Backstreet Boys Black & Blue Tour –
Wednesday January 24th, 2001 in Ft. Lauderdale
First off, I know I’m totally insane. I planned this trip
from Toronto to Ft. Lauderdale all in a matter of 2 hours on Monday and was on
the plane less than 48 hours later. Something inside me kept telling me I had to
be there, so I went. And let me tell you, it was definitely worth it! I love the
show! Now the “Into The Millennium” show is very special to me since I saw
that show 7 times and I loved that show. But I think I like this show better.
It’s great to have the guys on the end stage again. It definitely makes a
difference with the choreography. And let me tell you, they definitely work it!
Ok, let’s get onto the details.
The Opening
If you’re not prepared for the beginning of the show, let
me assure you that it will startle you. When the lights go down, the large eye
shaped monitor on the stage starts to show meteorites heading to earth. Loud
fireworks go off on stage and the dancers run around the stage to avoid getting
hit.
Everyone
Then dry ice starts to rise from the stage and the boys are
lifted up from below the stage and lifted upon risers in the shape of a
triangle. They are then lowered and they start singing Everyone. They’re
wearing long black jackets with a blue lining, leather pants and black or blue
studded shirts.
Larger Than Life
Not much is different for this song. They do perform the
dance routine from the Larger Than Life video though. So it’s cool to see that
live! At this point they have taken off the long black coats and are just
wearing the black leather pants and the black or blue studded sleeveless shirts.
Shining Star
Now I was really impressed with this song! I believe it
starts with Howie and AJ dancing with one of the female dancers on either side
of the stage. Then I remember Nick doing the same on a set of stairs. The
choreography for this song is pretty good! I definitely like this song more
after seeing it live.
All the others go change while Kevin talks to the audience
What Makes You Different, Makes You Beautiful
I had tears in my eyes when they sang this song! It has to
be my favorite song on the whole album and it sounds incredible live! They
appear from under the stage, sit on stools and are wearing white suits.
Yes I Will
Same white suits. For this song they do a little dance
routine with canes. I thought it was cute J
More Than That
If I remember correctly, they are still wearing the same
white suits and they are standing on a bridge type thing that is above the band.
Ballerinas dance on the main part of the stage.
I Want It That Way
I don’t remember much about this song except that they
show clips from the making of the video on the large screen. I think I watched
that more.
Not For Me
They are now wearing black pants, black tank tops and black
and orange shirts over the tank tops. I do remember there being wind during one
part of this song and they rip a sleeve off of their black and orange tops. Can
never see too much of their arms!
Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely
Black pants and black tank tops. They basically just move
from the ramps to the middle of the stage as a group.
Funny Dressing Room Skit
Now I found this part of the show to be hilarious! A trunk
is brought out onto the stage and AJ asks the crowd if we think they should
change, then he asks if they should change on stage, then he asks if we’d like
to go into the dressing room with them. They all climb into the trunk one by one
and Kevin kids around by locking the trunk and kidding about doing the rest of
the show solo J
Then Kevin climbs in and they show a pre-taped skit of the boys in the dressing
room. It’s really funny. Brian gets AJ with silly string, Kevin can’t find
his boot, they’re fussing over they’re hair, Howie tells Nick about some
girl on the right hand side of the stage with long brown hair and how hot she
is. It’s really funny.
I’ll Never Break Your Heart / I Promise You / How Did I Fall In Love With You
This is when they appear on a smaller circular stage on the
other side of the venue. Brian makes some comment about it being reminiscent of
the stage during the “Into The Millennium Tour”. At this point a large
bridge is lowered from the ceiling connecting the smaller stage to the main
stage.
Time
They perform this on the bridge, over the crowd on the
floor. They basically just wave at the crowd. By the end of the song, they are
all back on the main stage.
Answer To Our Life
Kevin talks a little about their different charities. I
don’t really recall if there is any choreography during this song. But it
sounded good live!
All I Have To Give
Their guitarist comes out into the center of the stage
wearing a hat. Then Nick starts singing and comes and takes the hat. Then Brian
comes out, takes the hat off of Nick, wears it for his verse and then he threw
it into the audience.
If you Stay
I was totally shocked when they started singing this song!
A lot of people around me asked me which album it was off of. Not a lot of
people around me had heard the song before. They do a chair and hat routine and
break into an acapella ending! Awesome song!
Then they introduce the band and dancers. There are a few
dancers from the last tour. Regi, Richmond and Swoop I believe. I don’t think
and of the female dancers are the same and none of the band is the same.
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
I loved the version they performed. It has a rock edge to it. They are now wearing black and gray pants with silver jackets. Nick plays the guitar for a little while and they changed the choreography up a bit. I like what they did to it J
Get Another Boyfriend
I knew I would love this song in concert and they didn’t
disappoint. I don’t think I got the full effect of this song from the side.
All the dancers and the guys are lined up from one end of the stage to the
other, so there is one long line of them all doing the same choreography. When
they say STOP, everyone stops – except for Nick. He falls to the floor.
Typical Nick J
The Call
AJ starts talking to the crowd and tells them that it is
the last song. Then you hear a cell phone ringing. He answers it and the song
starts. The choreography for this song is amazing again, but again I don’t
think I got the full effect of it sitting on the side. But they do this really
sexy thing with their hips!
Encore – Shape Of My Heart
No choreography for this song. They just walk around the
stage and sing.
I can’t wait to see this show again in Toronto and Detroit! It will be nice to see it once it’s polished up a little. The choreography closer to the beginning of the show was a little off. I noticed Kevin had a real problem in some spots. But I’ll forgive him J I was very impressed with the show! I hope everyone gets the opportunity to see it, cause I know you’ll enjoy it.