The Boys by the numbers

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Aug 22, 2099 Source: The Lexington Herald-Leader Submitted By: Malon82@aol.com Published Friday, August 20, 1999, in the Herald-Leader 765,000 - Number of Backstreet Boys tickets sold on Saturday 30,000,000 - Dollars worth of tickets sold 39 - Cities in their North American arena tour 40 - Original number of shows booked and sold out 13 - Number of shows added 0 - Number of shows added in Lexington 37 - Minutes it took to sell out Lexington's one show at Rupp Arena 31 - Minutes it took for Garth Brooks to sell out his first of three Rupp shows last year 10 - Minutes it took for Madonna to sell out her 20,000-seat hometown venue outside of Detroit 8 - Minutes it took for the Boys to sell out the same venue 6,000,000 - Total albums the Boys have sold in America (*) 4,500,000 - Copies sold of Millennium, their latest album, which they released three months ago (*) 5 - Number of Backstreet Boys Infinite - Heartbreaks among fans who walked away ticketless (*) There may be some confusion on the part of the newspaper here. Comment on this item. Next Item: Some Ticket Advice For Next Time Prev Item: Backstreet Boys take touring circuit by storm