Pop crooners New Kids on the Block announced Monday that they will hit the road in spring alongside special guests Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue for the “Mixtape Tour 2022.”
New Kids on the Block announced Oct. 4, 2021, that they will hit the road in the spring for the “Mixtape Tour 2022.” Here are some photos of the iconic boy band through the years.
1989: Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block at the 1989 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
1990: American boy band New Kids on the Block at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, Heathrow, London, on April 25, 1990.
1991: The New Kids on the Block perform on stage at Bercy in Paris.
1994: New Kids on the Block (left to right): Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Jonathan Knight at the 21st annual American Music Awards on February 27, 1994.
2003: Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block poses for a portrait on May 16, 2003, in Parkland, Florida.
2005: Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block and Ashly Delgrosso pose for a photo for "Dancing With the Stars."
2008: Singers Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight from the group New Kids on the Block pose for a portrait during the 2008 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on November 23, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2010: Musical guest New Kids on the Block perform on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on February 1, 2010.
2011: NKOTB members Danny Wood, left, Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight pose for photos in front of the Green Monster after announcing they will perform with the Backstreet Boys at Fenway Park on January 26, 2011.
2012: Jordan Knight, Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block perform on stage during the NKOTBSB tour at the O2 Arena on April 28, 2012, in London.
2013: Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block perform at Allstate Arena on July 18, 2013, in Rosemont, Illinois.
2014: Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block pose with 2,530th star on the Hollywood Walk of fame on October 9, 2014, in Hollywood, California.
2015: Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre and Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block perform on stage at Tacoma Dome on May 6, 2015, in Tacoma, Washington.
2017: Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block perform during ‘The Total Package Tour’ at Wells Fargo Center on June 24, 2017, in Philadelphia.
2018: Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Danny Wood of New Kids on the Block perform on stage during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2019 on December 31, 2018, in New York City.
2019: Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight of the musical group New Kids on the Block perform at Bridgestone Arena on May 9, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee.
2021: New Kids on the Block members Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg appear with Kelly Clarkson on "The Kelly Clarkson Show."
The more than 50-date tour will kick off May 10 at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati. For two months, the tour will wind across the U.S. with stops in Seattle; Boston; Pittsburgh; Atlanta; Charlotte, North Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; Orlando, Florida; and dozens more cities before wrapping July 23 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
“We had a blast out on the first MixTape Tour in 2019, and can’t wait to take it to another level with our fans on the MixTape Tour 2022,” New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg said in a statement obtained by Rolling Stone. “Just like a mixtape, these shows are going to take audiences through all the emotions. To be able to have Salt-N-Pepa come back and now also have the iconic and legendary Rick Astley and En Vogue join the tour… we could not be more excited.”
Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday at 11 a.m. via Ticketmaster, Billboard reported. Official fan club members will be able to purchase tickets one day earlier, starting at 10 a.m. Thursday, according to the magazine.
New Kids on the Block, En Vogue and Salt-N-Pepa visited “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Monday to preview the upcoming tour. They performed a medley of “Step by Step,” “Whatta Man,” and “Hangin’ Tough.”