¬ jacksonville, fl - 7.9.98

My name is Katherine and I went to a BSB concert this past July 9th at Jacksonville,FL.!We arrived at Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Coliseum at 6:45pm. To my surprise, the main gates were still not opened and the concert started at 7:30! Fortunately, they opened a few moments later and we shuffled through the crowd. We went to our seats...17th row on the floor (section 106). I wondered if it would be a sold-out show...and boy was it!!! I was so anxious to see my honey, Brian!!

At 7:30, the first opening act came on...cute Aaron Carter. We screamed at him as if HE really was BSB. He sang "Crush On You" and "Shake It." Then SOAP came on, followed by Jimmy Ray. BSB's manager, Johnny Wright, came on next and told us that in 15 minutes we would see B-Rok, Bone, Kevin, Nick, and Howie!!! It seemed like forever, but the lights went out and the band started to play.Finally....BACKSTREET BOYS!! They started out with "Thats The Way I Like It." Then they sang a capella to a Shai song, "If I Ever", and danced to Puff Daddy music which was really slammin'!!.

Then, they each sang a solo and I think the arena shook when Nick came out singing "Heaven In Your Eyes." He was Mr. Popular that night! Before him, though, Brian came out singing "Thats What She Said" and I was captivated by him!! I'm not sure about the order, but they also sang "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)", "All I Have To Give","Darlin'", "Anywhere For You", and "I'll Never Break Your Heart." . They best part was when at the very end when they performed "Everybody(Backstreet's Back)"!! It was like a show with coffins and grim reapers!I will also remember when I pointed to AJ and he pointed right back at me! I was freakin'! I can't believe its all over! I truly recommend that all you fans go see them in concert!!! It "rocked my body!"