The Magic Summer Tour

For the 2024 tour, see The Magic Summer Tour (2024).

The Magic Summer Tour was the second major concert tour by American boy band New Kids on the Block. The tour supported their fourth studio album, Step by Step (1990) and their first compilation album, No More Games/The Remix Album (1990). ^[1]

Magic Summer Tour

Tour by New Kids on the Block
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	Step by Step No More Games: The Remix Album
Start date	April 25, 1990
End date	February 21, 1992
Legs	9
No. of shows	220
New Kids on the Block concert chronology

The tour began only one month after their previous concluded. After the summer leg ended, the tour shifted gears and was renamed the "No More Games Tour",^[2] following the announcement of their remix album. Lasting 22 months, the group played over 220 concerts in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and South America.

Background

The 1990 summer tour was sponsored by Coca-Cola^[3] and tied into its "Magic Summer '90" campaign that included the infamous MagiCan.^[4]

The tour was a commercial success. Both stints in North America landed the group in the top 10 tours in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, the group earned $74.1 million from 152 shows in North America^[5] (25 of which were performed during their previous tour). In January 22nd, 1991, the group headlined the Rock in Rio Festival fourth night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Maracanã Stadium, for a crowd of over 100.000 attendance.^[6]

During an encore performance of "Hangin' Tough" at the end of the second concert held at Saratoga Springs on June 25, Donnie Wahlberg fell through a trap door while jumping off a raised platform.^[7] He received scrapes and bruises to his chest, neck, and arms. After being hospitalized for a night, he spent a week recuperating, and the rest of the band continued the next few concerts as a four-piece act.

Opening acts

• Perfect Gentlemen (North America, select dates)
• Rick Wes (North America, Leg 1)
• Tommy Page (North America, Leg 1)
• Biscuit (North America, Leg 2)
• Brenda K. Starr (North America, Leg 2, select dates)
• George Lamond (North America, Leg 2, select dates)
• The Good Girls (North America, Leg 2, select dates)

Setlist

1. "Call It What You Want"
2. "My Favorite Girl"
3. "Valentine Girl"
4. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" (Europe and North America's first leg only)
5. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
6. "Baby, I Believe in You"
7. "Cover Girl"
8. "Let's Try It Again"
9. "Stay With Me Baby"
10. Joey Medley:
    1. "I Remember When"
    2. "Angel"
    3. "Please Don't Go Girl"
    4. "Where Do I Go from Here?"
11. "Treat Me Right"
12. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
13. "Funny Feeling"
14. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
15. "Games"
16. "Tonight"
17. "Step By Step"
18. "This One's for the Children"
19. "Hangin' Tough"

Notes: • "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" was performed as the third song in the setlist instead of Valentine Girl during the 1990 European dates of the tour

• "Funny Feeling" was occasionally taken out of the setlist for unknown reasons and "I'll Be Loving You (Forever) was performed instead.

• There were shows where the spot in the set list that held both "Funny Feeling" or "I'll Be Loving You (Forever) (depending on the show) were taken off the set list completely and "Games" would be performed right after "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again".

• At select shows in Japan, a rendition of the Jackson 5 song "I'll Be There" was performed during the set list.

