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The Hangin' Tough Tour was a 1989 concert tour by New Kids on the Block in support their second studio album, "Hangin' Tough."

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Tour Background [ ]

Since the 1988 release of their album, "Hangin' Tough", the New Kids on the Block had performed as the opening act for fellow teen pop singer Tiffany's successful North American tour.

Due to a sudden rise of the group's popularity, Tiffany wound up opening for them on this tour, but they were credited as co-headliners.

During the November and December tour dates, the group released the holiday album "Merry, Merry Christmas" and several of the album's songs were incorporated into the tour's setlist.

Set List [ ]

• My Favorite Girl
• What'cha Gonna Do (About It)
• Please Don't Go Girl
• You Got It (The Right Stuff)
• I'll Be Loving You (Forever)
• Hangin' Tough
• This One's for the Children

Concert Dates [ ]

Opening acts [ ].

• Tiffany (select dates)
• Tommy Page (select dates)

Recordings [ ]

New Kids on the Block's June 5th concert at the Mayan Theater was filmed and released as "Hangin' Tough- Live."

New Kids on the Block announce ‘The Magic Summer 2024' throwback tour: Full list of cities, dates

Presales begin wednesday, nov. 1, with tickets to the general public set to go on sale at 10 a.m. on friday, nov. 3, by francie swidler • published october 30, 2023 • updated on october 30, 2023 at 2:02 pm.

Calling all Gen X-ers and Gen Y-ers: If you've been looking for your next night out, you got it. (...get it?)

Iconic 1980s and 1990 band New Kids On the Block will embark on a 2024 tour of more than 40 cities, including a stop in the Chicago area, a release from Live Nation said Monday. The tour, titled "The Magic Summer 2024 Tour," is inspired by the 1990-tour of the same name, which also featured magician Harry Blackstone Jr., the release said.

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“The true ‘magic’ of this tour is in the music, the moments and the memories that we get to create - and recreate - with our amazing fans each night,” Donnie Wahlberg said in a written statement. “Feeling all the nostalgic feels of the original Magic Summer, with the bond that we’ve shared throughout the years, will make for a most magical time indeed.”

Special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join Wahlberg, along with original NKOTB members Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight on the tour, which includes more than 40 dates, the release said.

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In the Chicago area, the group will perform at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on June 15. The band will also hit a handful of other Midwestern cities, including Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and Noblesville.

Presales begin Wednesday, Nov. 1, with tickets to the general public set to go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3., Live Nation said .

Also on Nov. 3, the group will release a "revamped version" of their 2008 comeback album "The Block Revisited."

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Overall, the band has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, with several chart-topping songs including 1988's "Hangin' Tough," and 1990's "Step by Step."

A full list of tour dates and cities is below.

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NKOTB Announce 2024 Magic Summer Tour With Paula Abdul And DJ Jazzy Jeff

The 40-stop tour will let fans (and the band) relive their 1990 tour of the same name.

Anyone in their 40s knows that 1990 was the year for New Kids on The Block . I myself sported a novelty button the size of my head on my acid wash jean jacket that depicted Jordan Knight... for every girl in school must choose one member of the boy band and devote herself to him fully, via oversized novelty buttons.

That summer, NKOTB released Step By Step , their follow-up to Hangin’ Tough , and then embarked on the totally sold-out Magic Summer stadium tour, which became the absolute ticket of the concert season. I, a 10-year-old, completely lacked the funds and means to get to such an event, but now, 33 years later, might be my chance?

The full line-up of NKOTB: Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Danny Wood, have announced their Magic Summer 2024 Tour . There will be opener support from Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Everything starts on June 14 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, though Block Nation members will get an early chance on Wednesday.

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The band is planning on re-creating a lot of the concepts, feelings, and moods of their 1990 tour, including hitting a lot of large, outdoor venues and amphitheaters, some the very same ones as three decades years ago. Fans are already speculating that the band’s 1990 use of magic and illusions will make a comeback in this nostalgic iteration of the tour.

“The true ‘magic’ of this tour is in the music, the moments and the memories that we get to create — and recreate — with our amazing fans each night," Wahlberg stated in a press release . “Feeling all the nostalgic feels of the original Magic Summer, with the bond that we’ve shared throughout the years, will make for a most magical time indeed.”

Some fans are already upset that the boy man (man band? dad band?) hasn’t announced plans for a world tour or European Tour as of yet, while others are bemoaning the tour’s lack of dates in the Northwest.

See the full list of tour dates here .

And wait: there’s more. The band also released the cutest promo video for the tour that finds the five New Kids dressed just like their original 1990s dolls, and they come to life to help a kid with her school project. The video, which features Full House star Andrea Barber, points to the band’s ongoing popularity with the kids of the band’s original fans.

New Kids on the Block announce ‘The Magic Summer 2024' throwback tour: Full list of cities, dates

Calling all Gen X-ers and Gen Y-ers: If you've been looking for your next night out, you got it. (...get it?)

Iconic 1980s and '90s band New Kids On the Block will embark on a 2024 tour of more than 40 cities, Live Nation announced Monday. The tour, titled "The Magic Summer 2024 Tour," is inspired by the 1990 tour of the same name, which also featured magician Harry Blackstone Jr., according to the announcement.

“The true ‘magic’ of this tour is in the music, the moments and the memories that we get to create - and recreate - with our amazing fans each night,” Donnie Wahlberg said in a written statement. “Feeling all the nostalgic feels of the original Magic Summer, with the bond that we’ve shared throughout the years, will make for a most magical time indeed.”

Special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join Wahlberg, along with original NKOTB members Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight on the tour, which includes more than 40 dates, the release said.

Presales begin Wednesday, Nov. 1, with tickets to the general public set to go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3., Live Nation said .

Also on Nov. 3, the group will release a "revamped version" of their 2008 comeback album "The Block Revisited."

Overall, the band has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, with several chart-topping songs including 1988's "Hangin' Tough," and 1990's "Step by Step."

A full list of tour dates and cities is below.

Hangin' Tough Tour

The Hangin' Tough Tour was a concert tour of the boy band New Kids on the Block , launched to support their album Hangin' Tough .

Opening acts

Since the 1988 release of Hangin' Tough , the New Kids had performed as the opening act for fellow teen pop singer Tiffany 's successful North American tour. Due to a sudden rise of the group's popularity, Tiffany wound up opening for them on this tour, but they were credited as co-headliners. [1]

The group's June 5 concert at the Mayan Theater was filmed and released as Hangin' Tough- Live . [2] The Home video was certified 12× platinum by RIAA for selling over 1.2 million copies in United States. [3]

• " Be My Girl "
• " My Favorite Girl "
• "What'cha Gonna Do (About It)"
• " Please Don't Go Girl "
• " Cover Girl "
• " You Got It (The Right Stuff) "
• " I'll Be Loving You (Forever) "
• " Hangin' Tough "
• " This One's for the Children "
• Tiffany (select dates)
• Tommy Page (select dates)

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NKOTB tour dates include return to Upstate NY city where Donnie Wahlberg fell through trap door

• Updated: Oct. 30, 2023, 12:18 p.m. |
• Published: Oct. 30, 2023, 10:27 a.m.

New Kids on the Block are going on tour in 2024 with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Video still

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New Kids on the Block are returning to the Upstate New York city where singer-actor Donnie Wahlberg was famously injured nearly 25 years ago.

NKOTB announced “The Magic Summer 2024 Tour” Monday, including an Aug. 11 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs and an Aug. 22 performance at Darien Lake Amphitheater near Buffalo. DJ Jazzy Jeff and Paula Abdul will open both shows at 7 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. through Live Nation . A fan club presale will begin Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 10 a.m.

According to People magazine , New Kids on the Block’s tour is named after the boy band’s 1990 stadium tour, “The Magic Summer.” Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight plan to perform their biggest hits, including “Hangin’ Tough,” “Step By Step,” and “The Right Stuff.”

“The true ‘magic’ of this tour is in the music, the moments and the memories that we get to create — and recreate — with our amazing fans each night,” Wahlberg said in a release. “Feeling all the nostalgic feels of the original Magic Summer, with the bond that we’ve shared throughout the years, will make for a most magical time indeed.”

A video announcement also included nostalgic references to the group’s popular line of dolls and a cameo by “Fuller House” star Andrea Barber (yes, Kimmy Gibbler).

The SPAC concert will be just NKOTB’s second time in Saratoga Springs in 24 years.

On June 25, 1990, Wahlberg was injured when he fell through a trap door during an encore performance of “Hangin’ Tough” at the Saratoga Raceway. He was hospitalized and treated for a chest bruise and cuts on his arms, neck and lower lip — he still has a scar under his chin from the incident.

The “Blue Bloods” star made light of the incident when NKOTB last performed at SPAC in 2009.

