April 2003
April 12, 2003
Subject: Nick Carter signs a contract with the devil
Source: superboat.com
Thanks: Angela
MARATHON, Fla. April 7, 2003 - "Nick Carter's El Diablo Racing Team" moves up to the Superboat Unlimited class of racing with Super Boat International Productions, Inc. International singing star of the famous "Backstreet Boys" Nick Carter, signed a letter of intent for his team to race in the 2003 Super Boat International (SBIP) boat racing circuit. The Miami Super Boat Grand Prix scheduled to take place April 25-27, 2003, will mark the debut of the "Nick Carter's El Diablo Racing" in the Superboat Unlimited class. Todd Wharton one of the top throttlemen in the business will be on the throttles and Marc LaFleur, experienced driver will be on the wheel in the cockpit. "I'm very excited to be moving up, running with the BIGGEST, FASTEST BOATSTM in the World and have a team that can take the National and World Championships" said Carter. "Nick Carter's El Diablo Racing" will race a 42-foot Fountain Scism, Cat-hull, housing twin 1500 hp engines and will race in the Superboat Unlimited Class were the boats are capable of speeds in excess of 170 mph. "We are delighted to have Nick Carter El Diablo Racing team racing with SBIP this season. Nick and Aaron will attend at pre-announced race sites and also staging concerts, it is going to be a great year for our fans and the Carter's," said John Carbonell, President of SBI. Nick follows in a long tradition of SBI celebrity drivers. Don Johnson, Kurt Russell, Chuck Norris and Jason Priestley have all been racers in the BIGGEST, FASTEST BOATSTM in the world. The 2003 SBI racing schedule will continue at Ft. Myers, 5/16-18; Marathon, 6/13-15; Sarasota, 7/4-6; Washington, NC, 8/1-3; New York, 9/5-7; Miami, 9/19-21; Deerfield Beach 11/1-9. For more information or SBI sponsorship opportunities visit superboat.com or call (305) 296-6166.
Subject: Nick to perform in Orlando
Source: ticketmaster.com
Thanks: Angela
Nick is scheduled to perform at the Orlando House of Blues on May 2nd. To puchase tickets, click here.
Subject: Nick Carter & O-Town
Source: Valdosta Daily Times
Thanks: Angela
April 5, 2003 - Backstreet Boy Nick Carter is scheduled to bring his solo act this weekend to Wild Adventures Theme Park. Nick Carter visits the park in the wake of last summer's popular visit by his younger brother, pop star Aaron Carter, to Wild Adventures, and his solo tour is a chance to see Nick do his thing without his Backstreet Boys compadres. Originally, Carter had not planned to make a solo outing. He had plenty of success with the Backstreet Boys and that boy-band group's string of mega hits. Yet, Carter felt it was time to try something different, according to his PR folks he could remain a Backstreet Boy, but he'd perform on his own during the group's downtime. With his solo project, "Now or Never," he attracted Jive Records for an album deal upon hearing Carter's "Do I Have to Cry For You," recording during an un-planned bit of studio time. Of his solo recording and shows, Carter says, "It's a release of energy -- all sorts of energy that I've held inside for God knows how long. Now, I get the freedom to do everything that I, myself, want to do." Joining Carter for the local concert is boy group O-Town, a band created on the pre-"American Idol" TV show "Making of the Band" [sic]. The TV show auditioned hundreds of young singers with producers selecting the five participants it wanted to create a band. Television audience watched O-Town form from auditions to member getting acquainted to rehersals to recording to performing live shows. One of O-Town's first gigs was a concert at Wild Advenures which was taped for a later episode of "Making of the Band" [sic]. These days with its second Wild Adventures show coming, O-Town has been together for a while and recently completed its second album, "O2".
Subject: Boybands back out
Source: Nicholas Charalambous / Independent-Mail, Anderson, SC
Thanks: Kayla
Local teenagers obviously weren’t screaming loud enough for Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and O-Town. Amphitheater Friday, citing "disappointing" advanced ticket sales of just 1,000 for the first stand-alone pop concert at the facility. LGI said it would give full refunds to ticket holders. LGI president Roger Dickson said he couldn’t pinpoint a reason for the sluggish ticket sales, but lower fan enthusiasm for boy bands, the war in Iraq and the economy were among several possible factors. Hoping for 2,000 to 3,000 fans to buy tickets on the day of the show was "too great a risk" for his company, he said. "I hate it for Anderson, I really do," Mr. Dickson said. "But I have to look out for me and my people." Anderson County Sports and Entertainment Director Charles Wyatt said LGI had taken a "calculated risk" in booking the two acts, whose careers peaked more than three years ago. Nick Carter, the youngest and most popular member of the Backstreet Boys, is promoting his solo album "Now or Never." O-Town was a group formed on the ABC television show "Making the Band." Angela Freeman, a manager at music and video store FYE in the Anderson Mall, said that she thought the groups remained popular. "Once the news gets out, I’ll probably start hearing a little bit of grumbling," Ms. Freeman said. After a breakthrough concert season last year that featured such acts as Lynryrd Skynyrd, Alabama and Willie Nelson, LGI had said it hoped to find a market for shows outside the tried-and-tested genres of country and southern rock. The pop-concert disappointment prompted Mr. Dickson to say Friday that he didn’t think the Anderson market could support more youth-oriented music, noting the dismal turnout for a modern rock concert last year. LGI is now fast approaching the peak summer concert season without a single concert scheduled after Kid Rock postponed an original April 11 appearance because of scheduling conflicts. Mr. Dickson said Friday that concert still is in the process of being rescheduled for mid-to-late summer. He said he is continuing negotiations with several other Country and Southern Rock bands, but also indicated that the Anderson facility wasn’t the only venue under consideration for shows. "We will continue to bring entertainment to the Upstate," he said. Fans seeking refunds for the April 11 concert featuring Nick Carter and O-Town should contact the Anderson Events box office at (864) 260-6335 to receive the full cost of the $16.95 general admission tickets along with any service charges.
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