Backstreet Boys receive Bollywood style welcome in Mumbai; Nick Carter says, “This is the first time I’ve seen this in my career”

One of the best-selling bands of all time, the Backstreet Boys, arrived in India for the two shows of their DNA World Tour in May, 2023. For the India leg, Backstreet Boys: DNA World Tour will play at Jio World Gardens, Mumbai on May 4 and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on May 5, 2023. On Wednesday morning, Backstreet Boys arrived in Mumbai and were greeted with paparazzi at the Mumbai airport. The band is back in India after 13 years.

Upon arrival at their Mumbai hotel, they received Bollywood style warm welcome which left AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson in awe. Nick took to his Instagram to share the video and even penned a heartfelt note. He captioned the video, “What cool surprise arriving at the hotel here in Mumbai, India. The hotel staff had a full out Bollywood style dance prepared, remixing all our songs. I guess we really do have fans all over the world.”

In the video, Nick Carter said, “We just arrived at the hotel near Mumbai and this is the first time I have ever seen this in my entire career, with the hotel staff dancing on a dope remix.”

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The Backstreet Boys: DNA World Tour, comes on the back of the boy-band favorite’s tenth studio album DNA. The DNA World Tour celebrates their rich history of flawless choreography, harmony-laden vocal prowess and an arsenal of mega-watt hits such as ‘I Want It That Way’, ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ and ‘As Long As You Love Me’, along with the latest hits from their recent album ‘DNA’ including ‘Don't Go Breaking My Heart’, ‘Chances’ and ‘No Place’, amongst others.

In May 2019 the Backstreet Boys kicked off “The DNA World Tour” - the group’s biggest arena tour in 18 years, thanks to the global success of their #1 new album. The DNA World Tour has seen the group sell out arenas all over North America, Europe, Asia and South America.