts($20-40),fisherman hats($30),dog chain necklace($10),nail decors($10),poster($10),and glow sticks($6 each).But I recomend that you buy from stores like Sears,Clairs,or in stores where they sell BSB merchandice.And they'll be chaper. And for concert goers-HAVE FUN!!!!!!!! From: Krissy744@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 1:07 AM I went to the San Jose Arena on October 22nd and it was one of the best nights of my life and the concert was SO much better than last years at the Concord Pavillion. to make this short and sweet because I know I don't like reading the looong reviews over and over again here we go! My 5 friends and I got to the arena around 5:30 because we had no clue how long it would take to get there, but on to the highlights of the show: *About 20 minutes before the opening acts came on there was this LOUD screaming coming from all around the arena and we couldn't figure out where it was coming from until we saw that the boys were inside of the black box they come flying out of. They went through a tunnel backstage and through a crack in the curtain we were able to see Nick and Brian playing with a basketball. *Our seats were section 115, so when the boys came flying out they were pretty close to us!! Larger than life was wonderful however when they walkd around the stage with torches it was a little boring *Brian had us all say Happy Birthday to his Dad who was in the audience *When they flew during QPG, Brian looked a little scared but made cute faces the whole way through and also threw stuffed animals at the crowd. *During BTYH a small stuffed Lil Tyk was thrown onstage for Brian *At the end of the Perfect Fan Brian said "I Love You Mom" and pointed to his mom" *I LOVED it when they introduced the dancers and the band and had them do their solos and while they did Brian and Nick were dancing so cute and playing with basketballs and the keyboards *Last but not least the play Thats the Way I Like It which I LOVE and a good encore version of IWITW and BRIAN WAVED TO US! :) Great concert I suggest getting tix!! From: Maryee [somethingaboutmaryee@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 4:45 AM First of all, many thanks for all the wonderful emails from other older fans! I've had a ball reading them, and they came at a great time to really rev me up for the concerts! After actually getting concert tickets to BOTH San Jose shows (I drove 4 hours to purchase them) we were in heaven on August 14th. Now we just had to WAIT for 2 months for the shows. We had a great feeling of contentment, though, knowing it was coming. So the week of the shows finally got here. We drove around downtown San Jose the night before and the day of the show, looking for those tour busses. We played every BSB video and CD we had, over and over again.We arrived at the arena parking lot early, and tailgated dinner so we could be there for the whole parking lot experience (the radio stations had vans broadcasting music and it was like a giant Kareoke party. And the BSB car was there. My kids loved it). We were ready! But all that anticipation could not possibly had prepared us for the reality of seeing the boys. Someone wrote that you should savor the moment of being there, after you get over the realization that it is really them on stage! You've read all the reviews, so you know what to expect. But they were so much more dynamic than I ever could have imagined. The first 3 songs of the shows hit you like a train; you can feel the energy in the arena! A couple of things that stood out in my mind: * They sounded and looked great in every song. Dancing was perfect. Costume changes were just the right amount, and it was VERY EASY to distinguish them from the dancers (unlike the" Larger Than..." video).I especially liked the white pants and gold sleeveless shirts and that war paint-looking stuff. *"Show Me the Meaning" was the stand-out performance to me. The harmonies were exquisite. The dance routine each of them did with a female dancer was very sensual. *Nick's ability to jump himself up off the floor from a laying-down position is awesome! It made me realize how athletic they truly have to be. *The ladder thing was cool; they made great use of them as a prop, and it made it easier to see them on the other side of the stage. *The flying was great; it made me want to try it! Only Nick looked apprehensive; the rest flipped themselves around wildly. *I was fascinated to see how you can determine alot about their personality watching them sit on the stools during the "Pink suit" segment. Howie sat calmly and sang, as did Brian. Kevin constantly kept the beat. AJ really didn't sit on the seat as much as he leaned against it, itching to get up and move. And Nick was moving constantly; his arms and legs were never still. The best part of all was at the end of the first night show, when we realized how great they were, and that WE GET TO COME BACK TOMORROW NIGHT AND SEE IT AGAIN! Our seats the first night were in the upper section, which was cool cause you could see an overview of the whole show. On the second night, we were in the lower level raised seats, 17 rows from the stage. The seats were so great!Had fun buying stuff: although pricey, the merchandise is nice. There's a great long-sleeve shirt and 4 different hats. I begged the concession seller to sell me a Nick pin for my hat, but she made us buy a full card. My card had 2 Nicks for me and 2 Kevins for my sister (one for our hats, one for our cars). ! We have already started our countdown to the next BSB concert! But we are left with wonderful memories...Do you think it's true that they'll be back again in June? Question: does anyone know any details about the "Standing Room Only" video being released on Nov. 9th?Also, I picked up "All Access" for my sister at Blockbuster for $1.99 since they have marked it down. Good way to expand your Backstreet collection. One more also: there is a new Milk Moustache calendar out at grocery stores right now rthat is free with purchase of 2 half gallons. Anyway, our boys are in it (same old milk ad, but who wouldn't enjoy seeing that again!). Maryee @ somethingaboutmaryee@yahoo.com Concert Reviews: 10/21-22/99 San Jose, CA (Part II) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: Smilesgurl@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 3:50 PM First let me say that October 21 was the best night of my life. The show was so amazing and even though I had high expectations, they met and exceeded every one. Their vocals were so unbelievably good. Just a warning, this is going to give away some info. I thought Mandy Moore was pretty good, and her dancers were really good too. However, I did not like EYC. Yes, BSB did their share of hip thrusting, but EYC came out and had this dance routine where they were doing all kinds of nasty stuff before they sang one note. Finally, it was the boys turn. They floated out of the box, and they held their positions in the air, like they were frozen. When they landed on stage they got into the formation, and when they had to move to another side of the stage so everyone could see them, Kevin nodded his head four times before they moved. Then Kevin said "San Jose are you ready to party?" Of course I was screaming my head off. They started with "LTL" and did the dance they did for the Disney concert, not like the VMAs or the video. Next was "The One" and Brian messed up the dance move once, but it was so cute, and he kept on going. "Get Down" was next, and they changed the dance a little, which was cool. I think they introduced themselves next, and Brian announced that his parents were there. I don't really remember the show order after that, so I'll just tell you the highlights for me: -"Don't want you back" was the best song performed live to me. The dance as a group with all the dancers was awesome, and the pole/fence thing was great. Kevin was hanging upside down on his, and Brian was sitting on the top, swaying back and forth. -They did a little bit of "INBYH" acapella, and that sounded so GOOD. Also, the first chorus they do is from "Nunca te hare llorar" -"QPG" they flew, and they were all doing flips and stuff except Brian. Later I heard a guy saying "Brian looked kinda scared" LOL -"Show me the meaning…" was beautiful. The dancers were not distracting because they were on the main stage and the boys were in the center part which was raised up. Nick added his own little part at the end, which I loved. (the oh-ing part, if anyone knows what I mean) -During "BTYH" at the end, Brian did the "these arms of mine are open wide" part, which sounded really good. -I really liked the way they introduced the dancers and the band members by giving them a little time for a solo in the middle of "IGTBY" -They changed the dance for "That's the way I like it" during Brian's part, which was okay, but the part I really liked about that song was that they put a harder beat into it, and the dance part at the end had more energy. -Kevin was absolutely right, when I walked into the arena, it was like another world. The stage is set up nicely, and I enjoyed the center stage because even though I was in 203, the view was still awesome. -At the beginning of "IWITW" AJ usually says "yeah…. Oh baby hmm.." but this time he said "yeah… San Jose hmm…" It was cute. -Towards the end of "IWITW" I swear I saw Leighanne in the pit. My friend who saw her first said that AJ handed her a stuffed animal or something. Some hints for people going to concerts: Wear earplugs, they don't muffle the boys that much, but it really cut down on the high pitched screams and get to the venue early if possible. I was the first in line, so I got in right away, there was no line at the merchandise place, and when I went to the bathroom I was able to take a poster off of the wall. At the San Jose arena they had a merchandise booth outside, where there really wasn't a line, but they didn't have keychains, light sticks, or individual pictures there. The door I went to when I was going in checked my bag pretty thoroughly, so definitely hide your cameras. If you don't have tickets, try to get them some way. Call the box office because they might have single tickets available. I think they were selling some at the arena even up to an hour before they let us in (6:45). I have never been prouder to be a BSB fan after seeing this concert, and I can't wait until I can see them again. KTBSPA 4 ever. -Smilesgurl@aol.com From: Fizzy BsB Luva ~ Jappi [cutie4bsb@home.com] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 4:39 PM ~~to skip all this pre-show stuff, please scroll down to were u see all the lovely *s! thanks~~ yay omg omg haha i went to a bsb concert last night? 10/22? at the awesome sj arena. omg it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool!?!?!?!? lets start in tha beginning. 2:36pm- Schools out! i go insane and scare justin away...and 999 ppl tell me to have fun. 3:00- get home call 7 ppl? hahahaha 5:00- leave?!?!??! 6:20- arrive at the arena...and try to figure out where the frickin line ended 7:00- line moveeeeeeeeees and we enter? yay and the insane guy didnt even ask me to open my backpack. okay yay! then i go buy my lovely tour book and glow stickyyyyy. then i wander around and look for ppl? HAHA then i buy food...then i ask this guy how to make my dam glowstick thingie glow? HAHA then i gooo back to our seats and yvonne and olivia and janina and erika are there? YAY!? uh mandy moore comes out and i'm laffing like a syco at her...then eyc comes out and olivia goes - theres one cute guy!? i'm like yay. then after a few songs she goes - omg they are sooo horny (well i think thats wut she sed) yay...hahaha then it was intermission(me,priyanka and amber walked around the whole arena b/c i was SUPPOSED to meet up with ppl...) andd they played the bsb sears commercial and the insane ppl thought it was bsb and they like RAN back to their seats HAHAHAHAHA it was so funny. ******************************************************************** The lights dim...i wave my glow sticky around and accidently fling it away(but i do retrieve it) HAHAHAHA and then smoke comes out from the lovely :black box: and we scream yada yada. they came out from the other side of the area but thats ok. HAHA i think everyone knows how they start off the concert...soo i'll skip around. yay basically we were the last ppl(row) in our section. and the rest of the ppl in our section were like DEAD. haha most of them were under 12. Sooo we prolly stood out b/c we were against the wall and like we all had glow sticks so yeah. and we( me,priyanka,amber,olivia,yvonne,janina and erika) swayed and jumped and yay. NO1 else in the whole arena swayed AT ALL. 'cept for these insane girls up front who were sways WAAAAY too fast. yay so brian waved at us? YAYAYAY haha yvonne sez that he was laffing at us...sad for us. haha. oooooh yes we had VERY nice location b/c they did the hat dance on our side of the stage. and uh nick or brian was on side and nick flew (during qpg) on our side tooo. yay. Remember how aj was at the homecoming like concert? doing all those lovely pelvic thrusts? that was how nick was last night. daym. and on the ladder...OMGGGG haha lemme just say that he can move his body? haha yay brian was HELLLLLLA cute too. he came out and was all - ok can u all do me a favor? and say *counts on fingers* 4words for me? we're like yesssssss. haHA and brian goes - ok repeat after me...happy...birthday...mr...littrell! aww how cute. o yah brians parents were in the audience ... haha howie...HAHA yes me and yvonne did go I LOVE U HOWIE at times...uh yes we're insane...but he's not like hideous or nething? haha aj-HAHAHAHA omg how sad he had the fattest pimple on this forehead? that doesnt matter tho...he's human too. he was sooooo funny and yah? kevin- omgg that boy is hott (haha amy) he lookeddddd very good? haha priya was like omg he's fine. haha yah so then during iwitw i like nudged yvonne and i was all lets sneak down!? soo we were gonna but then the evil gaurd was there...so like we went the other way. olivia and janina went b4 us...then me and yvonne HaHa some idiots left like early or something...so there were like vacant seats in like 4th row, so me and yvonne stood there? HAHA nick like kissed brian...i think took a pic of that. it was my last pic =(....HAHA omggg then BRIAN WAVED AT USS???? this time for sure b/c we had our glowsticks and we were waving and jumping like crazy??? and he looked RIGHT at US... yay how sad then the concert ended.HAHAHAHA ^after^ i had to leave pritty soon b/c our uh parent chaperone was getting tired or something...so we exit and we head the wrong way?haha and amber sees this truck and goes -omg its backstage?! it wasnt but we continued walking that way and there was like the a crowd of ppl waiting to cross the street? HAHA then i noticed that they had cameras and we were all waiting for the tour bus to come out. yay. sooo we waited like 10min and the tourbus came out? and nickkkk was in it?YAYAYAY thats the only person ne1 saw. haha i took like 3pics but uh i dont think that the flash was on...=( yay so thats my lovely concert experience!!!thank u and good night! From: Cece [cece@cableone.net] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 4:53 PM Hi, My names Cecilia and I went to the Backstreet Into The Millennium Tour last night (10-22-99) at the San Jose Arena. I took two of my good friends and we had pretty good seats (Section 124 Row 19) compared to the BSB concert I went to last year at the Concord Pavilion. Anyways, the concert was the best. The opening acts were pretty good. Mandy was great, but I didn't really care for EYC. In my opinion they were better at dancing then singing. My friends and I were seated by were the guys fly out. They come out of a big box with lots of smoke and lighting effects. They came out to the Star Wars theme and then walked all round the stage. Once they walked around it they performed Lager Then Life. They did lost of the new songs and lots of the older ones. The dancers were great but the guys were the best. During Quit Play Games the guys all hooked up the harness and fly over the audience. It was so cool. AJ and Howie were hanging up side down throw and handing bears and flowers to the girls in the audience. AJ was so cool, he has trying to touch all the fans. Brian didn't really do any thing but Nick and Kevin were doing flips and everything. The last song they sang was I Want It That Way and it was the encore song. I have one thing to say, DON'T LEAVE YOUR SEATS UNTIL THE LIGHTS GO UP. Because they make it look like it's over, but it's not. Trust me at my concert two different times they said "Good Night, San Jose" and then they would come back. The whole concert was great. It was WAY better then last years concert. The lighting and effects were great. Nick looked so FINE and so did the other guys. I took lots of pictures so I'll see how they come out. This was my second concert and it's the best so far. I hope all of you had/have fun at your concerts and if any of you went to the San Jose concerts or just want to know more about the concert you can e-mail me at BSBCC@excite.com Cecilia From: cloud9cali@mindspring.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 5:36 PM Hey everyone, I just got back form my concert at the San Jose Arena, and let me tell ya, it was AWESOME!  First let me start off by saying, the 2 hour drive down there was well worth it.  When we got there, there were hundreds of girls screaming.  When we were piling in, they said "no cameras" which was a bummer because we had great seats and a zoom lens.  So my parents took the camera and we went in.  When we gave the lady our ticket, I said "I don't have a camera." and she goes, "Oh, it's ok, I don't care."  So, I COULD have taken lots of pictures, I was bummed, but that all changed.  We got to our seats around 7:45, (after waiting in line FOREVER for our souvenirs) and Mandy Moore came on around 8.  She was pretty good, much better than I thought she would be.  EYC, sorry, they were just so bad.  I couldn't stand them.  All they did was strip down, and I really didn't care about their buffness, but I did see AJ's buffness.......Oh, sorry, just got a little sidetracked.  Whew.  SO after they FINALLY got off the stage, all the band members came on and the crowd started screaming, again.  Around 9 the boys came out.  It was so cool.  Our seats were so good, we had the perfect view, and just to my luck, AJ and Kevin were on our side almost the whole time.  Lets see, they started out with Larger Than Life.  It was so cool.  I honestly can't remember the order they sang in, I was just taking it all in.  The best song they sang was probably Don't Wanna Lose You Now.  It was so pretty, and AJ's voice was so good. The only thing that made me mad was that EVERYONE was screaming. You would think, that most people would be like me, and actually WANT to hear the guys sing.  I did, and on all the slow songs, like Spanish Eyes, Back to Your Heart, and No One Else Comes Close, they all screamed.  I wanted to hear the solos, especially by AJ, but oh well.  The best part, the highlight of my life, was when during I think Everybody, AJ took off his straight jacket, and ran around topless. Whoa.  The oy is FINE!!!!  I mean, we al l knew that, but he looked so good.  I saw the 69 tattoo, and the dragons.  It was so nice......Ooops, got sidetracked again.  