Tour dates

Magic Summer Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe[8]
April 25, 1990	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
April 26, 1990	Manchester	England	Manchester Apollo
April 27, 1990	Whitley Bay		Whitley Bay Ice Rink
April 28, 1990
April 29, 1990	Brighton		Brighton Centre
May 3, 1990	Hamburg	West Germany	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
May 4, 1990	Frankfurt		Festhalle
May 5, 1990	Munich		Olympiahalle
May 6, 1990	Essen		Grugahalle
May 8, 1990	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
May 9, 1990
May 11, 1990	London		Docklands Arena
May 12, 1990
May 13, 1990
North America[9]
June 23, 1990	Lake Placid	United States	Olympic Center Ice Rink
June 24, 1990	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Raceway
June 25, 1990
June 26, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 27, 1990
June 28, 1990	Hoffman Estates		Poplar Creek Music Theater
June 29, 1990
June 30, 1990	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 1, 1990
July 4, 1990	Saint Paul		Harriet Island
July 5, 1990	Bonner Springs		Sandstone Center for the Performing Arts
July 6, 1990	Iowa City		Carver–Hawkeye Arena
July 7, 1990	Noblesville		Deer Creek Music Center
July 8, 1990
July 10, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Stadium
July 11, 1990	Cuyahoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
July 12, 1990
July 13, 1990	Burgettstown		Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater
July 14, 1990
July 17, 1990	Washington, D.C.		RFK Stadium
July 20, 1990	East Rutherford		Giants Stadium
July 21, 1990
July 22, 1990	Wantagh		Jones Beach Marine Theater
July 23, 1990
July 26, 1990	Old Orchard Beach		Seashore Performing Arts Center
July 27, 1990	Bristol		Lake Compounce Amphitheater
July 28, 1990
July 29, 1990	Foxborough		Foxboro Stadium
July 31, 1990
August 3, 1990	Toronto	Canada	CNE Grandstand
August 4, 1990	Montreal		Olympic Stadium
August 5, 1990	Ottawa		Lansdowne Park
August 8, 1990	Atlanta	United States	Bobby Dodd Stadium
August 9, 1990	Charlotte		American Legion Memorial Stadium
August 10, 1990	Tallahassee		Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
August 11, 1990	St. Petersburg		Florida Suncoast Dome
August 12, 1990	Miami Gardens		Joe Robbie Stadium
August 14, 1990	Greenville		Paladin Stadium
August 15, 1990	Winston-Salem		Groves Stadium
August 16, 1990	Nashville		Starwood Amphitheatre
August 17, 1990	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
August 19, 1990	Irving		Texas Stadium
August 20, 1990	Houston		Astrodome
August 22, 1990	Pensacola		Pensacola Civic Center
August 23, 1990	New Orleans		Louisiana Superdome
August 24, 1990	Shreveport		Independence Stadium
August 25, 1990	Jackson		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
August 26, 1990	St. Louis		Busch Stadium
August 28, 1990	Tulsa		Skelly Stadium
August 30, 1990	Greenwood Village		Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 2, 1990	Provo		Marriott Center
September 5, 1990	Vancouver	Canada	BC Place
September 6, 1990	Seattle	United States	Kingdome
September 8, 1990	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
September 9, 1990	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 12, 1990	Costa Mesa		Pacific Amphitheatre
September 13, 1990
September 14, 1990	Los Angeles		Dodger Stadium
September 15, 1990	Las Vegas		Thomas & Mack Center
September 16, 1990	Chandler		Compton Terrace

