It’s the return of the nineties! New Kids On The Block are back and ready to embark on a new tour with a few of old friends — 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men! The guys will be kicking off their North American tour called “The Package” this May in Connecticut, and according to them, it’s going to be better than ever.
“It just seems like we are getting better and better,” Joey McIntyre tells PEOPLE. “We’re excited to get out there, rock out and have fun.”
“Ladies, we’re coming for you,” Donnie Wahlberg adds of the tour. “This is going to be the craziest year yet — the single, the album, the tour with 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men. … We can’t wait to give fans ‘The Package!'”
In addition to the tour, NKOTB will also be releasing a new album 10 which will drop on April 2. “We have been doing this for almost 25 years,” says Joey. “So it’s important that the music and the lyrics speak to who we are as grown men – and the album reflects that.”
While the boys may be all grown up, they haven’t completely abandoned their old moves. (Thank goodness) “There is a lot of nostalgia and we embrace that,” Joey explaines. “But it always feels young and fresh. I guess that’s one of the great things about being in the music business is that you never have to quite grow up.”
Earlier today, NKOTB appeared on The View with Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees where they spoke about their big return.
The North American “Package” tour dates are as follows:
MAY 31 — Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT
JUN 01 — Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY
JUN 02 — TD Garden in Boston, MA
JUN 04 — Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario
JUN 06 — Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec
JUN 07 — Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario
JUN 08 — Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI
JUN 09 — Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
JUN 11 — Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA
JUN 13 — Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ
JUN 14 — Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
JUN 15 — Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
JUN 18 — Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
JUN 19 — Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC
JUN 20 — Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA
JUN 21 — Amway Center in Orlando, FL
JUN 22 — BankAtlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL
JUN 25 — US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH
JUN 27 — Toyota Center in Houston, TX
JUN 28 — American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
JUN 29 — Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, OK
JUN 30 — Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO
JUL 05 — Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
JUL 06 — Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, NV
JUL 07 — HP Pavillion in San Jose, CA
JUL 09 — Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, WA
JUL 12 — Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL
JUL 13 — Target Center in Minneapolis, MN
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