Oh, be still my pre-teen boyband-loving heart: BACKSTREET BOYS ARE COMING TO CAPE TOWN!

Mother City, get ready to singing along to every single word of every song as Kevin, Brian, AJ, Nick and Howie bust out those sweet 90s move at the Grand Arena GrandWest on 16 May 2023. You guys know how this one goes:

Darren Simpson and his KFM Breakfast team made the exciting announcement this morning and honestly, I let out a full-on teenage scream πŸ˜‰ When I tell you the chokehold these guys had on me between 1997 and 2010… I had their posters up on my bedroom wall. Their albums were the soundtracks of my first crushes, first kiss and first school trip away from my family. My sister Sameehah and I would fight about who Nick Carter belonged to – I lost and happily settled for the ever suave Kevin Richardson.

For a time there in 1999 when I only dressed in oversized men’s shirts and baggy pants, these five were my stylish role models. Why? Because:

The Backstreet Boys DNA Tour concert will be held at GrandWest Casino’s Grand Arena on 16 May 2023. Tickets, available at TicketMaster, will go on sale this Friday 24 February 2023.

Join me for the rest of the day in singing along to some of the Backstreet Boys’ greatest hits:

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