The NKOTBSB Tour was a co-headlining concert tour between American boy bands New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys, who together formed NKOTBSB. The tour visited North America in 2011. Europe,[1] Australia and Asia were added to the itinerary for 2012. The tour ranked 44th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning over 10 million dollars.[2] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 8th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $76 million with 51 shows.[3]
Tour by NKOTBSB | |||||||||||||
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |||||||||||||
Associated album | NKOTBSB | ||||||||||||
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Start date | May 25, 2011 | ||||||||||||
End date | June 3, 2012 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 2 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 80 | ||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||
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The London concert on April 29, 2012 in O2 Arena was shown live at select movie theaters at 9PM CET[4] and streamed live with pay per view system.[5]
Background
We were all on tour, not together at the same time, but we were pretty close on the road. NKOTB were wrapping up their summer run. We happened to be out and we ended up being on stage together. It was a magical moment [...] none of us will ever forget. Right after we performed together everybody on Twitter and Facebook...it was everywhere that we were going on tour. So we started talking about it and we made it happen.[6]
During the summer of 2010, the Backstreet Boys joined New Kids on the Block onstage at the Radio City Music Hall (as a part of NKOTB Casi-NO Tour), where the groups performed "I Want It That Way".[7] Since the performance, the media began to circulate rumors of the two uniting for a tour in the summer of 2011.[8]
The tour was officially announced on On Air with Ryan Seacrest during an interview, where it was mentioned the groups were recording a single to be later released.[7] To promote the tour further, the groups conducted a live Q&A session on Ustream.[9] The groups also performed at the 38th Annual American Music Awards to give the public a taste of what they would see on the tour.[10] For an interview on Entertainment Tonight, Donnie Wahlberg held a picture of the proposed staging, which featured a standard concert stage with an extended catwalk leading to a circular platform.
Opening acts
- Jordin Sparks (North America, May 25, 2011, May 29, 2011 - June 18, 2011, June 21, 2011 - July 1, 2011)[11]
- Ashlyne Huff (United States, May 26, 2011 - June 3, 2011, June 12, 2011 - July 2, 2011)[12]
- Midnight Red (United States, July 3, 2011)[13]
- Matthew Morrison (North America, July 6, 2011 - August 7, 2011)[14]
- Neverest (Canada, June 7 - June 9, 2011, August 4, 2011, August 6, 2011; Germany, May 6, 2012)[15][16]
- A Friend in London (Europe, except Germany, April 24, 2012, May 2, 2012)[17]
- Johnny Ruffo (Melbourne, May 18 - May 19, 2012)[18]
Setlist
- NKOTBSB
- Medley: "Single" / "The One" (contains elements of "Viva la Vida")
- New Kids on the Block
- Backstreet Boys
- "The Call"
- New Kids on the Block
- Backstreet Boys
- "Bye Bye Love" (Replaced by Get Down (You're the One for Me)" in the Europe/Australia/Asia Leg)
- New Kids on the Block
- Backstreet Boys
- New Kids on the Block
- Backstreet Boys
- "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
- "10,000 Promises"
- "I'll Never Break Your Heart"
- "Inconsolable" (North America Leg only)
- "Drowning"
- "Incomplete"
- New Kids on the Block
- "Step By Step" (contains elements of "Push It")
- "Cover Girl"
- "My Favorite Girl"(contains elements of "Poison")
- "Games"
- "Click Click Click" (North America Leg only)
- "Tonight"
- Backstreet Boys
- "Shape of My Heart"
- "As Long As You Love Me"
- "All I Have to Give"
- "If You Stay" (contains excerpts of "Raspberry Beret") (North America Leg only)