No More Games Tour

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America[10]
October 31, 1990	Calgary	Canada	Olympic Saddledome
November 2, 1990	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
November 3, 1990	Saskatoon		Saskatchewan Place
November 4, 1990	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena
November 7, 1990	Indianapolis	United States	Market Square Arena
November 8, 1990	Champaign		Assembly Hall
November 9, 1990	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
November 10, 1990	Bloomington		Met Center
November 11, 1990	Ames		Hilton Coliseum
November 14, 1990	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
November 15, 1990	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
November 16, 1990
November 17, 1990
November 18, 1990
November 20, 1990	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 21, 1990
November 23, 1990	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
November 24, 1990	Syracuse		Carrier Dome
November 25, 1990	Richfield Township		The Coliseum at Richfield
November 26, 1990
November 29, 1990	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 30, 1990	Knoxville		Thompson–Boling Arena
December 1, 1990	Birmingham		BJCC Coliseum
December 2, 1990	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
December 6, 1990	Providence		Providence Civic Center
December 7, 1990
December 8, 1990	Toronto	Canada	Skydome
December 9, 1990	Philadelphia	United States	Spectrum
December 10, 1990
December 11, 1990
December 13, 1990	Toronto	Canada	Skydome
December 14, 1990	Worcester	United States	The Centrum in Worcester
December 15, 1990
December 16, 1990
December 20, 1990	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 21, 1990
South America
January 22, 1991	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Maracanã Stadium
Asia
January 31, 1991	Tokyo	Japan	Tokyo Dome
February 1, 1991
February 3, 1991	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
February 4, 1991	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
North America[11]
February 10, 1991	Honolulu	United States	Blaisdell Arena
February 13, 1991	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
February 14, 1991	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
February 16, 1991	Pullman		Beasley Coliseum
February 17, 1991	Boise		BSU Pavilion
February 19, 1991	Daly City		Cow Palace
February 20, 1991	Fresno		Selland Arena
February 22, 1991	Reno		Lawlor Events Center
February 23, 1991	Oakland		Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
February 24, 1991
February 25, 1991	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
March 1, 1991	El Paso		UTEP Special Events Center
March 2, 1991	Albuquerque		Tingley Coliseum
March 3, 1991	Lubbock		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
March 6, 1991	Valley Center		Britt Brown Arena
March 7, 1991
March 8, 1991	Oklahoma City		MCC Arena
March 9, 1991	Little Rock		Barton Coliseum
March 10, 1991	Shreveport		Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
March 13, 1991	San Antonio		Hemisfair Arena
March 14, 1991	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
March 15, 1991	Houston		The Summit
March 16, 1991	Baton Rouge		Riverside Centroplex Arena
March 17, 1991	Biloxi		Mississippi Coast Coliseum
March 20, 1991	Orlando		Orlando Arena
March 21, 1991	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 23, 1991	Auburn		Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
March 24, 1991	Huntsville		Von Braun Civic Center Arena
March 27, 1991	Louisville		Freedom Hall
March 28, 1991	Wheeling		Wheeling Civic Center
March 29, 1991	Raleigh		Reynolds Coliseum
March 30, 1991	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope Arena
March 31, 1991
April 3, 1991	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center Arena
April 4, 1991	Rockford		Rockford MetroCentre
April 5, 1991	Columbia		Hearnes Center
April 7, 1991	Notre Dame		Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center
April 8, 1991	East Lansing		Breslin Student Events Center
April 9, 1991	Detroit		Joe Louis Arena
April 10, 1991	Ann Arbor		Crisler Center
April 11, 1991	Kalamazoo		Wings Stadium
April 13, 1991	Saginaw		Wendler Arena
Europe[12]
April 23, 1991	Berlin	Germany	Deutschlandhalle
April 24, 1991	Bremen		Stadthalle Bremen
April 26, 1991	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
April 27, 1991	Kiel	Germany	Ostseehalle
April 28, 1991	Frankfurt		Festhalle Frankfurt
April 29, 1991	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
May 1, 1991	Munich	Germany	Olympiahalle
May 2, 1991	Hamburg		Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
May 3, 1991	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
May 5, 1991	Nuremberg	Germany	Frankenhalle
May 6, 1991	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
May 7, 1991	Mannheim	Germany	Eisstadion
May 8, 1991	Stuttgart		Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
May 10, 1991	Cologne		Sporthalle Köln
May 11, 1991	Dortmund		Westfalenhallen
May 12, 1991	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis van Ahoy
May 14, 1991	London	England	Wembley Arena
May 15, 1991
May 16, 1991
May 18, 1991
May 19, 1991
May 20, 1991
May 23, 1991	Birmingham		NEC Arena
May 24, 1991
May 25, 1991
May 26, 1991
May 27, 1991
May 30, 1991	Manchester		GMEX
May 31, 1991
June 1, 1991
October 30, 1991	Copenhagen	Denmark	Forum Copenhagen
November 1, 1991	Stockholm	Sweden	Stockholm Globe Arena
November 2, 1991	Gothenburg		Scandinavium
November 4, 1991	Helsinki	Finland	Helsinki Ice Hall
November 6, 1991	Oslo	Norway	Oslo Spektrum
November 7, 1991
November 11, 1991	Forest	Belgium	Forest National
November 12, 1991
November 16, 1991	Memmingen	Germany	Eissporthalle
November 17, 1991	Essen		Grugahalle
November 19, 1991	Kiel		Ostseehalle
November 21, 1991	Cologne		Sporthalle Köln
November 23, 1991	Frankfurt		Festhalle
November 25, 1991	Hanover		Eilenriedehalle
November 30, 1991	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
December 2, 1991	Manchester	England	GMEX
December 3, 1991
December 5, 1991	London		Wembley Arena
December 6, 1991	Sheffield		Sheffield Arena
December 7, 1991	Glasgow	Scotland	SECC Concert Hall 4
December 8, 1991
December 11, 1991	Dublin	Ireland	Point Theatre
December 12, 1991
December 14, 1991	Birmingham	England	NEC Arena
December 15, 1991
North America
January 15, 1992	Mexico City	Mexico	Palacio de los Deportes
January 16, 1992
January 17, 1992
Australasia[13]
January 25, 1992	Auckland	New Zealand	Ericsson Stadium
January 28, 1992	Sydney	Australia	Sydney Entertainment Centre
January 29, 1992
February 1, 1992	Melbourne		National Tennis Centre
February 4, 1992	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
February 6, 1992	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Asia[14]
February 8, 1992	Kallang	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
February 9, 1992
February 11, 1992	Jakarta	Indonesia	Istora Senayan
February 12, 1992
February 13, 1992
February 15, 1992	Manila	Philippines	Rizal Memorial Stadium
February 17, 1992	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Gymnastics Arena
February 20, 1992	Yokohama	Japan	Yokohama Arena
February 21, 1992
February 22, 1992 (2 Times)
February 24, 1992	Nagoya		Nagoya Rainbow Hall
February 25, 1992	Kobe		Kobe World Memorial Hall

