Review: Backstreet Boys, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Nov 5 2009 by Katie Davies, The Journal

Brian Littrell took lead for most of the show and at times it seemed he had left a slice of his vocal range in America, as he failed to reach some of the higher notes.

And there were a couple of cues missed too.

But he got the better of his nerves in the second half, and finally wooed the girls with his great voice in I Will Always Love You – together with his cheeky smile, of course.

The group, put together by music mogul Lou Pearlman, took turns to sing solo, which was a nice touch.

They also performed songs from their new album, This Is Us – their seventh album in 13 years. For the new release, they’ve called in the likes of Akon, Ne-Yo and One Republic frontman Ryan Tedder to help.

The performance of their latest single Bigger was particularly catchy, I thought, and will be performed on the X Factor this Sunday, for anyone who missed it.