--- title: The Backstreet Boys Really Are Back — With a Vegas Show description: The beloved '90s boy band shared an update on their upcoming Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood for spring 2017. canonical: https://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-23T21:22:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:57.407Z og:title: The Backstreet Boys Really Are Back — With a Vegas Show og:description: The beloved 90s boy band will have a Las Vegas residency in spring 2017. og:url: https://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd47db5872de43441/6988a758fb4eacc2c588f3b1/backstreet-boys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2016 Miss USA Competition - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Backstreet Boys Really Are Back — With a Vegas Show twitter:description: The beloved 90s boy band will have a Las Vegas residency in spring 2017. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd47db5872de43441/6988a758fb4eacc2c588f3b1/backstreet-boys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Backstreet Boys Really Are Back With a 'Larger Than Life' Vegas Show > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 05: (L-R) Singers Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys attend the 2016 Miss USA pageant at T-Mobile Arena on June 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Ethan Miller—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 23, 2016 9:22 PM UTC The Backstreet Boys, the [beloved ’90s boy band](http://time.com/3690244/see-90s-boy-band-members-then-and-now/?iid=sr-link5) just shared an update about their upcoming residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas for March 2017\. This won’t just be your average show, the singers warn. “We’re gonna put together a show unlike any other show that anyone has ever seen,” Backstreet Boys resident blond Nick Carter shares in the promotional video for the upcoming performances. “Can fans expect to see all the hits? Of course!” adds Brian Littrell. (Consider “You Want It That Way” officially on the set list, then.) “Be prepared, ladies and gentlemen,” sums up A.J. McLean. Looks like fans can also expect their signature dapper outfits and (hopefully) synchronized dance moves to come into play on stage. Recently, the Boys have performed at [a few choice events](http://time.com/4232781/gigi-hadid-lip-sync-battle-backstreet-boys-larger-than-life/?iid=sr-link3), collaborated [with Florida Georgia Line](http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-florida-georgia-lines-smooth-jam-with-backstreet-boys-w435354), and launched a [“BSBmoji” pack](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bsbmoji-by-backstreetboys/id1149820078?mt=8?app=messages) for Apple’s new iMessage. Fans are still waiting on a new album announced [this summer](http://time.com/4385863/backstreet-boys-are-releasing-a-brand-new-album-this-summer/). > [](https://twitter.com/backstreetboys/status/779395028355461120) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/"},"headline":"The Backstreet Boys Really Are Back With a 'Larger Than Life' Vegas Show","datePublished":"2016-09-23T21:22:30.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:57.407Z","description":"\"A show unlike any other show that anyone has ever seen”","url":"https://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd47db5872de43441/6988a758fb4eacc2c588f3b1/backstreet-boys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd47db5872de43441/6988a758fb4eacc2c588f3b1/backstreet-boys.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 Miss USA Competition - Arrivals","caption":"2016 Miss USA Competition - Arrivals","creditText":"Ethan Miller—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4506405/backstreet-boys-vegas-show/","name":"The Backstreet Boys Really Are Back With a 'Larger Than Life' Vegas Show"}}]}] ```