Supporting their eighth studio album, In a World Like This, the tour consisted of over 150 shows in Asia, North America and Europe.

[5] Since the initial announcement, the band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and released the trailer for their upcoming documentary.

[9] On March 14, 2014, Backstreet Boys appeared via satellite on Good Morning America from Norway, to announce the second North American leg.

[10] The sold-out show at the FirstMerit Bank Pavilion was cut short due to the city's curfew.

[14] Shortly afterwards, a photo depicting an Israeli mortar shells with the words "That's for cancelling the Backstreet Boys, you scum!"

[15] A few days later another photo went viral, this time depicting four IDF soldiers holding signs in Hebrew which translate to "The reservists" "demand" "the Backstreet Boys" "In Israel!".

[30] The acoustic set starts with an a cappella rendition of "Safest Place to Hide" (replaced with "Drowning" since May 2014), and includes one wild card song that vary between shows, such as "Back to Your Heart" in Tuscaloosa,[31] "Just Want You to Know" in Amsterdam,[32] "Trust Me" in London,[33] "Siberia" in Manchester,[34] and "Just To Be Close To You" in Kuala Lumpur.