Backstreet Boys Re-Create Iconic 'Millennium Tour' Surfboard Entrance— And Fans Are Not OK
The five singers revived their 1999 surfboard entrance and fans reacted strongly online, with some calling the opening unforgettable.
- On Friday, the Backstreet Boys kicked off their 'Into The Millennium HOMECOMING: Live in Germany' shows at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Duesseldorf, recreating their iconic 1999 surfboard entrance.
- The group selected Germany for their first German residency because it was the first country 'that ever embraced the Backstreet Boys,' writing that after 30 years, they are finally coming home.
- During the original 1999 Millennium tour, member Kevin Richardson famously got stuck mid-air for three songs, yet the 2026 rendition proceeded without technical issues.
- Fans reacted with overwhelming nostalgia to the viral video, with social media comments including "Screaming crying throwing up! BREATHE" and expressions of disbelief from viewers online.
- The show pays homage to the 1999 album 'Millennium,' featuring hits like 'I Want It That Way' and 'Larger Than Life,' following their successful Sphere residency in Las Vegas.
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Backstreet Boys re-create iconic 'Millennium Tour' surfboard entrance— And fans are not OK
The group kicked off their “Into The Millennium HOMECOMING: Live in Germany” shows on Friday, Sept. 25 and made an unforgettable entrance.
Since their youth they listen to the songs of the boy band, for the concerts some even travel from abroad. In front of the Düsseldorf Arena, the fans show with self-designed jackets, glitters and tuned looks how much the boy band means to them.
The Backstreet Boys deliver a great performance at their first concert in Düsseldorf, but suddenly it comes to an abrupt end ...
They float from the stadium ceiling to the stage, and then everything revolves around pop nostalgia: Flying on five hoverboards, the Backstreet Boys have opened their concert series in Düsseldorf. Equipped with a 32 meter high stage, pyrotechnics and a laser show, Howie Dorough and his band colleagues AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson awoke [...]
On Friday the Backstreet Boys played their first concert. For many fans the party started already at the main station. What they were especially happy about.
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