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / Available	Gross revenue
Olympic Center Ice Rink	Lake Placid	10,084 / 11,000 (92%)	$196,638[15]
The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	41,691 / 41,691 (100%)	$771,284[16]
Alpine Valley Music Theatre	East Troy	70,029 / 80,000 (88%)	$1,395,607[16]
Harriet Island	Saint Paul	29,611 / 29,611 (100%)	$593,930[16]
Sandstone Center for the Performing Arts	Bonner Springs	18,000 / 18,000 (100%)	$355,282[16]
Riverfront Stadium	Cincinnati	48,450 / 48,450 (100%)	$1,102,420[17]
Giants Stadium	East Rutherford	104,218 / 104,218 (100%)	$2,542,125[18]
Jones Beach Marine Theater	Wantagh	20,200 / 20,200 (100%)	$575,700[18]
Seashore Performing Arts Center	Old Orchard Beach	15,000 / 15,000 (100%)	$360,000[18]
Lake Compounce Amphitheater	Bristol	40,000 / 40,000 (100%)	$1,141,365[18]
Thompson–Boling Arena	Knoxville	47,785 / 47,785 (100%)	$1,112,290[19][20]
American Legion Memorial Stadium	Charlotte	27,268 / 27,268 (100%)	$661,100[21]
Paladin Stadium	Greenville	27,328 / 27,328 (100%)	$669,775[21]
Groves Stadium	Winston-Salem	21,032 / 25,000 (84%)	$491,300[21]
Astrodome	Houston	45,898 / 45,898 (100%)	$1,085,675[21]
Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	39,658 / 50,000 (79%)	$752,280[21]
Independence Stadium	Shreveport	26,727 / 26,727 (100%)	$586,395[21]
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium	Jackson	35,101 / 35,101 (100%)	$771,368[21]
Skelly Stadium	Tulsa	30,523 / 30,523 (100%)	$741,875[22]
Busch Stadium	St. Louis	50,697 / 50,697 (100%)	$1,143,675[23]
BC Place	Vancouver	34,201 / 34,201 (100%)	$859,733[23]
Kingdome	Seattle	42,929 / 52,619 (82%)	$1,015,300[24]
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Oakland	54,267 / 54,267 (100%)	$1,356,675[24]
Shoreline Amphitheatre	Mountain View	20,000 / 20,000 (100%)	$496,188[24]
Thomas & Mack Center	Las Vegas	14,189 / 14,189 (100%)	$332,925[24]
Dodger Stadium	Los Angeles	55,003 / 55,003 (100%)	$1,276,825[25]
Pacific Amphitheatre	Costa Mesa	37,637 / 37,637 (100%)	$794,819[26]
Compton Terrace	Chandler	22,886 / 22,886 (100%)	$554,987[27]
Olympic Saddledome	Calgary	29,251 / 34,958 (84%)	$829,849[28]
Saskatchewan Place	Saskatoon	13,612 / 13,612 (100%)	$403,448[28]
Bradley Center	Milwaukee	17,900 / 17,900 (100%)	$437,850[29]
Market Square Arena	Indianapolis	14,443 / 14,443 (100%)	$361,075[30]
Assembly Hall	Champaign	15,125 / 15,125 (100%)	$378,125[30]
Target Center	Minneapolis	16,216 / 16,216 (100%)	$405,400[30]
Hilton Coliseum	Ames	13,326 / 13,326 (100%)	$333,150[30]
Joe Louis Arena	Detroit	97,369 / 102,369 (95%)	$2,434,225[30][31]
Rosemont Horizon	Rosemont	17,423 / 17,423 (100%)	$426,250[32]
Civic Arena	Pittsburgh	16,566 / 16,566 (100%)	$437,310[32]
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale	33,962 / 33,962 (100%)	$804,800[20]
The Coliseum at Richfield	Richfield Township	35,696 / 35,696 (100%)	$892,400[20]
Carrier Dome	Syracuse	37,997 / 37,997 (100%)	$932,325[33]
Omni Coliseum	Atlanta	12,729 / 16,000 (80%)	$330,954[33]
Providence Civic Center	Providence	29,000 / 29,000 (100%)	$725,000[33]
Skydome	Toronto	95,668 / 95,668 (100%)	$2,433,467[34]
Spectrum	Philadelphia	54,172 / 54,172 (100%)	$1,422,387[34]
The Centrum in Worcester	Worcester	40,377 / 40,377 (100%)	$1,009,425[34]
