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Over in pop_reference, bright_midnight made a list of events that both 'N Sync and Backstreet have attended. As I've been meaning to put together something like this for, oh, two years, I asked if I could borrow it, and she kindly agreed. Thus, behind the cut: The Crossovery List, along with some additions and a bunch of notes by me, and lots of question marks which I'm hoping you knowledgeable folks can help fill in. Also, please leave a comment with any events that've been forgotten? Thanks. :)
Mmm, crossovery.
In general, both groups seem to have crossed paths often in late 1996 and early 1997, though actual canon is thin in the ground. They had the same management and appeared at a number of radio concerts, tv shows, etc, in Europe, particularly Germany.
7 December, 1996 :: Junior Jeopardy Party (tv show)
Both bands apppear.
February 7, 1997 :: Bravo Super Show 1997, Germany
Backstreet perform and win the Bravo "Golden Otto" Award for Best Group for the second year in a row. 'N Sync perform I Want You Back. There's footage of both bands together backstage.
May 31, 1997 :: Charity '97 concert, Germany
Backstreet perform We've Got It Goin' On, Get Down, Anywhere For You and Quit Playing Games (With My Heart). 'N Sync perform. Both groups + others perform charity single Children Need a Helping Hand together.
September 6, 1997 :: Pop Explosion concert, Germany
Backstreet headline. 'N Sync perform.
September 10, 1997 :: Charity basketball game, Germany
Aka the basketball game of crossover love. Teams are Nick, Brian, Howie, Kevin, Lance vs Justin, Joey, JC, Chris, AJ. Chris drapes himself over Brian as Brian takes a free-throw; Lance wears Backstreet Boys underwear (and Joey proudly shows it to the camera); Joey picks up Aaron and swings him around. Afterwards: 'N Sync performs. Backstreet performs. Both groups + others perform charity single Children Need a Helping Hand together.
February 6, 1998 :: Bravo Super Show 1998, Germany
Backstreet perform without AJ, who is sick, though he comes out and waves at the end of the performance. They also win a Bravo "Golden Otto" Award for Best Group, the only group to do so three years in a row. 'N Sync perform I Want You Back, a Bee Gees medley, and I Drive Myself Crazy.
March 15, 1998 :: Orlando Tornado Benefit Concert
Backstreet headline a show which includes 'N Sync sixteen other Orlando-based bands, raising over $245,000 for tornado relief efforts. 9,000 people attend the concert, which is held during the day in the parking lot of the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal Studios.
September 9, 1999 :: MTV Video Music Awards
'N Sync perform with Britney Spears on a school set (...Baby One More Time / Tearin' Up My Heart). Backstreet perform I Want It That Way in overcoats, then strip them off to reveal shiny and black for Larger Than Life.
December 8, 1999 :: Billboard Music Awards
Upon winning "Album of the Year" for Millennium, Nick thanks "the younger generation of our music that is coming out right now, like Britney Spears and 'N Sync. To all the people out there who have helped re-create pop and R&B... I think you guys deserve a big thanks, too." According to Rolling Stone, some of the members of 'N Sync thank Nick afterwards. "Just a little kindness can make such an impact," Nick says later. "It made me feel good. And, you know, I meant it."
January 17, 2000 :: American Music Awards
'N Sync perform Bye, Bye, Bye with giant puppets in the background. Howie attends.
February 23, 2000 :: Grammys
'N Sync are "correspondents" for Rosie O'Donnell, attempting to interview people on her behalf on the red carpet. Kevin blows on by them, shaking his head. 'N Sync jokingly complain that they were "dissed". During the show, Backstreet perform a medley with Elton John. 'N Sync don't perform as they performed at the AMAs.
November 4, 2000 :: Radio Music Awards
Backstreet host with Marth McGrath (Sugar Ray) and Sisqo. When Show Me The Meaning (Of Being Lonely) wins for "Most Requested Slow Dance Song," This I Promise You is played to accompany the group up on to the stage instead. Howie says, "That's a tribute to our boys right there," and points to 'N Sync in the audience. Kevin is less thrilled: "To whoever was responsible for playing the music when we were walking out, thanks for a great job."
