Those New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) certainly have energy as their North American reunion tour now totals 48 concerts in a little over 10 weeks with not many open dates. Kicking off with two nights in Toronto, ONT on September 18, it then goes to Montreal, QUE for a show on September 20 and heads back to Toronto for the following night. Playing mostly arenas with a few the of the obligatory casinos thrown in, the tour wraps on December 26 in Los Angeles, CA. Natasha Bedingfield is opening the entire tour.
On tour, NKOTB will be promoting their forthcoming, as yet unnamed album, due in the fall, as well as playing their old hits. The first single, “Summertime,” has already climbed the Billboard Pop 100 chart and is being streamed on their MySpace page.
NKOTB recently performed for the first time after 15 years on NBC-TV’s “Today” show to fan hysteria. They then played some radio festivals as well as the MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.
NKOTB–Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight and Danny Wood–sold more than 70 million records and scored two up No. 1 albums: 1988’s “Hangin’ Tough” and 1990’s “Step by Step.”
New Kids on the Block itinerary:
Dates subject to change
| September 18-19 | Toronto, ONT | Air Canada Centre |
| September 20 | Montreal, QUE | Bell Centre |
| September 21 | Toronto, ONT Air | Canada Center |
| September 23 | East Rutherford, NJ | Izod Center |
| September 24 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| September 26 | Boston, MA | TD Banknorth Garden |
| September 27 | Atlantic City, NJ | Borgata Hotel & Casino Event Center |
| September 28 | Boston, MA | TD Banknorth Garden |
| September 30 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| October 2 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
| October 3 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| October 4 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| October 8 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center |
| October 9 | Sacramento, CA | ARCO Arena |
| October 10 | San Jose, CA | HP Pavilion |
| October 11 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay |
| October 13 | Glendale, AZ | Jobing.com Arena |
| October 14 | Albuquerque, NM | Tingley Arena |
| October 16 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| October 17 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| October 18 | New Orleans, LA | New Orleans Arena |
| October 19 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| October 21 | Saint Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| October 22 | Milwaukee, WI | Bradley Center |
| October 24 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| October 25 | Auburn Hills, MI | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| October 27 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| October 29 | Atlanta, GA | The Arena at Gwinnett Center |
| October 30 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| November 1 | Sunrise, FL | BankAtlantic Center |
| November 2 | Tampa, FL | St. Pete Times Forum |
| November 5 | Philadelphia, PA | Wachovia Spectrum |
| November 6 | Providence, RI | Dunkin’ Donuts Center |
| November 7 | Atlantic City, NJ | Borgata Hotel & Casino Event Center |
| November 8 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| November 10 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center |
| November 11 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| November 12 | Omaha, NE | Qwest Center |
| November 14 | Broomfield, CO | Broomfield Event Center |
| November 15 | West Valley City, UT | The E Center |
| November 18 | Edmonton, ALB | Rexall Place |
| November 19 | Calgary, ALB | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| November 21 | Vancouver, BC | General Motors Place |
| November 22 | Seattle, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| November 23 | Portland, OR | Rose Garden Arena |
| November 25 | San Diego, CA | Cox Arena |
| November 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center |