Backstreet Boys announce North American tour

The album came out in May, but North American audiences will have to wait until the fall to see the Backstreet Boys tour for 'Millennium.'

After weeks of intense anticipation, the band's official website posted the 2.5 month tour itinerary Wednesday.

Kicking off in the band's home state of Florida on September 15, the tour is set to wind across the United States and Canada. The travelling show will wind up with two home coming dates December 1 and 2 in Florida.

While the dates and venues have been officially posted, ticket pricing is still yet to be announced.

In a press release Thursday, however, tour sponsor Sears announced that tickets for all dates on the 'Sears presents Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium' tour would go on sale Saturday, August 14.

At the end of May, three of the Backstreet Boys met with press in Toronto and discussed the imminent tour. Fielding questions were Kevin Richardson, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough.

"The stage will be set up right in the middle of the arena. That way everyone can see us in the round," McLean said.

"We have 10 dancers - five guys and five girls - we have a six-piece band. We'll be doing a little bit of ... flying, that's all I'll say. We're just doing all kinds of new stuff. The show has 18 songs. We have a lot of music we have to cover."

He continued, "Basically it's most of the hits off the last album and all the songs, pretty much, off the new album. So it'll be about two hours long, and with lots of really cool costumes.

"We just worked recently with (the people) who worked with Janet Jackson on her Velvet Rope tour, so it's not like your typical, everyday clothing. We've got some pretty cool stuff that was designed specifically for us for the show. We have four different outfit changes."

The band spent the summer touring Europe.

September 15 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - National Car Rental Arena
September 17 - Charlotte, N.C. - Charlotte Coliseum
September 19 - Washington, D.C. - MCI Center
September 21 - Boston, Mass. - Fleet Center
September 24 - East Rutherford, N.J. - Continental Airlines Arena
September 26 - Uniondale, N.Y. - Nassau Coliseum
September 29 - Philadelphia, Pa. - First Union Center

October 4 - Columbus, Ohio - Schaflenstein Center
October 5 - Chicago, Ill. - Rosemont Horizon
October 6 - Chicago, Ill. - Rosemont Horizon
October 9 - Minneapolis, Minn. - Target Center
October 12 - Phoenix, Ariz. - America West Arena
October 14 - Anaheim, Calif. - The Pond
October 16 - Las Vegas, Nev. - MGM Grand
October 19 - Los Angeles, Calif. - The Forum
October 21 - San Jose, Calif. - San Jose Arena
October 25 - Portland, Ore. - Rose Garden
October 26 - Tacoma, Wash. - Tacoma Dome
October 29 - Salt Lake City, Utah - Delta Center
October 31 - Denver, Colo. - Pepsi Center

November 2 - Iowa City, Iowa - Chryer Haweye Arena
November 3 - Madison, Wis. - Kohl Center
November 4 - Milwaukee, Wis. - Bradley Center
November 6 - Detroit, Mich. - Palace of Auburn Hills
November 14 - Buffalo, N.Y. - Marine Midland Arena
November 15 - Cincinnati, Ohio - Firstar Arena
November 17 - St. Louis, Mo. - Kid Center
November 18 - Kansas City, Mo. - Kemper Arena
November 20 - New Orleans, La. - Sports Arena
November 21 - Memphis, Tenn. - The Pyramid
November 23 - Birmingham, Ala. - BJCC
November 24 - Atlanta, Ga. - Phillips Arena
November 26 - Lexington, Ky. - Rupp Arena
November 28 - Knoxville, Tenn. - Thompson Boing Arena
November 29 - Nashville, Tenn. - Nashville Arena

December 1 - Orlando, Fla. - Orlando Arena
December 2 - Tampa, Fla. - Ice Palace