December 5, 2000 :: Billboard Awards
'N Sync hosts with Kathy Griffin and performs Just Got Paid to open the show. There's a running Who Wants to Marry Kathy? skit, culminating in JC and Chris mock-fighting on stage. Nick and Aaron present, introduced by Justin. Howie's in the audience. At the end, Howie jogs up onto the stage and he and Joey walk off with their arms around each other.
December 5, 2000 :: Billboard Awards after-party
Justin, JC, Chris and Howie attend at the same after-party. According to Ted Casablanca at E! Online:
Affection alert! 'N Sync hottie Chris Kirkpatrick puckered up and planted a messy peck on the face of Backstreet Boy Howie D.. (For all those getting excited out there, I'd say the lip ac-shun was closer to the cheekbone than the labium, but young folks today are so friendly these days, it's hard to tell.)
January 8, 2001 :: American Music Awards
Nick and Kevin present with Krystal, who sings a couple of bars. 'N Sync present.
January 28, 2001 :: Super Bowl
Backstreet sings the American national anthem. 'N Sync and Aerosmith do the half-time show.
August 12, 2001 :: Teen Choice Awards
Nick and Aaron perform Not Too Young, Not Too Old in hippy outfits. 'N Sync's in the audience and hug Nick when he comes in (AJ's just gone to rehab).
September 5 & 6, 2001 :: Recording What's Going On
'N Sync record their part on the 5th, and Backstreet on the 6th. As both groups were in NYC for several days (see also the MTV VMAs, below), possibilities exist. :)
September 6, 2001 :: MTV Video Music Awards
Backstreet present with a newly-sober AJ; Jamie Foxx makes a tasteless joke and Brian tells him off backstage afterwards (go, Brian!); Kevin wears his second and (so far) last manskirt. Backstreet leave early as they have a concert that night. 'N Sync perform Pop with surprise guest Michael Jackson.
October 10, 2001 :: Filming the What's Going On video
Backstreet and Justin film their appearances for the video in LA. JC isn't there -- his appearance is shot in NYC a week later.
October 21, 2001 :: United We Stand concert
Backstreet perform. 'N Sync perform. Both groups are photographed together backstage with their arms around each other.
October 31, 2001 :: Tabu Halloween Party
Lance and Howie attend. Howie is part-owner of Tabu.
January 21, 2002 :: "David Copperfield shows Houdini Memorabilia to Pop Stars"
JC, Lance, Joey and Howie attend.
February 8, 2002 :: MTV's Rock 'n' Jock basketball game
Chris and Nick are on opposing teams. Chris drags Nick around by the jersey.
February 26, 2002 :: Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party
'N Sync attends. Kevin and Kristin attend.
February 27, 2002 :: Grammys
'N Sync walk by whilst Backstreet are being interviewed on the red carpet. (Chris, Bev and JC are visible in the crowd; the others may be there also.) Nick turns back and says, "They're talkin' junk! 'N Sync are talkin' junk!" and jokes that he'll go beat them up. Howie says it's lucky they've got their moms with them. During the show, 'N Sync perform Girlfriend with Nelly.
May 4, 2002 :: Kentucky Derby
Kevin and Howie spend the day in Millionaire's Row, while Joey, JC and Chris stay in the Turf Club for most of the day.
August 4, 2002 :: Teen Choice Awards
Justin, JC and Chris present together. Nick presents with Eve.
September 10, 2002 :: Marc Anthony's concert in Orlando
Tony Lucca opens, and JC sings with Tony. Howie sings an encore with Marc.
September 18, 2002 :: Latin Grammys
Nick and Justin attend in caramel and black, respectively. Mmm.
October 23, 2002 :: TRL's 1000th show
Nick's in the TRL studio and JC is in LA. They talk via satellite.
