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Published Friday, February 28,
2020
New tickets for Backstreet Boys
concertBy the A.M. Costa Rica staff The highly expected concert tonight at Parque Viva amphitheater in Alajuela features the international band Backstreet Boys as part of the DNA World Tour. The original group members' singers AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, and Brian Littrell arrived in the country on their private plane. “We give our fans 100%, night after night, putting on the best Backstreet Boys show we can. We play our hits, we dance our asses off and we do it because we love our fans,” said McLean. “We have the best fans in the world. They come out to party, and they sing at the top of their lungs, and we feed off that energy. " According to the organizers, 500 tickets were enabled at the request of the fans, in the first presentation of the band in the country. The 16,000 fans who will see the band will enjoy a two-hour show. The band's music can be seen on its official YouTube channel. According to the organizers, the world tour has been a success, motivating the band to open new concert dates. Feb. 10, the ban announced that "following the success of last summer’s sold-out North American tour, the boys are proud to announce a second North American tour, kicking off July 10th in New York." Tickets are priced between $42 to $210, depending on the choice of seats. Tickets are on sale at Boleteria.cr Another music international event that will be held this weekend is Picnic with the performance of the international lead singer Karol G.  The Colombian reggaeton singer and songwriter will be performing Saturday at the festival that will take place at Pedregal Events Center in Heredia. Karol G, comes to the country as part of the promotion of her album “Tusa,” the same name as the song she sings with Nicki Minaj. The music of Karol G can be seen on YouTube. Also, the festival will present the fifth edition with 15 local singers and 12 international performers, such as Tropical Minds, Zion and Lennox, Bacilos, among others, in the 24-hour continuous musical show. Ticket prices are between $70 to $150, can be purchased on the Eticket.cr.  In another performance by international singers, six leading rock stars, P. Shortino of Quiet Riot, Bobby Kimball of Toto, Alex Ligertwood of Santana, Fran Cosmo of Boston, Jimy Sohns of Shadows of the Knight, and D. Tufano of Buckinghams will give a concert March 7. The singers also will perform at Parque Viva amphitheater in Alajuela as part of their Rockpack Festival tour. "Original leader singers of great bands of the 70s and 80s, like Quiet Riot, Toto, Santana and Boston will perform the hits with their original singers," said the Hit-After-Hit firm in charge of the festival organization. "It will be almost two hours of singing hit after hit." According to the organizers, fans of classic rock will enjoy the greatest hits as “Cum on Feel the Noize,” “Hold the Line,” “Hold On” and “More Than A Feeling,” among many more. Ticket prices vary between $34 to $100, depending on the location to the stage. The concert starts at 6 p.m., but the doors to the amphitheater will be open three hours before. Tickets are available on the site Eticket.cr  Also on March 18 another rock band performance in Costa Rica will be Guns N ’Roses at Saprissa Stadium in Tibás as part of its Not in This Lifetime tour. Ticket prices are between $55 to $115, depending on the proximity to the stage, and they can be purchased at Eticket.cr This will be the second concert that the band gives in the country. The first concert of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler was in November 2016. "It will be a unique opportunity for fans to be closer to the band and feel the power of their music more intensely," said Mercury Concerts, which is responsible for bringing the band to the country.  Opera lover will enjoy the Il Divo vocal group performing in Costa Rica as part of the Timeless Encore tour, which will be March 24 at Parque Viva amphitheater in Alajuela. In the unique concert, the top singers, Urs Bühler from Switzerland, Carlos Marín from Spain, David Miller from the U.S. and Sébastien Izambard from France, will be accompanied by the music of the National Philharmonic Orchestra. According to the information provided by the group's official webpage, Il Divo group was created in 2003 and promoted by music producer Simon Cowell for the label Syco Music. Il Divo has sold well over 30 million copies of its albums worldwide. With 160 certified gold and platinum hits in 35 countries, it pioneered the genre of operatic pop or popera in classical crossover music. The tickets for the concert are between $100 to $170, which can be purchased at Eticket.cr site. The music of Il Divo can be reached at the group's YouTube channel. Another highly expected international classic rock band that will be performing in Costa Rica is KISS.  The musicians are Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, and concert tickets are on sale for the only performance that the iconic KISS band will give in Costa Rica. That will be April 28, at National Stadium. The band will offer VIP meet-and-greet experiences, for which tickets can be purchased through the site Kissonline.com. The other ticket options will be available at Eticketcr site. Tickets will have different prices, depending on the area of the stadium, from $50 to $175. ------------------------ What another type of international band or festival could be held in the country? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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