When they sat down to sing Back to Your Heart, someone threw a rubber lizard or something at Howie and it hit him in the face.  It was cute, he started covering his head.  When they sang INBYH, they sang the first half in Spanish, being in San Jose and all, and then AJ came in singing "As time goes, by, you will get to know me...." in English, and they finished it in English.  One of the best parts of the shows, was when they sang Show Me the Meaning.  It was so pretty.  The song has to be one of their all time best.  I give them major points.  After that one, I think they left, I don't really remember, it was all a blur.  And then they came out singing It's Gotta Be You.  I never liked this song, but that changed last night.  AJ sang it with the "scratchy AJ voice" instead of the "smooth AJ voice."  It was awesome.  Then I think they dropped the confetti, bowed, and left.  A minute o r 2 later, they rose up on the platform, and sang IWITW.  They had the audience sing part, it was great.  When it was over, we hurried out and walked back to the hotel (my parents picked us up outside).  I got a tour book, an AJ pic, and a Kevin pic, and the poster.  I spent $40 bucks too.  It was so worth it.  I would recommend bringing a lot of money.  The shirts ranged from $20-40, the keychains, nail decals, and pictures were $5, and most of the other stuff was $10 or $20.  Our hotel was the Fairmont in San Jose.  It was the nicest hotel there, and we heard the boys were there.  We stayed down in the lobby until 12:30, then we had to go back up to bed.  The next morning, today actually, we went down for breakfast, and almost everyone was wearing a Backstreet shirt.  Our waiter kept teasing me and saying they were at the Hilton, and he'd bet me $20 bucks he was right.  I asked him if he was supposed to say that anyway, and he said yes, but he wanted to help me out.  So when we left, we drove by the Hilton, and I would say there was nothing special there.  Well, that was my experience, and it was great.  I have to go now, and put up my posters!!!!! Holly McLean (I wish) From: IWaNnAsLuRpEePnY@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 6:36 PM hey you guys!!!!! my name is Valerie Igtiben and i'm from stockton,CA. I just wanted to say my first BSB concert was on October the 21, 1999 @ the San Jose Arena. I thought it was really really really GOOD!!!!!! oh my gosh..........i couldn't wait to go when i was still in school that day. When BSB finally came out i felt sad and emotional since for so many years i've watched them grow. I've only seen them on TV which was still a great experience, but doesn't top seeing them LIVE!!!!!!!!!! My throat really hurt that day too. I was too excited that i screamed so loud!!!!! Thanks for finding the time to read my e-mail about how the concert was. I VERY much appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!! Backstreet Boys rule for life!!!!!! If you have a chance, please tell them I love them deep down in my heart, and keep up the GOOD work guys!!!!! Until next time i go to their concert.......TA-TA!!! BIG BSB fan, Valerie Igtiben From: KC0926@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 6:38 PM Okay, if you read the other review, it's the same is this one just spell-checked on a mistake I needed to fix!!!--Kirsten Hi everyone! I'm sending my review to multiple people, so I only have to type it up once! First off, I was in the 7th row on the floor, lemme tell ya, these seats were so awesome!! I could see all the guys perfectly! Okay, but I was at the arena very early. My mom and I left at 3pm and got there at 3:30. I saw girls standing in the back lot and the guys hadn't arrived yet except for Nick, who had been there for awhile. Then I found out they were staying at Hotel De Anza, so my mom and I just start walking as fast as we can then this huge bus goes by, and this car covered in "I love bsb", yells to my mom and I from her car going, "That's them!", I was like dang, so we turn around, and once I get across the street on the arena side, I just start sprinting, and I made it just in time to see the bus pull in! We don't know exactly who was in that bus, but a couple of the BSB's were, cause I had seen the dancers and band members just wandering around. And I started talking to this girl who was standing next to me, and she said Fatima, had been there the day before, and she was the only one who quickly recognized her, I was like cool, cause I'm gonna be in her home video, and I wanted to meet her and thank her for picking me! After awhile it got kinda boring so I went and bought some stuff at the merchandising booth. Then, my mom and I went and stood in line, for an hour, before they opened the door, which wasn't too bad of a wait! Okay, now to the awesome awesome concert!! Okay the lights went down and Mandy Moore came out, and I've read other reviews that stated she was just awful, but she was good! I liked her dancers they were sooo cute! The songs I liked out of her set were "So Real" and (duh) "Candy"! My first thought, was my gosh she's so tiny, but then I had to remember she's younger than me too! EYC!!!!! They are so so fine!!! Especially I think his name was Dave!! Boy is ripped!! I enjoyed looking at them cause I didn't know any of their songs, but I'm going to buy their cd, cause they were good!! Okay, time for the main event!! Oh...before the show started, we were in doors already, I had a little KY wildcat cat beanie baby type stuft animal for Brian and I had a letter attached on to it, and I asked how it could get backstage, so I nicely asked this worker, and he asked the lady watching backstage, if she or someone could take it back for to the BSB to Brian, and she was like sure, she was really nice, and she said "I'll definately get this backstage for you, no problem", and I hope Brian liked it! Okay..now for the main event.. Backstreet Boys!!! It was absolutely awesome the way they came flying out on surf boards to the star wars theme music and it was just awesome, then they landed on the stage, and they looked out into the crowd, and all of them were being serious looking except for Brian who had the goofiest smile on his face, the whole time they walked around the stage and were looking out into the crowd!! They started with Larger Than Life, which is definately my favorite song on the album besides The Perfect Fan. Then they went straight into Get Down, which was really good. They came out and introduced themselves, starting with Nick, he was sooo sweet, and adorable! When Brian came out, he had us say Happy Birthday to his father, who was in the audience, so that was extremely cool, after intros they did As Long As You Love Me, favorite song from the 1st album, I love that song!!! I don't remember the order of all the songs, I know during Quit Playin' Games, I had Nick Carter flying over me! I was freaking out, I couldn't believe it! I saw Kevin while he was flying hanging upside down, touching fans hands it was unbelieveable! Okay during Perfect Fan , they had moms and daughters on stage with them, I was bummed a little, cause I was there with my mom, and I'd loved to be on stage with them, but instead the dude controlling the lights put a spotlight on us throughout the song cause we were hugging singing the song together. Then I remember Don't Want You back, with the ladders, and Kevin was hanging upside down, (what's up with him hanging upside down?) oh well, he's sexy! Okay, they did Everybody, We've Got It Goin' On, and That's The Way I Like It, oh so sexy!!! They were all so good!!! AJ ripped his shirt off!! His tattoos are so cool!! I saw the huge dragon on his back, which was cool!! Then a piano came up from under the stage and Kevin was sitting there playing some keys, he did a little piano solo, then the guys came out and started singing Back To Your Heart, this is where my highlight of the night comes! I met the girl with the seat next to me right before Mandy Moore came on, and her name is Nicole, and we were trying so hard to get Brian's attention, and finally during that song we did, he pointed to us and waved and smiled, Nicole and I looked at each other and just started screaming!! We had made contact!!! Yay! Someone tossed a rubber chicken on stage and Brian started playing with it, and a giant taco bell dog was tossed on stage and Brian started playing with it too. It was so adorable!! Okay, I remember when they were doing I'll Never Break Your Heart, they started with the spanish version. which I like better than the english one which is called, Nunca Te Hare Llorar, for the first verse, then they went into the 2nd verse in English. They did All I Have To Give, with the hat routine, which was so good! Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely was so good, Brian and AJ deserve some props for holding those notes!! Spanish Eyes, Howie and Nick were wonderful on the leads. Then it all went dark, and we heard"Baby, it's The way you make me, kinda make me go crazy, never wanna stop!" The lights were up, and the guys were groovin' with the dancers. That's such an awesome number to see performed, and in the middle of the song they introduced the dancers and the band, Brian was playing with a b-ball, which was so cute, then they went back into the song, and they said goodnite. But we knew it couldn't be over! One song hadn't been sung yet! They came back out and did I Want It That Way, and they had the crowd sing parts, Brian and Nick were being silly, and they made it look like they were leaving again, and they came out and did the chorus a couple more times, then confetti was blown out into the crowd, and the guys made their final goodbye, and I didn't want to see the night end! So, I didn't! Since I figured their was a good chance they would go back to their hotel, well call me crazy, I get there,the bus is pulling up fans are everywhere, I jump out of my mom's van in the middle of traffic and sprint across the street to see who was getting out, I saw Bri's mom and Kevin which was cool, Some girl told me AJ and Howie had already gotten there, then that bus left and the hotel closed it's doors and locked them! Bummer....but hey! There's always next year!! That's my review of the best concert of the year!! --Kirsten Lara & Antishia-- be happy, cause 94.9 was there giving out front row and backstage passes, but the catch was you had to deck yourself out in their stuff, and my mom was like go do that, sure good meet the boys and everything, but I hate 94.9. They don't even play Backstreet Boys music, I support the Z cause, you always do play my favorite songs,, I didn't sell out!--Kirsten From: Cutie00z@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 7:48 PM OMG. Ths Backstreet Boys concert on the 22'nd at the San Jose Arena was AWESOME! I'd never been to a concert befor this one and I have a very good impression about them. I checked into our hotel at 'bout, 5:00, a hotel in which we thought the boys were staying in, and I know for sure Nick was, but no, I never saw him nor got to meet him. Anyways, we checked in, and i think i saw one of the dancers in an elevator on our way up to our room. I was soooooo excited! We went to the concert @ about 6:25, and me and all my friends were estatic. When we were in the line to get into the arena me and my friend tried to get the crowed pumped by screamin "Backstreet Boys, what time is it?!?!?!" but the only peole that responded were the rest of my friends. Come on guys, where's the BSB spirit? Anyways, we got in the arena and me and my friends bought our very costly souviners, which i am quite proud to even get considering it was like a mad house to even get to the counter. So we got our stuff and went into the actual arena, Mandy Moore looked like a Brittany wanna be, i'm sorry people that like her, but really? And EYC did a strip T's which was kinda funny, and me and my frind kept yelling "Take it off". The girls in front of us were a bunch of 10 year olds w/ really skimpy shirts on, shhesh. Anyways, the lights came on while the got ready for our Boys and i kept looking in the box the they were to come out of since we were on the upper deck, we could see in quite well. I saw Brian's hair, and shook my freind yelling " i can see brian's hair!!!" i think she thought i'd had it. Anyways, they waved to the crowed, and the people screamed even lounder. And can you belive this, as if they could, the lights dimed, and the crowed screamed EVEN LOUDER! WOW. I never though it possiable. They flew out on their serf boards and Brian kept on going side to sode on his, it was cute. When they unstarped the boys brian kinda whiped his browl, "like what a relife" (he's afraid of heights). I can't remeber much, i was screaming my head off the whole time. But i know they porformed every song off the album and some others including "that's the way i like it" which made my day 'cuz i LOVE that song! The special effects were magnificant and the coreography, outstanding. The boys were really into it & you could tell they really trained hard for this. Some cute things that happend, AJ caught a rubber chicken and was daning w/it in his hands. Brian had the crowed say Happy B-day to his dad. Howie did "the wink". Nick was being really goofy, and slid across the stage. Brian running backwards in the air. AJ being upside down the whole time while in the air. Brian playing w/a b-ball on stage and spining it on his finger for a REALLY long time. Kevin playing the piano to one of the songs (as i said befor, i was screaming the whole time) And there is to many things to list. I love the performance and wished it would last all night. It was DEFINATLY worth my 44$ and more. I am ready for their next concert. Any comments or anything, just e-mail me! I'll try to respond if i can. ~A loyal BSB fan. From: Rosemarie Guzman [marielei@pacbell.net] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 10:14 PM The October 22nd show at the San Jose Arena was finally here. I had originally thought we weren't going to a show because we were some of the many people who didn't get tickets the day they were put on sale. I figured I wouldn't give up on it until October 22nd, though, because then I would know it was too late. Obviously, we got out tickets (through a "private ticket company," aka scalper), and we actually made it there. After buying souvenirs--I bought a t-shirt ($30), a program ($20), 2 posters ($10 each), and 2 glossy pictures ($5 each), we got in line for the big show. It was such a major rush running into the arena and sitting down in our seats. I can't even describe the feeling of just sitting down and knowing that in just about 2 hours, the men of our dreams would be on the stage, making our dreams come true. Before the opening acts came out, we scoped the crowd and (think we) saw Leighanne and possibly Nick's girlfriend (Leighanne was wearing a pink fuzzy cowboy hat and pink shoes). We also saw Kristen, one of the dancers, and some of the band members. Eventually, all the lights turned off and Mandy Moore and her dancers took the stage. I thought she sang pretty well, and has potential as a performer. Also, her dancers were pretty decent looking, so that was cool. EYC on the other hand, was more than I could handle. Don't get me wrong, I have their cd and all, but they were more sexual than they needed to be. One of the guys (Dave, I think), seemed obsessed with showing off his stomach (which isn't even as nice as Howie's or AJ's). Generally, I thought they should concentrate more on singing and dancing than trying to do a generic strip show. Anyway, as soon as they were off the stage, we all knew the moment we were waiting for would soon be there. All of a sudden, the lights turned off again, and the Star Wars music started playing. It seemed to go on forever, and I was hurting my neck trying find where they would be coming from, but finally, they appeared. Wow! I don't know how exactly to explain what went on, but I can tell you this--it was amazing. As soon as they "landed" on the stage, we were in a whole different world. They looked great, they sounded great...it was just the most perfect thing I've ever seen in my whole eighteen years. Every song was great, and each of the guys seemed really sincere, but I made a biased decision that Brian is still most definitely my favorite, no matter how intensely gorgeous Nick looked, and Spanish Eyes was the best song they sang. Why am I biased? We were sitting on the side of the stage where Brian was sitting, at the front of the second level with no one to block our view, so we figured, hey, why not call out his name. Since there were four of us (my two cousins, my sister and myself), we figured, he might actually hear us, so we did, and guess what!!! He looked up, straight at us, waved, and as soon as we started jumping up and down and screaming louder, he started laughing. We did the same thing to Kevin, who was sitting next to him, and to double our luck, he waved too, and even nodded. Okay, you would think we would have been satisfied by then, but no...we had to do it one more time, but to Brian again, and we got the same reaction. Brian just totally made that concert 100% times even better than it would have been even if he hadn't waved. Anyway, we were just giddy out of our minds after that, and the whole show just went really well. I don't think they can get any better than that. It still hasn't hit me that the five gorgeous men on the stage are for real. They were all gorgeous and they all did such a great job. I have to give props to Nick for the new look (can we say buff?? Also, he has definitely come a long way when it comes to dancing), but I loved them all!! Howie was just the cutest, AJ looked hot, Kevin was a babe, and of course, my baby Brian, was just as precious as ever. Anyway, before I go on forever, I should end this. This day will definitely live on in my fondest memories for the rest of my life. Oh ya, if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at marielei@pacbell.net Rosemarie From: Kbskutr@cs.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 12:03 AM hey wad up? On October 22 was one of the best days of my life. We left my house at about 5:30 and we got to the Arena at 6:30. my friends and I ran to get in line while my mom followed us. This was going to be my third BSB concert and the second Millenium one cause I went to see them in Europe. Well anyway my friend and I had made this really pretty brian sign that tons of people admired and took a good look at. At about 7:15 we got inside and I gave my present for Brian(which was a big chihuaha) to this one lady that said that she would give it to them. later we bought a bunch of stuff and we went to get some water. We found our seats which were in section 109 in the second row. Dude that was really close!!! I thought it would be much further. Anyway mandy Moore performed and i thought that she was awsome! I didnt really like EYC cause all they did was take of their shirts. Later the Backstreet Boys came on. During one of the songs Brian was sitting on the stage playing with some stuffed animal and I was thinking I wonder if he got my present? All of the sudden my friend yells" Your dog is on the stage!!!" I looked on the stage and sure enough there was my present in the arms of Brian my favorite Backstreet Boy. He was playing with it and i was so happy that he got it. Later the light was on me and my friends and brian was looking in our direction so me and my friend held up our poster and waved to him at the same time. He looked straight at us and waved back at us. We were so happy!! The concert was awsome and I honastly cant wait till the next one. PS. On the MTV website it says that they might have another US tour in May or June. I hope that is true and if it is I'll be there hopefully in the front row:) From: BSBfan8484@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 2:02 AM OMG, OMG, OMG! It was so awesome! I went to see BSB on thursday, october 21, at the san jose arena. It was soooo much fun! OK im gonna start at the begining and tell you the whole story. We(me, my mom, and bestfriend/cass) left at 11:45, we knew we at least a 4 hour drive to san jose not including bathroom and food stops. We had the car decorated, the side windows said "san jose BSB" and they also had posters on them, and the back window said "honk if you love BSB". Well we had been driving for about 1 1/2 hours when we came across another fan headed to the concert! It was funny cause they did not honk but just pulled up next to us so we could read their signs and they were waving. Cass and I thought that they were like Nsync fans giving as the middle finger or something! We stoped to eat at about 1:15, but i could not eat, I was too excited! Finally after being in the car for 3 1/2 hours we got to redwood city and checked into our hotel! It took about 45 more minuets to get to san jose. It was a little after 4 when we got to the arena, and we could not find a place to park (all of the arena parking did not open till 5). Finally we found a parking lot 1 1/2 bolcks away from the arena that we parked at! LOL we found out latter that we were not suposed to park there, but we stayed! We bout T-Shrits and posters then got in line and waited for them to open the doors! We waited for a very long time, from about 4:30 to 7:00. When they finally opened the doors we were like the first to get in! YAY, nothing was gonna stop me from seeing BSB at this point! We found our seats and waited for the concert to start at 8:00. That hour passed by fast! Mandy was the fisrt opening act. She was alright. Then EYC came out, I did not really like them. The one guy was obsessed with his body! BSB came out at like 9:00. It was awesome how they come out on their little surf board things! After they got to the stage and the dancers un hocked their "flying cables" they lined up on the edge of the stage. Kevy raised his eyebrow(i dont remember witch one) and in hos lead they marched to the next side of the stage. They did this all the way around the stage! It was the cutest! I dont remember the order of the songs but they started with LTL and ended with IWITW. At the begining of the concert AJ kept shaking his butt at the audiecne, it was cute! They flew during QPG and kev was almost flying over us, it was sooooo cool. When they sang "The Perfect Fan" and brought up the mother and daughters, Kevin was talking to his daughter. She was embarased or something! She would not even say her name but it was cute! I am such a softy, i started crying during "I'll Never...", "Back To Your Heart", "The Perfect Fan", and "Dont Wanna Lose You Now". During the band/dancers intro's brian was dribbling a basketball and he droped it on tommy's keyboard! I was funny. Befor they sang "it's gotta be you" and "i want it that way" BSB left the stage, then the dancers, and finally the band. Everyone was facked out! I knew it was not over for one because they had not sung IWITW yet, and also the lights never came back on. I mean if it was over the lights would have came on so we could see out! The peeps in front of us actually got up and left, they never came back! When BSB returned to the stage we were all screaming! I was sad cause i knew it was ending. It was well worth going! I cant wait for them to come back! If you have any questions e-mail me. -Vanessa From: BA8YbOO143@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 2:50 AM I spent the morning the BSB tickets went on sale at the store. The show sold out 2 people in front of me. Then the second show was added but by the time I got up there, the floor was already sold. I ended up with lower reserve, REALLY good ones. I later bought tickets off the net for the first concert for my mom and I. Then one of my friends I was going with bought front row. I was so jealous. Then her cousins won the Sears contest ( 4 backstage passes, front row, limo ride and $$$). So now my friends who had 1st row on Friday also had it on Thursday. On Thursday I went with my mom and went to the back lot where we saw Kevin walking in. Finally found my friends who were going backstage. I waited with them and got though like 3 security guards with a BSB keychain thing. I thought "OH MY GOD, IM IN!" But as I was signing the guest book, they caught me. My friends went in, I said by, and I took off to find my mom. After buying a shirt and some other stuff, we sat down and watched Mandy Moore. She sounded really good but her voice doesn't really fit the songs she sings. Her dancers, oh god, were SO good. I was impressed. When she left, EYC were next. I personally didn't like them. They can dance; that's about it. And that Dave guy was way too full of himself. All we could think was "Get off the stage". The 25 minute wait was WAY to long. The crowd was chanting and doing the wave.... WE WERE SOOOO BORED. Fianlly the lights dimmed. I swear I have been to many concerts and have never heard the arena so loud. As they flew in on the boards, I was in awe. They were real. No longer videos or pictures. (I had missed last years concert.) The performances were SOOOOO full of energy. It was the greatest concert. My friends cuaght Nicks hat and AJs water bottle. Then Friday. After hearing all about what it was like backstage, I was pumped. (I don't know if you want to know about backstge, you may not believe or you may get upset). I had better seats and it was the 2nd concert. I expected more energy. Also I was with my friends so I could plan on being a little more crazy. The seats were PERFECT. Well, for lower reserve. I spotted my friend on the floor. She had made a sign on the back of her "REMEMBER ME" sign saying "Hi Richelle" (thats me). Well in between Mandy Moore and EYC, I saw her running towards us. She told me some guy wanted me to go down there. I guess the guy said to her, "since you love Richelle so much, go give her this" and handed her his extra 3rd row ticket. I was freaking. I left my seat and ran down there. Once again EYC sucked and took to long, and once again as BSB came on, it was awsome. As they were doing their intros and welcomes I took my friend 1st row ticket, and went and got my friend from up top. So 3 of my friend were 1st row. I was 3rd right behind them and my other 2 friends were in our original seats. I loved it. AJ flew right above me and Howie kept watching us. AJ and Brian were so funny dancing and signing. Aj was walking around with some rubber chicken dancing and squawking. I was lip reading everything he was saying. At one point, at of no where her turned to Christine the dancer/significant other and said, "I'm one bad mutha *#$@er" I was laughing! Finally towards the end I went up front. i grabbed Kevin's water bottle and bought some more souvenirs. We left in my decorated car singing as loud as possible. (I'm sorry I tried to condence my story but it's still pretty long and I'm leaving out A LOT... feel free to chop and cut it up) Let's just say I CAN'T WAIT TIL MAY OR JUNE OR WHENEVER IT IS!!! From: Salslupe@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 3:19 AM Hey fellow Backstreet.net readers, what's up? Well, I'm here in "Cali" as Howie put it, and I just witnessed my first ever BSB concert. Dang, that was the fastest two hours of my life. It was also the best! Let me tell you, being in the exact same arena with so much greatness was just overwhelming. Seriously, my knees were shaking during the ten second countdown. So here's what I thought of the concert… Opening Acts: I missed Mandi Moore, but caught EYC. They did not sing very well, but they sure kept me entertained. Overall, their dancing was decent. Except for the striptease (must they rip off their shirts and swing it around?)-at this point my little cousin yelled "ewww, why are they taking off their shirts!?" Remember guys, this is a PG13 show. The fans: the fans were great. Before the show so many people were out eating dinner. Where I ate practically everyone at the restaurant was heading to the backstreet boys' concert. The anticipation and energy was awesome-I saw little girls, little boys, mothers, and fathers. I was so freakin' excited I could barely eat my dinner. I saw a guy who was absolutely glowing, he was clutching pictures of the boys and other various things that were being sold-it was awesome seeing a guy that excited over BSB! And we were spared from doing the wave. I guess it's just not a Ca thing. Inside the Arena: When I arrived, there was no long line to get in, I just gave my ticket to the guy who very kindly told me to enjoy the concert (he was nice). Once inside, boy, the excitement was bouncing off the wall. Posters of the boys hung from the wall and ceilings. You couldn't walk ten feet without coming across a souvenir stand which solely featured mementos of the boys. It was great seeing so much BSB merchandise without having to see, um, other "pop" group memorabilia. (ahem, you all know who I am talking about). The Boys: Howie: He was on the other side of the stage, so I didn't see him all that much. Although for Back to Your Heart they were all in front of me so I could see him clearly. I was looking at him through my binoculars, and he gets beaned in the face by this large chihuahua stuffed animal. He pretends to be knocked out and rolls his head a bit, laughs, then gives it to Brian. That was sooo funny, I was cracking up. Up close and personal view. Kevin: Boy, when he came on the stage, I couldn't stop looking at that man's body! Dude, I wished he lost his pants at this show like he did in the Washington one (I think). After Larger than life he climbs onto the raised platform and sprawls himself on the ground, then the boys put their feet on him. That was funny. And when he rose into the air playing his solo, that was very cool. I loved Back To Your Heart, he is such a good piano player, it was all so touching. AJ: Like Howie, I didn't see him all that much (but then it could be because I was a little preoccupied by Brian). In the very beginning, someone threw him a towel, he tried to catch it but missed, and said something like "Damn, I can't catch tonight." He also picked up a rubber chicken Brian was playing with and made it cock its head back and forth as he sang. Cute! His vocals are so good these days! Nick: Before this concert, I absolutely could not understand why practically every fan was in love with this guy. But after the concert, I totally understood-you could say I saw the light. This boy can dance! Even though Nick's not my favorite, I couldn't help but look at him. He's got a way of dancing that just pulls you in-even during the slow songs, he sure knows how to work the mic! Oh, and I noticed his hands, he seriously has beautiful fingers. Needless to say, I was pretty happy he spent a lot of time in my side of the stage. Brian: My personal favorite, although he was rarely in front of me. Well, I eventually got over him being at the other end, because I had Nick to entertain me J. Anyway, his voice is still simply amazing. He sings like an angel, every single time. In the beginning of the show, he made us all say "Happy birthday Mr. Littrell" and then told us his parents were in the audience. Weren't they with him in LA too? I guess they followed him up the coast. That was cool. Someone threw up a rubber chicken, and he was playing with it and making funny faces. I thought he would have been funnier, but as long as he keeps singing like he does, I'm more than satisfied. The clothes: I happen to like the costumes they come out with in the very beginning. They look so hot in it! The leather was almost too much to handle. I think they should wear it more often, especially Nick and Kevin. The pink outfits-yech. As in blech. The pants were an ugly pink and WAY too baggy. And, as much as I tried to focus on their faces, my eyes were drawn to those horrible, horrible shoes. Take a look, and you all will see what I mean. The clothes they chose freestyle were cool. But I like them it dark clothes, especially black. The white outfits were cool, although they blended in too much with the dancers, I had the hardest time picking them out from the crowd. Songs that I remember: Larger than life: awesome, great choreography, great outfits. Get Down, The One: good choreography, good singing. Quit Playing Games: I loved the flying. AJ was hanging upside down and trying to catch glow sticks at the same time. As Long as You Love Me: Darnit, they did it on the other side. The Perfect Fan: Nick had a little girl about 7, who didn't seem to want to look at him, Brian had one about 7 too, she was cute. AJ had a young girl, Howie and Kevin got older ones (teens). Kevin is such a babe during this song, the way he talks with the mother/daughter pair. Back To Your Heart: my favorite part of the concert. The singing was awesome, especially Brian's first solo. I melt when he starts singing "I don't know how it got so crazy…" And, they did it on my side, so I was happy. And Kevin playing the piano above them was incredible. Picture-perfect. Everybody/We've got it going on/That's the way I like it: Good, but too difficult to spot the boys. Everyone was dressed in white, which was confusing. Spanish Eyes, I'll never break your heart, no one else comes close: great songs performed wonderfully, but those pink pants and shoes just distracted me. All I have to give: Hat dance, no one dropped their hats (I think). Show me the meaning: great song. Made me even sadder because I knew the end of the concert was near… It's gotta be you: good I want it that way: great way to end the concert. The huge hit that redefined the very meaning of the Backstreet Boys was an awesome finale. The Overall Concert: It was sooo good, although it went by way too fast! Before I knew it, the Boys were singing the last notes of "I want it that way" and I was getting up to leave. But, they sure know how to spread their time evenly throughout the stage. The choreography was seamless; it efficiently brought the boys around to each corner during a song without any breaks in the dancing. The whole experience was great-I congratulate the Backstreet Boys and their crew for putting on such a wonderful show. How they set everything up in a day is amazing. Kudos to the crew that does the stage set up, electrical stuff, everything. Remember, they are the people behind the curtains that make the show run smoothly. Kudos to the band, too-they were great! Everything was well worth the money I spent. Like some people say, they are so huge right now they could have charged outrageous ticket prices and put on a crappy show. But the fact that they kept ticket prices low and put on a jam-packed show shows that they care more than just money. They want to make us fans happy. And I respect them for that and always will. KTBPA!!! From: BkSByz2000@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 5:29 AM My Review of the Into the Millennium Tour Its October 21st, 9:30 am i wake up to the lovely thought of seeing the Backstreet Boys. "Backstreet's Back" gets put into the cd player. And that begins my day. I was soo stoked, I have been waiting for this day to come for almost a year. I could not wait. My blood was racing for I, our of everyone, was going to have front row seats to see the five talented and beautiful Backstreet Boys. It took me all morning to get ready for the concert. I had to run through my house many times to try not to forget one thing. I almost forgot my tickets. That would have been a bummer. But i remembered. Then 2:30 came around and it was time to leave. I was accompanyed my four lovely ladies. My sister, Cousin, and a fellow subscriber who won a ticket through this newsletter. We got into my car and we were off to see the Boys. Our windows were covered in Backstreet Boy words. The back windshield read: [Unable to display image] Each side window read one of the boys' name. One window shared the names of AJ and Nick. We were happy and we were bumping to the lovely sounds of "Millennium," the Backstreet Boys' latest album release. We finally got through all the San Jose traffic and reached the Arena. As we passed the front of the Arena, there were girls and guys standing outside the Arena lined up to get inside. As we passed by, all we had to do was honk and the crowd went wild. They loved the tought of having the attention. The excitement was in the air and it was showing. As banners flew and fans chanted "Backstreet Boys" the local news chanel was there to catch it all. The local readio stations were also there to hold contests and give out flyers and balloons. We arrived at the Arena around 4:20 pm. We then parked (which was $10 by the way) and got in line. We found out that they had a merchandise booth set up outside, so we then proceeded to the booth to purchase our memorbilia. The best thing i thought was the Tour Program. The pictures are excellent. So for a wonderful cost of $20, we purchased a Tour Program. Its well worth the $20. Trust me. As time went by, the Arena employees announced that they were going to open the gates at 6:45 pm. Anxiosly waiting, there we stood for two and a half hours. Finally the clock outside read 6:45 and everyone started chanting "Backstreet Boys" again. Over and over, they chanted. Finally we seen them come to the doors and set up. At this time, everyone was screaming. The doors opened and what seemed to be a stampeed was formed. People were running towards the doors to hurry up and get in. Luckily we were very close in line and got in in about 10 minutes. We were then escorted to our seats, which i have to say were killer seats. We were feet away from the stage and at that moment, i knew i was going to have some really good pictures. Finally the longly anticipated time of 8:00 rose and the start of the show was beginning. Mandy Moore, a wonderful young singer came out and introduced herself as " Hi I'm Mandy Moore and I'm 15 years old." At that moment i was like "WHAT?!?" There was no way this girl could be 15. Oh Well. She sang really good and two of her dancers were to die for. They were georgeous. I will have some pics of them in a later issue. Wel she performed like four songs and then came out a group called EYC. They were cool. and Two of the guys were hot. I even got to touch one of them. He came over to where we were standing and everyone was rubbing on his chest and stomach. That was fun. :) Well when they were done the lights came back on. And they prepared for the Backstreet Boys. It was quite funny cause every time they would check one light to make sure it was working, the whole Arena would scream. So my little group and our little friends we made while we were there decided that we would test the audience. We thought that if we yelled really loud that the audience would start yelling too. Well we were right. We yelled once and the whole arena was yelling. We were good. :)~ Well anyways, The lights then went dim and the theme to Star Wars