November 7, 2002 :: EA Games
JC and Howie attend.
November 10, 2002 :: "Day of the Child" event
JC and Howie attend, and are photographed with Tara Reid between them.
December 7, 2002 :: Marc Anthony's wedding in Puerto Rico
Lance and Howie attend.
December 9, 2002 :: Billboard Music Awards
Justin performs. JC presents. Nick presents. Chris is seen backstage with JC and Tara Reid.
December 12, 2002 :: Z100 Jingle Ball
Nick performs. Justin performs. JC and Chris introduce Ashanti and Kylie Minogue
December 15, 2002 :: Y100 Jingle Ball
JC hosts and introduces Nick, who performs. JC tells a local tv station that Nick is "a good kid" and he "wanted to pump him up a little".
December 19, 2002 :: Kiis Jingle Ball
Nick performs. Justin performs.
January 13, 2003 :: American Music Awards afterparty
Justin, JC, Joey, Lance, and Howie attend.
February 22, 2003 :: Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party
Justin, JC, Chris, Howie and Kevin attend. There's footage of Chris and JC talking to Howie in the background of an Access Hollywood bit.
May 3, 2003 :: Kentucky Derby
Chris and Joey attend. Kevin attends with Kristin.
May 16, 2003 :: Your Show 4
JC and Howie host together with near-identical hair.
May 17, 2003 :: Wango Tango
JC performs. Lance and Howie attend.
August 1, 2003 :: Chris hosts a radio show
Chris calls Howie on-air, waking him. They banter about hanging out in clubs in Orlando with AJ.
September 3, 2003 :: Latin Grammys
JC presents. Howie presents.
October 8, 2003 :: Opening of Philharmagic at Disney World
Howie and Joey are photographed together, looking rather drunk.
October 24, 2003 :: Radio Music Awards
JC presents, with teleprompter trouble. Justin wins. Nick's interviewed by JoJo during broadcast. Howie's in the audience. Somehow, none of them manage to be photographed together. Lance, although not attending the awards, is in Vegas at the time.
October 30, 2003 :: Girls Gone Wild Elegant Sin Halloween Party
JC and Howie attend.
Mmm, crossovery.
In general, both groups seem to have crossed paths often in late 1996 and early 1997, though actual canon is thin in the ground. They had the same management and appeared at a number of radio concerts, tv shows, etc, in Europe, particularly Germany.
7 December, 1996 :: Junior Jeopardy Party (tv show)
Both bands apppear.
February 7, 1997 :: Bravo Super Show 1997, Germany
Backstreet perform and win the Bravo "Golden Otto" Award for Best Group for the second year in a row. 'N Sync perform I Want You Back. There's footage of both bands together backstage.
May 31, 1997 :: Charity '97 concert, Germany
Backstreet perform We've Got It Goin' On, Get Down, Anywhere For You and Quit Playing Games (With My Heart). 'N Sync perform. Both groups + others perform charity single Children Need a Helping Hand together.
September 6, 1997 :: Pop Explosion concert, Germany
Backstreet headline. 'N Sync perform.
September 10, 1997 :: Charity basketball game, Germany
Aka the basketball game of crossover love. Teams are Nick, Brian, Howie, Kevin, Lance vs Justin, Joey, JC, Chris, AJ. Chris drapes himself over Brian as Brian takes a free-throw; Lance wears Backstreet Boys underwear (and Joey proudly shows it to the camera); Joey picks up Aaron and swings him around. Afterwards: 'N Sync performs. Backstreet performs. Both groups + others perform charity single Children Need a Helping Hand together.
February 6, 1998 :: Bravo Super Show 1998, Germany
Backstreet perform without AJ, who is sick, though he comes out and waves at the end of the performance. They also win a Bravo "Golden Otto" Award for Best Group, the only group to do so three years in a row. 'N Sync perform I Want You Back, a Bee Gees medley, and I Drive Myself Crazy.
