Reliving the 90s at the Backstreet Boys Concert

Last updated on 19 April 2017

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Alright! I can barely contain my excitement as I write this. It’s already been and gone, for several days now, but seriously, it’s like I’m still there. As you might have guessed (especially if you follow along on Instagram or Twitter…or both), then the Backstreet Boys were here in Auckland, NZ for one show only on the 12th of May, and as soon as I heard that they were coming (several months ago now) I was in buying tickets in the pre-sale.

I’d love to say that I just wanted to relive my young teenage years and head on back to the 90s, and partly, yes, that’s why I wanted to go…but I have loved the Backstreet Boys for years and years and years, and still love them and their music to this day. Yes, I have all the albums, yes I still listened to them and get super pumped when they put out new music. So I did go to relive the 90s, but I also went for now. Because, well, guys, they’re my favourite (tied equal with Westlife for the boy bands in the world), and there was no way in flip that I was going to miss it.

Thankfully, my best friend and her sister feel the same so three tickets it was! We rocked on up to Vector Arena on a Tuesday night (seriously, why Tuesday?!), and while we arrived there just after 7pm, BSB weren’t on until about 8:30pm. We headed to the merchandise stall…and I may have bought a hoodie and a tote bag. Oops. Sorrynotsorry.

At 7:30pm, the opening act was K’Lee, so we sat in our seats listening to songs we didn’t know and only one of hers that I recognised from way back in the day. Finally, after the place filled up a  little more, BSB were on! Eee! Here are some pictures that my friend took (my point and shoot is so bad and my phone’s not much better).

It was amazing. They played songs from their latest album, In a World like This, which is the tour name, and also some of their hits from way back in the early days. They did a couple of songs where they sat down on the stage and played instruments (yes, they can do that too), so that was really neat to see them do that, rather than just belt out the songs and spin around. It.Was.Awesome. Oh, I’ve said that? Too bad. If you’re interested, here’s the set list (it changes slightly depending on the country…so I’m 99% sure that this was our set list):

1. The Call
2. Don’t Want You Back
3. Incomplete
4. Permanent Stain
5. All I Have to Give
6. As Long As You Love Me
7. Show ‘Em (What You’re Made Of)
8. Show Me the Meaning (Of Being Lonely)
9. Breathe
10. I’ll Never Break Your Heart
11. We’ve Got It Goin’ On
12. Drowning (Acapella)
13. 10,000 Promises (Acoustic)
14. Madeleine (Acoustic)
15. Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) (Acoustic)
16. The One
17. Love Somebody
18. More Than That
19. In a World Like This
20. I Want It That Way
Encore:
21. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
22. Larger Than Life

It was an incredible night of boy band dance moves (synchronised side shuffle with a flick, and dramatic arm movements), screaming girls (and guys!), loud singing along with every single song, and waking up the next morning with the songs still in my head and a croaky I’ve-been-shout-singing-all-night voice. It was a mix of reliving the 90s, like I mentioned, and getting way too excited when they sang their latest songs, and when they announced that at the end of the this tour (I think it ends end of June), they’re heading back into the studio! Woo! Unashamedly fangirling right now. Can’t.Wait.

Answer me this, friends: boy bands: yay or nay? Have you got a favourite boy band from the 90s? From the recent years? Ever been to a concert like this? Or by one of your favourite bands/musicians/singers/artists? Let me know!