Tag: New Kids On The Block

  • Joey McIntyre Set to Make Debut at Carnegie Hall

    New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre is set to make his debut at Carnegie Hall on Jan. 14, 2023, in a special one-night-only show.

    Joey McIntyre

    Joey McIntyre’s career spans decades, more notably being a member of the multiplatinum-selling pop super-group New Kids on the Block. Fans can expect him to play some of the group’s well-known songs, as well as hits from his own solo catalog.

    It’s been asked for decades: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? My answer is, have the greatest fans in pop history. And be lucky enough to pursue a career in what you love. From the pop world to Broadway and being raised on the great American song book, with hat in hand, I feel I have the repertoire to play such hallowed ground. I look forward to sharing this night with the amazing people that got me there.

    Joey McIntyre

    He is the youngest member of NKOTB.  Since their reunion in 2008, NKOTB has released three top-ten albums on the Billboard 200. On those albums, McIntyre has co-written more than half a dozen songs including “Still Sounds Good” and the anthem “Block Party.” He has also maintained success as a solo artist, starting with his debut album Stay the Same, which was certified gold and also delivered a top ten single.

    Joey McIntyre has also had a career in film and television, as well as in theatre. He had his Broadway debut in Wicked, and most recently in Broadway’s Waitress.

    Tickets for his Carnegie Hall show start at $39 plus fees and will go on sale to the general public Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. ET and can be purchased here. NKOTB fan club members will receive access to a pre-sale beginning Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. ET. Live Nation customers will receive access to a pre-sale beginning Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. ET.

  • NKOTB Mixtape Tour 2022 stops in Buffalo at Keybank Center

    On Sunday July 17th, The Mixtape tour 2022 invaded Buffalo with multiple acts appearing. It featured multiplatinum selling pop super-group New Kids On The Block (NKOTB), Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue who last visited Buffalo in 2015.  

    One of the first big ‘boy bands’ of the 1980s, New Kids On The Block hail from Dorchester, Massachusetts and consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood.

    NKOTB Buffalo 2022 tour

    Fans heard chart-topping hits and legendary catalogues spanning generations all night long. It follows the colossal commercial and critical success of NKOTB’s 2019 tour by the same name. Which was their biggest since reuniting in 2008 which grossed $53.2 million, sold more than 650,000 tickets and pioneered a super-sized show each night with multiple acts (Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Naughty By Nature and Debbie Gibson).

    Donnie from NKOTB walking around the floor taking photos with fans. Photo credit- Mike Miller

    The crowd was mostly filled with female fans, but all the fans in attendance seemed to know the words to every song. There were two stages on each end of the floor which made some fans closer than usual. With a bar style single row seating layout along the edges of each stage, fans got up close and personal.

    en vouge at keybank center
    En Vouge Photo credit- Mike Miller

    NKOTB hit the stage on the MixTape Tour 2022 to perform fan favorite #1 hits like “Hangin’ Tough,” “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever),” and “Step By Step” while tour mates Salt-N-Pepa (“Push It,” “Shoop,” “Whatta Man”), Rick Astley (“Never Gonna Give You Up,” “Together Forever”) and En Vogue (“Don’t Let Go [Love],” “Free Your Mind,” “Give It Up, Turn It Loose,” “Hold On”) kept the party going with music that catapulted them to stardom and solidified their places in music history.

    Throughout the show, confetti was blasted in the air with cannons. Everyone got covered in it almost like snow falling. On the main stage, they used pyro vertical fire blasts for multiple songs. There was a huge video screen above the main stage so people in the back could see what was going on. The security and the guest experience was top notch at Keybank Center. Everyone had smiles on and enjoyed the night which brought back memories from the 80’s and 90’s.

    Rick Astley at Keybank Center. Photo credit Mike Miller

    Over the past two years, Rick Astley has amassed million YouTube followers with a series of covers from his studio. Rick has become a major force on TikTok with 1.7 million followers. “Never Gonna Give You Up” was recently featured on the critically acclaimed series Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ and its video has been viewed more than 1 billion times.

    NKOTB. Photo credit- Mike Miller

    At the very end of the show, all of the acts got on stage to perform “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley.