Students who wish to rekindle the love of 1990s boy bands past will have their opportunity to do so with the Backstreet Boys, who are set to perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m.

Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell will make their comeback with MTV’s “Jersey Shore” star DJ Pauly D opening.

Anna Tetzlaff, a junior majoring in secondary education, plans on attending the Backstreet Boys concert with her boyfriend and his mother. She said it was not until high school that she began to listen to the band’s “poppy beats” because her mother was always in control of the radio when the band first rose to stardom in the late ‘90s.

“My favorite memory involving the Backstreet Boys actually took place last year,” Tetzlaff said. “My brother, boyfriend and I were driving in the car when ‘I Want it That Way’ came on the radio, and we all instinctively began belting along with Nick and the boys.”

The three of them instantly recognized the beats of the song and automatically fell into the harmony.

“Even though none of us had heard the song in years, we didn’t miss a beat, literally.”

Koury Young, a senior nursing student, remembers the Backstreet Boys’ music accompanying her throughout her elementary school years.

“I’m going to see the Backstreet Boys because they were one of my favorite bands as a kid,” Young said. “I remember saving my money in elementary school to buy my very first CD, which was their second album. My mom took me to my first concert in 1st grade to see them at the BJCC. I think they’re America’s original boy band, so why not relive the fun by going to see them again 15 years later?”

Seats for the event are reserved and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com or at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office.