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Average setlist for tour: Into The Millennium Tour

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• Larger Than Life Play Video
• Get Down (You're the One for Me) Play Video
• The One Play Video
• As Long as You Love Me Play Video
• Don't Wanna Lose You Now Play Video
• Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) Play Video
• Don't Want You Back Play Video
• The Perfect Fan Play Video
• Back to Your Heart Play Video
• Everybody (Backstreet's Back) / We've Got It Goin' On Play Video
• That's the Way I Like It Play Video
• Spanish Eyes Play Video
• I'll Never Break Your Heart Play Video
• No One Else Comes Close Play Video
• All I Have to Give Play Video
• Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely Play Video
• It's Gotta Be You Play Video
• I Want It That Way Play Video

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Into the Millennium Tour

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The Into the Millennium Tour was the fourth concert tour by the Backstreet Boys in support of their third studio album, Millennium (1999). The tour comprised 123 in 84 cities spanning three legs. The North American legs featured concerts at arenas and stadiums and it became the fastest grossing tour of all time.

The tour was beaten by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour for the Pollstar Concert Industry Award for Major Tour of the Year for 1999 but won the award for Most Creative Stage Production.

• 1 Background
• 2 Ticket controversy
• 3.1 Performance and show elements
• 3.2 Merchandising
• 4 Pre-Tour Setlist (as filmed for the Disney Channel Concert)
• 6 Tour dates
• 7.1 Security
• 7.3 Dancers

Background [ ]

Performing during the tour

Before the tour commenced, the group filmed a Disney Channel concert special on May 11, 1999, from the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. The first leg of the tour was a European leg, which ran from June 2–August 7, 1999, and featured more than 40 concerts in over 30 cities and 13 countries. The first leg of the North American tour initially sold 53 dates (40 announced and 13 added due to demand) in 39 cities, scheduled to run from September 14–December 2, 1999. The entire leg sold out on August 14 on-sale date. The reported 765,000 tickets grossed sales estimated at $30 million, with face values set at $28.50 and $38.50, putting the entire tour on sale on one morning was an unusual sales method which allowed the on sale to become an event and resulted in broken sales records. A majority of the tickets sold out within the first hour of the sale, and several venues set records for sell-out speed. After adding several additional shows, the leg ultimately comprised 53 shows with some venues hosting three consecutive shows. As a result of Hurricane Floyd, which was approaching Florida, the band was forced to postpone the first two tour dates from September 14 and 15 to December 5 and 6.

This leg (if not also the final leg) was officially titled "Sears Presents Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium Tour", as Sears sponsored at least the first North American leg, as did Polaroid Corporation. The second North American leg of the tour ran from February 11–March 15, 2000. The concert at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist.

Ticket controversy [ ]

There was some controversy over the distribution of tickets at the Denver show of the first tour leg by promoter House of Blues Concerts. It was alleged that House of Blues had reserved a large number of tickets not purchased by season-ticket holders to private brokers, instead of offering them to the public. The brokers then resold the tickets for well above face value. The band subsequently requested that House of Blues donate $75,000 to a Columbine High School scholarship fund as compensation for their actions. The promoter agreed to donate to Columbine victims but said it would offer the donation to a group of its choosing, claiming the Columbine College Fund, chosen by the band's management, might not have been legitimate.

Production [ ]

The staging for the tour featured a pentagonal stage situated in the center of each venue, with a 360-degree in the round design.

The stage featured a pentagonal outer track with five ramps to a central circular platform. This platform would normally be higher than the rest of the stage but could be lowered down below the stage to allow the band to enter from or exit to the "understage" area (equivalent to "backstage"); the ramps would adjust accordingly. The platform and ramps could also be positioned flat at the level of the stage with the rest of the stage, creating a flat stage with only a slight step-up from the outer track to the center area.

The instrumental band was situated in the space between the outer track and the central platform, with band members separated from each other by the ramps. The stage was also accessible by stairways down off the outer edge of the stage to the venue floor, from where the "understage" could also be accessed. Among those involved in designing the staging was Mark Rabbit.

Performance and show elements [ ]

The band was backed by both a six-member instrumental band and a complement of ten backup dancers (five male and five female). The band would sometimes split up and perform with one member to each side or corner of the stage, but for much of the show, they performed to one side at a time, circling the stage (often as part of the choreographed dancing) throughout each song. The backup dancers sometimes performed for the opposite side of the stage as the band. A video feed of the show was shown on video screens circling the overhead lighting rig.

