New Children on the Block are at present on their Magic Summer time 2024 Tour, a nostalgic reference to their 1990 stadium tour of the identical identify.
Over the many years, Danny Wooden, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight have traveled the world entertaining tens of millions of followers. Alongside the best way, they’ve toured with the likes of Woman Gaga, who opened for NKOTB on their 2009 Full Service Tour, in addition to Jesse McCartney and ’80s pop icon Tiffany.
New Children on the Block ‘Magic Summer time 2024’ tour.
Chatting with PopCrush Nights, the group shouted out Wanyá Morris from Boyz II Males as considered one of their favourite musicians they’ve toured with.
The boy band additionally gushed that Salt (a.okay.a. Cheryl James) from the enduring hip-hop duo Salt-N-Pepa was in a “class by herself” after they have been on the highway collectively.
Salt from Salt-N-Pepa.
NKOTB—who not too long ago launched Nonetheless Children, their first studio album in 11 years—say it is a “delicate dance” to keep up their nostalgia with older followers whereas integrating their new music into their exhibits.
Wahlberg tells PopCrush that the band “actually dedicated to this new album.”
“All of us nonetheless really feel like children inside — us, our followers,” he shares.
New Children on the Block ‘Nonetheless Children’
NKOTB fashioned in 1984 when Joey was solely 12 years outdated, and the remainder of the bandmates have been youngsters.
Joined by pop icon Paula Abdul and legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff, the band kicked off their new tour in Ohio final month, and can wrap up their 40-date run on Aug. 25 in Indiana.
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Iconic Youngster Stars of the ’80s
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