In a World Like This Tour

This article is about the tour. For the album, see In a World Like This. For the song, see In a World Like This (song).

The In a World Like This Tour (also known as the 20th Anniversary Tour) was the ninth concert tour by American boy band, the Backstreet Boys. Supporting their eighth studio album, In a World Like This (2013), the tour consisted of over 150 shows in Asia, North America and Europe. It is the band's first tour featuring all five original members as a quintet in seven years, as band member Kevin Richardson left the band in June 2006, and rejoined in 2012. It has become one of the biggest tours in the group's tenure.^[1]

In a World Like This Tour

Tour by Backstreet Boys
Promotional poster for tour
Associated album	In a World Like This
Start date	May 25, 2013 (2013-05-25)
End date	June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)
Legs	10
No. of shows	176
Backstreet Boys concert chronology
NKOTBSB Tour (2011–12) In a World Like This Tour (2013–15) Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life (2017–19)

The tour was the 44th highest grossing worldwide tour in 2014 with total gross of $32.8 million and ticket sales of 607,407.^[2] This does not include the tour's 2013 and 2015 dates. The tour also broke record in China, when over 1,000 tickets were sold within one minute in Guangzhou on June 8, 2013.^[3]

Background

News of the tour was first released in January 2013,^[4] with stops planned for China (known as the 20th Anniversary Tour).^[5] Since the initial announcement, the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and released the trailer for their upcoming documentary.^[6] In May 2013, band member Nick Carter called in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest to state the band were planning a North American tour, alongside their album release.^[7] The band officially announced the tour on Good Morning America.^[8] According to band member A. J. McLean, the concerts will have a theatrical feel, performed as a mini-movie.^[9] They will perform their notable songs and tracks from their new album. Fatima Robinson and Rich+Tone will serve as choreographers.^[9]

On March 14, 2014, Backstreet Boys appeared via satellite on Good Morning America from Norway, to announce the second North American leg.^[10] Avril Lavigne was opening act for the US dates.^[10]

Chicago incident

The sold-out show at the FirstMerit Bank Pavilion was cut short due to the city's curfew. Towards the end of the show, with 5 songs left, the group's microphones were turned off and lights were cut. According to a statement by Live Nation, the concert started late and they hoped to finish by the curfew. However, the show was cut off at 10:55 pm, five minutes short of the curfew.^[11] The group promised they would return to Chicago to give their fans a full show,^[12] and they announced in 2014 that another show will be held at the same venue on June 11, 2014.^[10]

Israel cancellation

In May 2014, the group announced three concert dates in Israel for July 2014. All three were sold out in an hour and a half.^[13] However, in July 2014, they were forced to postpone all three shows for safety reasons due to the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict.^[14] Shortly afterwards, a photo depicting an Israeli mortar shells with the words "That's for cancelling the Backstreet Boys, you scum!" inscribed on its shaft in Hebrew went viral.^[15] A few days later another photo went viral, this time depicting four IDF soldiers holding signs in Hebrew which translate to "The reservists" "demand" "the Backstreet Boys" "In Israel!".^[16][17] As of November 2014 the group has not commented on either photo, but they have rescheduled the shows for May 2015 at the same venue.^[18]

Broadcasts and recordings

The show on October 11, 2013 in Saitama, Japan was filmed and released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on March 28, 2014. There are also special editions including behind-the-scene footage.^[19]

Opening acts

• Jesse McCartney (North America—Leg 2, select dates)^[20]
• DJ Pauly D (North America—Leg 2, select dates)^[20]
• The Exchange (Europe—Leg 5, select dates)^[21]
• All Saints (United Kingdom & Ireland)^[22]
• Victoria Duffield (North America—Leg 6, select dates)^[23]
• Avril Lavigne (North America—Leg 6, select dates)^[24]
• Baylee Littrell (Montreal)^[25]
• B5 (Grand Prairie, The Woodlands, Cedar Park)^[26]
• Redrama (Helsinki)^[27]
• Tippy Dos Santos (Pasay)^[28]
• All Our Exes Live in Texas (Australia)^[29]

