Backstreet Boys extend tour

The Backstreet Boys announced the upcoming North American summer and fall legs of their DNA World Tour. The forthcoming run is the second North American leg on the tour, which has become one of the group’s biggest arena tours in 18 years, thanks to the global success of its No. 1 and Grammynominated album “DNA.”

“We give our fans 100 per cent, night after night, putting on the best Backstreet Boys show we can. We play our hits, we dance our asses off and we do it because we love our fans,” said member AJ McLean. “We have the best fans in the world. They come out to party and they sing at the top of their lungs and we feed off that energy. We can’t wait to take this show on the road again this summer.”

The group will perform at the Budweiser Stage on Sept. 18. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday and can be purchased at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com. Fan club presale tickets begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Visit backstreetboys.com for more information.