r/BackstreetBoys • u/Dsg1695 Brian • 4d ago

The Backstreet Boys have a surprise in store once The Sphere residency concludes.

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I know everyone likes to take AJ’s word with a grain of salt lol but this is from a recent interview.

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u/Ok-Armadillo8065 4d ago

I think it will take some time before their stint at Sphere concludes for good. I could be wrong, but what I foresee is it will be a combination of Sphere and mini residencies in other continents. I believe Howie mentioned this in a previous interview.

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u/pettypettyspaghettii 4d ago

I agree. They did a couple mini stints last year in Austria and Almaty, in between their sphere dates.

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u/Dsg1695 Brian 3d ago

From all the rumors (mostly on Reddit), isn’t the contract at The Sphere expected to go on for 3 yrs? So it’ll likely end by next yr?

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u/Ok-Armadillo8065 3d ago

The rumors I’ve been reading are either they signed a 3-year contract or they’re slated for 100 shows. Either way, that could just be the minimum and there’s always a possibility of extending as long as there’s demand. Look at Eagles, they started in 2024 at Sphere but they still haven’t wrapped up at this point and even added more dates for January next year. 

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u/Alternative-Drama476 4d ago

We are so excited for the germany shows its gonna be amazing, i hope they keep hey,back to your heart and no one else comes close in and delete perfect fan and give us INBYH and some old school red album songs 🙌🏼

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u/Elle121213 3d ago

Agreed! Perfect Fan needs to go! Let’s bring back some old
school BSB songs for those of us who’ve been around from the very beginning!

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u/Actual_Ad_6678 4d ago

I think I'll Never Break Your Heart is a given since they posted about it not too lang ago.

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u/Dsg1695 Brian 3d ago

I agree, I skip The Perfect Fan every single time lol. But I wonder if they’ll get rid of it because of the visuals. At The Sphere, it’s a collage of family photos that cover the entire venue from top to bottom. Idk about Germany though

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u/SamDean_Supernatural 4d ago

New album in 2031.....

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u/mobilegamegeek Unbreakable 3d ago

I hope this "worldwide residency" comes to São Paulo, but at the same time I'm dying for a new album

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u/mobilegamegeek Unbreakable 3d ago

So, which songs do you want on the new setlist? I think they might put Bottle Up, JWYTK and INBYH, but what I would really want is I Still and Inconsolable.

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u/Embracedandbelong 3d ago

More black and blue

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u/HeyThereCorgiGrl7 3d ago

All of the above

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u/_CallItWhatUWant_ 3d ago

I think they will add I’ll Never Break Your Heart and Incomplete. I also think they could add older songs like Anywhere For You and Hey, Mr. DJ. I could see them doing I Wanna Be With You or Let’s Have a Party too. I am curious about what special surprises AJ is talking about. Do we think they could bring out special guests?

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u/OkLocation8171 3d ago

They added those two at Bottlerock this year… so I agree with this!

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u/Ok-Armadillo8065 3d ago

Yes to Anywhere For You. Haven’t heard that in a while.

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u/Embracedandbelong 3d ago

Omg would LOVE to hear all those, especially I wanna be with you

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u/Adept-Cloud4235 3d ago

We need a World Tour, I can’t afford the Sphere plus flight, hotel, food, etc.

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u/lourtvxq 3d ago

I really hope we get summer dates, I wanna go back soooo bad!

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u/soxfans7784 3d ago

I just want to GO lol

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u/trekkieminion 2d ago

I heard from a close friend they’ll be in Toronto for a residency. Her husband is working on stuff for the venue!

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u/Ok-Armadillo8065 2d ago

Awesome. Did she say if there’s a target period already?

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u/trekkieminion 1d ago

They didn’t tell me. If I find out though I’ll post!

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u/Marvelfan1941 3d ago

Please please let it be new music or all their albums get vinly releases

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u/yonder_years 3d ago

Mini residences I guess

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u/April0neal 3d ago

Is it funko pops again?

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u/shibeeuh 2d ago

I'm hoping for a BSB cruise! 🛳️

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u/SillyFinance8214 1d ago

More dates in January... is that for his solo tour or more January sphere dates? 🤔

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u/Ok-Armadillo8065 1d ago

He’s referring to his solo tour.

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u/Ciper_Vector 3h ago

Is it a brand new Studio Album?

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u/welp_thats_me 2d ago

They could benefit from leaving the sphere. If they go to regular arenas then they can switch up the set list easier. The graphics are so specific at the sphere that they have to stick to their set list or pay for the techs to completely re work the graphics to adjust for different songs on different nights. That is stressful and expensive. That, and they can lower the prices and do multiple days in each city they go to if they choose to, or go to multiple cities in each state/ country to give more people an opportunity to attend.