Setlist

Typically a show of this tour consists of 22–23 songs, including an acoustic set of 4–5 songs during which the group members play instruments. Kevin Richardson plays keyboard, Brian Littrell and Nick Carter play acoustic guitar, Howie Dorough plays bass guitar, and AJ McLean plays percussion and Cajón.^[30] The acoustic set starts with an a cappella rendition of "Safest Place to Hide" (replaced with "Drowning" since May 2014), and includes one wild card song that vary between shows, such as "Back to Your Heart" in Tuscaloosa,^[31] "Just Want You to Know" in Amsterdam,^[32] "Trust Me" in London,^[33] "Siberia" in Manchester,^[34] and "Just To Be Close To You" in Kuala Lumpur.^[35]

The following setlist is obtained from the concert held at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on August 7, 2013. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.^[36]

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. "Safest Place to Hide" (a cappella)
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"

Beginning from the second Asian leg in October 2013, "More Than That" was replaced with "Shape of My Heart". "Safest Place to Hide" was replaced with "Drowning" starting from the San Diego show in May 2014.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act
Asia^[37]
May 25, 2013	Beijing	China	MasterCard Center
May 28, 2013	Shanghai		Shanghai Indoor Stadium
May 31, 2013	Chengdu		Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium
June 2, 2013	Fuzhou		Fujian Sports Exhibition Hall
June 6, 2013	Nanjing		Wutaishan Gymnasium
June 8, 2013	Guangzhou		Haixinsha Square
North America^[38]
August 2, 2013	Chicago	United States	FirstMerit Bank Pavilion	Jesse McCartney DJ Pauly D
August 3, 2013	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
August 4, 2013	Toledo		Huntington Center	Jesse McCartney DJ Pauly D Baylee Littrell
August 6, 2013	Montreal	Canada	Bell Centre
August 7, 2013	Toronto		Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 8, 2013	Clarkston	United States	DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 9, 2013	Cincinnati		PNC Pavilion
August 10, 2013	Cleveland		Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
August 12, 2013	Boston		Bank of America Pavilion
August 13, 2013	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 15, 2013	Holmdel Township		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 16, 2013	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
August 17, 2013	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live
August 18, 2013	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
August 20, 2013	Raleigh		Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
August 21, 2013	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre	Jesse McCartney DJ Pauly D
August 22, 2013	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheater
August 23, 2013	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 25, 2013	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 26, 2013	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
August 27, 2013	Tuscaloosa		Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
August 28, 2013	Tupelo		BancorpSouth Arena
August 30, 2013	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
August 31, 2013	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	Jesse McCartney DJ Pauly D B5
September 1, 2013	Cedar Park		Cedar Park Center
September 4, 2013	Universal City		Gibson Amphitheatre
September 5, 2013	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
