New Kids on the Block coming to Chicago with TLC, Nelly

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
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File: from left to right, Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, and Danny Wood
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New Kids On The Block are stepping into the ring for 2015! The pop phenoms stopped by Good Morning America Tuesday morning to announce The Main Event, a summer headlining tour featuring TLC and Nelly.

NKOTB surprised viewers with a special reveal of TLC and a personal message from Nelly, who is currently overseas with the armed forces. The groups hinted at possible collaborations while on the road this summer. The tour, promoted by Live Nation, kicks off on May 1 in Las Vegas, Nev. and will stop in over 30 cities across North America.

After announcing the tour on Good Morning America, NKOTB took over the LIVE! with Kelly and Michael set to step in and play a mix of super hits and new fan favorites throughout the entire hour on air.

"We always have something special up our sleeves," said NKOTB member Donnie Wahlberg. "Our fans keep asking us to come back out on the road, and we want to keep giving them what they want! We wanted to make sure it was something new and fresh and fun and totally worthwhile for all of our supporters year after year."

The NKOTB tour will stop at Rosemont's All-StateArena Saturday, May 23.

THE MAIN EVENT Tour Dates:

Date/City/Venue

Friday, May 1 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center

Saturday, May 2 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

Sunday, May 3 San Jose, CA SAP Center

Tuesday, May 5 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

Wednesday, May 6 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

Saturday, May 9 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

Monday, May 11 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena

Tuesday, May 12 Phoenix, AZ Gila River Arena

Thursday, May 14 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center

Friday, May 15 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center

Saturday, May 16 Houston, TX Toyota Center

Monday, May 18 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena

Tuesday, May 19 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Wednesday, May 20 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center

Friday, May 22 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center

Saturday, May 23 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena

Tuesday, May 26 Cincinnati, OH U.S. Bank Arena

Wednesday, May 27 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena

Friday, May 29 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

Saturday, May 30 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena

Sunday May 31 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Tuesday, June 2 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena

Thursday, June 4 Fort Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center

Friday, June 5 Orlando, FL Amway Center

Saturday, June 6 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

Sunday, June 7 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center

Tuesday, June 9 Norfolk, VA Norfolk Scope Arena

Wednesday, June 10 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center

Friday, June 12 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena

Saturday, June 13 Bethlehem, PA Sands Bethlehem Event Center

Sunday, June 14 Pittsburgh, PA CONSOL Energy Center

Tuesday, June 16 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena

Wednesday, June 17 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

Friday, June 19 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

Saturday, June 20 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum

Sunday, June 21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Monday, June 22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden

Wednesday, June 24 Boston, MA TD Garden

Saturday, June 27 Hershey, PA Mixtape Festival @ Hersheypark Stadium

Sunday, June 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

Tuesday, June 30 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

Thursday, July 2 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center

New Kids On The Block sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -- including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988's Hangin' Tough and 1990's Step By Step -- and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like "You Got It (The Right Stuff)," "Cover Girl," "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time),"

American Express card members can get advance tickets beginning this Friday, Jan. 23 at 10:00 a.m. (local time). Fans will have additional opportunities to purchase tickets early starting Wednesday, Jan. 28 by signing up for a Facebook RSVP at http://smarturl.it/NKOTB_RSVP. Tickets can be purchased starting Jan. 31 on www.livenation.com.