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Backstreet Boys bringing DNA World Tour to Ottawa this summer

Published Tuesday, April 5, 2022 11:54AM EDT

Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys attend the 12th Annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert, in Los Angeles, on Thursday, May 19, 2016. (John Salangsang/Invision/AP)

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Backstreet’s back.

Alright.

The Backstreet Boys, nearing 30 years of performing together, are bringing the DNA World Tour back to Ottawa this summer.

The beloved boy band will play the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday, Sept. 1. It’s one of the band’s nine Canadian tour dates between July and early September.

Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.

The DNA World Tour kicked off in 2019. The Backstreet Boys last played Ottawa that summer when they headlined RBC Bluesfest.

Here’s the list of all their Canadian tour dates this summer:

July 1: Toronto, Budweiser Stage

July 2: Toronto, Budweiser Stage

Aug. 24: Vancouver, Rogers Arena

Aug. 26: Edmonton, Rogers Place

Aug. 27: Saskatoon, Sask., SaskTel Centre

Aug. 29: Winnipeg, Canada Life Centre

Sept. 1: Ottawa, Canadian Tire Centre

Sept. 2: Quebec City, Centre Videotron

Sept. 3: Montreal, Bell Centre