New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys have once again revised their summer tour plans. With the addition of five new concert dates, the NKOTBSB Tour will now open earlier and run longer than previously announced.
The original tour-opener — a June 2 concert at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT — now trails three newly added shows. The fresh launch-date is now May 26 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI, followed by shows on May 28 at HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY, and May 29 at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD.
The end-date has also been pushed back from the previous July 31 closer at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, to make room for two new Canadian concerts in Ontario. Those gigs are slated for August 6 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton and, finally, August 7 at the John Labatt Centre in London, ON.
Public ticket sales begin this Friday, February 11, with the exception of Buffalo, where onsales start February 12. As with earlier NKOTBSB concert dates, ticket prices are in the $30 to $90 range.
The HSBC Arena concert was previously scheduled for June 11. But it was just recently pushed forward in order to accommodate a special concert at Fenway Park in Boston, MA, set for the same day. Fenway ticket sales began February 5 on Etix.com, and only individual tickets are still available, based on the site’s ticket searches.
NKOTB and BSB first announced their 2011 tour plans with a brief five-date itinerary in early November last year. Nearly 20 more concerts were revealed later that same month after a joint NKOTB-BSB performance at the American Music Awards.
The itinerary has since grown to 47 concerts. Fan club ticket sell-outs were reported for several of the previously announced concerts. More information can be found on the official NKOTBSB Web site.
NKOTBSB Tour itinerary:
(Dates are subject to change.)
| May 26 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| May 28 | Buffalo, NY | HSBC Arena |
| May 29 | Baltimore, MD | 1st Mariner Arena |
| June 2 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| June 3 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| June 4 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| June 5 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| June 7 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| June 8 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| June 9 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| June 11 | Boston, MA | Fenway Park |
| June 12 | East Rutherford, NJ | IZOD Center |
| June 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | CONSOL Energy Center |
| June 16 | Auburn Hills, MI | The Palace Of Auburn Hills |
| June 17 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| June 18 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| June 21 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| June 22 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| June 24 | Lafayette, LA | Cajundome |
| June 25 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| June 26 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| June 28 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| June 30 | Phoenix, AZ | US Airways Center |
| July 1 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center |
| July 2 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion At San Jose |
| July 3 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| July 6 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| July 8 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| July 9 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| July 10 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena |
| July 12 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place |
| July 13 | Calgary, AB | Calgary Stampede |
| July 15 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| July 16 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| July 17 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| July 19 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center |
| July 20 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| July 22 | Orlando, FL | Amway Center |
| July 23 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum |
| July 24 | Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center |
| July 26 | Indianapolis, IN | Conseco Fieldhouse |
| July 27 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| July 29 | Atlantic City, NJ | Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall |
| July 30 | Hershey, PA | Hersheypark Stadium |
| August 6 | Hamilton, ON | Copps Coliseum |
| August 7 | London, ON | John Labatt Centre |
