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Backstreet Boys + Kate Alexa Entertainment Centre, Wed 1 Feb  The
Entertainment Centre was flooded with a herd of diehard Backstreet
Boys fans, sporting t-shirts scrawled with the likes of Have My Babies
Nick and excitedly buying Backstreet glow sticks and other merchandise.
The place was full of electricity as fans anticipated seeing the 13-year-old-group's
first Adelaide performance. Rising Aussie starlet Kate Alexa kicked off the show; a good match for the Boys, as the teenager supported Jesse McCartney's Australian tour late last year. Serving up a few charismatic pop songs, including a rendition of Boys Of Summer, the audience was pumped for what was expected to be a lively, exciting show. Appearing with a bang of fireworks and laser lights, Kevin, AJ, Brian, Howie and Nick descended the centre stage stairs with The Call, not hesitating to get up close to adoring fans, accepting gifts such as kangaroos and roses. Following this smashing beginning, the performance surprisingly took a more mellow turn with the Boys performing the slower Beautiful Woman and Climbing The Walls. Screaming throughout the entire performance was a given, but naturally heightened as a teasing Nick jumped into the crowd, causing a sea of girls to run in his direction on the lower level. With similar screaming praise while playing his electric guitar 'Helga', which he called his girlfriend, it was Brian who actually stole the show as he not only injected humour into interactions with the crowd but also seemed more passionate and less attention-seeking than Nick. However, the older Boys certainly aren't what they used to be in terms of choreography. The group's dances were not as up to scratch compared with their past cutting-edge moves, being a little too simple and out of sync. There seemed to be a lack of camaraderie too, as each member wandered to different parts of the stage to try to outdo each other. It would have also been nice to see more effort being put into the costume department, although they did at one stage wear similar hats: the casual attire was disappointingly sloppy compared to the matching costumes that they are known for. The five did live up to expectations with their stirring harmonies and knee-weakening crooning, AJ being most impressive with his powerful and soulful performance throughout. Larger Than Life was a crowd pleaser with the chaotic laser lights being used again and Incomplete was a dreamy experience as the boys sat around Kevin playing the piano centre stage. But the real party song was Everybody (Backstreet's Back), the song that everyone had eagerly awaited for, naturally held off until the end. The Boys put on a fun and energetic show, but it could've been perhaps a little more polished. I expected something more breathtaking from such an experienced group, but there is no doubt the group's pack of loyal Adelaide followers hope they they don't have to wait another 13 years for their return.  |
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