was played by the band. By the way, the band was dressed in all white and they looked good. So off to the side, ten dancers escorted ten lamps out to the stage. The lamps were then placed around the stage. Now at this time, it was time for the lovely Backstreet Boys to make their entrance. Then there they were. All the way on the other side of the stage, flying above the audience on what seemed to be, well lit boogie boards. I could not get a picture due to the lighting. But it was a great entrance. They came out and landed on the stage. They were then unhooked from their boards and then lined up. Slowly but surely they made their way all around the stage as Kevin led them. I thought this was the bomb, the way they walked around the stage. By the way, the time and date was totally set wrong cuz i never use the date, so the date reads 1994, but i was actually 1999. Sorry. Well anyway. Then came on the rugged, rocked sound of Larger Than Life. I have to say that the boys did a great job and they looked great. They sang every song from the Millennium album with the exception of I Need You Tonight. They also did some of their old songs from previous albums such as, Everybody, As Long As You Love Me, I'll Never Break Your Heart (which they sang in spanish, I was in heaven), and they even sang the old song from their second European Album "Thats The Way I Like It." I love that song. They did a lot of medlies. Meaning they put a few songs together and sang them like that. The concert was great. I went through six rolls of film in 30 minutes and i ran out. I was sooo bummed about that cuz i missed a lot of good pics. Now for the good stuff, I got to shake Kevins hand. Yes you heard me right. I shook Kevins hand. Man that guy shakes very firmly. He gave all the girls a hand shake, but i guess since i was a guy, he gave this three way hand shake. Most of you know it, but it was great, i was in heaven. Now my favorite BSB Howie, knows i exist. I was holding up his picture. He looks at me, points to me, winks, and gives me a thumbs up. I almost died. But that wasnt all, he came around later and did it again. By then i was like almost in tears. I was not expecting any kisses flown to me due to the fact that im a guy. So i was atleast expecting a wave, but a point, wink, and a thumbs up, is even better. I almost got to shake Howies hand but he had to go back on stage by the time he almost got to where i was sitting. Howie and Kevin went around the stage to shake hands with the fans during the song "I Want It That Way." I thought that was very sweet of them to do that since they were not doing meets and greets this time. I have to say that this concert is a must see. If you have the chance to find tickets to a show coming up, i suggest you get them no matter what the cost cuz the concert is the bomb. I am very impressed with the boys. They have outdone themselves this time. This was the best performance i have seen. I loved it and i would go again. Im acctually looking for tickets for one of the Florida showings, but since i already had front row seats, the show wont be the same. So im trying to find some reasonable front row seats to the Florida concert, if you have any info, please email me. Well i hope you enjoyed my Review and I'd love to hear from anyone else who attended the San Jose concerts. From: Erica [Foreverleggs@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 2:27 PM I have to say that Oct.21 was one of the best nights of my life! Me, my sister, and my mom had tickets to see BSB in San Jose,Ca that were in the first section. When we got to the arena we passed by the ticket booth and it was open so I told my mom to go see what they were selling. It turns out they had two second row center tickets they had to sell! My mom bought them for me and my sister and she kept our other tickets. I was SOOO excited!!! We finally got in at about 7:30 so we had half an hour to kill. I went and looked at all the stuff they were selling and decided to get a program. By now it was about time for the concert to start so me and my sister went down to our seats. I could almost touch the stage we were so close! Finally the lights went dim and the concert started. Mandy Moore was the first act. This was my second time seeing her sing live and she did a pretty good job, although her voice is kinda babyish. Next came the group EYC.They were okay. I didn't really like their songs but they were very good dancers.After they left we had to wait for like 30 minutes for BSB but it was worth it. The boys came out of this big black box and flew right over me!! Once they got to the stage they sang Larger Than Life which is one of my favorite songs. I don't remember exactly what order their songs were in but they did an awsome job!! I especially liked the medley they didi of the songs from their old album. The stage was round so each of the boys were in differnt places. Brian, Nick an AJ were the ones that were on my side most of the time. The guys flew a second time and Brian flew over the section I was in. When Brian sang his part in As Long As You Love Me he looked right at me and my sister, pointed at us, and gave the cutest smile!! He also waved to me during another song. Then the best part of the whole night came. AJ come over to my side, so I waved at him to get his attention, and he waved back!! I thought I'd die!!! I absolutley love Aj!! The guys put on the most awsome concert I've seen!!! They are great singers and dancers, so KEEP THE BACKSTREET PRIDE ALIVE!!!!!! From: fglines@pacbell.net Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 2:36 PM Oh my god! Is all I can say after seeing the backstreet boys on Thursday, in San Jose! I had waited in line for 10 hours to get my tickets, and unfortunetly they endedup being in the balcony, so the day before the concert, I called around and found someone selling 7th row floor, for 125$.  I was all excited about being on the floor, but little did I know that the way the stage was set up 7th row off the the side, was actually 3rd row center!  When my best friend and I found our seats we started screaming, and flipping out.  Then we looked up and relized that the boy would be flying right over us!!! After more oh my gods, and screaming we settled down, only to relize some gorls growded aroung this one area, we went over and asked what was gong on, the girls pointed and said "Those are the boys playing basket ball.  Even though we could only see there feet, I was still excited! After the two openign acts it was time for the boys!  As they rose from the box on there surfboards, my friend and I had our cameras in hand, I was so close to them, they flew right over me!  I was shaking so bad, i hope it didn't mess up the pictures!  Then they got off of the harnesses, and stood in a perimad kinda shape which was like five feet in front of me!  Then kevin did this whole head knoding thing and they walked around to the other side of the stage, so everyone could get a good view and picture.  Soon they started "Larger then Life" which was amazing! Then they quickly went into Get Down.  after Get down they excited the stge except for Nick, who then talked to the audience, saying his thank yous, while this was going on brian (my fav) was sitting on the stage waiting for his turn to talk, right in front of me!  Then all the boys said there hello's and they sang "I'll be the one", and then went back to an old favorite and sang "As long as you love me."  Then the music stopped, and "Don't want to lose you now" started and it was such a beaufitul song!  Then came the crowd pleaser with "Quit playing games with my heart!" I stopped screaming so I could hear the rest of the audience screaming out the words to the song, it is amazing to hear 23,000 people singing!  After a short pause and costume change, stage hands came out on stage and secured in laders for the boys and they were put on each point of the stage and one of the ladders was right infront of me.  Then the boys came out and started singing "Don't want you back" they danced for the first couple of lines, then made there way up the ladders.  To my surprise, Brian was on the ladder right infront of me!  I almost died!  Aj sang most of the song upside down, and I realy couldn't see the other guys I was paying to much attention to Brian!  I loved that song because Brian got so into it!  Then they came up on stage with five moms and five girls and sang the perfect fan, Nick asked the girl he was with name, and she couldn't talk she was so happy!  Then Kevin stated playing the piano, and was raised up, then the boys all came out and started singing, "Back to your heart"  The only b ad part about the whole show, was that BAckto your heart was sung on the other side of the stage so I couldn't see them, and i was so close Icouldn't see a screen.  The boys later came back in all white outfits and broke into "Everybody" which was so awesome, they did the most adorable dance right in front of where i was sitting! Then The started "That's the way I like it" and they had this whole little skit to go with the song, it was cool, but kinda hard to see what was going on.  As the oys exited the stage Aj ripped off his shirt (and there wasn't one under neith!) and started break dancing with the other dancers! Then when the boys came back on stage they where sitting inthe middle of the stage, on a platform that rotates, and was circle.  They sang "Spanish eyes", then started singing "I'll never break your heart" in Spanish, and the crowd was silent just listenig to the words, then they strated it back in English and everyone went crazy!  They sang "No one else come close" and then left for  there firs t on core.  They later came bacl out on stage and sang "show me the meaning of being lonely" which they dedicated to Denise pop.  They then sang an old favorite "all I have to give" and did the famous hat dance!  They left the stge again saying thank you san Jose!  and then they were out again this time in interesting outfits, they were wearing these pajama pants that were so ugly! But brian was wearing an adorable fisher hat, and Aj was wearing this awesome white cowboy hat that was all glittery!  They sang "It's gotta be you". Then they introduced the dancers and the band and had each pair of dancer dance. and it was so cute what the boys would do during this they would just do off the wall things!  One of my favorite parts was when Nick said, I want to introduce you to someone, he is a new rapper, and his name is M.C.D Then howie ran up on the stage with this huge jacket ont hat covered half his face, and did the cutest little rap to introduce his pair of dancers!  It was so cute!  They then finished its g otta be you, and took all there bows, and said good bye.  And tons of confetti came down it was so cool, and amazing!  Then they came out for there last song which was "I want it that way"  The crowd went crazy when they started and stayed that way through the whole song!  Then as the song was almost over they all huddled inthe middle of the stage and then pooped back up and finished the song, then they were lowered down, and it was over.  I wasn't too up set because I was coming back the next night with 6th row seats!  The second night i was right were the boys go into the tunnel from backstge, and I was flipping out because they were so close, and i took some pictures but it was so dark I don't know how well they are going to come out! It was also Brians dad's birthday so he had all of us wish him happy birthday!  Both concerts were truely amazing, and I wish I could only see it a couple more times!  Now I have memories to last a lifetime!!!! Carli From: Potatoes48@aol.com Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 3:03 PM I went to the BsB concert on 10/21 and conturary from what it seems like from all the other reviews, i did not have 1st row seats and brian or nick did not wave directly at me. But I had the best time ever. I had seats two rows from the top, yep the nosebleeds, but I am thankful I got any at all. So I was in the second level, row 15, but believe it or not, they were not that bad, considering I could see over the stage very well, and the fact that there were screens. Anyways, Mandy Moore came out first. I used to like her a lot, but I am not so sure anymore. She sang ok. EYC came out next, and i didn't like them. It was like they relied on taking their shirts off then their singing. Then after maybe a 1/2 an hour, the band came out then, the dancers, then fog started coming and music and finally the Boys!. We were screaming so loud. They opened doing some cute military like sequence, then into Larger Then Life. They sang almost all the songs from Millennium and their hits from Backstreet Boys. I don't want to give the whole thing away, but let me tell you, it is such a good show. Here's how they looked: AJ : He wore hats a lot and sunglasses most of the time, but when he took his glasses off, everybody screamed. His eyes are so beautiful! His hair is kinda short and brown with a little reddish-brown at the tips. Howie: I think his hair is permed again, and its really long, but he wore it in a pony-tail the whole time. He's really cute in person and so sweet to the crowd. Kevin: Kevin fit his usual trademark :tall, dark, and handsome. He was also really nice to the crowd. he looks likr he does in the IWITW video. Nick: Nick's hair is kinda long, like in the new INBYHbut really blonde. I don't really think he's overweight, just normal looking. He has some nice arms! Brian: Brian's hair was really short. He was funny, always playing the toys and stuffed animals thrown aon stage. His parents were at the concert. Overall it was a great show and if you have higher up seats like me, bring binoculars!!! E-mail me at Potatoes48@aol.com if you want anymore or specific info! KTBPA! <3 Holly From: K Zimmer [wildspirit@snowcrest.net] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 1:57 AM Hey everybody, Im sure you don't want to hear about another person having a great time, but I have to because so far all the reviews have been on the 10/21 show and I know for a fact that thousands of people went to the 22 show too. I was suprised at the amount of little kids and parents that were there. My best friend and I drove 6 hours to get there, went to the arena that had lines of people surrounding it and waited for about 45 minutes before we could get in, when we got in we of course had to buy some merchandise (a shirt costs 25-30 dollars) if you don't have a lot of money wait until after the show and you can find scalpers who will sell you the same shirt for 10 bucks. After getting all our stuff paid for and getting a glow stick we went in to the arena to find our seats, They were in section 214 which is pretty high up there but you could see quite good. When the show started Mandy Moore opened( britany wanta be, she sucked) followed by EYC(express yourself clearly) they were great, really got the c rowd going. Finally the lights dimmed for the final time and the band came out, suddenly the boys came out floating towards the stage among smoke, It was so cool. I don't remember the order of the songs but I do remember that the concert was awsome, The most beautiful part to me was when Kevin was lifted above the stage with a white grand piano and the boys sat around the stage singing back to your heart. It was great, The best show ever! p.s. To those of you who didn't get tickets, I got mine on the Internet at Ebay, You can find some good deals if you look around and its worth it. From: Backstreet Lover [bsbgirlk@chickmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 1:26 PM hey people! guess where i went on Friday? The Backstreet Boys concert!!! It was so good! Unfortunately, I don't remember much from it cuz i was screaming soooo loud!!! My head felt like it was going to burst or fall off! I screamed for everyone!!! I love them all! I'm sure everyone has heard about the songs they sing and the stuff they do, so I'll just give some highlights. Brian asked us to to say...(he paused for counting) 4 words for him. We all screamed! Then he told us to say "Happy Birthday Mister Littrell!" and of course we did. Then he said it was his fathers birthday and i think he said that his parents were somewhere in the audience. i wish i saw them. i had a bear for them but i was too far to throw something, so i ended up keeping it. Maybe next time :( AJs hair was normal. When they came out, he was wearing a backwards baseball cap. How fine can they be??? Then he took it off and he had normal hair. It was brown but it looked like he had some red highlights, i couldn't really tell. Nick and Brian looked like they got haircuts. And Howie and Kevin looked like they always do. People were throwing stuff on stage and AJ was trying to catch them but he kept missing and saying stuff like "darn." He was kinda saying it under his breath so i couldn't really hear him. When they sang "Back To Your Heart" Kevin was playing the piano and the rest of the guys sat on one side of the stage. Someone threw a rubber chicken on stage and it landed in front of Brian. At first he looked at it like, "what the heck is that?" but then he picked it up and sat it next to him. :) Howie wasn't paying attention to the crowd cuz he was looking at Brian and his chicken and then all of the sudden someone threw a stuffed chihuahua on stage and it hit Howie!!! I'm sure the person that threw it didn't do it on purpose. Howie just smiled and laughed and gave it to Brian. Brian was petting it and stuff and then he put it next to the chicken. That whole part was so cute!!! aaawww!!! Oh and they sang the beginning of "I'll Never Break You r Heart" in Spanish!!! At first i was like, "what is AJ saying?" Then I realized it was in Spanish! I tried to sing along cuz i have the single with the Spanish version on it. Then they switched back to English when AJ says "as time goes by you will get to know me..." I took so many pictures! I hope they come out! I ran outta film during "AIHTG" right before the hat routine. i yelled out "Damn!" I was putting my camera away so i missed it :( Well i have to go now. If anyone else went to the same concert or have anything to say to me, feel free to write! Keep the Backstreet Pride Alive!!! From: ASmith3170@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 2:03 PM Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give a mom's opinion of the BSB Concert at the San Jose Arena from October 22, 1999. First I have to admit, I am an older BSB Fan (38 years) I took my 9 year old son and chose this as his first concert, And what a wonderful one it was. The BSB put on a fabulous show. The music and dancing was fast pace and the guys seemed fresh and on top of the whole evening. The comments that these guys love their fans was quite apparent. They played to the audience every minute. As it should be for the seasoned pros that they are. What I loved the most, (besides having excellant floor seats, seeing them up close!) was the little things that made them real to the crowd. Like Nick nailing A.J. with stuffed animals before taking flight above the crowd, then tossing stuffies to the audience. Like Brian playing with the rubber chicken thrown on stage while he was sitting on the steps. Like poor Howie getting pummelled with a giant stuffed dog and pointy roses as he was sitting with Brian, who was still playing with the rubber chicken. Like Howie