NSYNC in Concert#Broadcasts and recordings
{{Short description|1998–2000 concert tour by NSYNC}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = NSYNC in Concert
| image = Nsync tourpass.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| landscape = no
| alt =
| image_caption = Working crew pass for the 1999 tour
| artist = NSYNC
| location =
| type =
| album = 'N Sync
| start_date = {{Start date|1998|06|11}}
| end_date = {{End date|2000|01|01}}
| number_of_legs = 5
| number_of_shows = 209
| gross = $16,667,078
| URL =
| last_tour = For the Girl Tour
(1997-1999)
| this_tour = NSYNC in Concert
(1998–2000)
| next_tour = No Strings Attached Tour
(2000)
| Misc =
}}
NSYNC in Concert (also known as the Second II None Tour,{{cite book |title=Justin Timberlake: A Biography |last=Dillon Summers |first=Kimberly|date=16 June 2010 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |location=Westport, Connecticut |isbn=978-0-313-38320-5 |page=XX|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BWWgME7JgZgC&q=Second%20II%20None%20tour%20nsync&pg=PR20 |accessdate=16 August 2011|chapter= Timeline: Events in the Life of Justin Timberlake}} Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Tour,{{cite web|title=Resume: Kevin Wilson|url=http://mrwilsonentertainment.com/pdf/KevinDanceresumeupdate.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323052113/http://mrwilsonentertainment.com/pdf/KevinDanceresumeupdate.pdf|archive-date=23 March 2011|work=Mister Wilson Entertainment|accessdate=16 August 2011}} Boys of Summer Tour{{cite web|date=10 February 1999|title='N Sync, Five And Jordan Knight On Board For Boys Of Summer Tour|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428972/n-sync-five-jordan-knight-on-board-boys-summer-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204814/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428972/n-sync-five-jordan-knight-on-board-boys-summer-tour.jhtml|archive-date=7 November 2012|work=MTV News|accessdate=16 August 2011}} and The Winter Shows) is the second concert tour by American boy band, NSYNC. Primarily visiting North America, the tour supported the band's debut studio album, 'N Sync. The trek lasted eighteen months, playing over two hundred concerts in over one hundred cities. In 1998, the tour was nominated for "Best New Artist Tour" by Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1998.htm |title=Pollstar Awards Archive: 1998 |work=Pollstar |accessdate=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816061939/http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/awards1998.htm |archive-date=16 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} It also became one of the biggest tours in 1999, earning over $50 million.{{cite news |author=Harden |first=Mark |date=1 January 2000 |title=Rising ticket prices boost concert takes |newspaper=Denver Post |url=https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/tour0101.htm |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513080944/https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/tour0101.htm |archive-date=13 May 2018}} Supporting the band on the tour were newcomers Britney Spears, B*Witched and Mandy Moore along with music veterans Jordan Knight, Shanice and The Sugarhill Gang.
Background
After completing a promotional tour for their debut album, the band announced their first tour in North America. Previously, the band toured Germany for their "For the Girl Tour" in 1997. The summer outing saw the band playing in nightclubs, state fairs and radio music festivals. After the airing of their Disney Channel concert special, “NSYNC: Live in Concert”, the band's popularity grew in the United States and additional dates were added to the tour. Now known as the "Second II None Tour", the band were now playing theatres and auditoriums. Before the tour began in November 1998, the band become the opening act for Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope Tour during concerts in October 1998.{{cite web |date=6 October 1998 |title='N Sync Describes Hooking Up With Janet Jackson |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430406/n-sync-describes-hooking-up-with-janet-jackson/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614044109/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430406/n-sync-describes-hooking-up-with-janet-jackson/ |archive-date=14 June 2014 |access-date=20 September 2021 |work=MTV News}}
The "Second II None Tour" leg ended in February 1999, after performing at a radio music festival in San Jose, California. Around this time, band member Lance Bass expressed the band would expand their upcoming tour to the United Kingdom. However, this did not come to fruition. The next leg of the tour, known as "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Tour" began in the spring of 1999. The band were now playing arenas in the United States. The tour was sponsored by Oxy Balance.{{cite web|author=Gazdik, Tanya|date=15 February 1999|title=Mars Getting 'N Sync With Teens|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/mars-getting-n-sync-teens-37987|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009192630/http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/mars-getting-n-sync-teens-37987|archive-date=9 October 2012|work=Adweek|accessdate=16 August 2011}} During an interview with the Hartford Courant, band member JC Chasez described the tour as:
"The concerts, yeah, are loud and crazy, and people scream and everything like that but it's fun. It's all in good fun. The core of the show is the same, the same old singing and dancing, NSYNC style: a high-energy, very personal performance".{{cite web|author=Catlin, Roger|date=11 March 1999|title=Bubble Gum?|url=https://www.courant.com/1999/03/11/bubble-gum-3/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806142747/http://articles.courant.com/1999-03-11/entertainment/9903100015_1_chasez-bubble-gum-n-sync|archive-date=6 August 2012|work=Hartford Courant|access-date=16 August 2011}}
While performing a concert in New Haven, Connecticut, local radio station WKCI-FM declared March 13, 1999, as "NSYNC Day".{{cite magazine |last1=Silberman |first1=Jeff|last2=Hall|first2=Dana|last3=Schiffman|first3=Marc|date= 1 May 1999|title=Maintaining Control on Sales Promos: Strategies on Cutting Clutter|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=18|page=65|location=New York City |issn=0006-2510|accessdate=20 August 2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=nsync%20day%20new%20haven&pg=PA65}} While touring in Florida, Bass became ill and missed the concerts in Tampa and Sunrise.{{cite web|date=14 May 1999|title='N Sync's Lance Bass Sidelined With Illness|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432546/n-syncs-lance-bass-sidelined-with-illness.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720010134/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432546/n-syncs-lance-bass-sidelined-with-illness/|archive-date=20 July 2014|work=MTV News|accessdate=20 August 2011}} The tour was expanded once again to the summer, now called the "Boys of Summer Tour". The band were now playing amphitheatres and stadiums. The shows were sponsored by Clairol Herbal Essences.{{Cite news |last=Lauro |first=Patricia Winters |date=24 July 2000 |title=Clairol joins forces with Britney Spears in an effort to sell more shampoo to teenagers. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/24/business/advertising-clairol-joins-forces-with-britney-spears-effort-sell-more-shampoo.html |url-status=dead |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129002711/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/24/business/advertising-clairol-joins-forces-with-britney-spears-effort-sell-more-shampoo.html |archive-date=29 November 2010 |issn=0362-4331}} For the August concert in Denver, the band allowed students of Columbine High School to attend the concert for free. During this time, the band was involved in a legal battle with their former manager Lou Pearlman and transitioning from RCA to Jive Records.{{cite web |author=Manning, Kara |date=3 November 1999 |title='N Sync Slams Ex-Manager As "Unscrupulous, Greedy" In Legal Papers |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432534/n-sync-slams-exmanager-unscrupulous-greedy-legal-papers.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717062113/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432534/n-sync-slams-ex-manager-as-unscrupulous-greedy-in-legal-papers/ |archive-date=17 July 2014 |accessdate=20 August 2011 |work=MTV News}} Towards the end of the leg, the band were forced to cancel concerts due to schedule conflicts relating to their lawsuit. The group made up the dates in their final tour expansion known as "The Winter Shows". During an AOL chat in November with fans, Chasez stated the group was already planning for their next tour for their upcoming album in 2000.{{Cite news|title=11/22/99 'N Sync AOL Chat |website=AOL}} He also expressed hoping to tour the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia and Japan. During The Winter Shows, the band performed their new singles, "Bye Bye Bye" and "Music of My Heart". The leg ended with a New Year's Eve concert in Honolulu.{{Cite news |last=Berger |first=John |date=31 December 1999 |title='N Sync treats fans to fabulous show |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/12/31/features/story3.html |url-status=live |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908060253/http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/12/31/features/story3.html |archive-date=September 8, 2021}}
Personnel
===NSYNC===
- JC Chasez – Lead Vocals
- Justin Timberlake – Lead Vocals
- Chris Kirkpatrick – Backing Vocals
- Lance Bass – Backing Vocals
- Joey Fatone – Backing Vocals
=Band=
Throughout their concerts, the five were accompanied by the following instrumentalists on this tour:
- Kevin Antunes – Music Director, Keyboards
- Troy Antunes – Bass
- Billy Ashbaugh – Drums, Percussion
- Ruben Ruiz – Guitar, Keyboards
- Byron Chambers – Keyboards
- Paul Howards – Saxophone, Percussion, Keyboards
Opening acts
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- N-Tyce {{small|(Leg 1, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamConcertsL2Q/nsync_150798.html |title='N-thusiasm 'N-velops 'N Sync |author=Westmacott, Gord |date=16 July 1998 |work=London Free Press |accessdate=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903124131/http://www.canoe.com/JamConcertsL2Q/nsync_150798.html |archive-date=3 September 2000 |url-status=dead }}
- Britney Spears {{small|(Leg 2)}}{{cite news |title=For 17-year-old Britney Spears, big-time success is sweet .. and spicy |author=Boucher, Geoff |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9j8xAAAAIBAJ&dq=nsync%20tour&pg=2230%2C5420457 |newspaper=The Blade|location=Toledo, Ohio |date=15 August 1999|pages=G1-2|access-date=16 August 2011}}
- Sweetbox {{small|(Leg 2, select dates)}}
- B*Witched {{small|(Leg 2 & 3, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425694/bwitched-kicksoff-tour-with-n-sync-teams-up-with-5ive-tv.jhtml |title=B*witched Kicks-Off Tour With 'N Sync, Teams Up With 5ive For TV |date=28 December 1998 |work=MTV News |accessdate=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204907/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425694/bwitched-kicks-off-tour-with-n-sync-teams-up-with-5ive-tv.jhtml |archive-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}
- Divine {{small|(Leg 3, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428143/divine-tapped-n-sync-tour-shoots-video-next-single.jhtml |title=Divine Tapped For 'N Sync Tour, Shoots Video For Next Single |date=20 January 1999 |work=MTV News |access-date=8 September 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204925/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428143/divine-tapped-n-sync-tour-shoots-video-next-single.jhtml |archive-date=November 7, 2012}}
- Tatyana Ali {{small|(Leg 3, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/511610/19990121/index.jhtml |title='N Sync, Tatyana Ali To Tour |date=21 January 1999 |work=VH1 News |accessdate=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023012610/http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/511610/19990121/index.jhtml |archive-date=23 October 2012 |url-status=dead}}
- Blaque {{small|(Leg 3 & 4, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-15-ca-27464-story.html |title=The Boys 'N Demand |author=Boucher, Geoff |date=15 April 1999 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107230219/https://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/15/entertainment/ca-27464 |archive-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=live}}
