Backstreet Boys, acclaimed as the best-selling boy band of all time
which dominated the music and recording industry from the early 1990s onwards, is
coming to Manila to do a major concert on May 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena in
Pasay City.
The group is loved
for its many huge hits like “I Want It That Way,” “Everybody (“Backstreet’s
Back”),” “As Long As You Love Me,” “I’ll Never Break Your Heart,” “Anywhere For
You,” “Larger Than Life,” “Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely,” “This Is Us,”
“Never Gone,” “Unbreakable,” and many more. With over 130 million records sold
worldwide, Backstreet Boys has left its mark in the music and recording
industry as one of the world’s top-selling music artists.
Formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida, Backstreet Boys first attracted worldwide attention
with its self-titled debut international album (1996), its second international album, “Backstreet’s
Back” (1997), and its debut album in the
US.
On April 22, 2013, the
multiple award-winning and Grammy-nominated group received a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In commemoration of its 20th anniversary in the music and
recording industry, Backstreet Boys came out with a full-length movie documentary
titled, “Backstreet Boys” Show “Em What You’re Made Of,” which was filmed over
two years and chronicles its musical journey by delving into the extremes of
fame and fortune that each member has undergone.
An emotionally open and honest
documentation of the biggest and most successful musical group in history, the
film documentary stars original group members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian
Litrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson, who also produced the film along with
Mia Bays.
Ihe film opened last Jan. 30 in theaters and video-on-demands
throughout the US through Gravitas Ventures, released in February in the United Kingdom and Europe
and on March 28 worldwide.
The documentary will have its worldwide television premiere as part
of the Emmy Award-winning “VH1 Rock Docs” franchise scheduled to debut on VH1
in the Spring of 2015.
(“Backstreet Boys Live In
Manila 2015!” is presented by Ovation Productions through Live Nation. Tickets prices are P7920, 6870, 5810, 4760,
3700, 2640, 930 available at all smtickets outlets and online at www.smtickets.com.)