September 6, 2013	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 7, 2013	Las Vegas		Mandalay Bay Events Center	Jesse McCartney DJ Pauly D Baylee Littrell
September 8, 2013	Concord		Sleep Train Pavilion
September 14, 2013^[A]	Boston		Hatch Memorial Shell
Asia (Leg 2)^[39]
October 2, 2013	Nagoya	Japan	Nippon Gaishi Hall
October 3, 2013
October 5, 2013	Hamamatsu		Hamamatsu Arena
October 7, 2013	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Green Arena
October 8, 2013	Fukuoka		FICC Main Hall
October 11, 2013	Saitama		Saitama Super Arena
October 12, 2013
October 13, 2013
October 15, 2013	Kobe		World Memorial Hall
October 16, 2013
October 17, 2013	Tokyo		Tokyo International Forum
North America (Leg 2)^[40]
December 4, 2013^[B]	Sacramento	United States	Ace of Spades
December 6, 2013^[C]	Chicago		Chicago Theatre
December 8, 2013^[D]	St. Charles		Family Arena
December 9, 2013^[E]	Cleveland		House of Blues
December 10, 2013^[F]	Pittsburgh		Petersen Events Center
December 13, 2013^[G]	Towson		SECU Arena
December 14, 2013^[H]	Wallingford		Toyota Oakdale Theatre
December 16, 2013^[I]	Duluth		Arena at Gwinnett Center
December 17, 2013^[J]	Lake Buena Vista		House of Blues
December 18, 2013^[K]	Houston		Bayou Music Center
Europe^[40]
February 18, 2014	Lisbon	Portugal	Praça de Touros do Campo Pequeno
February 19, 2014	Madrid	Spain	Palacio Vistalegre
February 20, 2014	Barcelona		Sant Jordi Club
February 22, 2014	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
February 23, 2014	Warsaw	Poland	Torwar Hall
February 24, 2014	Minsk	Belarus	Minsk Arena
February 26, 2014	Moscow	Russia	Crocus City Hall
February 27, 2014	Saint Petersburg		A2 Arena
March 3, 2014	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
March 4, 2014	Berlin		O2 World
March 7, 2014	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
March 8, 2014	Stavanger	Norway	DNB Arena	The Exchange Sandra
March 9, 2014	Oslo		Oslo Spektrum
March 10, 2014	Trondheim		Trondheim Spektrum
March 11, 2014	Bergen		Koengen
March 13, 2014	Stockholm	Sweden	Hovet
March 14, 2014	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
March 15, 2014	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
March 17, 2014	Oberhausen	Germany	König Pilsener Arena
March 18, 2014	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
March 19, 2014	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
March 20, 2014	Mannheim	Germany	SAP Arena
March 22, 2014	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
March 23, 2014	Hanover	Germany	TUI Arena
March 24, 2014	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
March 26, 2014	Birmingham	England	LG Arena
March 28, 2014	Düsseldorf	Germany	ISS Dome
March 29, 2014	Hamburg		O2 World Hamburg
March 30, 2014	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Heineken Music Hall
April 1, 2014	Dublin	Ireland	The O2	The Exchange All Saints
April 3, 2014	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro
April 4, 2014	London	England	The O2 Arena
April 5, 2014	Manchester		Phones 4u Arena
North America (Leg 3)^[41]
May 3, 2014	Moncton	Canada	Moncton Coliseum	Victoria Duffield
May 4, 2014	Halifax		Halifax Metro Centre
May 6, 2014	Kingston		Rogers K-Rock Centre
May 7, 2014	London		Budweiser Gardens
May 8, 2014	Hamilton		FirstOntario Centre
May 11, 2014	Winnipeg		MTS Centre
May 13, 2014	Moose Jaw		Mosaic Place
May 14, 2014	Lethbridge		ENMAX Centre
May 16, 2014	Calgary		Scotiabank Saddledome
May 17, 2014	Edmonton		Rexall Place
May 18, 2014	Dawson Creek		EnCana Events Centre
May 20, 2014	Vancouver		Rogers Arena
