The New Kids on the Block are bringing the magic back to their fans.
On Monday, the band announced they are hitting the road for The Magic Summer 2024 Tour, a nostalgic nod to their record-breaking stadium tour in 1990. They will be joined by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Paula Abdul — who previously performed with the New Kids on their Total Package Tour in 2017 — on a string of North American shows at mostly outdoor amphitheaters and venues.
With members Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, NKOTB will kick off the tour at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on June 14. The group then takes their more than 40-date run around the country, with stops in Phoenix, Dallas and Philadelphia before wrapping up in Noblesville, Indiana on Aug. 25.
Along with performing in some of the same venues as they did during New Kids mania in the early '90s, the band also says they'll incorporate some elements from the original tour into their new production.
“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.”
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In the spirit of throwbacks and nostalgia, the New Kids followed up their announcement with a new promotional video featuring the five members coming to life as their once-popular line of dolls, which were sold during the height of the boyband's popularity. Along with showing the singers dressed in exact replicas of their dolls' clothing, the clip (see below) also includes a surprise cameo by Fuller House star Andrea Barber.
In addition to the new tour, the New Kids will release The Block Revisited, a special 15th-anniversary edition of their 2008 reunion album The Block, on Nov. 3. The deluxe collection features four previously unreleased songs, additional bonus material and a remix of their single “Dirty Dancing” featuring Joshua, DK and Dino from K-pop supergroup Seventeen.
When it was originally released in 2008, the comeback album featured the hits “Summertime,” “2 in the Morning” and “Single,” as well as collaborations with the puss*cat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger, NE-YO and then little-known singer Lady Gaga, who performed on the song “Big Girl Now” and opened for the group on their first reunion tour.
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Ticket sales for The Magic Summer 2024 Tour will begin with the fan club presale on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Presales will follow throughout the week, before the general public on-sale begins Friday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. See below for a full list of tour dates.
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