- Jordan Knight {{small|(Leg 4)}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-07-16/entertainment/18119858_1_n-sync-teen-act-covers |title=Phony But Fun: 'n Sync On Stage Backstreet Wanna-bes Have Their Own Sorta Charm |author=Farber, Jim |date=16 July 1999 |work=New York Daily News |accessdate=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612044231/http://articles.nydailynews.com/1999-07-16/entertainment/18119858_1_n-sync-teen-act-covers |archive-date=12 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}
- 3rd Storee {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite news |title=POP MUSIC: In Concert This Weekend |newspaper=The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution |date=27 August 1999 |page=P3 }}
- Billy Crawford {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite web |url=http://popdirt.com/mandy-moore-admits-short-romance-with-billy-crawford/2812/ |title=Mandy Moore Admits Short Romance With Billy Crawford |date=4 March 2002 |newspaper=Popdirt |access-date=8 September 2021}}
- Raven-Symoné {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/05/24/raven-symone-says-hiding-her-sexuality-ate-at-her-soul/ |title=Raven-Symoné says hiding her sexuality 'ate at her soul' |author=Cooper, Mariah |date=24 May 2016 |work=Washington Blade |accessdate=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525121328/http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/05/24/raven-symone-says-hiding-her-sexuality-ate-at-her-soul/ |archive-date=25 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}
- Five {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}
- INOJ {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}
- Mandy Moore {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite news |title=Mandy Moore is singing new anthems |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105388371/mandy-moore-is-singing-new-anthems/ |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|last=Davis |first=Pamela |date=25 October 1999 |access-date=11 July 2022 |page=43 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
- Michael Africk {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}
- P.Y.T. {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/70499/TampaBay/Living_the_teen_dream.shtml |title=Living the teen dream |author=Ripley, Jackie |date=4 July 1999 |work=St. Petersburg Times |accessdate=16 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991007104840/http://www.sptimes.com/News/70499/TampaBay/Living_the_teen_dream.shtml |archive-date=7 October 1999 |url-status=dead }}
- Trey D. {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}
- Shanice {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite news|title=Bash was blast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105344439/bash-was-blast/ |date=29 June 1999 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=11 July 2022 |page=90}}{{free access}}
- Sugarhill Gang {{small|(Leg 4, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/17/arts/pop-review-a-bit-of-rock-history-from-five-young-guys-doomed-to-repeat-it.html |title=POP REVIEW; A Bit of Rock History From Five Young Guys Doomed to Repeat It |author=Powers, Ann |date=17 March 1999 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527102749/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/17/arts/pop-review-a-bit-of-rock-history-from-five-young-guys-doomed-to-repeat-it.html |archive-date=27 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}
- Ron Irizarry {{small|(Leg 4 & 5, select dates)}}{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/N/N_Sync/ConcertReviews/2004/09/27/646171.html |title=Concert Review: 'N Sync Skyreach Centre, Edmonton – Dec. 10, 1999 |author=Ross, Mike |date=11 December 1999 |work=Music Express |access-date=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115114724/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/N/N_Sync/ConcertReviews/2004/09/27/646171.html |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=usurped}}
- A–Teens {{small|(Leg 5, select dates)}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1122674/ateens-prepare-to-release-original-music/ |title=A*Teens Prepare to Release Original Music |author=Woodlief, Mark |date=1 August 2000 |newspaper=MTV News |access-date=8 September 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916120330/http://www.mtv.com/news/1122674/ateens-prepare-to-release-original-music/}}
- McMaster & James {{small|(Leg 5, select dates)}}
- Wild Orchid {{small|(Leg 5, select dates)}}{{cite web |url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/article-1099951/ |title=Denim Dish |date=1 October 1998 |work=Women's Wear Daily |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908053412/http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/article-1099951/ |archive-date=8 September 2021 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 September 2021}}
- Innosense {{small|(Hawaii—December 1999)}}
{{div col end}}
Setlist
{{hidden
| headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 85%;
| contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%;
| header = June 1998—September 1998
| content =
- "Dance Sequence" (contains elements of "The Imperial March" and "Finally")
- "Crazy for You"
- "I Just Wanna Be with You"
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
- "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "Jive Talkin'" / "Too Much Heaven" / "How Deep Is Your Love" / "Stayin' Alive" / "You Should Be Dancing"
- "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
- "Giddy Up"
- "I Want You Back"
- "You Got It"
- "Sailing"
- "Here We Go"
- "Tearin' Up My Heart"
}}
{{hidden
| headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 85%;
| contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%;
| header = November 1998—February 1999
| content =
- "Dance Sequence" (contains elements of "The Imperial March" and "Finally")
- "Crazy for You"
- "I Just Wanna Be with You"
- "Together Again"
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
- "Video Sequence"
- "More Than a Feeling"
- "The Longest Time"
- "My Girl" / "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" / "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"
- "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
- "Instrumental Sequence"
- "Giddy Up"
- "I Want You Back"
- "You Got It"
- "Sailing"
- "Riddle"
- "Here We Go"
;Encore
- "Tearin' Up My Heart"
- "Forever Young"
;Notes
- For concerts in December, the band performed "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" in lieu of "Together Again".
- "Together Again" was dropped from the setlist in January.