- "We've Got It Goin' On" (Europe/Australia/Asia Leg only) (contains elements of "Can You Feel It")
- "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (contains elements of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
- New Kids on the Block
- Backstreet Boys
- NKOTBSB
- Backstreet Boys
- "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (contains elements of "Back in Black")
- New Kids on the Block
- "Hangin’ Tough" (contains excerpts from "We Will Rock You")
- NKOTBSB
- Medley: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" / "Hangin’ Tough" (Reprise)
- Notes
- During the performance at the Staples Center, the supergroup was joined onstage by then-former member of the Backstreet Boys, Kevin Richardson. He performed "I Want It That Way" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".[22]
- During the performance at the Amway Center, the supergroup was joined onstage by Boyz II Men to perform their hit, "End of the Road".[23]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[12][24][25][26][27][28] | ||||||
May 25, 2011 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena | Jordin Sparks | 9,586 / 12,425 | $485,145 |
May 26, 2011 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | Ashlyne Huff | 5,925 / 9,255 | $384,009 | |
May 28, 2011 | Buffalo | First Niagara Center | 12,597 / 13,495 | $608,165 | ||
May 29, 2011 | Baltimore | Royal Farms Arena | Jordin Sparks Ashlyne Huff |
7,445 / 12,547 | $315,549 | |
May 30, 2011 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | 6,830 / 7,212 | $616,290 | ||
June 2, 2011 | ||||||
June 3, 2011 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 13,799 / 13,799 | $1,054,068 | ||
June 4, 2011 | Boston | TD Garden | Jordin Sparks | 13,224 / 13,224 | $976,833 | |
June 5, 2011 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | 15,355 / 15,355 | $1,126,713 | ||
June 7, 2011 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | Jordin Sparks Neverest |
13,930 / 13,930 | $1,079,770 |
June 8, 2011 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre | 30,562 / 30,562 | $2,268,740 | ||
June 9, 2011 | ||||||
June 11, 2011 | Boston | United States | Fenway Park | Jordin Sparks | 33,588 / 33,588 | $2,441,325 |
June 12, 2011 | East Rutherford | MetLife Stadium | Jordin Sparks Ashlyne Huff |
161,810 / 161,810 | $16,558,705 | |
June 13, 2011 | ||||||
June 15, 2011 | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | 55,823 / 55,823 | $5,050,678 | ||
June 16, 2011 | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 13,726 / 13,726 | $889,033 | ||
June 17, 2011 | Chicago | United Center | 135,872 / 135,872 | $13,860,350 | ||
June 18, 2011 | ||||||
June 20, 2011 | Memphis | FedExForum | Ashlyne Huff | — | — | |
June 21, 2011 | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena | Jordin Sparks Ashlyne Huff |
10,580 / 13,793 | $777,680 | |
June 22, 2011 | Atlanta | Philips Arena | 12,495 / 12,495 | $902,678 | ||
June 24, 2011 | Lafayette | Cajundome | 8,640 / 9,513 | $490,993 | ||
June 25, 2011 | Houston | Toyota Center | 12,742 / 12,742 | $908,642 | ||
June 26, 2011 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 12,524 / 15,006 | $850,734 | ||
June 28, 2011 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 8,348 / 13,045 | $528,336 | ||
June 30, 2011 | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 9,803 / 12,326 | $455,413 | ||
July 1, 2011 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 14,404 / 14,404 | $1,078,013 | ||
July 2, 2011 | San Jose | HP Pavilion | Ashlyne Huff | 12,051 / 12,051 | $862,140 | |
July 3, 2011 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center | Midnight Red | 7,419 / 8,800 | $615,280 | |
July 6, 2011 | Anaheim | Honda Center | Matthew Morrison | 10,169 / 11,347 | $614,845 | |
July 8, 2011 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 10,813 / 11,035 | $634,435 | ||
July 9, 2011 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | 19,796 / 19,796 | $1,306,300 | |
