As the second North American leg came to a close, the band announced they would star in their first feature concert film. However, a co-headlining tour did not materialize and Spears toured the region solo. The band had earlier announced they would join Britney Spears on a co-headlining tour of Europe in October. We add little things here and there to change it up and make it an original show, so hopefully everybody will enjoy it." But you know, every show that we do is different. You know, a lot of people have seen some of the show. But I think we’re just going to do a great show again. In response to the additional dates, Joey Fatone stated,
The success of the tour prompted the band to add an additional leg of dates in the United States. The band also opened a Ronald McDonald House, where a room was named in their honor. Another honor was received when the band were given the key to the city by Orlando mayor Glenda Hood. When the tour kicked off, Justin Timberlake received his high school diploma onstage at the Pyramid Arena. Later in the tour, Sisqó dropped out of the tour to film his role in the film Get Over It. ĭuring an appearance on TRL, the band announced Destiny's Child would join them on tour, however the R&B group backed out and joined Christina Aguilera on her debut tour. Due to the limited number of dates performed, the stadium dates were centralized regionally, in order to give each fan a chance to see them. I can't really reveal a lot of the gags that we are going to do, but it's going to be very entertaining and we are going to get very close to everybody in the audience". Describing the stage, Lance Bass stated, "It's amazing with the pyro and different things. These elements were the reason why the band opted to perform in stadiums and arenas instead of outdoor amphitheatres. However, the stage included new elements including pyrotechnics, stage lifts and aerial suspension.
Due to the closeness of their previous tour, the stage for this outing was very similar.
Rehearsals began in April 2000 at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. Proceeds went to the "Justin Timberlake Foundation" and the "Challenge for the Children Foundation". Several tickets for the concert at Madison Square Garden and the Staples Center were auctioned off through Yahoo! Auctions. This was followed with the album selling over two million copies within the first week. The tour became an instant success, with all 50 initial dates being sold out, selling one million tickets within the first day. The tour outing was sponsored by MCY Music and Nabisco. It was officially announced on March 21, 2000, the same day as their album was released, with rehearsals starting soon after. The tour was initially mentioned during an AOL group chat in late 1999, when band member JC Chasez revealed the group was already planning for their next tour.
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