{"id":126303,"date":"2024-09-20T04:09:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T04:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/new-kids-on-the-block-announce-their-1st-las-vegas-residency\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T04:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T04:09:59","slug":"new-kids-on-the-block-announce-their-1st-las-vegas-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/20\/new-kids-on-the-block-announce-their-1st-las-vegas-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kids on the Block Announce Their 1st Las Vegas Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"96.199288256228\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3538436\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:65.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/new-kids-on-the-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Kids on the Block<\/a> are heading to Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On Thursday, September 19, the group \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jonathan-knight\/?redirect=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jonathan Knight<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jordan-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jordan Knight<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donnie-wahlberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donnie Wahlberg<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Danny Wood<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/joey-mcintyre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joey McIntyre<\/strong><\/a> \u2014\u00a0announced their very first residency in Sin City. They\u2019ll take the stage at the Park MGM\u2019s Dolby Live theater in 2025 from June 20 through July 5, and from November 1 through November 15. The show is dubbed \u201cThe Right Stuff\u201d in homage to their 1988 hit single.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe cherish every opportunity that we get to perform for our fans, but a Las Vegas residency gives us an opportunity to take our performance, and interaction with our fans, to the next level,\u201d Wahlberg, 55, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He added that they aim \u201cto create the most incredible NKOTB concert ever\u201d and \u201ccreate multiple events to directly engage with our fans. Las Vegas will never be the same after the New Kids and the Blockheads take over the town.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/NKOTBVEGAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">officially go on sale<\/span><\/a> Friday, September 27, but diehard fans will get the opportunity to score seats in a pre-sale that kicks off September 24.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The group formed in the 1980s and hit it big in the latter part of the decade with their sophomore album <i>Hangin\u2019 Tough<\/i>. They split up in 1994 and reunited in 2008, fully leaning into their fandom\u2019s nostalgic affection for the ex-boy banders from Dorchester, Massachusetts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Earlier this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/joey-mcintyre-details-new-kids-on-the-blocks-new-album-still-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">they released <i>Still Kids<\/i><\/span><\/a>, their eighth pop album and their first in 11 years. They also embarked on a summer tour with <strong>Paula Abdul<\/strong> and <strong>DJ Jazzy Jeff<\/strong>. While speaking to <i>Us Weekly<\/i> in March, McIntyre, 51, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/joey-mcintyre-details-new-kids-on-the-blocks-new-album-still-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">gushed of Abdul, 62<\/span><\/a>, \u201cShe\u2019s just the music total package, complete entertainer, so that\u2019s amazing. And then we got DJ Jazzy Jeff kicking it off and getting the party started. [Most] of these shows this summer are outdoors, and that just has a different vibe to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11.384393063584\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/celebrities-with-las-vegas-residencies\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/celebrities-with-las-vegas-residencies-kylie-minogue.jpg?crop=0px%2C94px%2C1463px%2C826px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Kylie Minogue Is Bringing a 'Flashy' Residency to Las Vegas\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/celebrities-with-las-vegas-residencies-kylie-minogue.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/celebrities-with-las-vegas-residencies\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities With Vegas Residencies<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebs are rocking Sin City! There\u2019s no denying that Las Vegas is jam-packed with things to do, but with some of music\u2019s most talented artists signed to residencies, there is all the more reason to plan a trip. Whether you enjoy a show full of song and dance or are more about the rock scene, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">McIntyre also talked about <i>Still Kids<\/i> and its first single, \u201cKids.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cDonnie and I pretty much cowrote the whole album,\u201d he said. \u201cBut this one song, [\u201cKids\u201d], is from a writer and producer, <strong>Dave Stewart<\/strong>, and it\u2019s a great song.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">He explained that the new track is a good encapsulation of the band\u2019s career. \u201cIt kind of says it all,\u201d he told <i>Us<\/i>. \u201cWe\u2019ve been lucky, the five of us, to never grow up in some ways. And a lot of people look to us to go back to that happy place, and we give permission to them to just have fun. We\u2019re that getaway and we\u2019re going to beat that drum forever and ever. And I think this song [\u201cKids\u201d] is a new anthem for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/new-kids-on-the-block-announce-their-1st-las-vegas-residency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood. Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images\/Getty Images The New Kids on the Block are heading to Vegas. On Thursday, September 19, the group \u2014\u00a0Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and Joey McIntyre \u2014\u00a0announced their very first residency in Sin City. 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