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Black & Blue Tour

The Black & Blue World Tour was the fifth worldwide concert tour by the Backstreet Boys in support of their fourth album Black & Blue (2000) and the world tour took place in 2001. The first leg of the tour kicked off January 22, 2001 in the United States.[1] The second leg began June 8 in the group's hometown of Orlando, Florida, and was temporarily put on hold July 9, in order for group member AJ McLean to seek treatment for clinical depression which led to anxiety attacks and the excessive consumption of alcohol. The tour resumed August 24 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and wrapped up October 19 in Paradise, Nevada. The Boys then continued their tour around the world before it came to a close by the end of 2001. It grossed over US $315 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing concert tour by an artist in general of the year.[2] The tour was sponsored by Burger King,[3] Kellogg's and Polaroid.[4]

Black & Blue World Tour
Tour by Backstreet Boys
Associated albumBlack & Blue
Start dateJanuary 22, 2001 (2001-01-22)
End dateNovember 25, 2001 (2001-11-25)
Legs5
No. of shows110
Backstreet Boys concert chronology

On September 11, 2001, band member Brian Littrell's wife Leighanne and the band's crew member Daniel Lee were scheduled to fly from Boston, where the group played their fifth sold-out show the night before, back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Flight 11. Leighanne Littrell canceled her flight the night before as she wanted to spend more time with her husband, but Lee was one of 92 people killed aboard Flight 11 after it was hijacked and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City.[5][6] Near the end of the concert in Toronto on September 12, 2001, Littrell gave a brief speech about crew member Daniel Lee, who was on board American Airlines Flight 11,[7] which was hijacked and deliberately crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11, and led the entire audience in a moment of silence for Lee and all those who died that day.[8]

Opening acts

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Setlist

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North America

The following songs were performed in the North America leg of the tour, but not in Mexico.[14]

  1. "Everyone"
  2. "Larger than Life"
  3. "Shining Star"
  4. "What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)"
  5. "Yes I Will"
  6. "More than That"
  7. "I Want It That Way"
  8. "Not for Me"
  9. "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
  10. "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
  11. "I Promise You (with Everything I Am)"
  12. "How Did I Fall in Love with You"
  13. "Time"
  14. "The Answer to Our Life"
  15. "All I Have to Give"
  16. "If You Stay"
  17. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
  18. "Get Another Boyfriend"
  19. "The Call"

Encore

  1. "Shape of My Heart"
Latin America

The following songs were performed on March 23, 24, 25, 2001 at Foro Sol, Mexico City. It does not represent all concerts on the tour.[15]

  1. "Everyone"
  2. "Larger than Life"
  3. "Shining Star"
  4. "What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)"
  5. "Yes I Will"
  6. "More than That"
  7. "I Want It That Way"
  8. "Not for Me"
  9. "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
  10. "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
  11. "As Long as You Love Me"
  12. "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
  13. "I Promise You (with Everything I Am)"
  14. "How Did I Fall in Love with You"
  15. "Time"
  16. "The Answer to Our Life"
  17. "All I Have to Give"
  18. "If You Stay"
  19. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
  20. "Get Another Boyfriend"
  21. "The Call"

Encore

  1. "Shape of My Heart"
Setlist after break

The following songs changed after the break

  1. "Everyone"
  2. "Larger than Life"
  3. "Not for Me"
  4. "What Makes You Different (Makes You Beautiful)"
  5. "Yes I Will"
  6. "More than That"
  7. "I Want It That Way"
  8. "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
  9. "As Long as You Love Me"
  10. "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
  11. "Don't Want You Back"
  12. "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
  13. "How Did I Fall in Love With You"
  14. "Time"
  15. "The Answer to Our Life"
  16. "All I Have to Give"
  17. "If You Stay"
  18. "Shining Star"
  19. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
  20. "Get Another Boyfriend"
  21. "The Call"

Encore

  1. "Shape of My Heart"
  2. "Drowning" (Japan Only)

