The Backstreet Boys still got it. Just ask the crowd at BottleRock.

Backstreet Boys performed at BottleRock in Napa, closing out the three-day festival with a crowd-pleasing, nostalgia-driven show. The group took the main stage about 30 minutes after the scheduled start, after appearing earlier in the day at the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage with Vanessa Hudgens. A dramatic intro montage featured each member in glitter with smoldering stares, triggering a major surge of audience excitement. The performance launched with smoke, neon lasers, and matching all-white outfits, transforming the venue into a ’90s fever dream. They played hits including “Larger than Life,” “It’s Gotta Be You,” and “As Long as You Love Me,” delivering tightly synchronized choreography and polished formations while promising a “time machine.”

"After more than three decades, the Backstreet Boys took the crowd at BottleRock through a time capsule, with everyone from wine moms to small children screaming and dancing along as the group closed out the three-day Napa musical festival."

"Still, any frustration over the late start vanished once a dramatic intro montage flashed across the stage screens, showing each member bathed in glitter and delivering smoldering stares into the camera. The crowd, which was by far the largest of the festival, erupted, especially during Richardson's appearance on the screen, drawing some of the loudest screams of the night."

"The group burst through clouds of smoke and flashing neon lasers, dressed in matching all-white looks, instantly transforming BottleRock into a full-blown '90s fever dream as the opening beats of their 1999 anthem "Larger than Life" hurled the crowd into peak boy-band mania."

"The group rolled through a string of hits, including "It's Gotta Be You" and "As Long as You Love Me," moving through each one with their instantly recognizable, tightly synchronized choreography, sharp pivots, crisp formations and that signature polish that never misses a beat. And between songs, the group made the crowd a promise: They vowed to take us through "a time machine.""

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