The Backstreet Boys won’t be back for Christmas.
The band announced on Friday that they would cancel their Christmas shows in Las Vegas and postpone their Christmas album to a new release date in 2022.
The band should reappear with a list of exclusive Christmas shows and a “Very Backstreet Christmas Party” album for 2021. (Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP)
A sincere apology to your “BSB Army” Instagram, band members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson wrote that the ongoing complications of COVID-19 have impacted travel and other processes that are critical to their plans for 2021.
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The band wrote about their Christmas album: “We are so excited and proud of what we have and how it all comes together.
“We believe this is one of our best creations to date and that this creation deserves the best possible scenario and is prepared for success.”
The Post continued, “With the current state of the world still limiting our travel and little things taking much longer in these processes, we’ve decided to wait until 2022 to get our Christmas album out, and then we’ll do our limited Las Vegas- Run cancellation of the Christmas shows. “
“While we are disappointed, we know this is the best and we can’t wait to share the magic of this album with all of you when the time is right!”
Fans have received mixed reactions to the disappointing news.
“We waited over 20 years, we could wait one more,” commented an optimistic fan.
Another wasn’t so generous: “Not even new music? We can’t get new music because of Covid. I thought the album was recorded? That will never happen now.”
“Too good to be true,” added another.
The pop group first announced the 12-day show in July to be staged at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater in Las Vegas.
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To the delight of fans, the band announced that they would be embracing the Christmas spirit for the occasion.
The group wrote on Instagram at the time: “While the army lay comfortably in their beds and visions of BSB danced through their heads … We planned and staged such a glorious show …
“We just want you to know … A VERY BACKSTREET CHRISTMAS PARTY: Our Limited Las Vegas engagement is coming this November and December!”
The show was supposed to show “classic vacation favorites, new originals and their biggest hits”.
In order not to shy away from a Christmas album, the boy band has released it beforehand Christmas time 1996 and It’s Christmas time again in 2012.
The Backstreet Boys were also reportedly scheduling gig dates in Vegas despite COVID-19 outbreaks.
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At the time of the announcement, Howie Dorough, 48, said USA today: “If you’d asked 10 years ago if you’d like to play in Vegas, I would have said, ‘No, people there are retreating into the sunset and ending their careers.’
“But Celine [Dion], Britney [Spears], J.Lo [Jennifer Lopez] – they all modeled what the people of Vegas perceive. “
As per Entertainment tonight, Nick Carter said the band hoped the shows and album would provide some fun and Christmas cheer after being isolated from COVID-19.
“I think people are coming out of this pandemic, we’ve all had this dark time, so everyone wants out and we just want to huddle together, socialize and celebrate. And Vegas is one of the best places to do that. “
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