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The Backstreet Boys celebrate new Sugar Factory at Fashion Show — PHOTOS

By Robin Leach / Niche Division of RJ
April 21, 2017 - 9:53 am
 
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys attend Sugar Factory American Brasserie during the grand opening at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Brian Littrell; AJ McLean; Howie Dorough; Kevin Richardson; Nick Carter
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys arrive at Sugar Factory American Brasserie at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Nick Carter; AJ McLean; Howie Dorough; Brian Littrell; Kevin Richardson
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys attend Sugar Factory American Brasserie during the grand opening at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** AJ McLean; Kevin Richardson; Nick Carter; Howie Dorough; Brian Littrell
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Nick Carter and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys attend at Sugar Factory American Brasserie at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Singers Nick Carter; Brian Littrell
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Nick Carter and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys attend Sugar Factory American Brasserie during the grand opening at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Brian Littrell; Kevin Richardson; AJ McLean; Nick Carter; Howie Dorough
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Nick Carter and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys attend Sugar Factory American Brasserie during the grand opening at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Brian Littrell; Kevin Richardson; AJ McLean; Nick Carter; Howie Dorough
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys arrive at Sugar Factory American Brasserie at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Kevin Richardson; Howie Dorough
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: (L-R) Singers Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys arrive at Sugar Factory American Brasserie at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** Nick Carter; Howie Dorough; Kevin Richardson; Brian Littrell; AJ McLean
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 20: Singer AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys attends Sugar Factory American Brasserie during the grand opening at the Fashion Show mall on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) *** Local Caption *** AJ McLean

More than 1,000 screaming fans welcomed The Backstreet Boys for the continuing grand-opening celebrations of Sugar Factory’s newest location in Las Vegas at Fashion Show. The group is celebrating its 24th anniversary with a new series of two-year residency shows at Axis at Planet Hollywood.

Even before entering the candy kingdom store on the Strip, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, A.J. McLean, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough stopped to take selfies and posed for pictures on the red carpet while holding Sugar Factory’s signature Couture Pops.

In the retail and confectionery shop, they were surprised by the selection of sweets and goodies: They were, pardon the pun, like kids in a candy store! A couple members of the group sampled key lime and Butterfinger gelato, while others grabbed their favorite treats from a selection of more than 500 types of candy and Sugar Factory novelty items.

Afterward, BSB entered the fan-filled restaurant where they greeted everyone and posed for pictures with guests. For dinner, they enjoyed signature items including candy-themed goblets, insane milkshakes, monster burgers and rainbow sliders. The Boys couldn’t resist The King Kong Sundae with 24 scoops of ice cream, toppings and sparklers for dessert.

To end the evening, the group went upstairs to check out the second-level Chocolate Lounge where they sipped on chocolate cocktails including the Mudslide martini, frozen chocolate bacon s’mores cocktail, chocolate black and white espresso martini and frozen white chocolate rock candy grasshopper.

Before leaving, the guys stopped for photographs in the whimsical candy land garden where they posed in front of the 14-seat horse-drawn carousel surrounded by colorful, lit-up tulips and oversized lollipops, cupcakes and animal sculptures.

On Saturday, reality-TV star and fashion-style icon and designer Kylie Jenner, who has just landed her own E! Entertainment TV series, continues Sugar Factory grand-opening celebrations with a two-hour red carpet appearance starting at 6 p.m.

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