May 22, 2014	Seattle	United States	WaMu Theater	Avril Lavigne
May 24, 2014	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
May 25, 2014	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 28, 2014	San Diego		Viejas Arena
May 29, 2014	Inglewood		The Forum
May 30, 2014	Las Vegas		The AXIS
May 31, 2014
June 2, 2014	Albuquerque		Isleta Amphitheater
June 4, 2014	Corpus Christi		American Bank Center Arena
June 5, 2014	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 6, 2014	Oklahoma City		Chesapeake Energy Arena
June 7, 2014	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre
June 9, 2014	Omaha		CenturyLink Center Arena
June 10, 2014	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
June 11, 2014	Chicago		FirstMerit Bank Pavilion
June 13, 2014	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center
June 14, 2014	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion
June 15, 2014	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
June 17, 2014	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 18, 2014	Darien Center		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 20, 2014	Mansfield		Xfinity Center
June 21, 2014	Camden		Susquehana Bank Center
June 22, 2014	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Europe (Leg 2)^[42]
June 29, 2014^[L]	Ipswich	England	Chantry Park
July 6, 2014^[M]	London		Hyde Park
July 9, 2014^[N]	Aalborg	Denmark	Skovdalen
July 10, 2014	Ballerup		Ballerup Super Arena
July 11, 2014^[O]	Kristiansand	Norway	Bendiksbukta
July 12, 2014^[P]	Fredrikstad		Kongsten Fort
July 15, 2014	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
July 17, 2014^[Q]	Zürich	Switzerland	Dolder Grand
July 18, 2014^[R]	Locarno		Piazza Grande
July 20, 2014	Ostend	Belgium	Ostend Beach
July 22, 2014	Cattolica	Italy	Arena della Regina
July 23, 2014^[T]	Lucca		Piazza Napoleone
July 27, 2014	Gdańsk	Poland	Ergo Arena
Asia (Leg 3)^[43]
April 16, 2015	Wuhan	China	Hongshan Gymnasium
April 18, 2015	Beijing		MasterCard Center
April 19, 2015	Dalian		Zhongsheng Center
April 22, 2015	Kowloon Bay	Hong Kong	Star Hall
April 23, 2015
April 24, 2015	Cotai	Macau	CotaiArena
April 26, 2015	Chongqing	China	International Convention & Exhibition Center
April 28, 2015	Shanghai		Shanghai Indoor Stadium
April 30, 2015	Taipei	Taiwan	University of Taipei Gymnasium
May 2, 2015	Buona Vista	Singapore	The Star Theatre
May 3, 2015	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Stadium Negara
May 5, 2015	Pasay	Philippines	Mall of Asia Arena
May 6, 2015	Bangkok	Thailand	Impact Arena
Australasia^[44]
May 8, 2015	Melbourne	Australia	Rod Laver Arena
May 9, 2015	Sydney		Allphones Arena
May 10, 2015	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
May 12, 2015	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
May 15, 2015	Perth	Australia	Perth Arena
Middle East^[45]
May 19, 2015	Ra'anana	Israel	Ra'anana Amphitheater
May 20, 2015
May 21, 2015
South America^[46]
June 6, 2015	Recife	Brazil	Chevrolet Hall
June 8, 2015	Rio de Janeiro		Citibank Hall
June 9, 2015	Belo Horizonte		Chevrolet Hall
June 11, 2015	Rio de Janeiro		Citibank Hall
June 12, 2015	São Paulo		Citibank Hall
June 13, 2015
June 14, 2015
June 15, 2015	Porto Alegre		Pepsi on Stage
June 17, 2015	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio Luna Park
June 19, 2015	Santiago	Chile	Movistar Arena
North America (Leg 4)^[47]
June 22, 2015	Mexico City	Mexico	Auditorio Nacional
June 23, 2015
June 24, 2015
June 25, 2015
June 27, 2015	Guadalajara		Telmex Auditorium
June 28, 2015	Monterrey		Auditorio Banamex

