The revenge of the Backstreet Boys: in 420 thousand at the Sphere

The revenge of the Backstreet Boys: from Boyband of great success in the early 2000s to oblivion, from oblivion to a residency of 21 dates to the sphere of Las Vegas. On Friday evening the group of “I want it that way”, composed of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Lithrell, Aj McLean and Kevin Richardson, who today have 45, 51, 50, 47 and 53 years respectively, he performed on the stage of the Arena at the avant -garde inaugurated two years ago by U2 with the first of the 21 concerts scheduled until next August 24, Gather 420 thousand spectators in all.

In front of the 20,000 fans who bought tickets for the first show of the Residency, the Backstreet Boys moved the hands of the time of twenty years, transforming the sphere into a time of the time that brought the spectators to the early 2000s, those in which the epic of the quintet of over 130 million copies sold was consumed. They did so by dusting, for example, all the songs contained in the 1999 Millennium album “, the one containing the same” I want it that way “: from” Don’t Wanna Los You Now “to” I need you tonight “, passing through” It’s Gotta Be You “and” Larger Than Life “. And then “Get Down (You’re The One For Me)”, “Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)” and “We’ve Got It Goin ‘On”. Here are some of the videos of the first evening:

On the occasion of the twenty -fifth anniversary of the exit of the Album Record – appointed for 5 Grammy Awards – “Millennium” returned to the shops, in CD, vinyl and digital in an expanded edition, entitled “Millennium 2.0”. The new version of the album, which can be purchased on the official Sony Music store, contains 25 songs, including the 12 original remastered songs, live recordings, demo and b-sides, including an alternative version of “I want it that way”, in addition to their new single “Hey”.