The NKOTBSB Tour was a co-headlining concert tour between American

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and the

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, who together formed

NKOTBSB NKOTBSB was an American pop supergroup consisting of the members of American boy bands New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys. Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys came up with the name, which is a combination of established initialisms of ea ...

. The tour visited North America in 2011. Europe, Australia and Asia were added to the itinerary for 2012. The tour ranked 44th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning over 10 million dollars. At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 8th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $76 million with 51 shows. The London concert on April 29, 2012 in

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was shown live at select movie theaters at 9PM CET and streamed live with

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system.

Background

During the summer of 2010, the Backstreet Boys joined New Kids on the Block onstage at the

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(as a part of NKOTB Casi-NO Tour), where the groups performed "

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". Since the performance, the media began to circulate rumors of the two uniting for a tour in the summer of 2011. The tour was officially announced on

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during an interview, where it was mentioned the groups were recording a single to be later released. To promote the tour further, the groups conducted a live Q&A session on

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. The groups also performed at the 38th Annual American Music Awards to give the public a taste of what they would see on the tour. For an interview on Entertainment Tonight,

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held a picture of the proposed staging, which featured a standard concert stage with an extended

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leading to a circular platform.

Opening acts

Ashlyne Huff Ashlyne Anderson Huff (born August 28, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is the daughter of Nashville record producer and session-guitarist Dann Huff, the granddaughter of Nashville arranger Ron Huff and the niece of Giant ...

(North America) *

Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks-Thomas (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her self-titled debu ...

(North America, select dates) *

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(North America, select dates) *

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(North America, select dates) *

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(North America, select dates; Germany) *

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(Europe, except Germany) *

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(Australia)

Setlist

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" Summertime"

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" The Call"

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Get Down (You're the One for Me) "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on April 30, 1996 as the third single from their international self-titled debut album (1996). It was later included on their US debut album. B ...

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You Got It (The Right Stuff) "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. The second single from the group's second album ''Hangin' Tough'', it peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboa ...

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" Larger Than Life"

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Please Don't Go Girl "Please Don't Go Girl" is a 1988 song by American boyband New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, and spoken by Danny Wood, but the majority of the lyrics were sung by Joey McIntyre. Written and produced ...
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Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, taken from their third studio album, ''Millennium'' (1999). It was written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, with production by Martin and Kristian Lundin. ...
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"10,000 Promises"
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Inconsolable "Inconsolable" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. The song was released as the first single from their sixth studio album ''Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys album), Unbreakable'' (2007). It is the group's first single without Kevin Rich ...
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" Step By Step" (contains elements of " Push It")
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" Shape of My Heart"
" As Long As You Love Me"
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We've Got It Goin' On "We've Got It Goin' On" is the debut single of American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on September 11, 1995, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. The song was recorded at Cheiron Studios in Sweden during a week in J ...
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" Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (contains elements of "
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;New Kids on the Block #

I'll Be Loving You (Forever) "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" is a 1989 ballad song from New Kids on the Block, released as the third single from the group's second album, ''Hangin' Tough''. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight. It was the group's first single to reach nu ...

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;NKOTBSB #

" Don't Turn Out the Lights"

;Backstreet Boys #

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Medley: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" / "Hangin’ Tough" (Reprise)

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Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :This concert is a part of the

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External links

NKOTB Official Website

Backstreet Boys Official Website

References

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