“The last time we played here they tried to get yours truly,” Wahlberg said . “They tried. And had I landed one-half inch differently, they might have got me. But it’ll take a hell of a lot more than one-half inch to stop this [expletive] from being back in the house tonight!”

The group continues to put out new music today. People reports New Kids on the Block will soon release “The Block Revisited,” a 15th anniversary edition of their 2008 album featuring four previously unreleased songs and a remix of their single “Dirty Dancing” featuring K-pop stars Joshua, DK and Dino from Seventeen.

New Kids on the Block 2024 Tour Dates

June 14, 2024: Cuyahoga Falls, OH — Blossom Music Center

June 15, 2024 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

June 18, 2024 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre

June 19, 2024 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake

June 21, 2024 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center

June 22, 2024 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis

June 23, 2024 Prior Lake, MN Mystic Amphitheater

June 25, 2024 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre

June 26, 2024 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP

June 28, 2024 Denver, CO Ball Arena

June 29, 2024 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre

July 1, 2024 Highland, CA Yaamava’ Theater **

July 2, 2024 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre

July 3, 2024 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre

July 5, 2024 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum

July 6, 2024 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena

July 7, 2024 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

July 9, 2024 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

July 10, 2024 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater

July 12, 2024 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater

July 13, 2024 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman

July 14, 2024 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion

July 16, 2024 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater

July 17, 2024 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater

July 19, 2024 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

July 20, 2024 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

July 21, 2024 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place

July 25, 2024 Charleston, SC Credit One Stadium

July 26, 2024 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

July 27, 2024 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion

July 28, 2024 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park

August 1, 2024 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

August 2, 2024 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre

August 3, 2024 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium

August 4, 2024 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

August 8, 2024 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

August 9, 2024 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion

August 10, 2024 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center

August 11, 2024 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC

August 15, 2024 Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at the Mann

August 16, 2024 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion

August 17, 2024 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage

August 22, 2024 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater

August 23, 2024 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena

August 24, 2024 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amphitheater

August 25, 2024 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center

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New Kids On The Block Announce The Mixtape Tour With Very Special Guests Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson And Naughty By Nature

NEW YORK , Oct. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —   Today New Kids On The Block, the multiplatinum selling pop super-group, unveiled an epic lineup for their highly anticipated 2019 tour.  NKOTB took to the Today Show plaza to reveal The MixTape Tour with very special guests Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty by Nature.  The five iconic pop and hip-hop acts will hit the road together for the first time ever on a 53-city tour across North America next summer.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, October 12 th at Ticketmaster.com.  American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, October 9 th at 10am local time through Thursday, October 11 th at 10pm local time.

To celebrate the event, NKOTB surprised fans by dropping an epic, throwback track, “80s Baby” featuring their new touring partners, Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany.  The track takes listeners on a nostalgic yet refreshingly modern and fun ride through 80s song references and fresh verses- just a small glimpse into the party that will be The MixTape Tour . Stream the song HERE .

With over 100 million combined records sold worldwide, NKOTB , Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty by Nature, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson will fill arenas with hit after hit when they take to the stage next summer.  Always upping the ante, NKOTB have packaged the ultimate lineup for a once in a lifetime live show experience.  The group will return to the stage after 2018’s touring hiatus to perform fan favorite number one hits like “Hangin’ Tough,” “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever),” and “Step By Step.”  When tour mates Salt-N-Pepa, Debbie Gibson , Tiffany and Naughty by Nature hit the stage, they bring with them top chart hits and legendary catalogues to keep fans out of their seats all night.  The tour is sure to be one of the can’t miss events of the summer featuring an unforgettable night full of smashes spanning across generations.

NKOTB made the announcement on the heels of their SOLD OUT Apollo Theater show celebrating the 30 th anniversary of their hit packed, breakout album Hangin’ Tough .  The special one night only engagement sold out within minutes of onsale and saw NKOTB gracing Harlem’s famed Apollo stage for the first time since they debuted “Please Don’t Go Girl” at the Apollo’s notoriously tough amateur night.  The career defining album, Hangin’ Tough produced hits like “Please Don’t Go Girl,” “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”, “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”, and “Cover Girl.”  The crowd erupted when the band confirmed on stage that Hangin’ Tough will get a special anniversary re-issue in early 2019 with new, never been released music.

Produced by Live Nation, The MixTape Tour will embark on its three month journey beginning May 2 nd in Cincinnati, OH and make stops in Nashville , Dallas , Los Angeles , Atlanta and more, before wrapping July 14 th in Hollywood, FL. See full itinerary below.

