May 14, 2013

PRESALE INFO AND MORE

Hello all you beautiful people!

If you haven't heard yet, where have you been?? But, seriously...

We are thrilled to announce our In A World Like This North American Tour, kicking off in Chicago, IL. It's ALSO our first tour back with KEVIN!! It's been a while since we saw you last, and all 5 of us are happy & excited to be coming back to a city nearest you.

The full list of tour dates can be found on the TOUR page of the site, or listed below:

8/2 Charter One Pavilion in Chicago, IL
8/3 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis, MO
8/4 Toledo Zoo Amphitheater in Toledo, OH
8/6 Bell Centre in Montreal, QC**
8/7 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON
8/8 DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI
8/9 PNC Pavilion @ Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, OH
8/10 Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Cleveland, OH
8/12 Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA
8/13 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantaugh, NY
8/15 PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ
8/16 Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ
8/17 Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, VA
8/20 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion in Raleigh, NC
8/21 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC
8/22 Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta, GA***
8/23 Live Nation Amphitheatre at Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, FL
8/25 Cruzan Amphitheatre in W. Palm Beach, FL
8/30 Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie, TX
8/31 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX
9/5 Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, AZ***
9/6 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA
9/7 Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV
9/8 Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord, CA

**presales on 5/22

***presales on 5/29

Watch the teaser for the In A World Like This Tour by clicking the image below...

In A World Like This trailer

 

Brand New Fan Club Membership Packages Available!

In addition, we have some brand new Fan Club membership packages available in the online store. This is the first time we've had physical Fan Club membership packages as an option in...well...let's just say a long time! We were waiting for the right opportunity to bring you something new & fresh, and we couldn't be more excited about it.

We've reduced the price of the digital-only membership, and added two more fantastic packages with some merch we know you guys are going to love.

The packages can be found in the store, or see a breakdown below:

THE PERFECT FAN - ONLY $30!
-Access to presale tickets and VIPs
-Access to the community features, including forums, blogs, and chat
-Access to exclusive content
-Access to Fan Club-only Contests & Campaigns

MORE THAN THAT - $50
-Access to presale tickets and VIPs
-Access to the community features, including forums, blogs, and chat
-Access to exclusive content
-Access to Fan Club-only Contests & Campaigns
-Welcome letter from the Boys
-Official Fan Club membership card
-11x17 poster of brand new album artwork

LARGER THAN LIFE - $80
-Access to presale tickets and VIPs
-Access to the community features, including forums, blogs, and chat
-Access to exclusive content
-Access to Fan Club-only Contests & Campaigns
-Welcome letter from the Boys
-Official Fan Club membership card
-AUTOGRAPHED 11x17 poster of brand new album artwork
-One (1) beautiful, high quality, frameable 11x17 lyric print of your choosing (3 styles to choose from)

Choose the one that suits you best today!

 

Ticket presales for IN A WORLD LIKE THIS Tour

This brings us to the presale portion of this news post.

Listen closely folks, we don't want you to miss any steps:

Fan Club concert ticket presales for all of the above North American tour dates will begin on Wednesday, May 15th at 7am local times in all markets*. You will need a code to participate in the presale. Tickets will be sold through ticketmaster.com, except for 8/30 in Grand Prairie, TX which will be sold here. You do not need a code for Grand Prairie.

*except where indicated

***PLEASE READ CAREFULLY REGARDING PRESALES***

The cut off to purchase a membership and still receive a Ticketmaster presale code is Tuesday, May 14th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Make sure you join the fan club before then to get a Tickmaster presale code! This cut off date does not apply for presales occurring on 5/22 and 5/29.

Presale codes are only for concert tickets, not VIPs. VIP meet and greets are sold exclusively through backstreetboys.com.

Ticketmaster presale codes will be mailed after midnight PDT the night before the presale. Please be aware: MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER YOUR FAN CLUB ACCOUNT WITH AN EMAIL ADDRESS OTHER THAN COMCAST, AOL, OR HOTMAIL TO ENSURE YOU GET AN EMAIL WITH A CODE. COMCAST, AOL, AND HOTMAIL FILTERS SOMETIMES BLOCK OUR EMAILS FROM COMING THROUGH. YOU CAN ALSO UPDATE YOUR EXISTING EMAIL ADDRESS.

If you do not receive a code and you've checked your junk folders first, we'll be answering Support inquiries at support.groundctrl.com or by phone at 877-GND-CTRL beginning at 4am PDT on 5/15 to 4pm PDT. Normal business hours will resume on 5/16.

 

VIP presales for IN A WORLD LIKE THIS Tour

In addition to ticket presales, we are excited to announce new VIP packages for the upcoming tour. Please note that these packages are upgrades only. You will need a ticket to attend the event. Backstreetboys.com is the ONLY place where you can purchase meet and greet packages to meet and interact with the band.

VIP PACKAGES WILL GO ON SALE TO THE FAN CLUB AT NOON LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY 5/15* via the TOUR page! This will give everyone time to get tickets before having to worry about VIPs.

*only applies to tour dates with concert ticket presales on Wednesday 5/15

The new packages are as follows:

PLATINUM Upgrade - $599
One Meet and Greet with Backstreet Boys
One Individual Photo with Backstreet Boys
Exclusive Tour Poster
One Commemorative VIP Laminate
Green Room (Pre Show Hospitality Room)
Go on stage with BSB during a song
Early entry to venue
Crowd Free Merch Shopping
Soundcheck Party w/Q&A
1 Year backstreetboys.com Fan Club Membership Extension
Autographed 8X10

GOLD Upgrade - $349
Individual meet and greet (one person with all of BSB)
Individual photo (one person with all of BSB)
Early entry to venue
Crowd Free Merch Shopping
Soundcheck Party w/Q&A
One Commemorative VIP Laminate
1 Year backstreetboys.com Fan Club Membership

SILVER Upgrade - $249
Group meet and greet
Group photo
Soundcheck Party w/Q&A
Crowd Free Merch Shopping
One Commemorative VIP Laminate
6 Month backstreetboys.com Fan Club Membership
Early Entry to venue

BRONZE Upgrade - $99
Soundcheck Party w/Q&A
One Commemorative VIP Laminate
6 Month backstreetboys.com Fan Club Membership
Early Entry to venue

We suggest making sure you are able to log into your account prior to the presale. If you are experiencing any problems with your Fan Club account or your transaction, we are here to help! We will have representatives monitoring inquiries sent via the Customer Support website support.groundctrl.com as well as on the phones at 877-GND-CTRL (if you can't get through on the phone, send a message through the support site, it may be answered quicker during high call volume times).

 

Hope to see you out at the shows!

Luv,
backstreetboys.com