March 15, 1998 :: Orlando Tornado Benefit Concert
Backstreet headline a show which includes 'N Sync sixteen other Orlando-based bands, raising over $245,000 for tornado relief efforts. 9,000 people attend the concert, which is held during the day in the parking lot of the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal Studios.
September 9, 1999 :: MTV Video Music Awards
'N Sync perform with Britney Spears on a school set (...Baby One More Time / Tearin' Up My Heart). Backstreet perform I Want It That Way in overcoats, then strip them off to reveal shiny and black for Larger Than Life.
December 8, 1999 :: Billboard Music Awards
Upon winning "Album of the Year" for Millennium, Nick thanks "the younger generation of our music that is coming out right now, like Britney Spears and 'N Sync. To all the people out there who have helped re-create pop and R&B... I think you guys deserve a big thanks, too." According to Rolling Stone, some of the members of 'N Sync thank Nick afterwards. "Just a little kindness can make such an impact," Nick says later. "It made me feel good. And, you know, I meant it."
January 17, 2000 :: American Music Awards
'N Sync perform Bye, Bye, Bye with giant puppets in the background. Howie attends.
February 23, 2000 :: Grammys
'N Sync are "correspondents" for Rosie O'Donnell, attempting to interview people on her behalf on the red carpet. Kevin blows on by them, shaking his head. 'N Sync jokingly complain that they were "dissed". During the show, Backstreet perform a medley with Elton John. 'N Sync don't perform as they performed at the AMAs.
November 4, 2000 :: Radio Music Awards
Backstreet host with Marth McGrath (Sugar Ray) and Sisqo. When Show Me The Meaning (Of Being Lonely) wins for "Most Requested Slow Dance Song," This I Promise You is played to accompany the group up on to the stage instead. Howie says, "That's a tribute to our boys right there," and points to 'N Sync in the audience. Kevin is less thrilled: "To whoever was responsible for playing the music when we were walking out, thanks for a great job."
December 5, 2000 :: Billboard Awards
'N Sync hosts with Kathy Griffin and performs Just Got Paid to open the show. There's a running Who Wants to Marry Kathy? skit, culminating in JC and Chris mock-fighting on stage. Nick and Aaron present, introduced by Justin. Howie's in the audience. At the end, Howie jogs up onto the stage and he and Joey walk off with their arms around each other.
December 5, 2000 :: Billboard Awards after-party
Justin, JC, Chris and Howie attend at the same after-party. According to Ted Casablanca at E! Online:
Affection alert! 'N Sync hottie Chris Kirkpatrick puckered up and planted a messy peck on the face of Backstreet Boy Howie D.. (For all those getting excited out there, I'd say the lip ac-shun was closer to the cheekbone than the labium, but young folks today are so friendly these days, it's hard to tell.)
January 8, 2001 :: American Music Awards
Nick and Kevin present with Krystal, who sings a couple of bars. 'N Sync present.
January 28, 2001 :: Super Bowl
Backstreet sings the American national anthem. 'N Sync and Aerosmith do the half-time show.
August 12, 2001 :: Teen Choice Awards
Nick and Aaron perform Not Too Young, Not Too Old in hippy outfits. 'N Sync's in the audience and hug Nick when he comes in (AJ's just gone to rehab).
September 5 & 6, 2001 :: Recording What's Going On
'N Sync record their part on the 5th, and Backstreet on the 6th. As both groups were in NYC for several days (see also the MTV VMAs, below), possibilities exist. :)
September 6, 2001 :: MTV Video Music Awards
Backstreet present with a newly-sober AJ; Jamie Foxx makes a tasteless joke and Brian tells him off backstage afterwards (go, Brian!); Kevin wears his second and (so far) last manskirt. Backstreet leave early as they have a concert that night. 'N Sync perform Pop with surprise guest Michael Jackson.
October 10, 2001 :: Filming the What's Going On video
Backstreet and Justin film their appearances for the video in LA. JC isn't there -- his appearance is shot in NYC a week later.
