The DNA World Tour[1] was the tenth concert tour by American vocal group Backstreet Boys in support of their tenth studio album, DNA (2019). The tour performed over 150 shows in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. It was the ninth highest-grossing tour of 2019, with a total attendance of 999,242 from 95 shows, as well as a total revenue of $92,310,105.[2]
The tour began on May 11, 2019,[3] but was cut short on March 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] They initially rescheduled the remaining dates for 2021,[5] but eventually had to reschedule again for 2022 and 2023.[6][7] Additional shows took place in the fall of 2024.
Background
The DNA World Tour was announced on November 9, 2018.[8] In April 2019, it was announced that member Brian Littrell's son Baylee would be the supporting act for North American tour dates.[9]
The following set list was obtained from the concert held on August 26, 2019, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[13] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
The Spanish version of "Anywhere for You" was performed in Latin America except in Brazil.
Reception
Just six hours after tickets went on sale in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, tickets to the concert for Etihad Arena were all sold out.[14] This became the fastest selling event of their world tour and setting the quickest time to sell out an arena show in the UAE capital[14][15]
^The concert in Hershey on August 18, 2019, was postponed due to a thunderstorm. The band performed two songs before the show was postponed and rescheduled for September 16, 2019.[33][34]
^The May 15, 2022, concert in Mexico City was part of Tecate Emblema 2022 Festival.
^The concert in Bristow on July 12, 2022, was postponed due to a thunderstorm. The concert was rescheduled for September 5, 2022.[35][36]
^ abcdThe attendance and box revenue is representative of the shows on October 10 and October 31.
^The following dates were part of iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Tour 2022.
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"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. July 6, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131, no. 16. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. July 29, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131, no. 19. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. August 10, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. September 7, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
^Sources for box office data in North America, Jul–Sep 2019:
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131, no. 19. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. August 10, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. August 17, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131, no. 21. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. September 14, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131, no. 23. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. September 28, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. October 5, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
"Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 131. Nashville, Tennessee: Eldridge Industries. October 19, 2019. ISSN0006-2510. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.