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New Kids On The Block have just announced new dates, after selling out the Radio City Music Hall in just a matter of minutes. The guys have let us in on some select tour dates, below:

SAT 8-May Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theater, ON-SALE FEB 6 – ONLY WEST COAST APPEARANCE
FRI 21-May Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods, ON-SALE FEB 12
FRI 28-May Atlantic City, NJ The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Event Ctr, ON-SALE FEB 13
FRI 4-JUN Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, ON-SALE FEB 12 – ONLY MID WEST APPEARANCE
THU 10-JUN Orillia, ON Casino Rama Entertainment Ctr, ON-SALE FEB 16
FRI 11-JUN Orillia, ON Casino Rama Entertainment Ctr, ON-SALE FEB 16
FRI 18-JUN New York, NY Radio City Music Hall, ON-SALE NOW
SAT 19-JUN New York, NY Radio City Music Hall, ON-SALE NOW

For more info on the group, click over to their official website.

New Kids On The Block were all set to tour Australia, but have had to cancel, blaming the economy. On their official website, Donnie Wahlberg said, “We are, in fact, in the middle of a worldwide recession and we just cannot make it work.”

He added that the group had “exhausted efforts” to get to tour their, but it had proven “too complex.”

Wahlberg added, “Despite warnings that the financial problems plaguing the world would compromise the Australian tour – they never gave up on this dream and neither did we. However – I’m sorry to say that now – it is true. We can only assure you that when the recession’s stranglehold on the world’s economies eases up a bit – we will find a way to make this work.”

That’s funny, Britney Spears is touring all over the place and hasn’t been hit by the recession. I’m just sayin’.

Nineties and now boy man-band New Kids On The Block have just filed a lawsuit against production company SM Productions, after the company tried taking the band’s trademarked name.

The production company, who provides DJs for California events, has tried to form a new group using the name “New Kids On The Block” along with attempting to trademark the band’s “Hangin’ Tough” album artwork.

They were trying to pass off newly recorded music as music by the original NKOTB.

Ouch! But is imitation really the most sincerest form of flattery?

New Kids On The Block fans will be as pleased as punch to learn that the group have announced their “Full Service” Tour dates.

May 28: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheatre)
May 29: Birmingham, Ala. (Verizon Wireless Music Center)
May 30: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
May 31: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
June 2: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
June 3: Raleigh, N.C. (Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion )
June 5: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
June 6: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
June 7: Washington, D.C. (Nissan Pavilion)
June 10: Scranton, Pa. (Toyota Pavilion)
June 11: Pittsburgh (Post-Gazette Pavilion)
June 12: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon at Jones Beach Theater)
June 13: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
June 14: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lake Performing Arts Center)
June 16: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
June 18: Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)
June 19: Boston (Comcast Center)
June 21: Toronto (Molson Amphitheater)
June 23: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
June 25: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Center)
June 26: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheater)
June 27: Cincinnati ( Riverbend Music Center)
June 28: INDIANAPOLIS (Verizon Amphitheater)
July 1: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless)
July 2: Memphis, Tenn. (Mud Island Ampitheater)
July 3: Wichita, Kans. (Hartman Arena)
July 7: Seattle (White River Amphitheatre)
July 9: San Francisco (Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord)
July 10: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Ampitheater)
July 11: Las Vegas (The Pearl)
July 12: Phoenix (Cricket Wireless Pavilion)
July 15: Denver (Fiddler’s Green)
July 17: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)
July 18: Houston (Cynthia Mitchell Woods Pavilion)

I know the only tour I plan on going to see in June is Def Leppard on June 25th.

Image Credit: Total Assault

Donnie Wahlberg sat down to watch New Kids On The Block’s newest video, “2 In The Morning” for the first time and shared a little secret with all of us.

Firstly, he explained the video and what’s actually going on in it. His description was a little confusing (maybe I’m not fully awake yet), but I like it better when an artist leaves that up to the watcher or listener’s interpretations.

The secret he revealed is that we’ve already seen the good ending of the video, yet there will be another ending, a bad one.

Check it out:

Okay, I’ll bite, as long as it comes out soon.

Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin

New Kids On The Block have released their latest video for “2 In The Morning” and I like it. It’s a nice chance from some of the other stuff they’ve been putting out.

Very good song. Kudos.

What do you think?

Lyrics, after the jump!

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The New Kids On The Block have announced their Spring concert dates. Will you be going to any of their shows? I know they were huge back in the 80’s, but now, not so much.

Are you a fan? I was, for a hot minute back in the day, but not so much now. I can’t rag on them too much, though, except to say that maybe they should change their name? They’re not “kids” anymore.

Below is the full listing of the New Kids On The Block’s spring concert dates, along with when the tickets go on sale:

Thu 4/2/09 Moline, IA—iWireless Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Fri 4/3/09 Columbus, OH—Nationwide Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sat 4/4/09 Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sun 4/5/09 Champaign, IL—Assembly Hall (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Mon 4/6/09 Des Moines, IA—Wells Fargo Arena (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Tue 4/7/09 Green Bay, WI—Resch Center (Noon, Saturday Jan. 31)
Thu 4/9/09 Winnipeg, MB—MTS Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sat 4/11/09 Saskatoon, SK—Credit Union Centre (Noon, Saturday Jan. 31)
Mon 4/13/09 Kelowna, BC—Prospera Place (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Tue 4/14/09 Victoria, BC—Sav-On Memorial Center (10 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31st)
Thu 4/16/09 Reno, NV—Reno Events Center (TBD)
Fri 4/17/09 Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl (11 a.m., Saturday Jan. 31)
Sat 4/18/09 Los Angeles, CA—Palladium (10 a.m., Saturday Jan.31)

Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin

Joey McIntyre looks hot, but that’s the only reason to watch this video. Tell me I’m wrong.

The New Kids on the Block performed Step by Step as well as their new song Single on The View earlier today. I think they sound a little ragged and they aint new kids anymore. Single is okay, but I wouldn’t buy it. It’s a good thing, too, cuz they sent me a copy of it.

What do you think? Do the guys from NKOTB still got the right stuff???