}}
{{hidden
| headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 85%;
| contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%;
| header = March 1999—September 1999
| content =
- "Dance Sequence" (contains elements of "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" and "They Don't Care About Us")
- "Here We Go"
- "You Got It"
- "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
- "Video Sequence"
- "That Thing You Do"
- "Video Sequence"
- "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Celebration"
- "Video Sequence" [You Drive Me Crazy Video]
- "Crazy for You"
- "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
- "I Just Wanna Be with You"
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
- "I Want You Back"
;Encore
- "Sailing"
- "Tearin' Up My Heart"
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
}}
{{hidden
| headercss = background: #ccccff; font-size: 100%; width: 85%;
| contentcss = text-align: left; font-size: 100%; width: 75%;
| header = November 1999—January 2000
| content =
- "Video Sequence" (contains elements of the "James Bond Theme" and the "Theme from Mission: Impossible")
- "Here We Go"
- "You Got It"
- "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
- "Video Sequence"
- "That Thing You Do"
- "Video Sequence"
- "I Want You Back" / "ABC" / "The Love You Save"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Celebration"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Crazy for You"
- "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
- "I Just Wanna Be with You"
- "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
- "Untitled II" (instrumental interlude)
- "Bye Bye Bye"
- "I Want You Back"
- "Sailing"
;Encore
- "Tearin' Up My Heart"
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"
}}
Tour dates
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
style="width:150px;"|Date
! style="width:150px;"|City ! style="width:150px;"|Country ! style="width:300px;"|Venue |
---|
style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|NSYNC in Concert{{cite web|date=23 June 1998|title='N Sync Heading To Disney World For Concert Special|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432563/n-sync-heading-disney-world-concert-special.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204912/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432563/n-sync-heading-disney-world-concert-special.jhtml|archive-date=7 November 2012|work=MTV News |access-date=20 August 2011}} |
June 11, 1998
|rowspan="2"|Lake Buena Vista |rowspan="8"|United States |rowspan="2"|House of Blues |
June 12, 1998 |
June 13, 1998{{ref label|WTO|A|A}} |
June 19, 1998 |
June 21, 1998{{ref label|BSD|B|B}}
|Burlington Memorial Auditorium |
June 27, 1998{{ref label|SSK|C|C}}
|Westfair Amphitheatre |
June 28, 1998{{ref label|BSB|D|D}} |
July 4, 1998{{ref label|WFF|E|E}}
|Straub Park |
July 5, 1998
|rowspan="2"|Vancouver |rowspan="11"|Canada |rowspan="2"|Vancouver Forum |
July 6, 1998 |
July 8, 1998 |
July 9, 1998 |
July 10, 1998 |
July 11, 1998 |
July 12, 1998 |
July 15, 1998
|Centennial Hall |
July 16, 1998 |
July 18, 1998 |
July 20, 1998 |
July 22, 1998{{ref label|FFT|F|F}}
|rowspan="25"|United States |
July 23, 1998
|Tink's Entertainment Complex |
July 24, 1998
|The Vanderbilt |
July 25, 1998 |
July 26, 1998 |
July 28, 1998
|House of Blues |
July 29, 1998
|rowspan="2"|Cleveland |rowspan="2"|Odeon Concert Club |
July 30, 1998 |
July 31, 1998 |
August 1, 1998 |
August 2, 1998{{ref label|RCF|G|G}}
|Rock County Fairgrounds Grandstand |
August 3, 1998{{ref label|SCC|H|H}}
|Exposition Hall |
August 7, 1998{{ref label|CCF|I|I}} |
August 8, 1998 |
August 11, 1998 |
August 13, 1998{{ref label|SEF|J|J}}
|Lyon Fairgrounds Grandstand |
August 18, 1998{{ref label|ISF|K|K}} |
August 21, 1998{{ref label|KIS|L|L}} |
August 24, 1998{{ref label|WIF|M|M}}
|Expo Idaho |
August 25, 1998 |
September 11, 1998{{ref label|KSF|N|N}}
|Kansas State Fair Grandstand |
September 12, 1998 |
September 13, 1998
|Utah State Fairpark |
September 18, 1998
|Dallas |House of Blues |
September 23, 1998{{ref label|KMC|O|O}}
|Nashville Convention Center |
style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Second II None Tour{{cite web|author=Kiesewetter, John|date=13 October 2009|title=American Idol Kris Allen's Busy Day Here Thursday|url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2009/10/13/american-idol-kris-allens-busy-day-here-thursday/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006114225/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2009/10/13/american-idol-kris-allens-busy-day-here-thursday/|archive-date=6 October 2012|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |access-date=20 August 2011}} | |
November 17, 1998
|rowspan="2"|Kissimmee |rowspan="42"|United States |rowspan="2"|Tupperware Convention Center Auditorium | rowspan="22" |Britney Spears |
November 18, 1998 |
November 19, 1998 |
November 20, 1998{{ref label|BCF|P|P}} |
November 22, 1998 |
November 24, 1998 |
November 25, 1998 |
November 27, 1998 |
November 28, 1998 |
November 29, 1998 |
November 30, 1998 |
December 1, 1998 |
December 2, 1998 |
December 3, 1998 |
December 4, 1998
|Cleveland |
December 5, 1998 |
December 8, 1998 |
December 9, 1998
|rowspan="2"|St. Louis |rowspan="2"|American Theater |
December 10, 1998 |
December 11, 1998
|Nashville |
December 12, 1998 |
December 13, 1998 |
December 17, 1998{{ref label|KJB|Q|Q}}
|New York City | |
December 18, 1998{{ref label|KJB|Q|Q}}
| |
December 27, 1998
