The Boston Traveler » reunion tour http://www.thebostontraveler.com Discover Boston and the surrounding area. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 New Kids on the Block Make the Old Kids on ‘Today’ Swoon http://www.thebostontraveler.com/2008/05/new-kids-on-the-block-make-the-old-kids-on-today-swoon/ http://www.thebostontraveler.com/2008/05/new-kids-on-the-block-make-the-old-kids-on-today-swoon/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 16:44:26 +0000 http://www.thebostontraveler.com/new-kids-on-the-block-make-the-old-kids-on-today-swoon/ Post from: The Boston Traveler

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It looks like it was raining fairly hard this morning in New York, but that didn’t stop women around my age from showing up to drool and reminisce over the reunited New Kids on the Block when they appeared at Rockefeller Plaza. Since I was never into boy bands, I can’t say I share their enthusiasm. Still, who can grumble about so many having such a good time because of one music group? I’m happy for ‘em!

As promised, check out high-quality videos of the New Kids’ performance on NBC’s Today earlier today. Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, and brothers Jonathan Knight and Jordan Knight sang and danced through a medley of their older hits, as well as the 1990 throwback “Tonight,” and they sang one new tune, a very mellow track called “Summertime.” The last is available for purchase on iTunes right now.

Up first, the old-school medley, followed by “Tonight” (preceded by a little chit chat with show hosts Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira, who I bet were screaming somewhere offstage, too — Ha ha!) and the new single “Summertime” after the jump.

The extravaganza ends with yet another video of the group dishing with Lauer and Vieira about their forthcoming tour. There may be more footage later because MSNBC added videos as I was writing this post. I’ll check the site again later today for additional clips to publish.

Photo: Amazon.com

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There’s no denying it or wondering about it now — the rumors about New Kids on the Block staging a tour in the near future are undeniably true.

To prove it, the group’s website nkotb.com is currently chock full of supporting extras, including a blog, image downloads, and a brand-spanking-new track called “Summertime,” the last of which is located at the New Kids on the Block MySpace site.

As of this writing, the following tour dates are listed, so start snapping up those tickets now if you’ve got NKOTB fever. And, if you won’t be able to make any of the dates or locations, I’ll have video clips of NKOTB’s May 16th performance on NBC’s Today that very same day.

Current New Kids on the Block Tour Dates

  • May 16, 2008: The Today Show (New York, NY)
  • May 17, 2008: Izod Center (East Rutherford, NJ)
  • May 18, 2008: Tweeter Center (Boston, MA)
  • Sep 20, 2008: Bell Centre (Montreal, Canada)
  • Sep 21, 2008: Air Canada Center (Toronto, Canada)
  • Sep 23, 2008: Izod Center (East Rutherford, NJ)
  • Sep 24, 2008: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Uniondale, NY)
  • Sep 26, 2008: TD Banknorth Garden (Boston, MA)
  • Sep 27, 2008: Borgata Hotel and Casino Event Center (Atlantic City, NJ)
  • Oct 04, 2008: Allstate Arena (Chicago, IL)
Image: Amazon.com

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