THE MIXTAPE   TOUR DATES:

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“When I first saw you guys, people didn’t expect what you were going to bring, these little white brothers from Boston!” It’s a humid Sunday afternoon in Harlem, and the Apollo Theater’s longtime historian — Billy Mitchell, a.k.a. Mr. Apollo — is reminiscing backstage with New Kids on the Block ‘s Donnie Wahlberg. “But, brother, you killed it,” Mitchell continues. “The place went crazy. The place went crazy , man! I still have a picture of you guys in my home .”

Before they became the world’s biggest boy band, the New Kids came up via Boston’s club scene and R&B radio. They might have stayed there had it not been for their breakthrough album, 1988’s Hangin’ Tough , which blew up the charts by injecting just enough funk and soul into otherwise simple pop songs. When they meet with Mitchell, the band is back at the Apollo for a special concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hangin’ Tough , which Sony will re-release early next year with new material including the song “80s Baby” featuring their 2019 tour mates Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany.

Soon after the reunion with Mitchell, the group’s five members — Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joe McIntyre and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight — gathered around an old videotape brought out of storage, trying to figure out exactly when their appearance at the Apollo’s storied Amateur Night had taken place. It was 1988, that was for sure. Hangin’ Tough was released that September. “Please Don’t Go Girl” had been out since early April, but wasn’t really doing anything. Their first album had been a flop. “If the song didn’t hit, we were done,” recalls Wahlberg.

The New Kids were nervous, but prepared, they recall, when they faced the Apollo’s notoriously skeptical crowd, who stared at the five white boys from Boston in their Task Force jackets, slamming their feet into the stage as they danced and sang “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”—to a track, because someone forgot to bring sheet music for the Apollo’s house band. It took a while, but the New Kids started to notice a few ladies clapping and getting to their feet. By the end of their set, the room was on its feet, chanting, “Go, white boys! Go, white boys!”

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There were no screaming young New Kids fans in the audience that night. This was before everyone and their kid sister was doing that “Right Stuff” dance, the one with the moves their choreographer had lifted straight from Morris Day and The Time’s “Jungle Love.”

“No one knew who we were,” says McIntyre, who was a baby-faced 15 on the old tape. “Every show was ‘us against the world.'” McIntyre seems impressed as he watches the clip of his young self whipping up the crowd: “We genuinely did not do drugs back then, but it looked like we were on drugs because we were so fired up.”

Before long, the now-40-something New Kids solve their own mystery. The tape shows the fresh-faced kids introducing themselves, with their age and star sign. “If those ages are accurate,” says Wahlberg, “it was in between Danny and Jordan’s birthdays.” Which places the Amateur Night appearance as May 15th or 16th, 1988 — right before the summer that launched the New Kids, and set a whole subset of R&B-tinged pop music in motion, from Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch to the Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync and Justin Timberlake. That was the summer the group supported Tiffany on a mall tour and quickly supplanted her as the headliners. By the fall of 1988, they had won the hearts of thousands of American teens and were invited back to the Apollo to appear in their first syndicated TV appearance.

The show this October 7th took place 30 years to the day after that victorious Showtime at the Apollo broadcast. A choked-up Wahlberg told the audience it was “the 30th anniversary of the year that we fell in love with each other.”

Lest you think this is too much schmaltz for one day, strap in: “We’re suckers for complete and utter sentimentality,” admits Wahlberg, the group’s captain and fan ringleader. Sunday night’s mezzanine-shaking show—this time backed by their touring band of the past 10 years—was laden with nostalgia and happy tears, but also with pride. From start to finish, it was a showcase of what has always fueled the New Kids’ success: pure, unbridled, who-gives-a-damn-if-it’s-uncool feeling.

The New Kids performed all 10 of Hangin’ Tough ‘s tracks at the Apollo, with plenty of their old-school moves and the theatricality they’ve honed by singing the album’s hits for packed arenas since their reunion 10 years ago. They even did the sleeper tracks, and the fans went wild—encouraging their idols in occasional moments when they couldn’t quite hit every note that their producer Maurice Starr had coached out of them as teenagers. Starr, who used to dress up in a military dress uniform and call himself The General at the height of New Kids’ fame, was invited to the event but was laid up at home in Florida and unable to make it. The relationship with Starr has long been portrayed as a Svengali-protégé tale, but it’s a bit more nuanced than the cliché suggests.

