Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean Returns As Johnny No-Name Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean's alter ego, Johnny No-Name, is scheduled to perform at an event billed as "Johnny No-Name's Pre-New Year's Bash 2000" at the Hard Rock Live at Universal Studios Citywalk in Orlando, Florida on Saturday (December 30). No-Name was born in Manchester, England and he moved to Nashville at an early age, according to his official bio. He also plays a two-string guitar, and he bears a striking resemblance to Backstreet Boy McLean. In 1999, No-Name took his solo act on the road for a nine-city tour. No-Name’s saxophone player Mindi Abair, who also toured with the Backstreet Boys on their Millennium tour in 1999, explained to LAUNCH what it's like being on stage with the British rock star. "We just got 20 pairs of underwear a night and 30 bras a night. [For the] Backstreet Boys, you know, we didn’t get that stuff. We got all of these condoms, and diaphragms, and all kinds of stuff thrown on the stage – it was freaky, you know. Backstreet Boys, we’d get like teddy bears and bunny rabbits and stuff, but...wow!"McLean has raised nearly $90,000 for charity as Johnny No-Name, including more than $40,000 for VH1's Save The Music Foundation, according to the official Johnny No-Name website ( johnnyno-name.com). Orlando rockers Cleanser will be opening the show, and several special guests will be performing at the event. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $15 and available at Ticketmaster outlets. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Orlando Sentinel Santa fund, which assists several charities in the Central Florida area. - Jason Gelman, New York

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