Westlife or Backstreet Boys? Who’s your ‘90s bias?

Remember the days when you had a collection of classic CDs of your favorite boy bands featuring Westlife, Backstreet Boys, Nsync, 98 Degrees, etc? How about your best boy band videoke songs? Can you recall your bias, then?

Joining the bandwagon of concert scenes in 2023, the classic boy bands Westlife and Backstreet Boys are set to bring the ‘90s feels at the Smart Araneta Coliseum and MOA Arena on February 20, 2023.

Good problem, I guess, is Filipino fans are torn between the boybands’ concerts happening on the SAME night.

Image source: Westlife Spotify

Fans are excited for the Irish boy band Westlife after the announcement of its ‘The Wild Dreams Tour’ last June 2022 that got sold out three days after opening of ticket sales. Due to demand from fans, Westlife added its next day concert on February 21, 2023. Say hi to ‘my love’s’ two-day concerts!

Who wouldn’t know the veteran boyband’s classic songs like ‘My Love,’ ‘Fool Again,’ ‘Evergreen,’ ‘Swear It Again,’ ‘If I Let You Go,’ and “When You’re Looking Like That”? Nostalgic!

Backstreet’s back, alright!

Image source: From Backstreetboys Spotify

The American boy band Backstreet Boys announced on November 1, 2022 their one-night ‘DNA World Tour 2023’ to the Philippines in February 2023. BSB fans are even excited to see the boybands after their last concert performance in 2019. Who wouldn’t know their classic singles, “Quit Playing Games With My Heart,” “I Want It That Way,” and “As Long As You Love Me”?

With such announcements, fans are weighing on which concerts to go to, going back to the days of the subtle rivalry of the boy bands and their songs. Which concert would you choose? What songs got you LSS until now? Westlife or BSB? #

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