The New Kids On The Block have teamed up with Nelly and the Kickstarter-crazy TLC for “The Main Event,” a summer tour the group’s Donnie Wahlberg dubiously claims will be “the party of the year.” Wahlberg told Good Morning America that the stage for the tour is “the most elaborate thing… in the history of the band,” including bar stools for fans, lifts, trap doors, and, presumably, incredibly soft lighting.
Wahlberg also said he’s contributing $10,000 to TLC’s Kickstarter campaign, provided the groups can record a duet. Considering the group is charging Kickstarter donors $7,500 just to take a professional photo with them, that seems like kind of a sweet deal for the reality TV star and pals.
New Kids On The Block, TLC, Nelly tour 2015 May 1—Mandalay Bay Events Center—Las Vegas, Nevada May 2—Honda Center—Anaheim, California May 3—SAP Center—San Jose, California May 5—Pepsi Live At Rogers Arena—Vancouver, British Columbia May 6—Tacoma Dome—Tacoma, Washington May 9—The Forum—Los Angeles, California May 11—Viejas Arena—San Diego, California May 12—Gila River Arena—Glendale, Arizona May 14—American Airlines Center—Dallas, Texas May 15—Smoothie King Center—New Orleans, Louisiana May 16—Toyota Center—Houston, Texas May 18—Chesapeake Energy Arena—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 19—Sprint Center—Kansas City, Missouri May 20—Xcel Energy Center—St. Paul, Minnesota May 22—Scottrade Center—St. Louis, Missouri May 23—Allstate Arena—Rosemont, Illinois May 26—US Bank Arena—Cincinnati, Ohio May 27—Bridgestone Arena—Nashville, Tennessee May 29—The Palace Of Auburn Hills—Auburn Hills, Michigan May 30—Van Andel Arena—Grand Rapids, Michigan May 31—Bankers Life Fieldhouse—Indianapolis, Indiana June 2—Time Warner Cable Arena—Charlotte, North Carolina June 4—BB&T Center—Fort Lauderdale, Florida June 5—Amway Center—Orlando, Florida June 6—Philips Arena—Atlanta, Georgia June 7—KFC Yum! Center—Louisville, Kentucky June 9—Scope Arena—Norfolk, Virginia June 10—Verizon Center—Washington, D.C. June 12—Mohegan Sun—Uncasville, Connecticut June 13—Sands Bethlehem Events Center—Bethlehem, Pennsylvania June 14—Consol Energy Center—Pittsburg, Pennsylvania June 16—Nationwide Arena—Columbus, Ohio June 17—Quicken Loans Arena—Cleveland, Ohio June 19—Wells Fargo Center—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 20—Nassau Coliseum—Uniondale, New York June 21-22—Madison Square Garden—New York, New York June 24—TD Garden—Boston, Massachusetts June 27—Mixtape Festival—Hershey, Pennsylvania June 28—Air Canada Centre—Toronto, Ontario June 30—Bell Centre—Montreal, Quebec July 2—First Niagra Center—Buffalo, New York
