Review: Backstreet Boys, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Nov 5 2009 by Katie Davies, The Journal

WITH 13 Top 40 hits on Billboard 100 and more than a million albums sold, there was no doubt about the Backstreet Boys’ track record.

But the question on everyone’s lips as the four entered the stage (original band member Kevin isn’t taking part in the reunion) was whether – after a decade away – the boys still had it in them.

Well, although there were a few hiccups with sound and vocals, overall it was a great performance.

The boys leapt on to the stage through string curtains and screamed Backstreet’s Back, All Right! which brought the audience straight to their feet.

The stage was set up as a sound system with great lighting effects and resident DJ, plus clever videos to distract us when the band left the stage to change.

Although Kevin Richardson was sitting out of the Unbreakable Tour, the rest of the boys seemed as united as ever.

The Grammy-nominated foursome danced their hearts out and it was a spectacular moment when they performed to Larger Than Life.