taking the time to read the notes on some of the stuffed animals that hit him. Like Kevin flipping upside down from the fly wires and touching the crowds outstreched hands. Like A.J., attempting a water fight with his water bottle, and getting sprayed back by the crew. And A.J singing and dancing with that same popular rubber chicken during several of the songs. Like all the guys noticing and acknowledging all the fans they could see within the lights of the stage. The waves, the smiles, the winks. These things make the crowd part of the whole affair, and in my opinion, make the concert a memorable event. My son was mesmerized by the music and the fact that these guys were real, not just an act, not just a video. He danced and sang along, waved and screamed when Nick noticed him, and waved to him from the high wire directly over our heads. We surely got our moneys worth, and will have memories for a long time. Thank you Backstreet Boys! We love you. Continued Success to you! The Smith Family From: Alice Zhukhovitskiy [alice_hercules_bsb@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 9:08 PM I went to BSB concert yesterday at the San Jose Arena. I HAD A BLAST! Before entering the Arena we had to stay in big line. It started at 8, but we didn't actually see BSB until after 9. IT was Mandy Moore first. Than some boyband with 3 boys in it. After that, we screamed ourselves out Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS!Backstreet BoyS! They were teasing us like crazy. They even showed us Larger Than Life, when BSB runs into Sears. Already that I screamed my lungs out. Finally the band appeared on stage. Few minutes later, appeare even more smoke and dancers. Finnaly there was Star War's theme and BSB flew out on there boards. Kevin is the captain. All of the guys face us through the concert. Their costumes songs moves and everything else is AMAZING. They sang 19 songs . No solo performances. It was just SO FUN! I love Nick, Brian, Kevin, AJ, and Howie. I want to meet them badly. Now there few general rules I want to discuss. I came with a camera. No cameras. The guy at the door tells you. He also says to put you camera on the counter few yard away from him, to pick it up later, after the show. DON'T put it away, but beware of the guys who work there. Don't take picture when the guy is looking at you. Try to come to the concert place early. Or the lines to enter get very big. Bring posters. I didn't cuz my friend would have killed me for that. I would have written "I luv you Nick". Throwing toys: sure, but don't be upset if he throws it off the stage cuz he can't pick them up when he's dancing. I want to say that I absolutly LOVE BSB. One word NICK. I would give anything to meet him or them. COMMENTS? E-mail me alice_hercules_bsb@yahoo.com From: BROKBSB33@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 10:09 PM I recently went to the bsb concert! it was sooooo much fun and they sounded soooo good. They all looked really hot and they all did unexpected things. A.J. ripped off his white tank top and kept laying down. Brian played with a basketball and danced around with A.J. in the center of the stage. Nick got wild with the drums and fell on the ground and jumped up at least twice. Kevin was well, just wonderful and Howie looked and danced wonderful. It was a wonderful night and very unforgettable. I loved the performance and they put on a great show. c-ya, BSB4EVA! BROK BSB33 From: Kramblhdnc@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 10:30 PM oh my god, i had a blast!! the guys were so cute and the music was great!!!!!! even better, i saw howie, brian, kev, leighanne, tyke, tommy, and mr. and mrs. littrell. and i don't mean on stage or anywhere inside the arena. two of my friends and i took the light rail to the arena. we got there at 3:40. we bought our merchandise and went to the back where the van/bus parking lot was. we stayed there forover an hour. at approx. 4:45, tommy just walked to the gate of the parking lot and started talking to a girl and signed one autograph. then he went into the lot. we waited for another 15 minutes and saw the first bus. all the girls started screaming and jumping up and down, including me. as the bus backed into the parking lot, we saw howie waving to us through the tinted windows. soon after, the other bus came and again, everyone was screaming. however, this time, we didn't see any of the boys on the bus. we waited to make sure there weren't anymore buses coming. then we went to the entrance and got in line. we went in and watched the concert. brian was sooo adorable at the end when he was playing with the b-ball. my friends and i were screaming and jumping the whole time!!! it was soo exciting.after the concert, we went to the hotel. aj and howie, i heard, had already gone into the hotel. we saw mr. and mrs. littrell exit the bus. on the bus, we saw leighanne. she was so nice to us. she walked to the front of the bus, smiled and waved. then she went to the first seat and picked up tyke. she was holding him and smiling at us. then brian joined her and we took a picture of the three together. after that, they went toward the back of the bus, so we couldn't see them anymore. so the fans waited and finally, we saw kevin. he got off the bus and went into the hotel. although there were police and security guards, everyone rushed forward. he didn't wave or anything, he just went in. omg, he was only 3-4 ft. away from me!!!. anyways, then the bus driver closed the curtains, so we couldn't see brian and leighanne all. a police man, escorted them somewhere, so we left. i have no clue where nick was, but hey, i still saw three of the backstreet boys!!!! From: Grace Denise Cloyd [pegasus144@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 11:28 PM After going to the show on Friday, I can't help but get in my very opinionated two dollars worth about it. So... Let's start with Mandy Moore...or can I skip this one? Not that she was bad, there's just not much to say. And EYC- let's try KYCO, for keep your clothes on. Come on guys, this is a family show. Speaking of family show, I was impressed by the diversity of the crowd. I think I saw ages 4 through 64 on Friday night. That's a range that's rare at concerts these days. And being 26, it made me feel pretty good to know that I'm one of a surprising many gen-Xers who are proud to be BSB fans. Yeah for the big girls! We had seats in the upper deck for most of the show ( we were near the box that they fly out of, which was cool), but right before the encore, we managed to run downstairs to the fifth row-ish area. One of the girls I went with almost went into convulsions because Nick was less than thirty feet away. Mess! :) It was also nice to see the male contigent of BSB fans in the house as well, granted the ones I ran into were either under the age of 10, older & gay, or a father of a screaming teen, but that's O.K. Everybody's free to rock their body at the BSB show, right? And speaking of screaming, please do yourself a favor and WEAR EARPLUGS! Believe it or not, they drown out the high-pitched screams and you'll actually hear the band and the guys. Really...unless you're screaming yourself. :) Now, I wasn't sure what to expect technically from the BSB. I had seen some of their live performances on TV, and though I love their songs and the dance performances were strong, their voices seemed inconsistent. But they dispelled any doubts I may have had with Friday's show. Since you've probably already heard or read most of the details about what happens in the show, let me just say that I was amazed by the quality of the performance. The set was well-designed, the band was awesome, the dancers were great, and the guys were incredible- their voices & harmonies were impeccable! Their talent is greatly underestimated, and if their harshest critics could see the live show, I truly believe that they'd come out of it at least being able give them the respect they deserve, if not become fans themselves. But I must express my one complaint... WHAT'S UP WITH THE PINK PANTS? O.K. So I'm a bit biased. I hate the color to begin with. As far as I'm concerned, pink only belongs in things of nature ( i.e.- sunsets, flowers, etc.). But pants? And not just any pink, PEPTO PINK! And to add insult to injury, the long coats to match? I don't know much about what happened during that part of the show. I couldn't bear to watch. But it sounded good. And what kind of BSB fan would I be without commenting on how beautiful each one of the guys is? I've gotta give it to their parents- they hit the gene pool jackpot with their sons. And we are definitely enjoying the results of their work. :) Well, enough from me. For all who have seen the show, hope you had as much fun as I did. To all who haven't, I'm sure you'll have a great time. It will live up to your wildest expectations and then some. And if the band, dancers, and/or guys happen to read this, thanks for a great show! Continued success and best wishes on the rest of your tour. Until next time... From: Azn Princess [bsbluvinprincess@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 12:16 AM Sup? I rote a concert review about the Backstreet Boys concert in the San Jose Arena on October 21, 1999. Hehe.. if u read this and find ne mistakes in it (both in text and content), can u email me bak and tell me? Cuz I want this 2 b accurate.. hehe. And if u went 2 the concert and can gimme more info or correct me on sumthin, either email me or IM me and tell me, aite? 4 those of u that don't wanna read the whole review and jus want a list or sumthin, I made a list on the bottom.. read it. We went to buy the tickets on August 14, 1999. Because we had heard there was going to be a lottery, we didn't get there really early. We arrived at the Ticketmaster inside of Rite Aid (on Bollinger) at about 8:15 am. We weren't the first ones there.. in fact, we weren't one of the people at the front of the line. In all, there were about 50 some people in the line. We were probably about the 35th or sumwhere around there. The people that weren't in line to buy tickets were making comments like, "The Backstreet Boys? Who are they?" and stuff lyk that. They made us line up outside of the store, so we wouldn't cram up the whole store. (that's rilly stupid.. since there wuz lyk, 2 ppul inside the store!) At 9 am, they passed out the tickets randomly. I was #2008, mai dad wuz #2030, and Diane (Lily's friend) wuz #2020. They made us wait another 45 minutes before they did the drawing. Why did they make us come so early? We cud've all come 5 minutes b4 they started selling the tickets! Hehe.. every1 jus stood outside of the store until they drew the ticket. It was #2005. Luckily, I was #2008, and I was in the first group to go buy tickets (they let us in 5 at a time) Mai dad paid 4 the tickets off his credit card. The limit was 8 tickets, so I bought 8 tickets. Then it was Diane's turn. She bought 5 tickets. The tickets sold sooo fast! In 5 minutes, they sold from the bottom level 2 all the way 2 the other side of the upper level. That's scary! But I guess it's cuz all the ticketmaster outlets were selling them. Hehe.. @ least I got tickets! Mine were on the lower level, row 17.. Over the period of the next couple weeks, my friends and I (namely me and Lily) started a countdown. It seemed lyk years and years before it was time for the concert, when in reality, it was only a couple weeks. Anways, we (me, Cynthia, Melanie) left on October 21st at about 6:45 pm, when Cynthia's dad came 2 pick me up. On the news, it had said that there were already a big group of people waiting outside San Jose Arena waiting 4 the concert 2 start.. hehe. We got 2 the arena @ lyk, 7:10 or so, and went to check out the WILD 94.9 van parked out front. They had this HUGE doghouse thingie blown up.. hehe. Then we looked around @ the place where they were selling all the BSB stuff, and I bought a set of pins (they look sooo cute! Aww.. hehe) They didn't hav boxers! AWW… I wuz gonna get the baby doll t-shirt, but then decided not 2.. since it cost 30 bucks.. hehe. After this, we went to get in line. We knew that the line wuz long, but little did we know jus HOW long it wuz! We walked around the arena and turned around three corners before we reached the end of the line. On the other side of the arena, there was a Z 95.7 van parked there, and it was playing music. There were a million people in line.. I swear, I've never seen a line that long 4 ANY concert! We walked and walked and walked until we FINALLY reached the end of the line.. take mai advice.. if u EVER go 2 a BSB concert, get there lyk, 2 hours early! Otherwise, the line will b huge and it'll take 4eva 2 get in. There wuz also a line @ the top, but we weren't sure wut it wuz 4, so we stayed where we were. After a while, the line started moving slowly. There were lyk, no guys in the line.. hehe, well, maybe about one guy per 200 girls.. hehehehe. Sum of the girls looked lyk total sluts.. hehe. (Yes I kno, I'm so nice). We turned a corner and saw where all the tour buses and cars were parked. Mandy Moore's van was parked there, and it had her picture ALL OVER the van. We didn't see the BSB tour bus tho (aww…) Then we walked a little more and there were these guys giving out Mandy Moore tapes and cards.. We each got a tape and then kept moving.. We finally got in at about 8:00 or 8:05. The concert wuz supposed 2 start @ 8:00, but at 8:00, there were still a million people standing outside. When we got to the front of the line, the guy didn't even check mai purse! (they were checking random purses). Sigh.. I cud've brought in a camcorder and they wudn't hav known! Hmph.. hehe. Oh well.. inside the arena, they had a bunch of HUGE posters of BSB everywhere.. 2 bad they were 2 high and I cudn't rip it off.. hehe. Cynthia and Melanie went 2 buy stuff 2 drink, and when they were in line, the concert started. (It was about 8:15) People started screaming, so we quickly went and sat down. Lily, Theresa, Sandy, Alina, and Angela were all there already.. Our seats were about ¼ of the way up the arena. There were two layers, the upper layer and the lower layer, and we were about ½ way up the lower level.. there were also ppul w/ floor seats.. how did the get those? NOT FAIR! (hehe) The stage wuz a pentagon.. w/ a smaller pentagon in the middle. Their band stood in the smaller pentagon, which wuz capable of rotating.. The seats went all the way around the stage.. which sorta sucked cuz they didn't face one direction.. they kept moving bak and forth. (if u want a visual aide, tell me.. cuz I'll draw one 4 u). I put mai jacket on mai chair and mai binoculars on top of that.. and mai purse UNDER mai seat.. hehe. The seats were sooo small and cramped. How annoying.. when I wuz jumping up and down, I kept stepping on the strap of mai purse.. hehe. Also, I wuz afraid that I'd fall 4ward on2 the ppul in front of me or sumthin, cuz the rows were so close 2getha.. We sat down just as Mandy Moore was starting her second song.. no offense 2 her or nething, but I don't think that she sounds very good live.. it sounds lyk she's screaming or sumthin, and she can't sing on tune.. She wuz wearing either a lite pink shirt or a white one.. I cudnt tell which. Hehe.. and she wuz wearing these shiny vinyl reddish colored pants. She had 4 dancers up on stage w/ her, which we all wearing black. After she sang 3 songs, she left.. They turned on the lights and made us wait another 5 minutes.. we were looking 4 Jacqeyln, but cudn't find her.. that sucked. (she sed that she got 2 touch Kevin's shoe! Aww.. hahaha) Then they turned off the lights again.. and EYC came out. (hehe.. I 4got HOW they came out.. OOPS) Neways, there were 3 guys in EYC. This black guy w/ long hair, this white guy w/ sorta Nick-style hair, and this other guy w/ short blonde hair. The guy w/ sorta Nick hair kinda sounded lyk Nick 2…only his voice wuz deeper. Neways.. EYC sang 6 songs, including "Where My Girl's At," and "My Name Is ------." These guys were obsessed w/ flaunting their bodies or sumthin. Kinda sick.. cuz the blonde guy w/ Nick-hair (no, I never bothered 2 learn their names.. hehe. Actually.. I think their names were Trey, Dave, and Damon, but I don't know which one is which.) kept lifing up his shirt so that the whold world cud see it.. and then he finally took it off and leaned in2 all these girls so they could touch him.. that's disgusting. I guess that they were pretty good dancers, cept they weren't perfectly 2getha.. They were wearing cargo pants that were gray and black t-shirts.. then they took off the t-shirts and put on black vests. When they finished singing, the lights turned bak on, and we sat there for 30 boring minutes. During those 30 minutes, there were random bursts of screaming.. hehe. Above the arena, there were ppul walking around in those lil bridge thingies that they had.. sum ppul thot that they were BSB, but then realized that it wuznt.. it wuz one of their band ppul (which looked lyk the unibomber.. hehe, jk) Then sum1 started a huge wave.. and it went around the arena lyk, 7 times or sumthin.. then it died. Theresa kept boucing up and down in her chair.. where duz she get all that energy? HEHEHE… The ppul in front of us kept shooting us weird looks cuz we screamed so loud.. HAHAHAH. Finally, BSB came out! They dimmed the lights and every1 started screaming.. their band came out 1st. They were dressed in all white, and there wuz only one girl in their band. She wuz wearing this white halter top (I think) and white pants. Her hair wuz in pigtails and she had these funky glasses on.. hehe. I think she'll b mai role model 4m now on.. hehe, jk. Last time, they had a diff band.. well, sorta diff. Wut happened 2 Obie Morant? He wuz lyk, the kewlest person there.. his hair and everything.. HAHAHA. Then their dancers (10 of them) came out. They were wearing all black and had these torches in their hands, and they marched up the side of the stage and walked on2 the stage and jus stood there.. hehe. Then after another couple minutes, they started playing the Star Wars theme song and then BSB flew out 4m one side of the stage. Well actually.. they didn't exactly FLY.. they sorta stood there on boards and the boards were slowly lowered 2 the ground.. then the dancers unhooked them and they started marching around the stage. The audience went crazy (hehe, including me) We were screaming soooo loud. So many cameras flashed during this time.. wut happened 2 no cameras allowed? HEHE.. Since the stage wuz 5-sided, they went 2 each side and stood there 4 a while.. then marched 2 another side. It wuz lyk an army thing.. how cute.. hehehe. Kevin wuz lyk, the director guy.. he raised an eyebrow and then instructed them 2 do stuff. Lily kept screaming.. hehehe. They looked rilly good during this time.. rilly tough and stuff. They looked soooo good in person! We cud see them 4m where we were, but it wuz more clear w/ binoculars. And they had those big TV screens @ the top. They were all wearing white checkered (yes, checkered) tight shirts and cargo pants (that were black), and a tight blue vest over the shirt, lyk in the Disney concert. Nick's hair wuz a bit on the long side (but it looked cute, as usual! Hehe), Brian's hair wuz shorter than the last time I saw it, Kevin looked normal, cept he didn't hav a goatee or a mustache lyk he usually duz, AJ looked the way he always duz (wearing a black baseball