Date: June 5 1999
Place: Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Subject: Backstreet Boys
Opening acts: E-Life, Fabienne, Tatyana Ali
1.Larger than life
2.Get down
3.The one
4.As long as you love me
5.Don't wanna lose you now
6.Quit playin' games
7.Don't want you back
8.The perfect fan
9.Back to your heart
10.Everybody (Backstreet's back)
11.We've got it going on
12.That's the way I like it
13.I'll never break your heart
14.No one else comes close
15.All I have to give
16.Show me the meaning
17.It's gotta be you
18.I want it that way
The show started at 9:15. First the band members stepped on stage. They were all dressed in white.
Music started and dancers in orange suits holding torches entered the ArenA. They got up on stage and formed a circle.The music stopped and a countdown started. That was followed by Star Wars music and finally the Boys enterd.
They 'flew' in on surfboards dressed in blue spacey suits. Nick had his hair in a pony tail which made him look like a Ninja. The guys got off of their board and stood in front of the audience at one side of the stage. They moved on to the next side and stopped again.
They did this on each side and after that it was time for the show to really start. Larger than life was first, followed by Get Down.
After that Nick talked to the audience, thanking everyone for being there while the other guys got changed (on stage!!). Nick changed while the other guys introduced themselves.
Next up was The one. They were dressed in black pants ans long black coats and white t-shirts. As long as you love me was next in line. The chair routine was rather short and the guys left the stage. (At this point the dancers continued the chair dance while the saxplayer played a solo.)
The guys returned for Don't wanna lose you now dressed in black (leather??). They sat in the middle of the stage which was elevated. Quit playing games was next. It started out normal, but towards the middle of the song they gave a funky twist to it and the Boys moved to the edge of the stage.
Next thing I knew they were flying through the air (2-3 metres above the ground). They were dancing and doing backflips in the air. Poor Brian must have been so scared.
They left the stage again to get changed (into black outfits similar to the blue ones at the start of the show, the dancers were wearing silver and black) for Don't want you back. There were five ladders/poles at the edge of the stage from which they did the song.
At one point both Kevin and AJ were hanging upside down. It looked cool, but it was hard to tell who was who since the dancers were wearing similar colours.
During The perfect fan the microphones started 'squeaking' (not sure if that is the right word, a high pitched sound) and Kevin looked like he was ready to kill someone until it was time for him to sing his solo.
The audience screamed so loud for him. It seemed like everybody was saying 'finally you get to sing too'. I hope it came across like that for him aswell. They had fans with their mothers on stage and they walked around the stage with the mothers. My mother (who has Kevin vision) started yelling that *she* wanted to be the one holding Kevin's hand. LOL
Brian was next to talk to the audience. He asked if everyone liked the new album. Of course everybody screamed yes. He then asked if we knew what the album was called which was answered by 61,000 people screaming 'Millennium'. Next question was what everyone's favourite song was. One girl screamed #3, but Brian didn't know which song that was. *L* The other guys then joined in saying what their favourite songs were. They agreed that Back to your heart was one of their favourites.
They sang that sitting on one side of the stage with Kevin in the middle on the elevated stage playing the piano.
They left the stage again. We heard thunder and the middle of the stage came back up again. The guys and the dancers (??) were hanging from the sides and the first beats of Everybody (Backstreet's Back) started. Everyone was dressed in white and again it was hard to tell who was who.I did manage to see AJ ripping his shirt. Whoa baby. LOL This song was part of a medley with We've got it going on and That's the way I like it.
The band played a jazzy song as the Boys left the stage again for a change of clothes.
They returned in the middle of the stage wearing pink pants and grey vests. They sang I'll never break your heart and No one else comes close (AJ forgot the 'Damn, I love you' part). Next they did All I have to give (they had pink coats on now aswell). They did they hat routine with the dancers.
Howie then introduced Show me the meaning (I heard he fell during the introduction, but I missed that myself) and he dedicated it to Denniz Pop. (It is the last song they recorded with him.) Some of the girls were screaming so loud you could barely hear a thing. Especially when Nick was singing.
They did a Spanish dance with the female dancers. It looked good. Again they left the stage and this time they stayed away for a bit longer. Finally they came back for It's gotta be you. They were all dressed in different outfits (the dancers too). Nick was wearing a black sleeveless shirt showing off his tattoo. They did an extended version of this song and they introduced us to everyone giving each bandmember a moment to shine. When this was over confetti came down and it looked like the end of the show. They thanked the audience and left.
Fortunately they came back once more (after a long pause) for I want it that way. That was it. They thanked the audience again and left us (after almost two hours) with fireworks.
THANK YOU TO VANESSA FOR THIS REVIEW