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“The dynamic changed with Hangin’ Tough ,” says Wahlberg. “We took on more of a role. It stopped being Maurice trying to fit us into songs that sounded like the Osmonds, the Jacksons or New Edition, and more about us identifying songs that fit us.” Starr pressed his singers for “100’s” and taught Wood how to engineer a record. He played basketball with the Kids and told them he was certain they would be famous. “He listened to us and trusted us,” says Wahlberg. “But I think after that, when the success came, he probably tried to grab on a little tight and fit us back in [to his vision]. We’d go to an event with him and another famous person would be there and he’d start challenging them to sing—even Luther Vandross! He was crazy—but great crazy.” Jordan Knight agrees: “There’s a fine line between crazy and genius—but he straddled it, and we caught the genius side.”

At Sunday’s show, a congratulatory message from Starr played on a screen above the stage, and they FaceTimed their old producer in to show him the packed house with the lights up. “He brought us here the first time,” Wahlberg told the crowd, breaking into tears. “He brought us off the fucking street, man, and gave us a chance.”

According to Wahlberg, the New Kids story is more like Rocky than American Idol . If they had been booed off stage in 1988, “it would have been very easy for one of us to say, ‘I’m out.'” But the Kids were spurred on by their reception in Harlem to keep going. To many, it may look like the New Kids’ long-term success is the result of a perfect storm of pop hooks and marketing. But the story of New Kids is also one of chemistry and working-class grit. “We come from that generation where you just get up and you go for it,” says McIntyre. Or, as their 1980s booking agent Jerry Ade put it, “In their hearts, in their brains, in their balls, these kids didn’t quit—ever.”

Despite the many albums that followed, Hangin’ Tough remains the most enduring New Kids record, going eight times platinum.

“I don’t want to sound like I’m comparing us to Michael Jackson, but Michael Jackson’s going to be most known for Thriller ,” says Wahlberg. “That’s the one. But it’s not better than Off the Wall . Do I think we’ve had better songs and other things? Maybe. I think we’ve had moments where we’ve written songs or sung better or performed better—but Hangin’ Tough , that’s the one. We don’t get to decide how we’re remembered. But if it’s with that album, and those special times, then how lucky are we?”

Rebecca Wallwork is the author of Hangin’ Tough by New Kids on the Block (33 1/3, Bloomsbury Academic).

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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Announce Dates For ‘The Magic Summer 2024 Tour’

Multi-platinum pop icons New Kids on the Block have announced THE MAGIC SUMMER 2024 TOUR . Reimagining the smash 1990 tour of the same name, Donnie, Joey, Jordan, Jonathan & Danny will bring back the magic for fans old and new, this time with very special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff. As announced on GMA this morning, the tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 14 and hit over 40 cities including Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with Fanclub and CITI presales beginning Wednesday, November 1. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, November 3 at 10 AM local time on LiveNation.com .

PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Magic Summer 2024 Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, November 1 at 12 PM local time until Thursday, November 2 at 10 PM  local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

New Kids On The Block are bringing back their best moments and memories. They have promised to be performing their greatest hits, unexpected fan favorites and magical surprises for their diehard fans all across the country. The 2024 Magic Summer Tour is where the magic happens! Fans should expect a summer of fun and nostalgia as the New Kids embark on their first mostly outdoor venue tour in 15 years. NKOTB will be visiting some of the most iconic venues on this tour for a night under the stars, including some of the very same venues that they performed at on the original 1990 Magic Summer Tour.

The sold-out 1990 Magic Summer Tour, sponsored by Coca-Cola & McDonalds, took place at the ultimate height of New Kids’ success, and included multi-night stops at the band’s hometown Foxboro Stadium, Dodgers Stadium, Giants Stadium and many others.  The band collaborated with Harry Blackstone Jr. to stage magic and illusions within their performance, impressing fans and the Magic community alike, and even went on to win a Magic award for their contributions to the medium throughout their tour.

“The true ‘magic’ of this tour is in the music, the moments and the memories that we get to create – and recreate – with our amazing fans each night,” said Donnie Wahlberg. “Feeling all the nostalgic feels of the original Magic Summer, with the bond that we’ve shared throughout the years, will make for a most magical time indeed.”

Over 3 million fans attended the Magic Summer Tour worldwide, coinciding with New Kids On The Block’s number-one album & single at the time. Watch New Kids On The Block’s throwback video HERE to see all the 90s nostalgia that will be returning this summer.