cap so we cudn't see his hair), and Howie had a lil bit of his hair in braids, and it wuz all tied up in a ponytail. One comment.. Nick did NOT look fat! He lost weight! So HA! (hehe) Every1 wuz taking pictures and stuff.. hehe. Lily used up her 1st roll of film during this time.. hehe. During this time, every1 wuz jumping up and down and screaming.. After marching around each side of the stage, "Larger Than Life" came on, and they started singing and dancing. The music was so loud that it drowned out a lot of the screaming. They performed on all sides of the stage, doing the same dance that they did during the Disney concert. It wuz sooo cute! (hahaha.. how many times hav I sed this?) When this song ended, fire blew up from the corners of the stage. The music wuz so loud that I cud hear it drumming in mai heart.. I'm not kidding. If u've eva been 2 a concert u kno how loud they hafta play the music 2 drown everything out. Then they started singing "Get Down." I don't rilly remember that much about this song. Then, they sang, "The One." I've never seen this song performed b4, so it looked rilly kewl.. hehe. New dance and everything.. This song also ended with fire spraying up from the stage. Then they disappeared under the stage (yes, UNDER the stage) and left 4 a lil while, while their band played more music. They came out one by one, the first one being Nick. He was wearing the same thing he wore before, except he had taken off the vest and put on an overcoat. (Everyone took off their vests). He thanked everyone in the audience, and then let AJ speak. AJ said pretty much the same thing, but he also said he was moving to San Jose tomorrow because of all the women. (HAHAHAHAHAHA) AJ had this funky cowboy hat on. It was smaller than a regular one, and the sides were folded up. Howie spoke next, and he thanked us over and over. Brian spoke, and his was short and sweet. Kevin was the last one, and he also thanked everyone. Just like Nick, he had this huge overcoat on. After the introductions and thanks, they started singing, "As Long as You Love Me." Then they did the chair dance, and left the stage as the guy dancers did a chair routine lyk the one in the Disney concert. They they sang "Don't Wanna Lose You Now," in the smaller pentagon. It was raised in the air, but it wasn't moving. Then they started singing "Quit Playin Games." In the middle of "Quit Playin Games," they came down 4m the platform and were attached 2 harnesses by the stagehands. Then they flew out from the center of the stage. Nick was flying out towards our side!! YAY!! Hehe.. it seems lyk it was always Nick, Kevin, or Brian right in front of us. The people that attached them to the harnesses took a bunch of stuffed animals and put them in Nick's hands, and Nick threw them out to the audience.. he had about 5 stuffed animals.. but DIDN'T throw them 2 me! AWWW… hehehe. That sucks! HMPH.. but he flew above us! Hehehe.. I think that the stuffed animals probably got ripped apart.. hehe. 4 all those ppul that asked me, no, I did NOT rip off one of his shoes or nething, cuz he wuzn't close enough. Poor Brian.. he's afraid of heights! Hehe.. Kevin hung upside down when he wuz doin this.. I didn't get 2 see AJ, but mai guess wuz that he wuz probably fooling around lyk he always duz.. hehe. Then they flew back on2 the stage and got taken off the harness and finished singing "Quit Playin Games." After this came an instrumental break, and they made us wait a lil bit longer before they came out again. This time, they were dressed in all black (shirts, warm-ups, vests), even black shoes. The guy dancers were wearing black jackets and black warm-up pants with silver stripes down the sides. The girls were wearing tiny black tube tops and black warm-up pants. Stagehands had placed silver ladders (they weren't that high, maybe about 7-10 feet) on each corner of the stage. They started singing "Don't Want You Back," and climbed up on the ladders. Kevin was closest to our side, and he hung upside down. (During one of their shows, he ripped his pants on the ladder.. hahahaha) Hehe.. I wuz afraid that the ladder wud fall and he'd break his neck or sumthin.. but I guess the ladder wuz pretty secure in there.. Lily seemed 2 b enjoying herself @ this time.. heheheh. Whenever Nick wuz on the big screen, I wuz scream rilly loud.. whenever Brian wuz on it, Theresa wud scream.. hahaha. We were pretty noisy.. I felt sorry 4 the ppul in front of us.. The next song wuz "The Perfect Fan." Before they performed this song, they had someone escort mother/daughter pairs up onto the stage. The daughters got to talk to the Backstreet Boy and hold onto his hand when he walked her around and sang to her! Not fair!! U shud've seen the looks I shot the girl w/ Nick! Hehehehe, jk. I shud've been up there! (of course, mai mom wuznt there.. but still! Hehe) HMPH.. that is TOTALLY unfair! Hehe.. we were all glaring @ the girls when they got bak 2 their seats.. hehe, jk. The girl who Kevin wuz escorting didn't look very happy.. the rest of the girls were smiling and everything, but she wuz lyk, not smiling or nething.. how sad. They shud've brought one of us up there! (hehe.. hav I made mai point??) The moms were all smiling and taking pictures.. hehe. I thot that wuz rilly sweet.. but it wud've been better if I wuz up there! Sigh.. how NOT fair. During sum song (I don't remember which) me and Lily tried to sneak up further.. but they wudn't let us go past r section.. so we move bak 2 r seats. That sucks.. that sucks a LOT! Hehe.. those stupid ppul in those black pants and blue jackets.. I swear, there were a MILLION of those ushers around! U kno, I think I'll become one of those ppul 4 a summer job or sumthin.. hehe. Then I can go backstage.. hopefully.. hehe. Slowly, a grand white piano wuz lowered onto the center of the stage. Kevin comes out, and starts playin a song. The girl in the band joins him as they play a duet.. he's sooo good @ the piano! I think he's been playing it since he wuz.. 9? I don't remember. Sumtin lyk that.. hehe. The girl wuz sorta blocking us, so we watched the screens.. He wuz wearing a white jacket, white pants, a silver tank top, and white shoes. The rest of the Backstreet Boys were dresssed in the same thing, but they havn't come out yet. (Nick wuz wearing a bandana on his head! Hehe) Kevin played the piano for a couple more minutes, and then they released a bunch of smoke.. then he starts playing "Back To Your Heart," and everyone starts screaming (jus lyk on every song.. hehe) The Backstreet Boys sat down on OUR side of the stage, facing our section. (YAY! Mai fave song on the album! Hehe) During this song, a lot of ppul threw up stuffed animals.. sum girl threw up this HUGE panda bear.. At the end of this song, they dimmed the lights and let out smoke again.. hehe. They raised the piano back into the air and it disappeared sumwhere. By this time, most of the people in our section was sitting down. Only me, Theresa, and Lily were left standing. (Hehe.. see, we're the loyal fans). We were still standing and screaming, jumping up and down, and waving our glowsticks (I almost hit Cynthia in the face.. hehe, sorry). Then they came out again, and a couple more people stood up and started screaming. Then the lights on the stage came bak on, and the dancers on each side started doing the introduction to "Everybody." They were hanging upside down from something attached to the middle of the stage, and then they came off. Then the Backstreet Boys came out from the middle, and started singing and dancing. After this song, they started singing, "We've Got It Goin On" w/ the same dance that they've always done. Then they did "That's the Way I Like It." After performing these songs, they had another instumental break, and they disappeared under the stage again. When they came out again, they were wearing white shirts, silver ties and vests, and pink pants. (ug.. pink.. hehe) Nick had his hair slicked back, and it looked rilly cute. (Aww.. hehe) AJ had taken off his funky hats, and now we cud see that his hair wuz an orangish-reddish color (uh.. I don't remember if I mentioned this b4) and it wuzn't spiked, lyk he usually does it. They sat on the platform in the middle, and it was raised higher in the air. Then, they started singing "Spanish Eyes" (aww.. Nick's fave song 2 perform! Hehe.. yes I kno, I'm makin u sick). Next came "I'll Never Break Your Heart" and in the middle, they changed it 2 Spanish. Surprisingly, I knew the words in Spanish.. (well, I HAV listened 2 the Spanish version a million times.. hehe) Then they changed it bak 2 English. I don't remember who wuz facing r section, but I think it wuz either Kevin or Brian.. cuz Nick wuz next 2 him.. hehe. Next, they sang "No One Else Comes Close," and the platform they were sitting on started rotating. It kept rotating throughout the whole song, and when the song ended, the lights dimmed and "All I Have to Give," started. While performing this song, they wore the same thing they had on before cept they also wore pink overcoats that matched their pants, and khaki colored hats w/ a pink stripe on it. They started singing on the other side of the stage and slowly worked their way to our side. Hehe.. It looked rilly good, as usual. Then they disappeared again and at this time, many people left.. we stayed in r places and refused 2 move.. hehe. Sum ppul were screaming "ENCORE!" jus lyk me and Lily.. hehehe. Finally, they came out wearing something completely different. They were all wearing weird pants that had holes all over them. Some of them had random blue or red stripes. Kevin was wearing a black tank top. Brian was wearing a black cap and a red and white jacket. Nick was wearing a black shirt with long sleeves. Howie was wearing a black tank top with a black jacket that had a hood. AJ was wearing a sparkly cowboy hat (it was rilly funky.. hehe) and a long sleeved white shirt that's sleeves were waaaaaay 2 long. They went to the platform in the middle and sang "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely." This song was dedicated to Dennis Pop, one of their first and most important song writers/producers that died of cancer a little while ago. (aww.. how sad) At this time, the girl dancers came out wearing these funky red dresses and had their hair tied up and red flowers in it. At this time, they introduced each of the dancers and members of the band, and they each got to perform a little solo. The dancers were rilly good, and so wuz the band. I feel sorry 4 their band and their dancers.. I mean, they work rilly hard 2 get everything 2getha, and BSB gets all the credit.. hehe. Course, they do all get introduced, but nobody goes 2 a concert 2 see the dancers and/or the band, they go 2 see the artist perform.. Brian wuz fooling around with a basketball, and being rilly cute and funny w/ the expressions on his face.. hehe. Then Nick says, "Here's a guy that wants to be a member of the Backstreet Boys, watch him perform and see if he's got the Backstreet touch," and then this guy with a hood pulled over ½ his head starts fooling around in the middle. People start screaming and cheering.. and then he pulls the hood bak 2 reveal.. HOWIE! Hehehe.. They start singing and dancing to "It's Gotta Be You," and at the end, fireworks (uh.. small fireworks) come from the top of the stage and all this silver confetti sprays out the sides. It looked rilly kewl.. hehe. Then they sed, "We love u San Jose" and "Thanks for coming" and left.. but of course, we stayed where we were and didn't move. So many people left during this time! They were stupid.. cuz the lights in the arena didn't come on or nething, so obviously there wuz more. The arena wuz only ½ full when they started their 2nd encore.. When they came out again and started singing "I Want It That Way," me, Lily, Theresa, and Alina went all the way down to the front of our section, cuz not many ppul were there.. At that time, we all ran out of film (hehe) and Theresa claimed that Brian looked straight @ her and waved.. she sed that he gav her a funny look and then smiled and waved.. hehe. Then when the song ended.. they said thanks once again and left slowly.. AWWW!! It's over! HMPH! Hehe.. it felt soo short! They sang 19 songs and Kevin played a piano solo.. which makes 20 songs. The concert ended @ about 11:30 or so, and many people got up and left. We stayed in the arena and picked up a bunch of the confetti (hehe.. I hav a handful of it. No, u can't hav ne.. hehe) and the free picture offers they had on every seat. We were going 2 try 2 sneak backstage, but the ushers wudn't let us go all the way up. And we cudnt get past the fence that separated the stage 4m the crowd.. that sucks. Lily took the stuffed animal that she bought 4 Kevin and put a message on the bak (which included her name and telephone #) and threw it up on stage. Theresa got a bunch of balloons w/ the names of BSB on it, and we took it apart, taking the ones of the BSB that we liked the most.. hehehe. I got a balloon that sed "Nick," one that sed "Kevin," and another that sed, "I luv AJ 69." Hahahahaha.. At this time, I wuz ½ deaf, but mai throat felt normal. Surprisingly, I didn't lose mai voice.. hehe. I wuz on mai feet the whole 2 hours BSB wuz up on stage.. u guys shud've seen me. Hehe.. ask nebody that went 2 the concert w/ me. U guys will probably neva see that side of me unless u come 2 a concert w/ me.. hehehe. After a while, we went outside and got in line 2 buy more stuff. I bought a poster, but didn't see the dogtags! Sigh.. that sucks! I wanted 2 get a dogtag and one of those fake backstage pass thingies! I hav one 2 the concerts last year, but not 2 the In2 the Millennium concert. Also, ppul got bags and stuff.. HMPH. Where did they get those? Hehe.. then we went 2 find Cynthia's dad 2 take us home. When I got bak home, it wuz lyk, 12:30.. hehe. Mai mom wuz lyk, "How wuz the concert?" and I started talkin a million miles an hour.. hehe. Mai ears were ringing and I cudn't sleep.. that sucks. When I wuz in the arena, mai ears didn't ring, but I guess that's cuz it wuz noisy there.. I cudn't hear much either.. hehe. The next day, I felt completely normal.. weird huh? I only got 3 hours of sleep that nite.. hehe. Btw, duz nebody kno how Jerry Lee got backstage passes? Cuz that's NOT FAIR!!! Hmph! He got 2 take a picture w/ em or sumthin.. and he probably duznt even lyk them that much!! That's soooo not fair! He shud've given it 2 ME! Sigh, I didn't get tickets 2 the 2nd show! That sucks.. I didn't know that they were gonna hav a 2nd show when I 1st bought the tickets.. otherwise I wud've gotten tickets 2 both shows.. hehe. BSB wuz on the news 2nite.. aww.. hehe. Their part wuz rilly short tho. I got 2 see Nick again! Arg.. I think after tryin 2 tone down the obsessing.. it's gonna come bak.. hehe. Actually, I'm almost POSITIVE that it's gonna come bak.. hehehehe. Wonderful review, huh? It took me a while, but I wuz pretty bored. I guess it's not exactly a review.. more lyk a schedule w/ mai opinions in it.. hehe. Sorry if there's typos or mai grammar is rong, cuz I didn't get a chance 2 proof read it. I know that mai vocab in this wuznt the best either.. hehe, oh well. If there r mistakes, email me bak and tell me, ok? Oh yeah.. the ppul that DID go 2 the concert.. if u can giv me more info about HOW they performed the songs or wut they were wearing.. tell me, aite? (Yes I kno I've sed this b4, but I want 2 make sure u know) Thanks! - started @ about 8:15 pm and ended @ about 11:30 pm - a bunch of intermissions and costume changes - opening acts were Mandy Moore and EYC * Mandy Moore 1. sang 3 songs, including candy 2. 4 dancers in black * EYC (Express Yourself Clearly) 1. Dave, Trey, and Damon 2. sang 6 songs, including "Where My Girls At" and "My Name is ------." - BSB band dressed in all white, many new members (Obie Morant wuznt there nemore) - BSB dancers come out holding torches and marching around - BSB flies out on boards - list of songs (in order) * Larger Than Life - same dance as on the BSB concert * Get Down - new dance * The One - 1st time I've seen it performed - introductions in this order: Nick, AJ, Howie, Brian, Kevin * As Long As You Love Me - chair routine, dancers chair routine after * Don't Wanna Lose You Now - performed on the smaller pentagon * Quit Playin Games - in the middle, they flew out off the stage and then went bak * Don't Want You Back - climbed up silver ladders and fooled around on them * The Perfect Fan - escorted mother/daughter pairs up on stage * Kevin's piano duet w/ girl in band * Back to Your Heart - performed sitting down on the edge of stage * Everybody - starts w/ dancers only * We've Got it Goin On - same dance as always * That's The Way I Like It - partly new dance * Spanish Eyes - on center platform * I'll Never Break Your Heart - middle part in Spanish * No One Else Comes Close - platform rotates through whole song * All I Have to Give - hat dance * Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely - dedicated to Dennis Pop - introductions of dancers and band * It's Gotta Be You - ends with fireworks and confetti * I Want It That Way - grand finale Aite, that's it, bye! Concert Reviews: 10/21-22/99 San Jose, CA Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: AllieDR23@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 11:20 AM Imagine thousands of girls chanting "Backstreet Boys! Backstreet Boys!" Imagine the lights dimming with the noise level letting louder, Then imagine them coming out with huge drama on their surfboards. This has gotta be a dream! But no it wasn't for me when I got tickets to the 2nd San Jose Concert on October 22nd, 1999. The day started out with me finding out where the Backstreet Boys were staying from my brother's friend's mom's brother in law. I went to that hotel a few hours before the show but the man said they checked out. I asked him if they were good guests and he said "Well, kind of." I don't know what he meant by that! But then later he said they were nice. Anyway, after eating dinner, we went back to the Arena passing all the tour and equiptment busses on the way. When we got inside the Arena, I went straight to the merchandise stand while getting mobbed in the line, After an hour, I finally got what I wanted-a little tour pass thingie and a key chain. I was happy even though I totally missed Mandy Moore. EYC was VERY sexual but I thought theyw ere not very good, Oh well...the got the crowd pumped! After a while, we all started screaming for the Backstreet Boys to come out and when they did, I was sooo happy. I had never seen them in person before. I started screaming and crying at the same time at the sight of Nick. After they played a few songs, Brian had us say "Happy Birthday Mr. Littrell" to his dad who was at the show. Brian said "I don't think my dad ever had 23,000 girls saying Happy Birthday to him before!" The whole night at the show, the Boys kept on calling us the "Beautiful Ladies From San Jose." Whenever he would say that, I would scream. I loved all the songs they sang but not really Spanish Eyes. Not because I dont have Spanish Eyes but I never liked it much in the first place. My fav song at the show was probably Everybody, That's The Way I like It, I Want It That Way, Larger Than Life, and All I Have To Give. When they had to go, we all started screaming for them to stay but they couldn't. When the exited out one of the aisle, I ran up on the