AJ McLean dishes on the future of Backstreet Boys amid reunion rumours

AJ McLean has opened up on the future of his 90s pop band, the Backstreet Boys amid calls from loyal fans for a reunion tour as competitiors NSYNC take to the stage again

AJ McLean has revealed that a Backstreet Boys reunion might not be on the cards, despite desperate calls from fans.

The popular 90s boy band, made up of AJ, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson rose to fame with hits like Backstreet’s Back, I Want It That Way and As Long As You Love Me, but sadly split in 2006. Since then, fans have awaited their reunion and before Covid, a tour with the original members was on the cards following the release of their album DNA.

The DNA World Tour would see the guys perform all over Europe and North America, headlining venues including London’s O2 Arena, Paris’s AccorHotels Arena, Berlin’s Mercedes-Benz Arena and many more. However, due to the pandemic, the tour was cancelled.

Fans want a reunion tour from the band

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Now, AJ has exclusively revealed to the Mirror US that the band are “taking space from each other”, meaning a tour isn’t on the cards anytime soon. He told The Mirror: “Backstreet are taking a well needed break.”

“We’re taking about a year off, we have a couple of one off things coming up,” he added. “We have our Cancun trip coming up next April, which essentially is like the Backstreet Boys cruise, except now it’s a destination. So there’s no boat involved. Now that we’re taking a break, we’re giving each other the space to do our own things.”

AJ recently sparked a rumours of a reunion with fellow 90s pop bad NSYNC when he and Nick danced with Joey Fatone and Lance Bass have teamed up to create a hybrid act called Back-Synch. The foursome already thrilled a live audience they performed together at a charity event in aid of gay Pride in the city.

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And now, thanks to TikTok, the supergroup have given fans the world over a thirst for more as they showcased their choreography skills while dancing to the *NSYNC classic, Bye Bye Bye. Footage shared online showed the lads putting themselves through their paces as they mastered dance moves from the year 2000.

Fans were thrilled by the footage with one writing online: “Nick, AJ, Lance and Joey look great. Lovely to see them.” After performing in LA last week, the boys hinted that there could be a huge supergroup tour featuring all 10 members of the Backstreet Boys and *NYSNC in the future if there is an appetite from fans.