July 10, 2011 | ||||||
July 12, 2011 | Edmonton | Rexall Place | 9,628 / 13,707 | $701,153 | ||
July 13, 2011[A] | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | 8,810 / 12,395 | $851,810 | ||
July 15, 2011 | Minneapolis | United States | Target Center | 12,762 / 12,762 | $939,651 | |
July 16, 2011 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | 11,294 / 11,294 | $725,174 | ||
July 17, 2011 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 7,552 / 7,552 | $521,215 | ||
July 19, 2011 | St. Louis | Busch Stadium | 48,428 / 48,428 | $4,711,277 | ||
July 20, 2011 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 12,894 / 17,504 | $761,063 | ||
July 22, 2011 | Orlando | Amway Center | 12,019 / 14,449 | $834,170 | ||
July 23, 2011 | Greensboro | Greensboro Coliseum | 11,755 / 14,867 | $722,088 | ||
July 24, 2011 | Columbus | Value City Arena | 11,136 / 14,617 | $738,246 | ||
July 26, 2011 | Indianapolis | Conseco Fieldhouse | 10,506 / 12,425 | $686,739 | ||
July 27, 2011 | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,714 / 18,636 | $795,135 | ||
July 29, 2011 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 10,847 / 10,847 | $744,425 | ||
July 30, 2011 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | 15,138 / 16,252 | $687,894 | ||
July 31, 2011 | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 12,917 / 12,917 | $940,230 | ||
August 4, 2011 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place | Matthew Morrison Neverest |
10,850 / 10,850 | $803,718 |
August 5, 2011 | Montreal | Bell Centre | Matthew Morrison | 8,273 / 8,525 | $670,340 | |
August 6, 2011 | Hamilton | Copps Coliseum | Matthew Morrison Neverest |
10,574 / 12,478 | $630,943 | |
August 7, 2011 | London | John Labatt Centre | Matthew Morrison | 7,756 / 8,162 | $523,524 | |
Europe[29][30][31][32] | ||||||
April 20, 2012 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Odyssey Arena | — | — | — |
April 21, 2012 | Dublin | Ireland | O2 Dublin | |||
April 23, 2012 | Liverpool | England | Echo Arena Liverpool | |||
April 24, 2012 | Manchester | Manchester Arena | A Friend in London | 7,121 / 8,246 | $516,332 | |
April 26, 2012 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | — | — | — | |
April 27, 2012 | Birmingham | LG Arena | ||||
April 28, 2012 | London | The O2 Arena | 24,694 / 29,914 | $1,746,440 | ||
April 29, 2012 | ||||||
May 1, 2012 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Sportpaleis van Ahoy | — | — | |
May 2, 2012 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | A Friend in London | 9,078 / 12,690 | $534,164 |
May 3, 2012 | Geneva | Switzerland | SEG Geneva Arena | — | — | — |
May 5, 2012 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |||
May 6, 2012 | Leipzig | Arena Leipzig | Neverest | |||
May 7, 2012 | Berlin | O2 World Berlin | — | 13,492 / 13,492 | $645,649 | |
May 9, 2012 | Hamburg | O2 World Hamburg | 4,409 / 4,409 | $483,906 | ||
May 10, 2012 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | — | — | — | |
May 12, 2012 | Herning | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen | |||
May 13, 2012 | Malmö | Sweden | Malmö Arena | |||
May 14, 2012 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | |||
Australia[31][33] | ||||||
May 18, 2012 | Melbourne | Australia | Rod Laver Arena | Johnny Ruffo | 17,168 / 22,334 | $2,046,140 |
May 19, 2012 | ||||||
May 21, 2012 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | — | — | — | |
May 23, 2012 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | ||||
May 26, 2012 | Sydney | Allphones Arena | ||||
May 29, 2012 | Perth | Burswood Dome | ||||
Asia[34][35] | ||||||
June 1, 2012 | Jakarta | Indonesia | MEIS Ancol | — | — | — |
June 3, 2012 | Pasay | Philippines | Mall of Asia Arena | |||
TOTAL | 1,026,797 / 1,048,547 (97%) | $78,578,328 |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede[36]
External links
References
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