side of it and was within 15 feet of Howie. When the band members came out, Mindy smiled at us and the keyboard guy waved at us and tossed up this little coin who the person next to me caught. I wish I caught it! Anyway, I had the best time and even had Brian wave towards my section a few times. We were all waving our glow lights and he noticed and sent the rows I was around a little wave. I am not saying he was specifically waving at me but it sure felt like it! A little tip for any other show-goers, bring camera (with flash of course!). Even though there were hundreds of flashes going around the arena at any point in the concert, it is still worth it. Well, if anyone wants to e-mail me with comments on the show (especially if you went to the 2nd San Jose Show) please e-mail me at AllieDR23@aol.com. KTBSPA in 1999! -Beautiful Lady In San Jose From: EVA3214@aol.com Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 3:29 AM The concert was great, although i didn't have really great seats, i could still make out who was who. Well let me start, Mandy Moore, who can't sing, was the opening act. EYC were oaky, they kept lifting their shirts up, sorry only BSB can do that. Anyways after the opening act sang, i wanted FOREVER till they came out. while i was wanting, every one suddenly screamed, since i was on the upper level i could see them in the black box. My heart started racing, i could'nt belive that they were there, the BACKSTREET BOYS. O my gosh, i was thinking in my head, i can see Nick 's blond hair and AJ too. There in the box for a while. It was funny, AJ had a flash light and kept flashing the crowd, the crowd who could see them, including me. Each time he flashed a section every one would scream. Then their dancers came walking in while the star wars song was on, then the backstreet boys slowly started rising up, flying towards the stage. i was in shock, i was in the same building as them. Then they started sing Larger Than Life. All of them were great!!!!!!!!. Well to tell you the truth i can't remember the order the songs went, but i do remember something from each song. When the backstreet boys started singing The Perfect Fan they got some moms and daughters on stage. Then Kevin asked one of the girls their name. I was looking mostly at the screen at that point. Then they started singing the perfect fan. Each guy got a girl, AJ got some little girl who looked 7 or 9, B-Rok and Kevin got a girl who were 12 or 13 and Nick and Howie got girls who looked around 19 or 17. (I wish Howie was holding my hand!!!), Anyways at the ended of the song they faced down at the moms and girls, it was beatiful. i think it was Quit Playing Games W/ My Heart when they flew. They were singing and through the middle of the song the sat down at each corner and put on the stuff so they could fly, then slowly they started to fly up at each corner of the stage. Where i was at i could see Brian and Kevin and alittle bit of Howie at the side. I couldn't see AJ at all, darn. But I could see Howie, and that was better than nothing. Howie and Kevin did most of the filps. And one point Kevin was really, i mean really close to the fans. The fans and Kevin were an inch away, epecially this one girl. Kevin reached for the girl's hand but the girl couldn't reach Kevins hand, I would've jumped if i was her. When they did Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely, Howie dedicated it to Denise Pop. They were wearing pink, which diding look bad on them. Toward the ended of the song they stared dancing alittle salsa, Howie sure could dance. Right after that they started sing All I Have To Give. They got pink coats and hats. Right after that song they started to sing Spanish Eyes, My favorite song cause Howie sings the most. Me and my sister were singing and in fact we were the only ones standing up, What was that about. But anyways, Howie was wonderful, singing his heart out to all his fans. They were all wonderful!! The part i remember the most was towards the end. They were basically wearing whatever they wanted, almost. Howie and Kevin were kind of wearing the same thing, some cool zebra like pants w/ a black top. Brian was wearing a red jacket w/ black pants, i think, he also had a basketball that he playing w/. AJ was wearing silver and Nick was were black. Nick was introducing the band and dancers while the guys wear doing their own. Howie was playing on the drums and Brian was spinning his basketball. After Nick introduced the band and everybody. He introduced this guy, Howie, who was a rapper. Howie had his hood on and started rapping. He looked so cute, rapping and dancing. I think that was the high light of the that part, Howie rapping. After that they went away for a while and came back to sing I WANT IT THAT WAY, the last song :(. They sang wonderful and sadly that was the end. They bowed down at each corner and left. I'm sure the did more and sang more, but i'm in to of a shock to remember. To me the concert was great. At this point i really didn't care where i was sitting, as long as i saw them which i did. Next time, Hopefully, i'm getting better seats. From: Limegrn13@aol.com Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 11:57 PM Hey all BACKSTREET fanatics! BACKSTREET IS DEFFINATELY BACK! On August 11th, 1998 I experienced the concert to top all concerts! I saw BSB in concert for the first time, and had the best night of my life! UNTIL LAST NIGHT... Last night, just barely over a year since I experienced my first live BSB concert, "they've got me hypnotized" again! "But that's the way I like it!" I have no report on Mandy opening because we were unable to make it in time because we were buying shirts and glowstix and all the fun stuff! I do have to say that I have a new found passion for EYC, and they totally expresse d [yourself] their sexual side clearly... either David of Dave kept taking off his shirt and liftin it up! From the crowds reaction... he might as well just kept it off! Props to EYC, they did a VERY good job opening up for the boys. (Even though I really missed "Little" Carter and Soap who I thouroughly enjoyed last you) As for the big show... besides the delay that was FAR to long... I have no complaints! The boys came out on stage and in their breath takin way... they "flew rigth above us (we were on the ffifth roow in the lowest level.. excellent seats considering we didn't get them until TWO HOURS BEFORE THE CONCERT!) They open just as strong as they end, i love the soldier like appearence when they first get on stage, and Kevin as the man in control! And they did a great job addressing EVERY part of the audience! One of my favorite things was the mixing of old and new songs! One of the highlights was seeing the chair routine. In all the hype of Millennium I had nearly forgotten how great the routine is! Apparently the crowd had appreciation too, because it errupted when they saw those oh so famous folding chairs! Another amazing highlight was Kevin playin the piano before "Back to Your Heart!" During this song... one of the lights was on my 4 friends and I in the audience. When the stage turned and Brian faced us, we all 5 blew him a kiss, and he blew one back!!!!!!!!Right back to us!!!!! It was amazing! Picking things back up was an incredible mix of "Everybody" "We've got it goin on" and "That's the way I like it" Three songs that the guys used to get the house jumping! I LOVE Nicky when he sings "That's the way I like it" because after he ffinished singing.. he just layed on the floor when Aj walked over him.. made for a sexy comical act in the show! And I must add.. they boys sounded sooooo good! The way the blend those voices... it is a sound unmatchable! Speaking of unmatchable... I cried twice during the concert: Once during an amazing performace of "the perfect fan" in which they brought young girls and their mom's on stage... and Brian and Kev sang this song remarkably well. The other song I cried in was "Show me the meaning of being lonely"... Kev explained what the song means to the guys, and then they started out in PERFECT HARMONY! Everysingle one of them put his heart into every single syllable he sang! The meaning of this song and the depth of it.. the power the guys put into it... and the background it means to them was overwhelming.. and I wasn't the only one crying! After that they said g'nite and they left the stage... Then the chants started again "Backstreet Boys" over and over.. and over again... My friend and i started sing "It's gotta be you" because we knew that they hadn't done it yet.. and they had to do it before "I want it that way" Sure enough they popped up onstage singing "baby, its the way you make me, kinda get.." anyway.. they started singing it.. and the crowd exploded yet another time. Bye this point.. my throat is sooo rought and sore it hurts to whisper.. and yet i continued to give it my all.. yelling as if they could here me! My head hurt from not inhaling enough.. and my freinds and i had remind each other to breath. After that.. it started.. the music for what everyone had wanted to hear all night long! "I want it that way" With nearly every single mouth in the house screaming every word with whatever they had left, the boys didn't miss a beat! They sang it to perfection! When Nicky did his famous "DONT WANNA HEAR YOU SAAAAAYYY-EH-EH-EH" The crowd nearly drowned him out! The boys thanked SAN JOSE again and again.. stating that they would be in town one more night! (tonite boohoo im not there right now) Then.. they were lowered out of sight.. and yet the fans continued to scream.. even minutes after the house lights came back on! To top it off.. afterwards...all the fans were talkin.. and some people were like "backstreet what time is it?" My friend and I were like "its time for me to go to work yall." they yelled back "what kinda work" and we screamed "HARD WORK!" Driving back home we called our local radio station that we love and told them how great it was! (link to listen to station www.z 957.com) We were even on the air! I had to go to school today. but i walked around happy! I Love BSB even more now! And I can say for sure that I will always keep the pride alive and so should you! KTBSPA! Peace, love and BSB, Jenni M... Dublin, CA From: Jany992000@aol.com Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 7:49 PM Oh My! The concert was so beautiful! The perform on a stage that was shaped like a pentagon and it was draped with neon green. They were all so alive and they gave their all in that performance! Brian invited his parents down, so they were at the concert. On the "Perfect Fan" each one of the guys brought up a Mother and Daugther, and serenaded them, it was sooooo sweet. From: Audra Bartlett [backstreet1babe@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 5:51 PM All I have to say is that this was the best night of my life. My name is Audra and I went to the concert at The San Jose Arena last night here in California, and it was AWSOME!!! I was in 2nd row and the view was great. I bout $70.00 worth of merchandise, if you are going to the show bring money, a shirt $30.00, a picture $5.00, a lanyard $20.00 and a program $20.00 plus light sticks which were $6.00 a piece, I got 2. We got to the arena about 4:30 pm and we say them arive in the bus. Everyone was following it and we were yelling BSB. Then they let every one in about 7:00 pm and we screamed Backstreet Boys all the way in. When I got to my seat it was amazing I could almost touch the stage. Mandy Moore cam out at about 8:15 pm she was not to bad, pretty good. I think for 15 she could wear loser pants. Her pants were a little to tight in my opinion, but she was good. Then EYC came out and they were good but in my opinion I would call the whole thing a "stip show" all they seemed to want to do was take off their clothes. All I wanted to do was see Backstreet. At about 9:15 pm the band came out. Tommy walked out with a nice shiny white suit on. I knew it was about time. Then they started to play the Star Wars theme and here they come AHHHHHHHH is all I could say. Brian, Nick, Howie, AJ, and Kevin flew out on these futuristic surf boards and boy did they look good!!! They sang every thing but I Need You Tonight. Let me just tell you that from leather to pajama pants they look good in anything. Howie winked and waved to me AJ blew kisses to me and Kevin anf brian kept waving. Nick sure danced his pants off!!! This is one concert you don't wanna miss. You will have the best 3 and 1/2 hours of your life. Keep the Backstreet Pride Alive!!! Audra Backstreet1babe@yahoo.com From: vanessa rebecchi [bsbgirlvr_10@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 4:08 PM Hey fellow Backstreet Boys Fans! I'd like to share my experience with you about the concert that attended last night that was awesome! So here it goes! The backstreet boys have definitly improved alot in the past years! Their vocals and dance moves just seem to get better and better! I have to say I'm luckey for being in the 5th row which was so cool! The concert didn't begin till like 9:30! They came out looking as fine as they can be on there surf boards with serious looks on their faces which were rather cute! They just stood there untill the begining of LARGER THAN LIFE came on and they got off and started the cocnert! It was cool! MY fav parts were: 1) when they sang DON'T WANT YOU BACK kevin's pants fell mid way he has got a nice butt! 2) Brian playing with the stuffed animals 3) when AJ sprayed us with water Some advice if your thinking about bringing stuffed animals don't cause all they do is have the crew pick them up! WEAR EAR PLUGS! Don't wanna be like me with ringing ears writing this review so take my word!! Well that's it if you have any questions fell free to e-mail me! BYE bsbgirlvr_10@yahoo.com Concert Reviews: 10/19-20/99 Los Angeles, CA (Part II) Date: Sep 30, 2000 Submitted By: From: cloee kitty [cloee_19l@yahoo.com] Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 3:51 PM Lauren's BSB LA Concert Review On Tuesday, October the 19th I attended the BSB Los Angeles, California show and here's my review: If you want to know the prices of souvineers here they are: Shirts/Hats: all ranged from either $25 - $40 Buttons: $10 Programs: $20 Plastic bags w/ Sears BSB pix: free w/ purchase BSB Banner: I think it was either $5-$15 Single 8xll pix of each BSB member: $5 Posters of BSB: $10 To send in for so-called "free" pix from the concert was $2 for shipping and handling supposedly. People (men) were selling Bootleg (fake not endorsed by BSB) T-shirts from either $15- $10. So mainly this means "BRING LOTS OF $MONEY$" to the concert if you want a lot of stuff. I bought the program, and a T-shirt, so I spent about $50. I also advise you to bring your own glow stick from like Target for only $1.50 instead of 6 bucks. It's your choice. The opening act was EYC. Mandy Moore was supposed to play but she cancelled or something. Let me tell you, EYC sucked! All they did was lift and take their shirts off and talk about sex things. They barely sang too. They were more worried about their performance than vocal arrangements. There was this one part of their performance when they said "who wants to get sexual with EYC?" and then the whole arena turned red and they took their shirts off and danced for like a minute and after that they left I think. But I mean come on theirs girls that are only like 5 yrs old in the audience! Now after they got off I was expecting Mandy Moore to come on but she never did. So everyone waited for like half an hour and were kept occupied by the very frequent chants of "Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys" or the wave. Also people were trying to beat out other people by saying who they loved. In my mind I won the AJ section. Their was this one girl who sorry to say was really ugly and turned around at me and like yelled at me and said "AJ's my man" and I was like whatever no competition! So I didn't worry much about that though. I was also right above the black box where the BSB come out of at the beginning so I could see down into it clearly. There were people walking down in it and everyone kept hoping and thinking it was the BSB so they'd start cheering and screaming, but I knew it wasn't them. And about a decade later the BSB finally came out. Here's my story of the concert: First the arena's lights turned out and everyone was screaming their lungs out (I was too, I almost lost my voice!) and going hysterical. There were a few lights by the stage and you could see the band coming on the stage. I don't think Obie's in the band anymore cuz he wasn't there and Mindy was playing his instruments. Then the dancers came walking down an isle holding huge torches and the theme for Star Wars started playing. It was very exciting. Then a ton of smoke came out of the black box and soon followed, was the BSB!! They slowly rose out of the box and went to the stage. It was pandemonium in the arena!! It was sooooo crazy but I loved it! The BSB started out with Larger Than Life and after that I can't really remember the order so I'm just going to list each song they played in order of the CD arrangement. Here's the songs they performed from their first CD: Quit Playing Games with my Heart; for this song they danced a little bit then got reattached to some harnesses and were flying over the audience and AJ was upside down practically doing the splits it was so cute! And Howie, Kevin, and Nick were doing flips, but Brian just kinda flew around since he hates heights. This was also while they were throwing stuffed animals out to the audience. While all the BSB and dancers were off the stage poor Kevin got stuck over the audience so they couldn't get him down! They had to let him go into the audience!!! Now those people who he landed by were super lucky! There was a medley of Backstreets Back, We've Got it Going On, and That's the Way I like it; on a song a fast that's the way I like it the BSB and male dancers went around the stage following the female dancers, and one of them pretended to push Nick so he fell down and flipped right back up literally! It was really cool. Then AJ did a hand stand! At the very end of the song everyone on the stage got down and did half splits!! It was soooooo cute and cool. They sang As Long as you Love me while sitting down, All I have to Give (they were wearing the cutest pink suits you'll ever see!) I'll Never Break Your Heart and those were all performed sitting down. Then they also sang Get Down. That was a very energetic performance. AJ stood on the top of the stage in the middle and did his rap, while the guys danced around. And I'm not positive if it was on this performance or not, but at the end of song, AJ ripped his shirt off and yelled!!!! Oh, you wouldn't be able to imagine how crazy the girls went! Now the songs from "Millenium". As you already know Larger than life was the first song they performed. And I already explained about that. When they sang I Want it That Way, some people had already left because they didn't know that they were having an encore. A lot of people already knew they had to sing IWITW so they stayed. It was their last song unfortunately L. Some things that happened on that was that AJ got on this really fat guys shoulders and walked around the stage on the floor slapping hands with a lot of lucky fans! He also got a plastic bone from someone and was throwing it up and dropped it so