New Kids on the Block to Be Joined by Rick Astley, Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue for Nostalgic 2022 To

The part of the population that is never gonna give the late 80s and early 90s up may be delighted by the lineup for a summer 2022 arena tour that will bring together four of the key pop and R&B acts from the era, with headliners New Kids on the Block being joined by Salt-N-Pepa,

The part of the population that is never gonna give the late ’80s and early ’90s up may be delighted by the lineup for a summer 2022 arena tour that will bring together four of the key pop and R&B acts from the era, with headliners New Kids on the Block being joined by Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue and Rick Astley

Routing announced Monday for the Live Nation-produced “MIxTape Tour 2022” shows the quartet of artists passing through 54 cities in the U.S. and Canada next summer, starting May 10 in Cincinnati and wrapping up July 23 in Washington, D.C. Stops along the way include a May 27 show at L.A.’s Staples Center and a July 24 gig at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center. (No New York City show is on the agenda.)

All four artists appear on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” today for a “Kelly-oke medley” to tout the tour. (See video below.)

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This marks the second “MixTape Tour” NKOTB has embarked on. A 2019 tour under the same banner, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the boy band’s debut album, also featured Salt-N-Pepa, with Naughty by Nature, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson as the remaining acts.

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NKOTB recently returned from a two-year layoff following the last tour to do a one-off hometown stadium show at Fenway Park Aug. 6.

The enduring popularity of Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” was recently bolstered by the “Ted Lasso” series being Rick-rolled by the song.

Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at Ticketmaster.com.

The full list of 55 tour dates:

Tuesday, May 10Cincinnati, OHHeritage Bank Center
Thursday, May 12Indianapolis, INGainbridge Fieldhouse
Friday, May 13Nashville, TNBridgestone Arena
Saturday, May 14St. Louis, MOEnterprise Center
Sunday, May 15Kansas City, MOT-Mobile Center
Monday, May 16Oklahoma City, OKPaycom Center
Wednesday, May 18New Orleans, LASmoothie King Center
Thursday, May 19Houston, TXToyota Center
Friday, May 20Edinburg, TXBert Ogden Arena
Saturday, May 21San Antonio, TXAT&T Center
Sunday, May 22Dallas, TXAmerican Airlines Center
Wednesday, May 25Phoenix, AZFootprint Center
Thursday, May 26San Diego, CAViejas Arena
Friday, May 27Los Angeles, CAStaples Center
Saturday, May 28Anaheim, CAHonda Center
Sunday, May 29Las Vegas, NVMichelob ULTRA Arena
Tuesday, May 31Fresno, CASave Mart Center
Wednesday, June 1San Jose, CASAP Center
Thursday, June 2Sacramento, CAGolden 1 Center
Saturday, June 4Seattle, WAClimate Pledge Arena
Sunday, June 5Portland, ORModa Center
Monday, June 6Spokane, WASpokane Arena
Tuesday, June 7Boise, IDFord Idaho Center
Wednesday, June 8Salt Lake City, UTVivint Arena
Friday, June 10Denver, COBall Arena
Saturday, June 11Lincoln, NEPinnacle Bank Arena
Sunday, June 12Des Moines, IAWells Fargo Arena
Tuesday, June 14St. Paul, MNXcel Energy Center
Wednesday, June 15Milwaukee, WIFiserv Forum
Thursday, June 16Grand Rapids, MIVan Andel Arena
Friday, June 17Rosemont, ILAllstate Arena
Tuesday, June 21Cleveland, OHRocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
Wednesday, June 22Toronto, ONScotiabank Arena
Thursday, June 23Mt. Pleasant, MISoaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Friday, June 24Detroit, MILittle Caesars Arena
Saturday, June 25Columbus, OHSchottenstein Center
Sunday, June 26Lexington, KYRupp Arena
Wednesday, June 29Philadelphia, PAWells Fargo Center
Thursday, June 30Belmont Park, NYUBS Arena
Friday, July 1Uncasville, CTMohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, July 2Uncasville, CTMohegan Sun Arena
Sunday, July 3Atlantic City, NJHard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Wednesday, July 6Greenville, SCBon Secours Arena
Thursday, July 7Atlanta, GAState Farm Arena
Friday, July 8Jacksonville, FLVystar Veterans Memorial Arena
Saturday, July 9Ft. Lauderdale, FLFLA Live Arena
Sunday, July 10Orlando, FLAmway Center
Tuesday, July 12Charlotte, NCSpectrum Center
Thursday, July 14Newark, NJPrudential Center
Friday, July 15Boston, MATD Garden
Sunday, July 17Buffalo, NYKeyBank Center
Tuesday, July 19Pittsburgh, PAPPG Paints Arena
Thursday, July 21Hershey, PAGiant Center
Friday, July 22Raleigh, NCPNC Arena
Saturday, July 23Washington, DCCapital One Arena

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