Fans want an NSYNC reunion tour — but they'll have to settle for the band's first live performance since 2013 for now
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- NSYNC fans are amped for a reunion tour after the band's recent appearances.
- In 2023, the group reunited at the MTV Video Music Awards before releasing their first single in 21 years.
- On Wednesday, the band joined Justin Timberlake onstage during his free Los Angeles concert.
NSYNC performed live for the first time in over a decade, raising questions about whether the band will return for a reunion tour.
On Wednesday, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick made a surprise appearance during Justin Timberlake's free "One Night Only" concert in Los Angeles. The fivesome then performed together for the first time since 2013, running through their popular tracks "Gone," "Girlfriend, "Bye Bye Bye," and "It's Gonna Be Me."
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The band also performed "Paradise," a new NSYNC song that will appear on Timberlake's upcoming album, "Everything I Thought it Was."
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While many NSYNC fans might see this as a sign of the band's intention to reunite, it may not be that simple.
In September 2023, when the five band members appeared onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards to present the award for best pop video to Taylor Swift, fans also took this as a sign that the band might be planning a reunion tour.
Even Swift had questions when she collected her award, asking the group: "Like, are you doing something? What's going to happen now? They're going to do something and I need to know what it is."
Two days later, NSYNC announced via a video post on their Instagram account that they would release their first single in 21 years. But the song, "Better Place," was just part of the soundtrack to a new animated movie, "Trolls Band Together," in which Timberlake stars.
"Better Place" started at No.25 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of its release in September 2023 before sinking down and disappearing after six weeks.
NSYNC also appeared on the YouTube interview series "Hot Ones" to promote the new track, but no reunion announcement arrived after the movie.
Plus, Timberlake's concert was organized to promote his upcoming album, which will be released on Friday, so the reunion could have been a tactic to promote it.
The last time the complete NSYNC band performed together was during Timberlake's 12-song medley at the 2013 VMAs after he received the Video Vanguard Award.
But the group performed without Timberlake in 2019 when they joined Ariana Grande for a surprise appearance during her Coachella set.
As of yet, there has been no announcement about a reunion tour, but at least NSYNC fans will now have two new songs.
NSYNC's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.