October 21, 2001 :: United We Stand concert
Backstreet perform. 'N Sync perform. Both groups are photographed together backstage with their arms around each other.
October 31, 2001 :: Tabu Halloween Party
Lance and Howie attend. Howie is part-owner of Tabu.
January 21, 2002 :: "David Copperfield shows Houdini Memorabilia to Pop Stars"
JC, Lance, Joey and Howie attend.
February 8, 2002 :: MTV's Rock 'n' Jock basketball game
Chris and Nick are on opposing teams. Chris drags Nick around by the jersey.
February 26, 2002 :: Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party
'N Sync attends. Kevin and Kristin attend.
February 27, 2002 :: Grammys
'N Sync walk by whilst Backstreet are being interviewed on the red carpet. (Chris, Bev and JC are visible in the crowd; the others may be there also.) Nick turns back and says, "They're talkin' junk! 'N Sync are talkin' junk!" and jokes that he'll go beat them up. Howie says it's lucky they've got their moms with them. During the show, 'N Sync perform Girlfriend with Nelly.
May 4, 2002 :: Kentucky Derby
Kevin and Howie spend the day in Millionaire's Row, while Joey, JC and Chris stay in the Turf Club for most of the day.
August 4, 2002 :: Teen Choice Awards
Justin, JC and Chris present together. Nick presents with Eve.
September 10, 2002 :: Marc Anthony's concert in Orlando
Tony Lucca opens, and JC sings with Tony. Howie sings an encore with Marc.
September 18, 2002 :: Latin Grammys
Nick and Justin attend in caramel and black, respectively. Mmm.
October 23, 2002 :: TRL's 1000th show
Nick's in the TRL studio and JC is in LA. They talk via satellite.
November 7, 2002 :: EA Games
JC and Howie attend.
November 10, 2002 :: "Day of the Child" event
JC and Howie attend, and are photographed with Tara Reid between them.
December 7, 2002 :: Marc Anthony's wedding in Puerto Rico
Lance and Howie attend.
December 9, 2002 :: Billboard Music Awards
Justin performs. JC presents. Nick presents. Chris is seen backstage with JC and Tara Reid.
December 12, 2002 :: Z100 Jingle Ball
Nick performs. Justin performs. JC and Chris introduce Ashanti and Kylie Minogue
December 15, 2002 :: Y100 Jingle Ball
JC hosts and introduces Nick, who performs. JC tells a local tv station that Nick is "a good kid" and he "wanted to pump him up a little".
December 19, 2002 :: Kiis Jingle Ball
Nick performs. Justin performs.
January 13, 2003 :: American Music Awards afterparty
Justin, JC, Joey, Lance, and Howie attend.
February 22, 2003 :: Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party
Justin, JC, Chris, Howie and Kevin attend. There's footage of Chris and JC talking to Howie in the background of an Access Hollywood bit.
May 3, 2003 :: Kentucky Derby
Chris and Joey attend. Kevin attends with Kristin.
May 16, 2003 :: Your Show 4
JC and Howie host together with near-identical hair.
May 17, 2003 :: Wango Tango
JC performs. Lance and Howie attend.
August 1, 2003 :: Chris hosts a radio show
Chris calls Howie on-air, waking him. They banter about hanging out in clubs in Orlando with AJ.
September 3, 2003 :: Latin Grammys
JC presents. Howie presents.
October 8, 2003 :: Opening of Philharmagic at Disney World
Howie and Joey are photographed together, looking rather drunk.
October 24, 2003 :: Radio Music Awards
JC presents, with teleprompter trouble. Justin wins. Nick's interviewed by JoJo during broadcast. Howie's in the audience. Somehow, none of them manage to be photographed together. Lance, although not attending the awards, is in Vegas at the time.
October 30, 2003 :: Girls Gone Wild Elegant Sin Halloween Party
JC and Howie attend.