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    Rock/Pop

    AJ McLean presents Alexander James : The Better Man Tour

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    Tuesday, October 20, 2026

    8:00 PM

    Brooklyn Bowl

    61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    AJ McLean, known for his long tenure with the Backstreet Boys, appears at Brooklyn Bowl under his solo identity Alexander James as part of The Better Man Tour. Presenting solo material, he foregrounds a personal frontman identity and band‑forward rock/pop textures that trade tightly arranged ensemble harmonies for direct delivery; the Alexander James project is an emerging presence online, sometimes tagged with Celtic inflections.

    About The Better Man Tour

    The Better Man Tour stops at Brooklyn Bowl with AJ McLean, best known as a founding member of the Backstreet Boys, performing under his Alexander James project. Framed as a Rock/Pop set, the show shifts him out of an ensemble role and into a solo stage identity built around his own material. There’s no clear record of a NYC-premiere milestone attached to this run, but it lands in a city where pop pedigree is routinely tested in smaller rooms. The result reads as a recalibration rather than a victory lap.

    About the Artists

    AJ McLean

    AJ McLean

    AJ McLean is a New York City–facing rock/pop performer best known for his long tenure in the vocal group Backstreet Boys, where he worked within tightly arranged ensemble harmonies. On stage at Brooklyn Bowl, he steps into a separate lane under the Alexander James name, presenting solo material from *The Better Man Tour*.

    Alexander James

    Alexander James

    celtic

    Alexander James is the solo stage identity of AJ McLean, best known as a founding member of the Backstreet Boys, reframed here in a Rock/Pop setting. In New York City, the project has come through Brooklyn Bowl on dates like “AJ McLean presents Alexander James: The Better Man Tour,” where the emphasis shifts from group harmony to an individual voice and persona.