![]() The band was backed by both a six-member instrumental band and a complement of ten backup dancers (five male and five female). ![]() Among those involved in designing the staging was Mark Rabbit. ![]() The stage was also accessible by stairways down off the outer edge of the stage to the venue floor, from where the "understage" could also be accessed. The instrumental band was situated in the space between the outer track and the central platform, with band members separated from each other by the ramps. The platform and ramps could also be positioned flat at the level of the rest of the stage, creating a flat stage with only a slight step-up from the outer track to the center area. This platform would normally be higher than the rest of the stage but could be lowered down below the stage to allow the band to enter from or exit the "understage" area (equivalent to "backstage") the ramps would adjust accordingly. The stage featured a pentagonal outer track with five ramps to a central circular platform. The staging for the tour featured a pentagonal stage which situated in the center of each venue, with a 360-degree in the round design. The promoter agreed to donate to Columbine victims but said it would offer the donation to a group of its choosing, claiming the Columbine College Fund, chosen by the band's management, might not have been legitimate. The band subsequently requested that House of Blues donate $75,000 to a Columbine High School scholarship fund as compensation for their actions. The brokers then resold the tickets for well above face value. It was alleged that House of Blues had reserved a large number of tickets not purchased by season-ticket holders to private brokers, instead of offering them to the public. There was some controversy over the distribution of tickets at the Denver show of the first tour leg by promoter House of Blues Concerts. The concert at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist. The second North American leg of the tour ran from February 11–March 15, 2000. This leg (if not also the final leg) was officially titled "Sears Presents Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium Tour", as Sears sponsored at least the first North American leg, as did Polaroid. As a result of Hurricane Floyd, which was approaching Florida, the band was forced to postpone the first two tour dates from September 14 and 15 to December 5 and 6. After adding several additional shows, the leg ultimately comprised 53 shows with some venues hosting three consecutive shows. A majority of the tickets sold out within the first hour of the sale, and several venues set records for sell-out speed. ![]() The reported 765,000 tickets grossed sales estimated at $30 million, with face values set at $28.50 and $38.50, putting the entire tour on sale on one morning was an unusual sales method which allowed the on sale to become an event and resulted in broken sales records. The entire leg sold out on the August 14 onsale date. The first leg of the North American tour initially sold 53 dates (40 announced and 13 added due to demand) in 39 cities, scheduled to run from September 14–December 2, 1999. The first leg of the tour was a European leg, which ran from June 2–Augand featured more than 40 concerts in over 30 cities and 13 countries. Before the tour commenced, the group filmed a Disney Channel concert special on from the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. ![]()
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