Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs another superstar band…

Las Vegas Strip Sphere signs another superstar band residency

The pop music boy band phenomenon's beginnings go all the way back to the birth of rock and roll in the mid-1950s.

The first pop music boy band with a huge hit was Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, which, in 1956, recorded "Why Do Fools Fall In Love."

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The Osmond Brothers, another huge boy band that started in 1958, had their first No. 1 hit with "One Bad Apple" in 1971. Popular Osmond Brother Donny Osmond still performs his solo residency at Harrah's Showroom in Las Vegas.

One of the biggest boy bands of all time, The Jackson 5, had their first No. 1 hit with "I Want You Back" in January 1970 after releasing the song in October 1969. The most famous brother Michael Jackson would split from the group in 1984 after the huge success of his solo album "Thriller."

A new era of pop boy bands started

A new era of pop boy bands took hold in the 1980s and 90s when New Kids on the Block formed in 1984 in Boston. The group disbanded in 1994 and reunited in 2008.

Around the time when New Kids On the Block disbanded, several other boy bands began forming to carry the torch forward. The Backstreet Boys arrived in 1993, NSYNC formed in 1995, and 98 Degrees started in 1997.

NSYNC broke up in 2004, according to member Lance Bass' autobiography "Out of Sync." 98 Degrees went on hiatus in 2002 until 2012, and The Backstreet Boys also have gone on hiatus.

98 Degrees and New Kids On the Block made comebacks, and both bands have their Las Vegas connections.

98 Degrees performed at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve 2023 and 2024, and New Kids On the Block will open its first Las Vegas Strip residency with 24 shows stretching from June, July, and November 2025 at Dolby Live at Park MGM, then returning for eight more shows in February 2026. Ticket prices started at $79 before taxes and fees.

Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys open a summer residency at Sphere *Las Vegas in July 2025.* (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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The Backstreet Boys sign for Las Vegas Sphere residency

And now The Backstreet Boys, the 1990's chart-topping boy band, has signed on for a new residency at Sphere Entertainment's (SPHR) Sphere Las Vegas for 12 shows in July and August 2025.

The first 90's boy band Sphere residency "Into the Millennium" hits the stage July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, Aug. 1, 2, and 3, 2025. Backstreet Army Fan Club ticket presale begins Feb. 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific time at Ticketmaster.com.

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Artist presale tickets go on sale Feb. 19 at 9 a.m. Pacific. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. Pacific time.

The Backstreet Boys previously performed an 80-show residency on the Strip, in its "Larger Than Life" engagement from March 1, 2017, to April 27, 2019, at Planet Hollywood.

Las Vegas Strip's top five residencies in ticket sales.
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The Backstreet Boys hit their stride in 1999 with their third album "Millennium," which debuted at No. 1 and sold 24 million copies with its massive hit single "I Want It That Way."

The band has scheduled the release of its new album "Millennium 2.0" for July 11, 2025, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original "Millennium" release, according to the band's website.

The new deluxe reissue album will include 25 tracks, including all 12 remastered tunes from the original album, live recordings, demos, including "I Want It That Way" and B-sides, including the alternate version of the hit song.

Fans can hear The Backstreet Boys new single "Hey" when they pre-save "Millennium 2.0." Fans can preorder and presave the new album at Backstreetboys.com.

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