| rowspan="16" |Britney Spears |
December 28, 1998 |
December 29, 1998 |
December 30, 1998
|Dallas |Bronco Bowl |
December 31, 1998
|rowspan="2"|Las Vegas |rowspan="2"|Thomas & Mack Center |
January 1, 1999 |
January 2, 1999 |
January 3, 1999 |
January 5, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Los Angeles |rowspan="2"|Universal Amphitheatre |
January 8, 1999 |
January 9, 1999 |
January 10, 1999 |
January 13, 1999 |
January 15, 1999 |
January 16, 1999 |
January 17, 1999 |
February 7, 1999{{ref label|PBL|R|R}}
| |
February 26, 1999{{ref label|SSJ|S|S}}
|San Jose |San Jose Arena | |
style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Tour{{cite web |date=7 May 1999 |title=Water Balloon Ends 'N Sync Autograph Session |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432548/water-balloon-ends-n-sync-autograph-session.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916124513/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432548/water-balloon-ends-n-sync-autograph-session/ |archive-date=16 September 2020 |access-date=20 August 2011 |work=MTV News}} | |
March 3, 1999
|rowspan="8"|United States | rowspan="11" |Tatyana Ali B*Witched |
March 5, 1999 |
March 6, 1999 |
March 7, 1999 |
March 8, 1999 |
March 11, 1999 |
March 12, 1999 |
March 13, 1999 |
March 14, 1999
|Toronto |Canada |
March 15, 1999
|Albany |rowspan="51"|United States |
March 16, 1999 |
March 18, 1999
|Philadelphia | rowspan="4" |B*Witched |
March 19, 1999
|Washington, D.C. |
March 20, 1999 |
March 21, 1999 |
March 23, 1999
|Columbus | rowspan="15" |Divine |
March 24, 1999
|Cleveland |
March 25, 1999
|Auburn Hills |The Palace of Auburn Hills |
March 26, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Rosemont |rowspan="2"|Rosemont Horizon |
March 27, 1999 |
March 28, 1999 |
March 30, 1999
|Nashville |
April 1, 1999
|Kansas City |
April 2, 1999
|St. Louis |
April 3, 1999
|Cincinnati |
April 6, 1999 |
April 7, 1999 |
April 8, 1999
|Dallas |
April 9, 1999 |
April 10, 1999 |
April 13, 1999
|Phoenix | rowspan="27" |Blaque |
April 15, 1999
|San Diego |Cox Arena |
April 16, 1999 |
April 17, 1999
|Las Vegas |
April 18, 1999
|Anaheim |
April 19, 1999 |
April 22, 1999 |
April 23, 1999 |
April 24, 1999 |
April 25, 1999 |
April 27, 1999 |
April 28, 1999 |
April 30, 1999 |
May 2, 1999 |
May 3, 1999
|Des Moines |
May 4, 1999 |
May 6, 1999
|Minneapolis |
May 7, 1999 |
May 8, 1999
|Milwaukee |
May 9, 1999
|Louisville |
May 10, 1999 |
May 12, 1999{{ref label|DSJ|T|T}} |
May 13, 1999 |
May 14, 1999
|Tampa |
May 15, 1999 |
May 16, 1999 |
May 18, 1999
|Sunrise |National Car Rental Center |
May 29, 1999{{ref label|SSK|C|C}}
|Council Bluffs |Westfair Amphitheatre | |
June 5, 1999{{ref label|KIC|U|U}}
|Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts | |
June 19, 1999{{ref label|BSB|D|D}}
| |
style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Boys of Summer Tour{{cite web |url=http://www.nsync.com/appearances/appearanceslive.html |title=Appearances |date=4 May 1999 |work='N Sync Official Website |accessdate=16 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508051423/http://www.nsync.com/appearances/appearanceslive.html |archive-date=8 May 1999}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nsync.com/appearances/appearanceslive.html |title=Appearances |date=24 August 1999 |work='N Sync Official Website |accessdate=16 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991002143027/http://www.nsync.com/appearances/appearanceslive.html|archive-date=2 October 1999}}{{cite web |date=19 July 1999 |title='N Sync Ready To "String" Fans Along With New Album, Home Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432545/n-sync-ready-string-fans-along-with-new-album-home-video.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107204930/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1432545/n-sync-ready-string-fans-along-with-new-album-home-video.jhtml |archive-date=7 November 2012 |access-date=20 August 2011 |work=MTV News}} | |
July 2, 1999
|Sunrise |rowspan="49"|United States |National Car Rental Center | |
July 5, 1999
|rowspan="3"|Virginia Beach |rowspan="3"|GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater | rowspan="3" |Blaque |
July 6, 1999 |
July 7, 1999 |
July 8, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Camden |rowspan="2"|Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre | rowspan="2" |Jordan Knight |
July 9, 1999 |
July 10, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Burgettstown |rowspan="2"|Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | rowspan="2" |Blaque |
July 11, 1999 |
July 13, 1999
|rowspan="4"|Wantagh |rowspan="4"|Jones Beach Amphitheater | rowspan="11" |P.Y.T. |
July 14, 1999 |
July 15, 1999 |
July 16, 1999 |
July 17, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Holmdel |rowspan="2"|PNC Bank Arts Center |
July 18, 1999 |
July 20, 1999 |
July 22, 1999
|Scranton |
July 23, 1999 |
July 24, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Mansfield |rowspan="2"|Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts |
July 25, 1999 |
July 27, 1999
| rowspan="4" |P.Y.T. |
July 28, 1999 |
July 29, 1999
|Columbus |
July 31, 1999 |
August 2, 1999
|P.Y.T. |
August 4, 1999
|Nashville | rowspan="5" |Mandy Moore |
August 5, 1999 |
August 6, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Rosemont |rowspan="2"|Rosemont Horizon |
August 7, 1999 |
August 8, 1999
|Milwaukee |
rowspan="2"|August 9, 1999
|Los Angeles{{ref label|TAP|V|V}} |Universal Amphitheatre | |
