Backstreet boys concert tour – Europe Breaking News

by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Concerts, especially when you’re young, are about making memories. If you go with your parents, it’s about a shared moment with mom and dad. If you go with your friends, it’s about the crazy moments you have when you’re out of sight from the watchful sight of mom and dad. And, the music of whatever artist you’re watching that night becomes that soundtrack of those memories that follow you for the rest of your lives. That’s why artists like Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block, and the Beach Boys can sell out shows even though they no longer are “boys” or “kids.” When we hear the music of those artists, we remember the smiles of those moments when their melodies first reached our ears. When the five-some known as Why Don’t We came to the Mohegan Sun Arena on Aug. 9, the crowd in the packed house was overwhelmingly female. There were few boys anywhere in sight, and any possible dads stayed … [Read more...] about Review: Why Don’t We gives its fans a night to remember

AHEAD OF THEIR CROKE PARK GIGS NEXT WEEKEND, PATRICK FREYNE SPENDS THE DAY HANGING OUT BACKSTAGE WITH THE BOY BAND TURNED ‘MAN BAND’ AT THE START OF THEIR REUNION TOUR I’m standing around the back of the SSE Arena, at the Odyssey complex in Belfast, with about a dozen diehard Westlife fans. It’s Thursday, and they’ve been here at the venue’s rear gates every day since the band came to town the previous Friday. A car is approaching. “It’s Mark,” says Fiona, who has a Shane Filan lyric tattooed in cursive on her arm. “Mark!” “Mark!” “Mark!” “Mark!” call the girls, but Mark Feehily just waves. “How did you know it was Mark from that distance?” I ask. The fans have a discussion about which member of the band has been traditionally most likely to stop for photos (Nicky Byrne) and who is least likely to do so (Kian Egan) “We know the cars they drive,” says Fiona, and … [Read more...] about Backstage with Westlife: Patrick Freyne goes behind the scenes