Backstreet Boys perform at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ, June 13, 2010.

Replaced the photos with larger ones.

Backstreet Boys performed live at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC June 10, 2010. Thanks to newyork.metromix.com.

At tonight’s New York City concert the Backstreet Boys announced another show in NYC.

August 26 – New York City, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom

Backstreet’s back alright, but they’re not using BP.

The Backstreet Boys said in a statement today that they’re joining Korn in the boycott against purchasing BP oil. The boy band (can we still call them that?) is currently on tour to promote their “This Is Us” album, and their sojourn across the States will be BP-free.

“I’m devastated by what I’ve seen first hand and on the news,” Nick Carter said in a statement. “I’ve always been a marine activist and seeing pictures of oil-covered animals breaks my heart.”

Said fellow Backstreet member Brian Littrell: “We just played Biloxi last week and I have to tell you people are really worried down there. This boycott is about making a statement, letting people know how we feel and to stand for something.”

Source: The Marquee Blog (CNN)

Back in September BSB did a Q&A plus meet & greet with fans in Singapore. I added more photos from this event. Thanks to Mike for helping out in finding these photos and thebackstreetboys.com/sg/.

In a recent interview with pressofatlanticcity.com AJ talked a bit about leaving Jive and their plans.

Q: What’s next for the group, now that you’ve left your longtime label, Jive?

A: There’s the possibility of moving to a new label or doing a straight distribution deal. The upside is we have the freedom to do whatever we want, to be much more creative, as artists and as performers. We now have the freedom to do whatever we want. If we go with another label, we may have another outlook on the next 17 years for our career.

A lot of us have been talking about playing instruments again, maybe going the Beatles route. We have always emulated groups such as the Stones, the Beatles and the Eagles.

Who knows what could be the future of the Backstreet Boys? The concepts and ideas are infinitely limitless.

On June 9, Backstreet Boys A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and Nick Carter recorded public service announcements supporting school music. Their PSAs will be released in August as part of MENC’s twice-yearly Why Music? radio campaign. The recording took place before the group’s concert at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA.

Source: Menc.org photo at source.

Ticketmaster.com listed a new US tour date. A radio presale is set for June 18 at 10am. Tickets go on sale for the general public June 19 at 10am.

August 28 – Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavillion

Backstreet Boys will perform at the Mix Fest in Baltimore, MD on August 22, 2010. Also performing at Mix Fest will be Train.

Tickets go on sale June 17. For more info click here.

Fans of Backstreet Boys don’t mind the rain plus photos were also shared. Thanks to Sadia at TDS. You can view larger copies of the photos shared by clicking enlarge.