Chula Vista{{ref label|SMM|W|W}}
| |
August 10, 1999
|Mandy Moore Jordan Knight Billy Crawford INOJ The Sugarhill Gang Shanice Ron Izzary |
August 12, 1999
| rowspan="6" |Mandy Moore Jordan Knight Billy Crawford INOJ The Sugarhill Gang Shanice Ron Izzary |
August 13, 1999 |
August 14, 1999 |
August 16, 1999 |
August 18, 1999
|Phoenix |
August 19, 1999 |
August 20, 1999
|Shanice 3rd Storee Jordan Knight |
August 21, 1999
| rowspan="4" |Mandy Moore Jordan Knight Billy Crawford INOJ The Sugarhill Gang Shanice Ron Izzary 3rd Storee |
August 23, 1999
|Denver |McNichols Sports Arena |
August 26, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Atlanta |rowspan="2"|Coca-Cola Lakewood Amphitheatre |
August 27, 1999 |
August 28, 1999
|Charlotte | rowspan="2" |Mandy Moore Jordan Knight Billy Crawford INOJ The Sugarhill Gang Ron Izzary 3rd Storee |
August 29, 1999 |
August 31, 1999
| rowspan="5" |Mandy Moore The Sugarhill Gang Ron Izzary 3rd Storee |
September 1, 1999 |
September 2, 1999
|Cincinnati |
September 3, 1999 |
September 4, 1999
|Toronto |Canada |Molson Amphitheatre |
style="background:#ddd;"
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|The Winter Shows{{cite web |author=Mancini |first=Rob |date=October 13, 1999 |title='N Sync, Trans Continental Clash Over Lawsuit |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/qkt37g/n-sync-trans-continental-clash-over-lawsuit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820052908/https://www.mtv.com/news/qkt37g/n-sync-trans-continental-clash-over-lawsuit |archive-date=20 August 2022 |access-date=20 August 2011 |work=MTV News}} | |
November 26, 1999
|rowspan="2"|Las Vegas |rowspan="6"|United States |rowspan="2"|MGM Grand Garden Arena | rowspan="6" |Wild Orchid |
November 27, 1999 |
November 28, 1999
|Reno |
November 29, 1999
|Oakland |The Arena in Oakland |
November 30, 1999
|Sacramento |
December 3, 1999 |
December 4, 1999
|Winnipeg |rowspan="3"|Canada | rowspan="3" |A-Teens |
December 7, 1999
|Calgary |
December 8, 1999
|Edmonton |
December 30, 1999
|rowspan="3"|Honolulu |rowspan="3"|United States |rowspan="3"|Blaisdell Arena | rowspan="3" |Innosense |
December 31, 1999 |
January 1, 2000 |
;Music festivals and other miscellaneous performances
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
:{{note label|WTO|A|A}}This concert was a part of "Wango Tango"{{cite news |title=It Takes Talent to Tango; Pop music review: Ballyhoo aside, the O.C. festival offered quality and variety in its dozen acts. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-15-ca-60009-story.html |author=Boehm, Mike |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles |date=15 June 1998|page=F1 }}
:{{note label|BSD|B|B}}This concert was a part of the "Burlington Steamboat Days"
:{{note label|SSK|C|C}}These concerts were a part of "Sweetstock"
:{{note label|BSB|D|D}}These concerts were a part of the "B96 SummerBash"{{cite news |title=The Lowdown On Joliet Summer Bash |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105344760/the-lowdown-on-joliet-summer-bash/ |date=13 June 1999 |work=Chicago Tribune |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=11 July 2022}}{{free access}}
:{{note label|WFF|E|E}}This concert was a part of the "Waterfront Festival"
:{{note label|FFT|F|F}}This concert was a part of "FunFest"
:{{note label|RCF|G|G}}This concert was a part of the "Rock County 4-H Fair"
:{{note label|SCC|H|H}}This concert was a part of the "Santa Clara County Fair"
:{{note label|CCF|I|I}}This concert was a part of the "Clark County Fair"
:{{note label|SEF|J|J}}This concert was a part of the "Sioux Empire Fair"
:{{note label|ISF|K|K}}This concert was a part of the "Illinois State Fair"
:{{note label|KIS|L|L}}This concert was a part of "Kissfest"{{cite news |title=Hot Ticket |author=Staff Writer |newspaper=The Dallas Morning News|date=5 June 1998 }}
:{{note label|WIF|M|M}}This concert was a part of the "Western Idaho Fair"
:{{note label|KSF|N|N}}This concert was a part of the "Kansas State Fair"{{cite news |title=Grandstand shows are bigger draws this year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105346407/kansas-state-fair/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |page=1BB Go |date=11 September 1998 |access-date=11 July 2022}}{{free access}}
:{{note label|KMC|O|O}}This concert was a part of the "Kmart Convention"
:{{note label|BCF|P|P}}This concert was a part of the "Broward County Fair"{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-11-27/features/9811270036_1_princess-diana-affair-kelley-phleger |title=Name Dropping |author=Parkyn, John |date=27 November 1998 |work=South Florida Sun-Sentinel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235504/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1998-11-27/features/9811270036_1_princess-diana-affair-kelley-phleger |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 August 2011}}
:{{note label|KJB|Q|Q}}This concert was a part of the "Jingle Ball"{{cite magazine |title=Chumbawamba to Camila Cabello: A Trip Down Jingle Ball Memory Lane |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/holiday/8489282/jingle-ball-history/ |magazine=Billboard |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=20 September 2021}}
:{{note label|PBL|R|R}}This concert was a part of the "Pro Bowl"{{cite web|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/02/10/features/donnelly.html |title=Pro Bowl me over |author=Donnelly, Dave |date=10 February 1999 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914170928/http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/02/10/features/donnelly.html |archive-date=14 September 2020 |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2011}}
