The boys shared two photos at Twitter. One was shared by Nick and the other on the BSB Twitter page.
06-29-09
Also I updated the photoshoot pic for the new album. They posted on facebook a larger copy of the photo.

Nick shared a new photo via twitter.
Playin B Ball…gettin in shape for tour! Ps All Bizz (our team) is winning! 38-14  06-28-09

New dates has been announced for Ireland.
November 12 – Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland – Odyssey Arena
November 13 – Dublin 1, Ireland – The O2 Dublin

The boys interview on E-Talk will be rescheduled. It was supposed to air June 26 but due to the death of Michael Jackson it was pushed back. We’ll let you know when it airs.

The following has been posted at the boys official site reguarding the new tour.
The Backstreet Boys are really excited to announce an upcoming European tour in support of their forthcoming album, THIS IS US. Set for a fall US release on Jive records, the Backstreet Boys will debut new material on this 7-week tour that kicks off in Lisbon, Portugal on October 30th. This extensive tour will bring the group back to the territories that helped launch their career and …

Several more dates have been announced for the European leg of the ‘This Is Us’ tour.
November 24 – Milano, Italy – Palasharp
November 25 – Slovakia, Slovak Republic – Arena
November 27 -  Zagreb, Croatia – Arena Zagreb
November 28 - Romania, Romania – Sporthalle
November 30 – Warsaw, Poland – Torwar
December 2 – Helsinki, Finland – Hartwall
December 4 – Stockholm, Sweden – Hovet
December 5 – Oslo, Norway – Oslo Spektrum

This has nothing to do with the boys but I want to send my condolences out to Michael Jackson’s family during this time. It was announced around 3:15pm Cali time that Michael Jackson had passed away. He was just 50 years old.  R.I.P Micheal.
The follow message was posted by the boys on twitter before it was confirmed.
If the Micahel Jackson rumors are true, our hearts go out to his family + all his fans. He was and always will be one …

Howie posted a message on saynow a while ago and confirmed that the album is called ‘This Is Us’. I guess they didn’t change it after all. Listen to the message here. Also he he says that they are pretty much done just finishing up a few things and getting ready for the tour.

Thanks to Jennie at LD for the scan of the July 6 issue of Us Weekly. Which goes on sale June 26 if you wanna get a copy.
Us Weekly – July 6

Lots of dates are being announced today. Here are some other dates for Germany.
November 16 – Oberhausen, Germany – Oberhausen Arena
November 18 – Munich, Germany – Zenith
November 22 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle