Source: The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

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In an unprecedented show of popularity, popsters Backstreet Boys have sold all 765,000 tickets for their
North American tour in just one day, generating an estimated $30 million. Tickets for the 11-week,
39-city arena tour, which kicks off Sept. 14 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sold out as soon as they went on sale
Saturday -- the vast majority within an hour. The boxoffice activity for the Sears Presents Backstreet
Boys Into the Millennium Tour, which runs through Dec. 2 and reaches the Forum in the Los Angeles area
on Oct. 19-20, is unprecedented in the concert business. "This is kind of exciting. This sale shows this
band's career is clearly on the upswing," said Jeff Kwatinetz, co-founder of the Firm, which manages
Backstreet Boys. "We are going to have sold-out audiences seeing one of the best shows they will ever
see, and that will take this band to the next level."
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