:{{note label|SSJ|S|S}}This concert was a part of the "Skool Spirit Jam"{{cite web|url=http://www.hppsj.com/building_information/1999.asp |title=Performances 1999 |work=HP Pavilion at San Jose Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913192313/http://www.hppsj.com/building_information/1999.asp |archive-date=13 September 2020 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 August 2011}}
:{{note label|DSJ|T|T}}This concert was a part of "Disney's Summer Jam"{{cite web |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=bell&p=67&item=B:57525 |title=Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert {Britney Spears, 'NSYNC} (TV) |work=Paley Center for Media |access-date=August 25, 2021}}
:{{note label|KIC|U|U}}This concert was a part of the "KISS Concert"
:{{note label|TAP|V|V}}This concert was a part of "Teenapalooza"
:{{note label|SMM|W|W}}This concert was a part of the "Summer Music Mania"{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1432544/britney-spears-n-sync-to-say-goodbye-to-summer-with-tv-special/ |title=Britney Spears, 'N Sync to Say Goodbye to Summer with TV Special |work=MTV News |date=21 July 1999 |access-date=11 July 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712010117/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432544/britney-spears-n-sync-to-say-goodbye-to-summer-with-tv-special/ |archive-date=July 12, 2022}}
{{div col end}}
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows
cellpadding="2" style="border: 0px solid darkgray; font-size:80%"
! style="width:160px;"| ! style="width:225px;"| ! style="width:250px;"| ! style="width:700px;"| |
border="0"
|July 19, 1998 |Quebec City, Canada |Salle Albert-Rousseau |Cancelled |
March 9, 1999
|Toronto, Canada |Maple Leaf Gardens |Rescheduled to March 14, 1999 |
May 9, 1999
|Louisville, Kentucky |Moved to Freedom Hall |
January 13, 1999
|Denver, Colorado |Moved to McNichols Sports Arena |
July 8, 1999
|Bristow, Virginia |Nissan Pavilion |Rescheduled to July 28, 1999 |
July 28, 1999
|Columbus, Ohio |Polaris Amphitheater |Rescheduled to July 29, 1999 |
July 29, 1999
|Cincinnati, Ohio |Riverbend Music Center |Rescheduled to September 2, 1999 |
August 2, 1999
|Noblesville, Indiana |Deer Creek Music Center |Rescheduled to Aug 2, 1999 |
August 20, 1999
|Mountain View, California |Shoreline Amphitheatre |Rescheduled to August 21, 1999 |
August 21, 1999
|Rescheduled to September 15, 1999 |
August 24, 1999
|Rescheduled to August 23, 1999, and moved to the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado{{cite news |date=16 May 1999 |title=Sound of rock, pop reverberates in variety of settings |newspaper=The Denver Post |url=https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/rocklist0516.htm |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820055039/https://extras.denverpost.com/scene/rocklist0516.htm |archive-date=20 August 2022}} |
August 26, 1999
|Memphis, Tennessee |Pyramid Arena |Rescheduled to September 1, 1999 |
September 5, 1999
|Montreal, Canada |Cancelled |
September 14, 1999
|Sacramento, California |ARCO Arena |Rescheduled to November 30, 1999 |
September 15, 1999
|Concord, California |Concord Pavilion |Rescheduled to November 29, 1999, and moved to The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California |
September 16, 1999
|Reno, Nevada |Lawlor Events Center |Rescheduled to November 28, 1999 |
September 17, 1999
|Las Vegas, Nevada |MGM Grand Garden Arena |Rescheduled to November 26, 1999 |
September 18, 1999
|Las Vegas, Nevada |MGM Grand Garden Arena |Rescheduled to November 27, 1999 |
=Box office score data=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
style="width:300px;"|Venue
! style="width:150px;"|City ! style="width:150px;"|Tickets sold / available ! style="width:150px;"|Gross revenue |
---|
Landmark Theater
|Richmond |3,383 / 3,383 (100%) |
Westbury Music Fair
|Westbury |2,870 / 2,870 (100%) |
Tower Theater
|Upper Darby Township |2,971 / 2,971 (100%) |
The Palace of Auburn Hills
|Auburn Hills |15,475 / 15,475 (100%) |
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
|Chattanooga |3,749 / 3,749 (100%) |
Palace Theatre
|Louisville |2,703 / 2,703 (100%) |
Orpheum Theatre
|Minneapolis |2,435 / 2,435 (100%) |
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
|Des Moines |2,643 / 2,643 (100%) |
Thomas & Mack Center
|Las Vegas |11,886 / 12,072 (99%) |
Cox Arena
|San Diego |7,241 / 7,241 (100%) |
Universal Amphitheatre
|Los Angeles |12,365 / 12,365 (100%) |
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
|Sacramento |3,529 / 3,529 (100%) |
Berkeley Community Theatre
|Berkeley |3,265 / 3,265 (100%) |
McNichols Sports Arena
|Denver |10,793 / 10,793 (100%) |
Riverside Centroplex Arena
|Baton Rouge |8,799 / 8,799 (100%) |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum
|Biloxi |10,336 / 10,336 (100%) |
Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh |13,802 / 13,802 (100%) |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Uniondale |15,937 / 15,937 (100%) |
Pepsi Arena
|Albany |13,855 / 13,855 (100%) |
First Union Center
|Philadelphia |15,950 / 15,950 (100%) |
Rosemont Horizon
|Rosemont |27,954 / 27,954 (100%) |
The Arena in Oakland
|Oakland |14,115 / 14,115 (100%) |
Freedom Hall
|Louisville |16,655 / 16,655 (100%) |
Thompson–Boling Arena
|Knoxville |14,833 / 14,833 (100%) |
Ice Palace
|Tampa |18,333 / 18,333 (100%) |
Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment Centre
|Camden |44,861 / 49,858 (90%) |
Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
|Burgettstown |45,598 / 45,598 (100%) |
Jones Beach Amphitheater
|Wantagh |57,193 / 57,193 (100%) |
PNC Bank Arts Center
|Holmdel Township |34,064 / 34,064 (100%) |
Hersheypark Stadium
|Hershey |27,910 / 27,910 (100%) |
Pontiac Silverdome
|Pontiac |48,163 / 55,626 (86%) |
Louisiana Superdome
|New Orleans |38,599 / 38,599 (100%) |
Texas Stadium
|Irving |35,059 / 37,288 (94%) |
Alamodome
|San Antonio |25,078 / 25,230 (99%) |
colspan="2"|TOTAL
|550,252 / 565,093 (97%) |$16,667,078 |
Broadcasts and recordings
The band's performance at Disney's "Summer Jam" was filmed on May 12, 1999, and aired on ABC in June. Their performances at "Summer Music Mania" and "Teenapolooza" were aired on UPN on August 31, 1999. The July 2 performance at the National Car Rental Center was filmed was for a PPV special entitled, "'NSYNC 'N Concert". The concert was presented by WAM! America's Kidz Network and was made available on September 11, 1999.{{cite web |title=Buena Vista to Offer N Sync PPV Concert |website=Multichannel News |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/buena-vista-offer-n-sync-ppv-concert-151467 |date=21 June 1999 |access-date=20 August 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220820060035/https://www.nexttv.com/news/buena-vista-offer-n-sync-ppv-concert-151467 |url-status=live |archive-date=20 August 2022}}
Critical reception
Overall, the tour received positive elucidation from music critics and concertgoers.{{Cite news |last=Harrington |first=Richard |date=20 March 1999 |title='N Sync, Driving Them Crazy |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/03/20/n-sync-driving-them-crazy/268f681b-0dd3-4467-a6ec-63c6d3c5c8ed/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220820055338/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1999/03/20/n-sync-driving-them-crazy/268f681b-0dd3-4467-a6ec-63c6d3c5c8ed/ |archive-date=20 August 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Chonin |first=Neva |date=12 January 1999 |title=BOY WONDERS / 'N Sync's sexy stage moves, ballads whip preteen fans into screaming frenzy |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/BOY-WONDERS-N-Sync-s-sexy-stage-moves-ballads-2952582.php |url-status=live |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921030331/https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/BOY-WONDERS-N-Sync-s-sexy-stage-moves-ballads-2952582.php |archive-date=21 September 2021}}{{Cite web |date=30 April 2018 |title=IT'S GONNA BE MAY: In 1998, Tampa got a front-row look at the rise of Justin Timberlake and 'N SYNC |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/2018/04/29/its-gonna-be-may-in-1998-tampa-got-a-front-row-look-at-the-rise-of-justin-timberlake-and-n-sync/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501130818/https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/2018/04/29/its-gonna-be-may-in-1998-tampa-got-a-front-row-look-at-the-rise-of-justin-timberlake-and-n-sync/ |archive-date=1 May 2018 |access-date=8 September 2021 |website=Tampa Bay Times}} Gord Westmacott of the London Free Press wrote the boy band threw their female fans into a frenzy at the Centennial Hall in London, Ontario. He continued: "All five returned to the stage for an a cappella medley of Bee Gees' songs, including 'Jive Talking' and 'How Deep Is Your Love', a move which seemed to win points with the parents and proved that yes, they really can sing. But it was the up-tempo material that drew the best response, as the members bounced around the stage in tightly choreographed dance routines, proving that they can dance too—or at least strut really well. And there was no question they knew exactly how to play the crowd, providing just enough pelvic thrusts amid the ernest and squeaky-clean production".
Kieran Grant of the Toronto Sun enjoyed the performance at the Molson Amphitheatre. He said, "Imagine the fever pitch when their helmets were dropped to reveal heart-throbs JC, Justin, Joey, Chris, and Lance—NSYNC in the flesh. Of course, there was still a heavy layer of Gortex—gloves included—to come off as the track-suited NSYNC strutted about to tunes from their self-titled debut album. The group delighted their fans with their fluid and casual dance moves, hootin' and hollerin' and just-this-side-of-bad-boy posturing".{{cite news|url=http://www.canoe.com/JamConcertsL2Q/nsync_160798.html |title='N Sync keeps time with their fans' beat |author=Grant, Kieran |date=17 July 1998 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |accessdate=20 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000903124124/http://www.canoe.com/JamConcertsL2Q/nsync_160798.html |archive-date=3 September 2000 |url-status=dead }} Mike Ross of Music Express called the performance at Skyreach Centre a "fusion of a rock 'n roll concert and a visit to Disneyland. He explained, "The crowd was on its feet—screaming, screaming, all that screaming ... There was actually something to scream about. Say what you want about boy-groups with millions of dollars in production at their disposal. They may be pinnacle of pop fluff, but they're not putting on boring concerts".
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{'N Sync}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:NSYNC in Concert}}