he just left it. It was so cute! They all goofed around pretty much on that song. Like Brian played basketball with one of the male dancers, and I'm not sure what the other boys did cuz I didn't really pay much attention to anyone besides AJ and Brian. On Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely they sat down and you can tell it's a very emotional and hard song for them to sing. Someone said that Howie even started crying a lil' bit. But I didn't see it. The screaming of the fans ruined the moment, but the BSB deled with it and moved on to a different song. By the way, the dancers were dressed VERY sluty! It's Gotta Be You was the first encore song. It was one of the fun songs or performances for the BSB because they got to mess around a lot and it was a nice up beat high-spirited song. In the middle they stop and introduce the dancers and band members. While Tommy was playing a salsa mix, Brian was on the middle of the stage dancing salsa by himself! It was very funny and cute! AJ started freaking the air, and Nick was talking with the drummer. On Don't Want You Back, these latter things were put on the stage like on each corner. Then the song started and AJ was right in front of me! They had to make these shark mouths for the part in the song where it goes "You hit me faster than a shark attack" and it was in slow motion and looked really cool. Then each BSB took a corner and AJ and Brain were right by mine! Brian just sat on top of his ladder and sang, Nick swung around it, the same goes for Howie and Kevin. But crazy AJ stuck his feet in the ladders so he wouldn't fall, and hung upside down! It was so cute and cool. Then at the end they got off did a lil' dance and it was over. Don't Wanna Lose you Now they wore the pink suits again. (They are so cute in um, even though they always are!) And they sat down in center stage for this song too. On The One they did this cute dance where they point to the audience and walk around each side of the stage together. Back to Your Heart was a good performance (even though all of them were) because at the beginning Kevin was raised on the platform in the middle along with a white baby grand piano. Then he started playing the piano and then Mindy came up to him and was playing the saxophone. It was a very relaxing part of the show. Then Mindy went back to her station and the rest of the BSB came up and started singing while Kevin played the piano still. They would dance a little bit then, sit down on the bottom of the stage, I couldn't really see what was going on (besides what the camera men showed us) because the BSB were on the other side of the stage almost all the time. But luckily they were on my side a lot. Then the piano (without Kevin) rose into the ceiling of the arena. For Spanish Eyes they sat down in the middle of the stage and sang. And when they showed each individual BSB for this song (on the screen) the screams rose to over 150 million % and beyond! All the BSB do look oh so fine in person! On the Perfect Fan each BSB got a mom and daughter. I think the people who choose the pairs, look for girls under the age of 12 for some reason cuz each girl was young around that age. The girls didn't seem very happy (well at least the one with AJ). But Brian's did and I couldn't see the others. But the mothers were on stage taking pictures of the boys with the girls. Perfect picture moment! After the BSB held the girls' hands and walked around the stage they sat them down by their mothers, then the BSB sang to them. It was very sweet, if only I was one of those lucky girls. Then they escorted them off of the stage (the BSB escorted the moms and daughters). And those were all their songs they sang and preformed. But keep reading for some special highlights of the show. *Nick flipped up *AJ did a handstand *AJ ripped off shirt *Brian salsa danced *Brian played BBALL w/ male dancer *AJ freaked by himself *I saw the bus pull up to the arena with the BSB in it!! They were going down into the tunnel, but I stood outside of this fence and saw AJ's arm in the window, Nick's back and butt (cuz he was leaning on the other side waving at the other fans), I saw Kevin's whole face and body! And then I saw b*tch Leighanne (B-roks g/f) in the back of the bus waving to people. She thinks she's so damn cool! But she's not. My friend saw the BSB concert a day after me and said she say Leighanne walking around wearing a zebra print halter top with skin tight leather pants! Can you say slut? *I also saw the BSB leave the arena in a white van with very tinted windows. I went out by the street and looked as good as I could into the windows and I saw Nick! I think Brian's mom was in the front seat too. *AJ looked straight at me! Or at least he was looking in my direction so it seemed like he was looking right at me! *This LA radio station called Kiis FM 102.7 was broadcasting there live. They also had this pre show party backstage and the BSB might of appeared but I dunno if they did. And the DJ named Valentine was there and pointed at me and my friend to give us a shirt, but we didn't know who he meant to through it at so we both caught it. At least he saw us! *Mandy Moore didn't perform and EYC sucks really badly, the only good song they sang was Only a Dream. The rest was like these horrible raps. *Brian was making a bunch of faces and it was really cute! *Kevin got stuck upside down above audience. Now here's some tips for going to the concert: *At my arena they let us bring in camera's that didn't have any zoom. *They didn't check my bag (which had a sign in it that said I'll Take AJ McLean to go, which I only held up while we waited for the BSB to come on so I wouldn't disturb any ones view. Besides I don't think AJ would've seen it any ways. *Don't dress sluty, there's no use in it because they already ALL have g/f's and won't be able to see you in the audience any ways. There were ton's of girls wearing halter and tube tops or bare backs. Then there were those girls in like their 20's wearing those stuff w/ cowboy hats (trying to get AJ's attention), and I also saw some girls that had to be at least 8 years old wearing tube tops! It was ridiculous! I'm 14 and I don't even own a tube top! *Dress kinda cool cuz it gets really, really, really hot in the arena! *Come early cuz parking is hard and you have to wait in line about an hour before the show starts then they let you in the arena. *Go to the bathroom before the show cuz the lines are really long and you don't wanna miss any of the show! *Bring binoculars they work really well. *Have a great time because I know I did! It was and will always be THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!!!!!! Or that is until I marry AJ! J Email me please with your opinions on my review @ cloee_19L@yahoo.com thank you! Lauren From: Sue K [star1ete27@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 11:09 PM hey! I went to the bsb concert on oct 19th at the Great Western Forum. It was such a great show. That was the first bsb concert that i have been to and i was not disapointed at all. Our seats were the very first row of the lodge section. we got there kinda late and missed the opening act which was only EYC and then the guys came on around 8:20 or so. I heard from other people that they came out from the middle of the stage but they ended flying in on these surfboard type things. The first song was "larger than Life.." They sang almost all the songs from "Millenium" except for "I Need You Tonight." They sang a few songs from their previous albums like, "All I have to Give," "Everybody," "Quit Playin Games," and others. Some highlights of the show were when Brian announced that he had his parents come out for the la show but i'm not sure if they were at the one that night. When the guys were flying above the audience throwing stuffed animals at us, kevin was just kinda hanging there by himself at the end. I don't think that his wires were working or something like that. When the guys introduced their band members and dancers, Howie rapped his. That was pretty funny. The dancing was so awesome! I loved it! There was a little part didn't like the fact that the stage was five sided and where the dancers battles which was really good. I you didnt' get to see them all the time but the big screens hanging on all the different sides grew on me. Right before IWITW (which was the last song) confetti blew everywhere and the guys and the dancers did the curtain call thing. Then people threw stuff on the stage. Someone threw lieus up there which i thought was pretty cool. and somebody else threw a barbie i think that nick and brian didn't want. (they were trying to give it to each other but the other wouldn't take it) AJ got on one of his bodyguard's shoulders and walked around towards the bottom of the stage. Then that was the end unfortunatly. It was a great show and anyone that is going can look forward to a fantastic show! If you have any questions, just e-mail me. :) From: BsbNicsfan@aol.com Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 11:33 PM FROM : ANNIE(NICKAY) Bsbnicsfan@aol.com Hi Everyone! OMG!!!!!!! OK - After waiting for 6 stressing months! I FINALLY got to go to the BSB CONCERT on (OCT.20th!!) at the GREAT WESTERN FORUM here in LOSANGLES!!!! AND OMG! WOW!!!! I can't even explain how good it was!!! But I'm sure most of you probably know! lol! Ahh..It was the most fantastic show ever! I'll try and not get into too much detail but knowing me I will lol.. sorry if it's too long! :),IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE SHOW and If you don't wanna know TOO much about the show then just read Parts of it. ....And also it's sort of a Blur for me and I can't remember much... But I'll my Best! :) Ok - here goes my Review!!!!!!! I had 5th Row Floor Seats, so I was extremely Excited!!! So I got to my seats, and I was AMAZED at how Close I was!!!! OMGOSH!!!! Because I had doubts that people would block me and such...No way! it was a Clear View JUST Awesome! I was 2 seats from the Aisle. But since some people were changing their spots, I decided to ask the security guards if I can move up one row because I wanted to be On the Aisle and he let me,but just as long as I don't block anyone!!!! Whoohoo!!! So I went to 4th Row! on the Aisle! and then this Lady in front me asked me if I wanted to stand next to her! And so I got in 3R D ROW!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH!!! RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE!!!! ON THE AISLE!!!!!!!! BTW... Nick was in FRONT of my FACE the for most of the show!!!! WOW WOW WOW! Ok on with Review...lol... The Opening acts were MANDY MOORE AND EYC -Mandy Moore just finished when I got there so I didn't see her and then EYC came out...They were Pretty good.. One of the guys took his shirt off and jump in front of these 2 girls who were in Front Row! lol!! WOW! He was really sweaty And Sorta Cute! heheh... Anywayz... Even though they were good, it seemed like they were on there 4 Ever! lol ! I Just Wanted to see the Boys!!!!!! I wanted to see MY NICK!!!!!!!! So - after a while it got all Dark, People started SCREAMING like crazy including myself lol! and all of a sudden Smoke came out from the other side where the boys would fly from!!! I was on the other side! So I got a side view when they flew in. The Star Wars music came on and there were the BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I started screaming like there was no tomorrow! lol! And they came down, and started marching from one side to another so all the people could see them! And then they came to my side!!! I started taking pictures like crazy! lol! NICK LOOKED SOOO FOINE! AH! GORGEOUS! HOT! You name it! WOW!!!!!!!!! And then they started LARGER THAN LIFE! It totally kicked butt!!! I LOVED IT!!! WOW!!!!!! THE DANCERS WERE AWESOME TOO!!! They Don't crowd the Stage AT ALL! So then it was GET DOWN.... then it was THE ONE, then ALAYLM (Ahh the Chair Routine!) Brian was on my Side! AWW!!! CUTIE!!! My Mom took a Picture of him during the Chair routine! Aww!!!! Then it was DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU NOW (Beautiful! Just beautiful! Ah god NICK! WOW!) lol Then it was QPG (A.J Flew over us and Nick flew to my Left! A.J was throwing "Bones" lmao!! lol!!! Nick was throwing Teddy Bears! Aww!! Then it was The Perfect Fan - They got 5 Mothers and Daughters, walked around the stage, sang to them! Awwwwwwwwww!!!! !!! And at one point (I don't remember which song) A.J came with some Water Bottle and splashed the middle section with Water! And everyone started SCREAMING!!! lol! He also threw this white Cloth that he wiped himself with to the other side of the crowd! lol! heheh! Yes ! MORE SCREAMS! hehe... Anyway..so it was BACK TO YOUR HEART Kevin was playing the Piano and guys were singing from an Angle of where I was sitting!!! Then they did a Medley of EVERYBODY, WE'VE GOT IT GOIN' ON, and THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT - OMGOSH! Nick was in front of me in That's the way I like it, and Woah Baby! SEXY SEXY SEXY! AH! WOW! PHEW! What a performance that was! The crowd was soo loud, that there were times that I really couldn't hear ANYTHING! AH! And also - during one of the songs, KEVIN came down for a few min. on our section, but went back up. Me and a few other girls rushed to see him, but this Huge Security lady came and shoved all of us back! Grrr!!!!! Newayz.. later on...(Again I don't remember when) the guys came back on the stage and introduced the Band Members! Nick and Howie did some Rap thing and AHHH! It was sooo cool and Funny! He was jumping and shaking on the ground and moving his hips up and down! lmao!!!! Aww.. NICK! All the Nick lovers in my Section where totally losing it at this point! lol! Anyhow...heheh...During Don't want you back, Howie was in front of me, which was ok, but I couldn't see NICK that well, cuz he was on a different side!!! But I did see sorta see his back and BOY was he wild! lol! Whoohoo!! Say hello to our NEW NICK! All I HAVE TO GIVE... they started on the other side and ended on our side! They had the Pink Outfits, I'LL NEVER BREAK YOUR HEART -They were sitting on this platform on top of the Stage that moved around. They sang it first in Spanish, and then in English, Then it was SPANISH EYES! and OMG! the way NICK was singing here ! Omg! " Let it be if were nothing more than dreamers who believe let them see no wall between us!!!! O wow! Ahhh.... And then it was SHOW ME THE MEANING... OMG -The Crowd was sooooooo loud that we couldn't hear when they were talking about Denniz Pop, and then they started singing and the Crowd screamed louder! Then each of the guys came down and danced with one of the Dancers! Ooo Nick - He was dancing sooo Close! Wow! Anyway - I'm sorry if I didn't write the songs in order really don't remember much, but it was 19 songs, so anywayz....I was jumping up and down the WHOLE time and Screaming my Throat OUT! lol and NO ONE was in front of me, because I was standing in the middle of the Aisle! AHHH!!! AND I got to see ALL the Guys UPCLOSE in my Face! A.J Blew me a Kiss! Kevin made Eye Contact! Howie Nodded and smiled and Brian also Smiled!! OMG!!!!!! They look sooo hot! And sounded sooooooooo GREAT!!!!! I was gonna cry ! AND OMG! Nick was in Right in front of my FACE the whole time!!! He was on our side!!!!!!! And during IT'S GOTTA BE YOU, I kept jumping up and Down and waving with my Green Light and NICK POINTED AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I just about DIED! lol! OMG ! I will NEVER forget it!!!!! They ended with I WANT IT THAT WAY! Nick said you guys sing! Oooooo!!!!!!! My Angel! It was soooooooooooooo beautiful!!!! I was right about to cry! And in the middle of the song, right before Nick goes "Don't wanna hear you sayyyyyyy" the band stopped the music and we sang with him!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! And then they went on the Platform in the Middle of the stage and went down! AHH!!! It was an UNIMAGINABLE experiance that I just can't put into Words!!! So after then show, we went out, and all these people started screaming and running in this certain direction, and so I ran with them and we saw the Guys leave in their Tour Bus!!!! AHHHH!!! The Windows were tinted so we couldn't see anything! And then they left! And omg, I can't tell you the emptiness I felt right that moment. I mean I was SO CLOSE to MY NICK and I lost him! It was like a Dream! They came and left like a FLASH! But anyhow, FOR A FIRST CONCERT this was one that will stay in my MEMORY for ever! I miss them so much! I would give and do ANYTHING to see them AGAIN! I wish I went to the Anaheim show too, but that's ok. At least I got to go and get so close to them!!!!!!!!!! It was the BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE! IT was TOTALLY WORTH my $500 Bucks! lol! The GUYS gave it their ALL! They did their very best to please their fans and make them happy! Which makes them the biggest SWEETHEARTS! The Dancers gave it their all along with the Guys! They were Awesome! I will NEVER FORGET THAT NIGHT! .......EVER! IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!!!!!! AND TO SYL! GIRL! OMG! WOW! It was soooo GREAT! I wish we met! Gosh Look at what BSB did 4 us babe! Don't worry we'll Meet eachother AND the Guys ONEDAY! That's a Promise! Love ya girl! "TALK" to you soon! And to all my Bsb Cyper buds and L.A Crew! lol! U know who you are! Hey u guys! Hope ya all had a blast! I'm sure ya did! hehe! And If anyone has any questions please feel free to E-mail me at Bsbnicsfan@aol.com KTBSPA! Peace ya all ! And Laterz! From: Erin Ashline [singhope@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 3:54 PM Ok, all of you have read about the format of the show, so why waste my time and yours with details. Except, my twin sister, Amy, said that she though that EYC was trying out for Chippendales. I thought that was funny and very near to the truth. I just wanted to tell people about my experience. Amy and I live in Phoenix and had absolutely no fortune in getting tickets for our hometown. By the way, reading this website and knowing that there is a 21 and over fan base is awesome. We prevailed when we called and got tickets for L.A. So, we went to L.A. and had a blast even in our nosebleed seats. We honestly didn't care where we were sitting, it was wonderful just to be able to hear the Backstreet Boys perform live. We had binoculars but didn't use them very much. We preferred to just watch them with our naked eyes. We could tell who was who anyway. We took pictures of the concert for our nieces since they were unable to come with us. I only hope they turn out. By the way, whoever said that guys don't look good in pink, have never laid eyes on the Backstreet Boys. My favorite part of the show was the "Perfect Fan". I have a feeling Amy's was when they performed "Spanish Eyes", she absolutely loves that song. We both became ecstatic when they sang "It's Gotta Be You". We like to sing to that song in the car most of all. All in all, it was a memorable experience and worth the trip. I hope that all of you who go to the concert come back with feelings of happiness. Don't let "nosebleed" seats get you down. Not everyone can sit in the front row. Have a wonderful time! Oh, and thank A.J., Howie, Kevin, Nick, and Brian for doing such a fantastic job for us. See ya. 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