New Kids On The Block Tickets : Backstreet Boys Concert Tour Is Scheduled To Kick Off In Summer 2011

New Kids on the Block are an American boy band that enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and went on to sell 80 million records worldwide.

Assembled in Boston in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr, the members consist of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. They won two American Music Awards in 1990 for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album.

After having disbanded in 1994, several attempts were made to get the group back together, all of them unsuccessful. After secretly reuniting in 2007 and recording a new CD, the group released that new album and embarked on a concert tour in 2008.

The album, entitled The Block was released on September 2, 2008. The group is recently getting ready to have a tour with The Backstreet Boys. The North American concert tour is scheduled to kick off in the summer of 2011. The guys will be performing live together on November 21, 2010 at the American Music Awards airing on ABC.

In April 2008, after months of speculation, Donnie Wahlberg confirmed to CNN that the group had reunited with plans to record new material and to stage a tour.The following month, the group released their first single, "Summertime".The cover of the single featured the name "New Kids on the Block", re-lengthened from the initials NKOTB.

On August 12, 2008, they released their second single, "Single", featuring R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo, followed by the release of the group's first studio album in fourteen years, The Block. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard 200 in September 2008. It was certified Gold in October 2008, in Canada.

The group's reunion tour, New Kids on the Block: Live, began at Toronto's Air Canada Centre on September 18, 2008. They toured the US with Natasha Bedingfield and Lady Gaga as supporting acts. There are 48 total concerts scheduled for Canada and the United States, ten in the United Kingdom, one in France, one in Amsterdam, Netherlands and two in Germany.

A NKOTB-sponsored "theme" concert cruise (for their fans) departed from Miami, Florida and traveled to the Bahamas from May 15/18, 2009. The group also announced the Full Service Tour for 2009, featuring Jesse McCartney and Jabbawockeez .

Group member Jordan Knight announced a new concert cruise for 2010. After the tour, each member took a break on doing other endeavors.

Joey recorded a few songs written & produced by fellow musicians such as himself, Drew Ryan Scott from boy band Varsity Fanclub, Brent Paschke, and Gabe Lopez. Donnie worked on his own music as well, releasing a single called "I Got It" featuring Aubrey O'Day (formerly from Danity Kane) and "Rise and Grind" featuring Roscoe Umali.

In 1993, after having split from Maurice Starr, the group shortened their name to the initialism NKOTB. In January 1994, their fourth studio album, Face the Music, was released. Their first studio album in close to four years, Face the Music, was a musical departure from the group's previous efforts. Nearly all the songs were written and/or co-produced by the group.

In spite of some positive critical reception, the album failed to live up to commercial expectation.The album's final single to chart was "Dirty Dawg" (which featured a rap cameo by Nice & Smooth & Live Instrumentals & Background Vocals by Larry Thomas), peaking at #66 on the Billboard Hot 100.The followup single, "Never Let You Go", failed to chart in the U.S., but did reach #42 in the UK Singles Chart and #18 in the Canadian charts.

NKOTB went on tour to support the album, playing smaller venues such as clubs and theaters, as opposed to the arenas and stadiums they were once accustomed to. After experiencing increased panic attacks and anxiety, Jonathan Knight left the band. Shortly thereafter, the remaining four decided to officially disband the group.

Friday August 13, 2010 tickets went on sale for the third annual NKOTB cruise which will take place aboard the Carnival Destiny, leaving from Miami FL. on Thursday May 12, 2011 to Nassau and Half Moon Cay Bahamas.

Returning to Miami FL on Monday, May 16, 2011. Once again the cruise sold out the same day it went on sale, with thousands of fans on a 'waitlist' standing by for any openings on the boat due to cancellations.

On August 18, 2010 an 'unofficial' announcement was made that NKOTB and Backstreet Boys will be touring together in 2011. On 8th October 2010, Brian Littrell, a member of the Backstreet Boys, gave the tour a 78% chance of happening. he also stated that he and Donnie had been working on songs together.

On November 3, 2010 an official announcement was made that NKOTB and BSB will be touring together in the Summer of 2011.