Primarily visiting North America, the tour supported the band's second studio album No Strings Attached. Beginning in May , the tour sold out all dates within the first day of the ticket sale. Additional dates, also in North America, were added for the Fall of The band were on tour and promoting their latest single, "Bye Bye Bye" when Chasez announced they were rehearing their upcoming tour.
It was officially announced on March 21, , the same day as their album was released. It was also produced by SFX Touring. The tour became an instant success, with all 50 initial dates being sold out, selling one million tickets within the first day.
This was followed with the album selling over two million copies within the first week. Due to the closeness of their previous tour, the stage for this outing was very similar. However, the stage included new elements including pyrotechnics, stage lifts and aerial suspension. These elements were the reason why the band opted to perform in stadiums and arenas instead of outdoor amphitheaters.
Describing the stage, Lance Bass stated, "It's amazing with the pyro and different things. I can't really reveal a lot of the gags that we are going to do, but it's going to be very entertaining and we are going to get very close to everybody in the audience". Due to the limited number of dates performed, the stadium dates were centralized regionally, in order to give each fan a chance to see them. When the tour kicked off, Justin Timberlake received his high school diploma onstage at the Pyramid Arena.
Another honor was received when the band were given the key to the city by Orlando mayor Glenda Hood. The band also opened a Ronald McDonald House, where a room was named in their honor. The success of the tour prompted the band to add an additional leg of dates in the United States.