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of "Mixfest"^[48]

^B This concert was a part of the "Santa Slam"

^C This concert was a part of the "Miracle on State Street"^[49]

^D This concert was a part of the "Mistletoe Show"^[50]

^E This concert was a part of the "Holiday Ho Show"^[51]

^F This concert was a part of "O Starry Night"^[52]

^G This concert was a part of the "Mistletoe Meltdown"

^H This concert was a part of the "All Star Christmas"

^I This concert was a part of "Jingle Jam"^[53]

^J This concert was a part of "All I Want for Christmas"

^K This concert was a part of "T'was the Week before Christmas"^[54]

^L This concert was a part of the "East Coast Live"^[55]

^M This concert was a part of the "Barclaycard British Summer Time Festival"^[56]

^N This concert was a part of the "Skovrock"^[57]

^O This concert was a part of the "Odderøya Live"^[58]

^P This concert was a part of the "Tall Ships' Races"^[59]

^Q This concert was a part of the "Live at Sunset"^[60]

^R This concert was a part of the "Moon and Stars"^[61]

^S This concert was a part of the "Lucca Summer Festival"^[62]

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

May 26, 2013	Shenzhen, China	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Gymnasium	Cancelled
August 4, 2013	Toledo	Toledo Zoo Amphitheater	Moved to the Huntington Center^[63]
June 27, 2014	Liverpool, England	Echo Arena Liverpool	Cancelled. This concert was a part of the "Pop across the Mersey"^[64]
June 28, 2014	Weston-super-Mare, England	Weston-super-Mare Beach	Cancelled. This concert was a part of the "South West Live"^[65]
July 19, 2014	Essen, Germany	Stadion Essen	Cancelled^[66]
July 25, 2014	Berlin, Germany	Waldbühne	Cancelled^[66]
July 26, 2014	Leipzig, Germany	Völkerschlachtdenkmal	Cancelled^[66]
July 29, 2014	Ra'anana, Israel	Ra'anana Amphitheater	Rescheduled to May 19, 2015^[67]
July 30, 2014	Ra'anana, Israel	Ra'anana Amphitheater	Rescheduled to May 20, 2015^[67]
July 31, 2014	Ra'anana, Israel	Ra'anana Amphitheater	Rescheduled to May 21, 2015^[67]

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Bell Centre	Montreal	18,000 / 18,000 (100%)	$837,911^[68]
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	Jacksonville	6,717 / 6,717 (100%)	$217,507^[69]
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater	Tuscaloosa	6,484 / 6,484 (100%)	$264,289^[70]
Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie	Grand Prairie	5,402 / 6,157 (88%)	$309,423^[71]
O2 World	Berlin	10,059 / 12,575 (80%)	$640,162^[72]
Hallenstadion	Zürich	10,059 / 13,000 (77%)	$686,695^[73]
Sportpaleis	Antwerp	12,466 / 14,129 (88%)	$829,556^[74]
O2 World Hamburg	Hamburg	8,152 / 8,152 (100%)	$503,925^[75]
The O2 Arena	London	15,096 / 15,504 (97%)	$877,687^[72]
Phones 4u Arena	Manchester	10,814 / 10,814 (100%)	$552,924^[76]
Moncton Coliseum	Moncton	4,770 / 4,770 (100%)	$254,490^[77]
Halifax Metro Centre	Halifax	7,340 / 7,340 (100%)	$378,819^[77]
Rogers K-Rock Centre	Kingston	4,346 / 4,346 (100%)	$290,565^[78]
Budweiser Gardens	London	5,321 / 6,293 (84%)	$361,503^[79]
FirstOntario Centre	Hamilton	7,722 / 9,295 (83%)	$502,815^[80]
The Forum	Inglewood	9,310 / 10,287 (90%)	$422,260^[76]
The AXIS	Las Vegas	5,976 / 9,594 (62%)	$474,874^[81]
DTE Energy Music Theatre	Clarkston	13,708 / 14,530 (94%)	$419,043^[80]
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	11,149 / 11,149 (100%)	$878,745
Allphones Arena	Sydney	12,960 / 12,960 (100%)	$1,034,270^[80]
Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane	6,708 / 6,708 (100%)	$521,933
Auditorio Nacional	Mexico City	37,786 / 38,378 (98%)	$1,958,071
Auditorio Telmex	Guadalajara	7,800 / 8,135 (96%)	$436,565
Auditorio Banamex	Monterrey	6,190 / 6,770 (91%)	$423,148
TOTAL		244,335 / 262,535 (93%)	$14,077,177

External links

• Backstreet Boys Official Website

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