Tour by Backstreet Boys | |
Associated album | Unbreakable |
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Start date | February 16, 2008 |
End date | March 13, 2009 |
Legs | 6 |
No. of shows | 99 |
Backstreet Boys concert chronology |
The Backstreet Boys' Unbreakable Tour was a 2008–2009 concert tour. This was their seventh concert tour in support of their sixth studio album Unbreakable (2007) and this was the first Backstreet Boys tour as a quartet without Kevin Richardson who left the group on June 23, 2006.[1] He did, however, join his band again at the end of the tour in Los Angeles.[2] Richardson later permanently returned to the group on April 29, 2012. The tour kicked off in Japan with two sold out concerts in the Tokyo Dome.
The show at London's O2 Arena on the May 14, 2008 was recorded. It was first shown in MSN "Music in Concert" at 2:00 PM ET/11:00AM PT on June 26, 2008.[3] It was also later shown on VH1 in the UK on October 31, 2008 at 9pm. However, all solo songs were cut from the aired program, showing only the songs performed by them as a group.
The group planned to make it a true world tour, hitting countries that they had not visited in years, along with visiting new countries, including their first stop ever on tour in Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Peru, along with South Africa dates. The Luxembourg date was suspended after a fire broke out at the venue the afternoon of the performance, no one was seriously injured, but there was damage to the group's wardrobe.[4]
Encore
February 25, 2008 | Jakarta, Indonesia | The Ritz-Carlton Grand Ballroom | Moved to the JCC Plenary Hall |
March 2, 2008 | Taipei, Taiwan | TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall | Moved to Taipei Arena |
March 6, 2008 | Guangzhou, China | Guangzhou Gymnasium | Cancelled |
March 8, 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | Jangchung Gymnasium | Moved to Olympic Fencing Gymnasium |
May 3, 2008 | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | Rockhal | Cancelled |
June 13, 2008 | North West, South Africa | Sun City Superbowl | Cancelled[38] |
June 14, 2008 | North West, South Africa | Sun City Superbowl | Cancelled[38] |
June 15, 2008 | North West, South Africa | Sun City Superbowl | Cancelled[38] |
June 17, 2008 | Cape Town, South Africa | Grand Arena at the GrandWest Casino | Cancelled[38] |
August 12, 2008 | Elizabeth, Indiana | The Outdoor Arena at Caesars Indiana | Cancelled[39] |
November 18, 2008 | Nampa, Idaho | Idaho Center Arena | Cancelled[40] |
November 21, 2008 | Phoenix, Arizona | Dodge Theatre | Cancelled[41] |
March 5, 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil | ExpoCenter Transamérica | Moved to Estacionamento do Credicard Hall[42] |
Venue | City | Tickets sold / available | Gross revenue |
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Acer Arena | Sydney | 7,865 / 8,216 (90%) | $594,941[43] |
Mile One Stadium | St. John's | 9,562 / 10,624 (90%) | $580,640[44] |
Moncton Coliseum | Moncton | 4,122 / 4,580 (90%) | $245,102[45] |
Halifax Metro Centre | Halifax | 4,703 / 5,225 (89%) | $295,426[45] |
Scotiabank Place | Ottawa | 6,025 / 6,025 (100%) | $374,728[45] |
Molson Amphitheatre | Toronto | 13,453 / 13,453 (100%) | $605,374[46] |
Chastain Park Amphitheater | Atlanta | 3,622 / 6,700 (54%) | $185,888[47] |
Brandt Centre | Regina | 4,340 / 4,840 (89%) | $226,677[47] |
Rexall Place | Edmonton | 8,596 / 8,941 (96%) | $504,168[47] |
Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary | 7,924 / 9,874 (80%) | $459,297[47] |
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre | Victoria | 5,044 / 5,044 (100%) | $302,259[47] |
Marymoor Park Concert Venue | Redmond | 2,415 / 4,504 (53%) | $108,713[47] |
Wachovia Arena | Wilkes-Barre | 2,695 / 5,644 (48%) | $130,132[45] |
Hollywood Palladium | Los Angeles | 4,002 / 4,002 (100%) | $159,537[48] |
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum | San Juan | 2,400 / 4,363 (55%) | $192,693[45] |
Luna Park | Buenos Aires | 5,799 / 6,195 (94%) | $224,986[45] |
Estacionamento do Credicard Hall | São Paulo | 8,198 / 14,000 (58%) | $480,796[45] |
Citibank Hall | Rio de Janeiro | 6,680 / 8,432 (79%) | $374,367[45] |
Arena Monterrey | Monterrey | 9,370 / 9,683 (97%) | $380,716[45] |
TOTAL | 116,815 / 140,345 (82%) | $6,426,440 |