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.
The Main Event tour kicks off May 1 in Las Vegas; a full list of dates is below. Tickets go on sale January 31 via Ticketmaster.
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