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The part of the population that is never gonna give the late ‘80s and early ‘90s up may be delighted by the lineup for a summer 2022 arena tour that will bring together four of the key pop and R&B acts from the era, with headliners New Kids on the Block being joined by Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue and Rick Astley.
Routing for the Live Nation-produced “MixTape Tour 2022” shows the quartet of artists passing through 54 cities in the U.S. and Canada next summer, starting May 10 in Cincinnati and wrapping up July 23 in Washington, D.C. Stops along the way include a May 27 show at L.A.’s Staples Center and a July 24 gig at Newark, N.J.’s Prudential Center. (No New York City show is on the agenda.)
All four artists recently appeared on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for a “Kelly-oke medley” to tout the tour.
This marks the second “MixTape Tour” NKOTB has embarked on.
A 2019 tour under the same banner, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the boy band’s debut album, also featured Salt-N-Pepa, with Naughty by Nature, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson as the remaining acts.
NKOTB recently returned from a two-year layoff following the last tour to do a one-off hometown stadium show at Fenway Park Aug. 6.
The enduring popularity of Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” was recently bolstered by the “Ted Lasso” series being Rick-rolled by the song.
Tickets for all shows are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.
The full list of 55 tour dates is as follows:
Tuesday, May 10
Cincinnati, Ohio
Heritage Bank Center
Thursday, May 12
Indianapolis, Ind.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Friday, May 13
Nashville, Tenn.
Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, May 14
St. Louis, Mo.
Enterprise Center
Sunday, May 15
Kansas City, Mo.
T-Mobile Center
Monday, May 16
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Paycom Center
Wednesday, May 18
New Orleans, La.
Smoothie King Center
Thursday, May 19
Houston, Texas
Toyota Center
Friday, May 20
Edinburg, Texas
Bert Ogden Arena
Saturday, May 21
San Antonio, Texas
AT&T Center
Sunday, May 22
Dallas, Texas
American Airlines Center
Wednesday, May 25
Phoenix, Ariz.
Footprint Center
Thursday, May 26
San Diego, Calif.
Viejas Arena
Friday, May 27
Los Angeles, Calif.
Staples Center
Saturday, May 28
Anaheim, Calif.
Honda Center
Sunday, May 29
Las Vegas, Nev.
Michelob ULTRA Arena
Tuesday, May 31
Fresno, Calif.
Save Mart Center
Wednesday, June 1
San Jose, Calif.
SAP Center
Thursday, June 2
Sacramento, Calif.
Golden 1 Center
Saturday, June 4
Seattle, Wash.
Climate Pledge Arena
Sunday, June 5
Portland, Ore.
Moda Center
Monday, June 6
Spokane, Wash.
Spokane Arena
Tuesday, June 7
Boise, Idaho
Ford Idaho Center
Wednesday, June 8
Salt Lake City, Utah
Vivint Arena
Friday, June 10
Denver, Colo.
Ball Arena
Saturday, June 11
Lincoln, Neb.
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Sunday, June 12
Des Moines, Iowa
Wells Fargo Arena
Tuesday, June 14
St. Paul, Minn.
Xcel Energy Center
Wednesday, June 15
Milwaukee, Wis.
Fiserv Forum
Thursday, June 16
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Van Andel Arena
Friday, June 17
Rosemont, Ill.
Allstate Arena
Tuesday, June 21
Cleveland, Ohio
Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Wednesday, June 22
Toronto, Ontario
Scotiabank Arena
Thursday, June 23
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Friday, June 24
Detroit, Mich.
Little Caesars Arena
Saturday, June 25
Columbus, Ohio
Schottenstein Center
Sunday, June 26
Lexington, Ky.
Rupp Arena
Wednesday, June 29
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, June 30
Belmont Park, N.Y.
UBS Arena
Friday, July 1
Uncasville, Conn.
Mohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, July 2
Uncasville, Conn.
Mohegan Sun Arena
Sunday, July 3
Atlantic City, N.J.
Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Wednesday, July 6
Greenville, S.C.
Bon Secours Arena
Thursday, July 7
Atlanta, Ga.
State Farm Arena
Friday, July 8
Jacksonville, Fla.
Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
Saturday, July 9
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
FLA Live Arena
Sunday, July 10
Orlando, Fla.
Amway Center
Tuesday, July 12
Charlotte, N.C.
Spectrum Center
Thursday, July 14
Newark, N.J.
Prudential Center
Friday, July 15
Boston, Mass.
TD Garden
Sunday, July 17
Buffalo, N.Y.
KeyBank Center
Tuesday, July 19
Pittsburgh, Pa.
PPG Paints Arena
Thursday, July 21
Hershey, Pa.
Giant Center
Friday, July 22
Raleigh, N.C.
PNC Arena
Saturday, July 23
Washington, DC
Capital One Arena
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