Tuesday, November 23, 2010

New Kids and Backstreet Boys announce summer tour dates


Fans apparently want it that way. New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys announced Tuesday that their 2011 summer tour will begin in Connecticut in June.

The two boy-band supergroups who performed together at Sunday's American Music Awards will launch the tour at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn, on June 2. The concerts will wrap up in Vancouver, B.C., on July 9.

A joint statement reads: "We can't thank our fans enough for their continued support. The love that everyone has shown to us and to this project is incredible. We can feel the excitement and we won't let the fans down. And with our new and elaborate stage design there won't be one bad seat in the house."

The double-threat groups performed onstage together for the first time at a sold-out NKOTB show at Radio City Music Hall in June.

On Sunday's AMA hook-up, they closed out the show and included runs through Backstreet's "I Want It That Way," and NKOTB's "Hangin' Tough." And they proved they still had the moves -- the AMA crowd got on their feet as Joey McIntyre, AJ McLean, Jordan Knight, Howie Dorough, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Littrell, Danny Wood and Nick Carter sang and danced.

Tickets for the shows are on sale now, with additional dates going on sale beginning Dec. 11. 

Here are the current NKOTBSB dates: 
*6/2 - Uncasville, Conn., at Mohegan Sun Arena
*6/3 - Washington, D.C., at Verizon Center
*6/4 - Boston at TD Garden
*6/5 - Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center
*6/7 - Montreal at Bell Center
*6/8 - Toronto at Air Canada Center
*6/9 - Toronto at Air Canada Center
*6/11 - Uniondale, N.Y. at Nassau Coliseum
*6/12 - East Rutherford at N.J. at Izod Center
*6/15 - Pittsburgh at Consol Energy Center
*6/16 - Detroit at The Palace at Auburn Hills
*6/17 - Chicago at United Center
*6/18 - Chicago at United Center
*6/21 - Nashville, TN at Bridgestone Arena
*6/22 - Atlanta at Philips Arena
*6/24 - Lafayette, La., at Cajondome
*6/25 - Houston at Toyota Center
*6/26 - Dallas at American Airlines Center
*6/30 - Phoenix at US Airways Center
*7/1 - Los Angeles at Staples Center
*7/2 - San Jose, Calif., at HP Pavilion
*7/3 - Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Events Center
*7/8 - Tacoma, Wash., at Tacoma Dome
*7/9 - Vancouver, B.C., at Rogers Arena

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