Britney Spears Opens Tour, ‘N Sync Joins Via Video
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Britney Spears launched the summer leg of her North American tour in support of her multi-platinum album, “Oops … I Did It Again!” (Jive) on Tuesday night (6/20) in Columbia, Md., where ‘N Sync made an appearance via a pre-recorded video.
‘N Sync’s video cameo was a “What Would You Do to Meet Britney?" segment that reportedly was staged while Spears was making a costume change backstage. Audience members were invited onstage by Spears’ back-up singers for the competition and asked by 'N Sync members to, for instance, bark like a dog for a chance to shake Spears’ hand.
Though rumors that Spears and ‘N Sync will launch a co-headlining European tour in October have been circulating widely, publicists at Jive Records would not confirm that such a tour is in the works.
Spears’ North American tour will wrap up in Atlanta on Sept. 18. 'N Sync is scheduled to wrap up the current leg of its tour in late July with a sold-out four-night stand at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. (The band’s July 27 show will air as a live special on HBO.)
On July 29, ‘N Sync will follow-up the New York concerts with the Challenge for Children II basketball tournament at New York’s St. John’s University. Challenge for Children is a charity founded by ‘N Sync in 1998, and the event will feature a basketball tournament between the group’s members and other celebrity guests. Tickets for the tournament went on sale on Monday (6/19) and, according to ‘N Sync’s official website, sold out in 15 minutes.
Spears’ latest album, released last month, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, and has already been certified multi-platinum by the RIAA for shipping over 4 million copies in the United States.
‘N Sync, meanwhile, shattered all previous SoundScan seven-day sales figures with the release of “No Strings Attached” (Jive). The album sold 2.4 million copies in its first week on the shelves, and has been certified by the RIAA for shipping 7 million copies since its March 21 release date. It is the first album ever certified by the RIAA for shipping that many copies in its initial RIAA auditing period.
Britney Spears North American tour:
June
23 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
24 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium
25 - Scranton, PA - Coors Light Amphitheatre
27-30 - Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater
July
2, 3 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
4 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion
5 - Camden, NJ - E Center
7 - Tinley Park, IL - New World Music Theatre
8 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
9, 10 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
16 - Maryland Heights, MO - Riverport Amphitheatre
17 - Bonner Springs, KS - Sandstone Amphitheatre
19 - Dallas, TX - Starplex Amphitheatre
20 - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome
21, 22 - The Woodlands, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
26 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
27 - Albuquerque, NM - Mesa Del Sol Amphitheatre
28 - Phoenix, AZ - Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion
29 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
31 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
August
1 - Concord, CA - Chronicle Pavilion @ Concord
3 - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
4 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden
5 - Devore, CA - Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion
6 - Marysville, CA - Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre
8 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
10 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
11 - George, WA - The Gorge
12 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
14 - Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
21 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
22 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
23 - Montreal, Quebec - Molson Centre
24 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
25 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal
28 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
30 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Performing Arts Center
31 - Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena
September
1 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
2 - Noblesville, IN - Deer Creek Music Center
3 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
5 - Antioch, TN - AmSouth Amphitheatre
9 - Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre
10 - West Palm Beach, FL - Mars Music Amphitheatre
12 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion
13 - Charlotte, NC - Blockbuster Pavilion
14 - Virginia Beach, VA - GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater
15 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake
18 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre
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