The Backstreet Boys have tacked on an additional two concerts their Toronto residency, bringing the total number of shows to 11.
Tickets to the nine shows that were previously announced went on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday and as of noon, most of those tickets had been snatched up.
“It’s. All. Happening. You guys have blown through these tickets and we truly didn’t know the demand would be THIS BIG so we are adding TWO MORE SHOWS on March 5th & 6th so as many of you as possible can experience,” the band wrote on social media on Friday.
Shortly after 11 a.m., when tickets for the two new dates went on sale, there were nearly 100,000 people in the Ticketmaster queue for the Saturday show.
The first of the 11 concerts, which will be held at the Rogers Centre, is on Feb. 12.
Ticket prices ranged from around $80 in the 500 level to $300 for floor seats.
‘I literally screamed’
For Backstreet Boys fan Yorlis Sanchez, scoring a ticket to a Toronto show felt like the thrill of a lifetime. She’s been a fan since she was eight, living in Venezuela.
In 2001, when the group played in the South American country, she even went to the stadium to try to hear them from outside but couldn’t get close enough because of all the traffic.
“It was so important for me,” she told CP24.com on Friday about getting Backstreet Boys tickets. “I grew up listening to them, and all their music, I love it.”
She also didn’t have luck getting tickets to their 2022 concert in Toronto. So, when they announced their upcoming concert run, she knew she had to do what she could to get a ticket.
“When I saw the news, I literally screamed,” Sanchez said. “I couldn’t believe it, and I said, ’Finally, it’s my time.’”
While she couldn’t secure a ticket to their first round of shows, she managed to get one for their additional date on March 5, for $260.
Even though she’s going by herself, she is counting down the days until March.
“It’s insane, I can’t wait,” Sanchez said. “It’s going to be amazing.”
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