Tour by Backstreet Boys | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Associated album | Never Gone |
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Start date | July 22, 2005 |
End date | February 2, 2006 |
Legs | 3 |
No. of shows | 81 |
Backstreet Boys concert chronology |
The Never Gone Tour is the sixth headlining concert tour by American boy band, the Backstreet Boys. The tour was launched in support of their fifth studio album, Never Gone (2005). It is the last BSB tour with all five members of the group, as Kevin Richardson left the band shortly after the tour concluded on June 23, 2006. However, Richardson permanently returned to the band on April 29, 2012.[1]
The tour grossed an estimated $49.5 million within 79 tour dates.[citation needed]
Opening acts
[edit]- The Click Five (North America, select dates)[2]
- Jonas Brothers (North America, select dates)[3]
- Devon Werkheiser (North America, November/December 2005 dates only)
- Seminole County (North America, select dates)[4]
- Son of Dork (United Kingdom, all dates)
Setlist
[edit]The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on August 26, 2005, at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.[5] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Video Sequence"
- Act 1
- "The Call"
- "My Beautiful Woman"
- "More than That"
- "Climbing the Walls"
- "Shape of My Heart"
- "Video Sequence" (contains elements of "Don't Want You Back")
- Act 2
- "The One"
- "I Still..."
- "I Want It That Way"
- "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
- "Larger than Life"
- "Siberia"
- "Video Sequence" (contains elements of "We've Got It Goin' On")
- Act 3
- "All I Have to Give"
- "As Long As You Love Me"
- "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
- "Just Want You to Know"
- "Crawling Back to You"
- "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
- "Video Sequence" (contains elements of "Never Gone")
- Act 4
- "Weird World"
- "Drowning"
- "Incomplete"
- Encore
Tour dates
[edit]Box office score data
[edit]Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
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Molson Amphitheatre | Toronto | 15,880 / 15,880 (100%) | $577,006[10] |
Bell Centre | Montreal | 11,191 / 12,000 (93%) | $563,801[10] |
Point Theatre | Dublin | 8,148 / 8,148 (100%) | $405,384[11] |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane | 4,866 / 5,232 (93%) | $314,608[12] |
Sydney Entertainment Centre | Sydney | 9,000 / 9,000 (100%) | $581,585[13] |
Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide | 4,689 / 6,500 (72%) | $291,103[14] |
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne | 11,000 / 11,000 (100%) | $682,982[13] |
TOTAL | 64,774 / 67,760 (96%) | $3,416,469 |
References
[edit]- ^ Silverman, Stephen A. (June 26, 2006). "Kevin Richardson Leaving Backstreet Boys". People. Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Grose, Jessica (August 17, 2005). "The Click Five, 'Greetings from Imrie House' (Lava/Atlantic)". Spin. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Moser, John J. (February 18, 2006). "Pop go the families ** The Jonas Brothers: hearththrobs of the Hanson kind". The Morning Call. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Seminole County". Los Angeles Music Awards. March 2006. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Fuoco, Christina (August 29, 2005). "Live Review: Backstreet Boys in Phoenix". LiveDaily. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on December 16, 2005. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Backstreet Boys Offering Free Tour Tickets". Billboard. VNU eMedia Inc. June 9, 2005. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in Europe:
- "Calendar". Backstreet Boys' Official Website. September 2005. Archived from the original on September 23, 2005. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "Backstreet Boys starten Deutschlandtour" [Backstreet Boys start German tour]. Rheinische Post (in German). October 4, 2005. Archived from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ Sources for tour dates in Asia:
- "Calendar". Backstreet Boys' Official Website. December 2005. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "Backstreet Boys Never Gone Tour 2006特集!" [Backstreet Boys Never Gone Tour 2006 feature!]. Barks (in Japanese). February 3, 2006. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "The Boys were 'never gone'". The Philippine Star. January 18, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "BACKSTREET BOYS - NEVER GONE TOUR". Frontier Touring Company. December 2005. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 40. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media. October 1, 2005. p. 19. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 48. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media. November 16, 2005. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 6. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media. February 11, 2006. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 10. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media. March 11, 2006. p. 15. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore: Concert Grosses". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 13. Nashville, Tennessee: VNU Business Media. April 1, 2006. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 5, 2019.