Tour dates

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Date City Region Venue Opening Act
North America[16][17]
January 22, 2001 Sunrise United States National Car Rental Center
January 23, 2001
January 24, 2001
January 26, 2001 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
January 27, 2001 Atlanta Georgia Dome Destiny's Child
January 30, 2001 Philadelphia First Union Center
January 31, 2001
February 2, 2001 Washington, D.C. MCI Center
February 3, 2001 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena
February 4, 2001 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
February 5, 2001
February 7, 2001 Toronto Canada SkyDome
February 8, 2001 Pittsburgh United States Mellon Arena
February 9, 2001
February 12, 2001 Rosemont Allstate Arena
February 13, 2001
February 15, 2001 Pontiac Pontiac Silverdome
February 17, 2001 Minneapolis Target Center
February 18, 2001 Grand Forks Alerus Center
February 20, 2001 Denver Pepsi Center
February 23, 2001 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
February 25, 2001 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome
February 26, 2001
February 27, 2001 Portland Rose Garden
March 2, 2001 Oakland The Arena in Oakland
March 4, 2001 Sacramento ARCO Arena
March 5, 2001
March 8, 2001 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
March 9, 2001
March 12, 2001 Phoenix America West Arena
March 13, 2001
March 14, 2001 Los Angeles Staples Center
March 15, 2001
March 17, 2001 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
March 18, 2001
March 23, 2001 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol
March 24, 2001
March 25, 2001
Latin America[18][19][20]
April 28, 2001 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
May 3, 2001 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Estádio do Maracanã
May 5, 2001 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi
May 9, 2001 Maracaibo Venezuela Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande
May 12, 2001 Caracas Poliedro de Caracas
May 13, 2001
May 16, 2001 Panama City Panama Estadio Nacional de Panamá
May 19, 2001 San Juan Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
May 20, 2001
North America (Leg 2)[18][21][22][23]
June 8, 2001 Orlando United States TD Waterhouse Centre Shaggy
June 9, 2001 Tampa Ice Palace
June 11, 2001 Atlanta Philips Arena
June 12, 2001 Greenville BI-LO Center
June 13, 2001 Raleigh Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena
June 15, 2001 Bristow Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
June 17, 2001 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
June 20, 2001 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center
June 21, 2001 Lexington Rupp Arena
June 22, 2001 Columbus Nationwide Arena
June 23, 2001 Nashville Gaylord Entertainment Center
June 25, 2001 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion
June 26, 2001
June 28, 2001 Hartford ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre
June 29, 2001
June 30, 2001 Albany Pepsi Arena
July 1, 2001
July 3, 2001 Camden Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
July 5, 2001 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
July 6, 2001 Boston FleetCenter
July 7, 2001
North America (Leg 3)
August 24, 2001 Milwaukee United States Bradley Center Sisqo
August 25, 2001 Cincinnati Firstar Center
August 26, 2001 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheatre
August 27, 2001 Kansas City Kemper Arena
August 29, 2001 Houston Compaq Center
August 30, 2001 San Antonio Alamodome
August 31, 2001 Dallas American Airlines Center
September 4, 2001 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 6, 2001 East Rutherford Continental Airlines Arena
September 7, 2001
September 8, 2001 Boston FleetCenter
September 9, 2001
September 10, 2001
September 12, 2001 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
September 13, 2001
September 14, 2001
September 15, 2001 Ottawa Corel Centre
September 17, 2001 Montreal Molson Centre
September 18, 2001 Buffalo United States HSBC Arena
September 19, 2001 Cleveland Gund Arena
September 20, 2001 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
September 22, 2001 Tinley Park Tweeter Center
September 23, 2001 Minneapolis Target Center
September 26, 2001 Calgary Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
September 27, 2001
September 28, 2001 Edmonton Skyreach Centre
October 1, 2001 Vancouver General Motors Place
October 2, 2001 Portland United States Rose Garden Arena
October 4, 2001 Nampa Idaho Center
October 5, 2001 Salt Lake City Delta Center
October 7, 2001 Albuquerque ABQ Journal Pavilion
October 10, 2001 Denver Pepsi Center
October 12, 2001 Phoenix Cricket Pavilion
October 13, 2001 San Bernardino Blockbuster Pavilion
October 15, 2001 San Jose Compaq Center at San Jose
October 17, 2001 Bakersfield Bakersfield Centennial Garden
October 19, 2001 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
Asia
November 19, 2001 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome
November 20, 2001
November 21, 2001
November 23, 2001 Nagoya Nagoya Dome
November 25, 2001 Osaka Osaka Dome