The boys began each show in a curtained-off enclosure on the floor of the venue. The dancers carried torches onto the stage while marching to the prerecorded track of "The Imperial March". The boys would then rise from the curtained enclosure to the Star Wars theme song and ride to the stage on "hovering" surfboards using wire harnesses. They would circle the stage and present themselves to each side of the audience before starting the first song, " Larger Than Life ".

The boys used several costume changes during the show. They wore "futuristic/space" costumes for the first segment of the concert. Two versions of these costumes were built: The original outfits featured blue checkerboard turtlenecks under padded blue vests. The later outfits (introduced as of February 19 on the third leg of the tour) featured molded armor-like tops that were individually designed for each member. Both costumes featured plain black pants. As the press is typically only permitted to photograph concerts for the first several songs, most press photos of the tour were of the band in their "space" costumes.

After the first three songs ( Get Down (You're The One For Me) and The One , each band member would separately introduce themselves to the audience as the others changed into their next costume. Initially, this change involved removing the padded vests and wearing dark trench coats over the checkerboard turtlenecks from the space costumes. Later in the tour, the group donned black V-neck undershirts with the trenchcoats. They performed " As Long As You Love Me " with the song's signature "chair routine". The backup dancers performed an extended chair routine and the band played an extended instrumental outro as the boys changed into leather outfits for the next songs "Don't Wanna Lose You Now" and " Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) ", during which the boys were again hooked up to wire harnesses and flown over the crowd (each to a different side of the audience) during the song's outro. They would throw stuffed animals out to audience members from the air. During the extended instrumental outro to that song, the band would again change into red and black motocross racing deflectors (plastic upper body armor) on top of black shirts and pants. Metal ladders were added to the corners of the stage for the boys to climb and hang on to during the next song, "Don't Want You Back".

They removed the deflectors for the next song, "The Perfect Fan", which they performed with five sets of mothers and daughters from the audience brought onstage (Brian, Kevin, and Howie brought their mothers up at one point). Following that, a grand piano was lowered onto the central platform, and Kevin Richardson played a piano duet with saxophonist Mindi Abair , leading into "Back To Your Heart", which Richardson co-wrote. Nick Carter also played drums at some of the later concerts. After another costume change into white outfits and an extended intro, the boys performed an up-tempo medley of " Everybody (Backstreet's Back) ", " We've Got It Goin' On " and "That's The Way I Like It".

An instrumental jazz melody was used to allow the band to change into Suits (initially pink, but replaced with dark pin-striped suits later in the tour). They were raised on the central platform with stools and mic stands to sing a string of ballads. They added matching fedoras for the "hat-dance" routine in " All I Have To Give ". " Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely " featured five of the female dancers slow-dancing on the outer track while the boys remained on the upper platform until after the bridge when the band members came down to the track to slow-dance with a dancer. They returned to the platform and were lowered under the stage to end the song, and ostensibly end the concert.

As an Encore, the boys returned to the stage in street clothes to perform "It's Gotta Be You" with a break in the song to introduce each of the dancers and allow each pair of a male and female dancer to do a brief routine. They then introduced each instrumental band member and gave them each a solo. Finally, they circled the stage to bow to each side of the audience under a blast of confetti and ended the song, and again, ostensibly, the concert.

The boys returned once more with the final encore, " I Want It That Way ", often adding a local sports jersey to their previous street clothes. After ending the song, an instrumental outro was played as the boys said their final goodnights, fooled around, shook hands with the audience members and had a sing-along with the crowd to the final choruses of the song.

Merchandising [ ]

The Backstreet Boys agreed to a merchandising tie-in with Burger King to exclusively sell a set of three CDs and one VHS cassette featuring songs and videos respectively from the tour. Each Backstreet Boys "For The Fans" CD contained three live tracks from the tour, as well as three studio-recorded tracks, and enhanced computer content. The video contained footage of five songs, as well as interviews and other footage from around the tour. The material comes mainly from the concert in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pre-Tour Setlist (as filmed for the Disney Channel Concert) [ ]

• " Larger Than Life "
• " Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) "
• " As Long As You Love Me "
• " All I Have To Give "
• " Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely "
• " I'll Never Break Your Heart "
• " Everybody (Backstreet's Back) "
• " I Want It That Way "
• " The Perfect Fan " (featuring The Boys Choir of Harlem)

Setlist [ ]

• "Larger Than Life"
• " Get Down (You're The One For Me) "
• " The One "
• "As Long As You Love Me"
• " Don't Wanna Lose You Now "
• "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)"
• " Don't Want You Back "
• "The Perfect Fan"
• " Back To Your Heart " (preceded by Kevin Richardson's piano solo)
• "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
• " We've Got It Goin' On "
• " That's 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"

Tour dates [ ]

Personnel [ ].