BJCC Coliseum	Birmingham	16,183 / 16,183 (100%)	$404,575[35]
Beasley Coliseum	Pullman	8,120 / 8,120 (100%)	$195,020[36]
BSU Pavilion	Boise	9,356 / 9,356 (100%)	$226,104[36]
Blaisdell Arena	Honolulu	8,212 / 8,212 (100%)	$205,300[37]
Tacoma Dome	Tacoma	20,654 / 20,654 (100%)	$516,350[37]
Memorial Coliseum	Portland	11,845 / 11,845 (100%)	$296,125[37]
Cow Palace	Daly City	10,121 / 13,000 (78%)	$253,025[38]
Selland Arena	Fresno	10,102 / 10,102 (100%)	$242,837[38]
Lawlor Events Center	Reno	9,283 / 11,000 (84%)	$232,075[38]
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	Oakland	28,520 / 28,520 (100%)	$713,000[38]
ARCO Arena	Sacramento	15,553 / 15,553 (100%)	$388,825[38]
UTEP Special Events Center	El Paso	11,371 / 11,371 (100%)	$280,625[38]
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum	Lubbock	8,371 / 8,371 (100%)	$201,371[38]
Barton Coliseum	Little Rock	8,917 / 8,917 (100%)	$218,200[39]
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum	Shreveport	8,701 / 8,701 (100%)	$210,700[39]
Tingley Coliseum	Albuquerque	9,851 / 9,851 (100%)	$240,475[40]
Britt Brown Arena	Valley Center	21,009 / 21,009 (100%)	$518,029[40]
MCC Arena	Oklahoma City	10,615 / 10,615 (100%)	$265,375[40]
Hemisfair Arena	San Antonio	14,134 / 14,134 (100%)	$328,350[40]
Frank Erwin Center	Austin	13,343 / 16,799 (79%)	$322,050[40]
The Summit	Houston	15,951 / 15,951 (100%)	$386,300[40]
Riverside Centroplex Arena	Baton Rouge	10,333 / 10,333 (100%)	$250,075[41]
Mississippi Coast Coliseum	Biloxi	10,143 / 10,143 (100%)	$247,750[41]
Orlando Arena	Orlando	14,068 / 14,068 (100%)	$351,700[41]
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Jacksonville	9,782 / 9,782 (100%)	$244,550[41]
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum	Auburn	11,229 / 11,229 (100%)	$271,300[41]
Von Braun Civic Center Arena	Huntsville	7,878 / 7,878 (100%)	$192,475[42]
Reynolds Coliseum	Raleigh	10,313 / 10,313 (100%)	$245,750[42]
Norfolk Scope Arena	Norfolk	20,032 / 20,032 (100%)	$487,450[42]
Freedom Hall	Louisville	15,449 / 15,449 (100%)	$386,225[43]
Wheeling Civic Center	Wheeling	7,634 / 7,634 (100%)	$209,935[43]
Peoria Civic Center Arena	Peoria	10,729 / 10,729 (100%)	$268,225[43]
Rockford MetroCentre	Rockford	9,062 / 9,062 (100%)	$226,550[43]
Hearnes Center	Columbia	7,806 / 7,806 (100%)	$195,150[43]
Joyce Athletic & Convocation Center	Notre Dame	10,523 / 10,523 (100%)	$236,075[43]
Breslin Student Events Center	East Lansing	13,154 / 13,154 (100%)	$328,850[31]
Frankenhalle	Nuremberg	8,222 / 8,222 (100%)	$184,229[44]
Hallenstadion	Zürich	12,791 / 12,791 (100%)	$201,014[44]
Eisstadion	Mannheim	7,944 / 7,944 (100%)	$177,439[44]
Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle	Stuttgart	12,678 / 12,678 (100%)	$276,390[44]
Westfalenhalle	Dortmund	14,475 / 14,475 (100%)	$303,092[44]
Lahti Stadium	Lahti	29,997 / 29,997 (100%)	$767,553[44]
Sportpaleis van Ahoy	Rotterdam	11,045 / 11,045 (100%)	$209,941[44]
Wembley Arena	London	104,844 / 104,844 (100%)	$2,618,304[44]
NEC Arena	Birmingham	59,907 / 59,907 (100%)	$1,619,883[44]
Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City	52,826 / 60,000 (88%)	$1,408,081[45]
Sydney Entertainment Centre	Sydney	18,603 / 21,588 (86%)	$527,610[46]
TOTAL		2,392,923 / 2,459,999 (97%)	$57,815,283

See also

• List of highest-grossing concert tours