New Kids On The Block have come back to life as their official dolls in a brand-new promotional video in support of the upcoming tour. Watch HERE . With cameos from Andrea Barber of Full House & Fulller House (a dedicated BlockHead!) and influencer Brittany Nicole , the New Kids tease the magic in store for their fans this summer and transform into living versions of their iconic dolls.

Since the 1990 Magic Summer Tour, New Kids have continued to be a force with their finger on the pulse of pop culture, making waves once again in 2008, when they reunited for smash-hit album The Block . On November 3, they will be releasing a revamped version of this iconic 2008 comeback album, The Block Revisited , celebrating 15 years since their triumphant return to the music scene.

New Kids have headlined the iconic Fenway Park three times and continue to represent their hometown of Boston with pride. They have sold millions of concert tickets around the world since their return. They have traveled with their fans on NKOTB cruises, as well as held the first-ever NKOTB fan convention, BLOCKCON, which took place earlier this year.

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New Kids On the Block have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide — including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988’s Hangin’ Tough and 1990’s Step By Step — and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like “You Got It (The Right Stuff),”? “Cover Girl,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Hangin’ Tough,” “I’ll Be Loving You,” “Step By Step” and “Tonight.” The group which started with humble Boston beginnings grew to shatter concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year, in sold out stadiums throughout the world.? Since reuniting in 2007, NKOTB have toured consistently to sold out arenas, have sold nearly 4 million tickets and have doubled their crowd sizes. The Boston natives have been bestowed with their very own, “New Kids on the Block Day,” an honor not many can claim, and have played Fenway three times before. The group solidified their place in Hollywood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since reuniting and will continue representing Boston on their journey long into the future. In 2024, New Kids will embark on their 2024 Magic Summer Tour, with support from special guests Paula Abdul & DJ Jazzy Jeff.

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New Kids on the Block to release 30th anniversary edition of Hangin' Tough

The iconic boy band is also embarking on a 2019 tour

Christian Holub is a writer covering comics and other geeky pop culture. He's still mad about 'Firefly' getting canceled.

They may not be new anymore, but they’re still going strong. On Tuesday, iconic boy band New Kids on the Block announced that not only would they be releasing a 30th anniversary edition of their breakout album Hangin’ Tough , but also embarking on an epic celebratory tour next year.

Hangin’ Tough , the band’s second album, was originally released in 1988 and helped make the band’s career with hits like “Please Don’t Go Girl” and “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever).” The new addition will feature all ten original tracks from the album, as well as three newly-recorded songs and five remixes. Check out the full tracklist below. Hangin’ Tough (30th Anniversary Edition) is out March 8, 2019, but already available for pre-order here .

The band will also celebrate the anniversary by embarking on a 2019 tour alongside guests Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Debbie Gibson, and Tiffany. The tour kicks off May 2 in Cincinnati; check out a full list of dates below.

TRACKLISTING : 1. You Got It (The Right Stuff) 2. Please Don’t Go Girl 3. I’ll Be Loving You (Forever) 4. Cover Girl 5. I Need You 6. Hangin’ Tough 7. I Remember When 8. What’Cha Gonna Do (About It) 9. My Favorite Girl 10. Hold On 11. Please Don’t Go Girl (Extended Version) 12. You Got It (The Right Stuff) – 7” Version 13. I’ll Be Loving You Forever – 7” Remix 14. Hangin’ Tough (TOUGHER MIX) – previously unreleased in the U.S. 15. Cover Girl – 7” Remix – previously unreleased in the U.S. 16. 80s Baby (ft. Salt-N-Pepa, Naughty By Nature, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson) 17. Boys In The Band (Boy Band Anthem) 18. The Way You Should Be Loved

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New Kids On the Block have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -- including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988’s Hangin’ Tough and 1990’s Step By Step -- and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like “You Got It (The Right Stuff),”  “Cover Girl,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Hangin’ Tough,” “I’ll Be Loving You,” “Step By Step” and “Tonight.” The group which started with humble Boston beginnings grew to shatter concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year, in sold out stadiums throughout the world.  Since reuniting in 2007, NKOTB have toured consistently to sold out arenas, have sold nearly 4 million tickets and have doubled their crowd sizes. The Boston natives have been bestowed with their very own, “New Kids on the Block Day,” an honor not many can claim, and have played Fenway three times before. The group solidified their place in Hollywood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since reuniting and will continue representing Boston on their journey long into the future.

In 2024, New Kids will embark on their 2024 Magic Summer Tour, with support from special guests Paula Abdul & DJ Jazzy Jeff.

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