• Lead Vocals: Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, AJ McLean
• Tour Director:
• Tour Manager: Paul 'Skip' Rickert
• Assistant Tour Manager: Tim Krieg
• Co-Director: Denise McLean
• Co-Director: Nicole Peltz
• Press Liaison: Leila Eminson
• Tour Accountant: Vincent Corry
• Staff Photographer: Andre Csillig
• Musical Director: William 'Bubba' Bryant
• Costume Design: Jill Focke, Kerstin 'Kiki' Theileis, Janine Schreiber
• Choreographer: Fatima Robinson **
• Assistant Choreographer: Richard "Swoop" Whitebear***

Security [ ]

• Billy Evans: Nick's Security
• Tom LeBrun: Head of Security/Brian's Security
• Marc Preston: Howie's Security
• Marcus Johnson: AJ's Security
• Carlos Cardenas: Kevin's Security
• John "Q" Elgani : Security*****
• Keyboards: Tommy Smith
• Guitars: Guy Walker, Dennis Gallo
• Percussion / Saxophone: Mindi Abair
• Bass: Louie Vigilante
• Drums: William 'Bubba' Bryant

Dancers [ ]

• Kristin Denehy (now Cameron) (1999-2000)
• Teresa LeBron (1999-2000)
• Earl "Sleepy" Manning (1999-2000)
• Roland "RoRo" Tabor (1999)*
• Nicole "Nikki" DeLecia (1999-?)
• "Elmo" (1999)*
• Reginald "Reggie" Jackson (1999-2000)
• Nefertiti Robinson** (1999-?)*
• Amy Allen (1999)*
• Richard "Swoop" Whitebear*** (1999)*
• Richmond "Rich" Talauega (Barcelona 1999, 2000)****
• Anthony "Tone" Talauega (2000)****
• Ed Moore (1999)*
• Raymond "Ray" Ultarte (1999)*
• Melanie Lewis (now Lewis-Yribar)
• Angela Elgani (née Randle)*****
• One of the dancers, Angela, recently married Backstreet Boys security, John "Q" Elgani
• 1 Brian and Leighanne Littrell
• 2 Bobbie Jean Carter

• Cast & crew

Backstreet Boys: Into the Millennium Tour Live in Barcelona

Backstreet Boys: Live in Barcelona - Millennium Tour 1999 HBO Broadcast is a basic concert video of the Backstreet Boys's Into the Millennium Tour in 1999 in Barcelona, Espana on HBO. This T... Read all Backstreet Boys: Live in Barcelona - Millennium Tour 1999 HBO Broadcast is a basic concert video of the Backstreet Boys's Into the Millennium Tour in 1999 in Barcelona, Espana on HBO. This TV Special showcased highlighting parts on day 1 of the 1st leg of the tour. This is not a ... Read all Backstreet Boys: Live in Barcelona - Millennium Tour 1999 HBO Broadcast is a basic concert video of the Backstreet Boys's Into the Millennium Tour in 1999 in Barcelona, Espana on HBO. This TV Special showcased highlighting parts on day 1 of the 1st leg of the tour. This is not a full concert, but fans will see and live the whole concert experience by hearing songs fro... Read all

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The @BackstreetBoys Into The Millennium tour began 17 years ago today…

by Karah | Jun 2, 2016 | Backstreet Boys , Boy Bands , History , Music , Pop Music , Videos | 1 comment

One of the biggest tours of all-time began 17 years ago today.

The Backstreet Boys’ began their “Into The Millennium” tour, supporting their recently released “Millennium” album on June 2, 1999 in Ghent Belgium at Flanders Expo.

Accordin to Wikipedia, the first leg of the tour was a European leg, which ran until August 7, 1999, featured more than 40 concerts in over 30 cities and 13 countries. The first leg of the North American tour initially sold 53 dates (40 announced and 13 added due to demand) in 39 cities, was scheduled to run from September 14–December 2, 1999. The entire leg sold out on the August 14 onsale date. The reported 765,000 tickets grossed sales estimated at $30 million, with face values set at $28.50 and $38.50. A majority of the tickets sold out within the first hour of the sale, and several venues set records for sell-out speed.

During the second leg of the tour, the boys broke another record. The concert at Georgia Dome in Atlanta on February 19, 2000, was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist. The concert still holds the record for the biggest concert ever held in Georgia as of this post. No other artist who has performed at the Georgia Dome has broken the record.

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