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Wango Tango[24]
B The Concert for New York City[25]
C United We Stand: What More Can I Give[26]
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
March 5, 2001 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Cancelled[27]
March 14, 2001 San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena Rescheduled to March 17, 2001[27]
May 5, 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Sambódromo do Anhembi Moved to Estádio do Morumbi[28]
May 6, 2001 São Paulo, Brazil Sambódromo do Anhembi Cancelled[28]
June 20, 2001 Lexington, Kentucky Rupp Arena Rescheduled to June 21, 2001[29]
June 21, 2001 Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Post-Gazette Pavilion Rescheduled to June 26, 2001[29]
June 26, 2001 Noblesville, Indiana Deer Creek Music Center Rescheduled to June 20, 2001[29]
July 9, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter Rescheduled to September 8, 2001[30]
July 10, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter Rescheduled to September 9, 2001[30]
July 11, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter Rescheduled to September 10, 2001[30]
July 13, 2001 Ottawa, Canada Canadian Tire Centre Rescheduled to September 15, 2001[30]
July 14, 2001 Buffalo, New York KeyBank Center Rescheduled to September 18, 2001[30]
July 16, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena Rescheduled to September 6, 2001[30]
July 17, 2001 East Rutherford, New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena Rescheduled to September 7, 2001[30]
July 18, 2001 Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Rescheduled to September 4, 2001[30]
July 20, 2001 Cleveland, Ohio Gund Arena Rescheduled to September 19, 2001[30]
July 21, 2001 Tinley Park, Illinois Tweeter Center Rescheduled to September 22, 2001[30]
July 22, 2001 Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center Rescheduled to September 23, 2001[30]
July 24, 2001 Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace at Auburn Hills Rescheduled to September 20, 2001[30]
July 26, 2001 Montreal, Canada Molson Centre Rescheduled to September 17, 2001[30]
July 27, 2001 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre Rescheduled to September 12, 2001[30]
July 28, 2001 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre Rescheduled to September 13, 2001[30]
July 29, 2001 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre Rescheduled to September 13, 2001[30]
August 2, 2001 Calgary, Canada Scotiabank Saddledome Rescheduled to September 26, 2001[31]
August 3, 2001 Calgary, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome Rescheduled to September 27, 2001[31]
August 4, 2001 Edmonton, Canada Skyreach Centre Rescheduled to September 28, 2001[31]
August 7, 2001 Vancouver, Canada General Motors Place Rescheduled to October 1, 2001[31]
August 9, 2001 Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome Cancelled[31]
August 10, 2001 Portland, Oregon Rose Garden Arena Rescheduled to October 2, 2001[31]
August 11, 2001 Seattle KeyArena Cancelled[31]
August 12, 2001 Bakersfield, California Rabobank Arena Rescheduled to October 17, 2001[31]
August 13, 2001 San Jose, California Compaq Center at San Jose Rescheduled to October 15, 2001[31]
August 16, 2001 Inglewood, California Great Western Forum Cancelled[31]
August 17, 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada MGM Grand Garden Arena Rescheduled to October 19, 2001[31]
August 18, 2001 San Bernardino, California Blockbuster Pavilion Rescheduled to October 17, 2001[31]
August 20, 2001 Salt Lake City, Utah Delta Center Rescheduled to October 5, 2001[31]
August 22, 2001 Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center Rescheduled to October 10, 2001[31]
September 1, 2001 North Little Rock, Arkansas Alltel Arena Cancelled[27]
October 20, 2001 Chula Vista, California Coors Amphitheatre Cancelled[32]

Personnel

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  • 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:
  • Costume Design: Jill Focke, Kerstin 'Kiki' Theileis, Janine Schreiber
  • Choreographer: Fatima Robinson
  • Assistant Choreographer: Richard "Swoop" Whitebear*
  • Web Master: Leigh Dorough (née Boniello)*

Security

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  • Billy Evans: Head of Security/Nick's Security
  • Nelson Monteiro: Brian's Security
  • Raul Ibanez: Howie's Security
  • Marcus Johnson: AJ's Security
  • Carlos Cardenas: Kevin's Security

Band

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  • Keyboards: Darrell Smith, Dave Delhomme
  • Guitars: Andy Abad, Tariqh Akoni
  • Percussion: Ramon Yslas
  • Bass: Sam Sims
  • Drums: Teddy Campbell

Dancers

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Info

  • indicates which dancer appear in the last tour
    • Rich and Tone also choreograph the Boys' reminding tours: Never Gone, IAWLT and their Vegas residency
      • Leigh, who was dating Howie at the time, later became his wife in 2007 after six years of dating since meeting in December 6, 2000[33][34]

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