The Magic Summer Tour was the second major concert tour by American boy band, the
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
. The tour supported their fourth studio album, ''
Step by Step'' (1990) and their first compilation album, ''
No More Games (The Remix Album)'' (1990).
The tour began only one month after their previous concluded. After the summer leg ended, the tour shifted gears and was renamed the "No More Games Tour", following the announcement of their remix album. Lasting 22 months, the group played over 220 concerts in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australasia.
Background
The 1990 summer tour was sponsored by
Coca-Cola
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and tied into its "Magic Summer '90" campaign that included the infamous
MagiCan.
The tour was a commercial success. Both stints in North America landed the group in the top 10 tours in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, the group earned $74.1 million from 152 shows in North America (25 of which were performed during their previous tour).
During an
encore
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performance of "
Hangin' Tough
''Hangin' Tough'' is the second studio album by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released on August 12, 1988, by Columbia Records. It is widely regarded as the breakthrough album of the group's career, gaining positive reviews for their ...
" at the end of the second concert held at
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over ...
on June 25,
Donnie Wahlberg
Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr. (born August 17, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, record producer, and film producer. He is a founding member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Outside music, he has had roles in the ''Saw' ...
fell through a trap door while jumping off a raised platform.
He received scrapes and bruises to his chest, neck, and arms. After being hospitalized for a night, he spent a week recuperating, and the rest of the band continued the next few concerts as a four-piece act.
Opening acts
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Perfect Gentlemen
Perfect Gentlemen were an American trio of teen R&B vocalists formed under the direction of Maurice Starr, who discovered New Edition and New Kids on the Block.
Starr put the group together in Boston in 1988, and had them tour the US openi ...
*Rick Wes
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Tommy Page
Thomas Alden Page (May 24, 1967 – March 3, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1990 hit single " I'll Be Your Everything" and was later a music industry executive. Page collaborated with many artists, including Malaysi ...
*Biscuit
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Brenda K. Starr
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George Lamond
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The Good Girls
Setlist
#"
Call It What You Want"
#"My Favorite Girl"
#"
Valentine Girl
"Valentine Girl" is a 1990 ballad single by New Kids on the Block, with lead vocals by Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. In America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, i ...
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#"
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
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" (Europe and North America's first leg only)
#"
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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#"
Baby, I Believe in You
"Baby, I Believe in You (The Love Mix)" is the third single from New Kids on the Block's ''No More Games/The Remix Album''. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight. The Maurice Starr
Larry Curtis Johnson (born July 14, 1953), better known by ...
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#"
Cover Girl
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#"
Let's Try It Again
"Let's Try It Again" is a song performed by New Kids on the Block. Written and produced by Maurice Starr, it was the fourth and final single from the group's third album, '' Step by Step'', released in the fall of 1990. It contains shared lead voc ...
"
#"Stay With Me Baby"
#Medley:
##"I Remember When"
##"Angel"
##"
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 ...
"
##"Where Do I Go from Here?"
#"Treat Me Right"
#"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
#"Funny Feeling"
#"
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 ...
"
#"
Games"
#"
Tonight
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Television
* ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC
* ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current ...
"
#"
Step By Step"
#"
This One's for the Children
"This One's for the Children" is a 1989 single by New Kids on the Block. The lead vocals were sung by Jordan Knight and Donnie Wahlberg. Taken from the group's holiday album, '' Merry, Merry Christmas'', the single peaked at number 7 on the ''Bil ...
"
#"
Hangin' Tough
''Hangin' Tough'' is the second studio album by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released on August 12, 1988, by Columbia Records. It is widely regarded as the breakthrough album of the group's career, gaining positive reviews for their ...
"
Notes:
•
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" is a song co-written by record producer Thom Bell and William Hart, lead singer of the American R&B/Soul vocal group the Delfonics. It was released by the group in 1969 on the Philly Groove record label and i ...
was performed as the third song in the setlist instead of
Valentine Girl
"Valentine Girl" is a 1990 ballad single by New Kids on the Block, with lead vocals by Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. In America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, i ...
during the 1990 European dates of the tour
• “Funny Feeling” was occasionally taken out of the setlist for unknown reasons and "
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 ...
was performed instead.
• There were shows where the spot in the set list that held both “Funny Feeling” or "
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 ...
(depending on the show) were taken off the set list completely and “
Games" would be performed right after "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again".
• At select shows in Japan, a rendition of the Jackson 5 song "
I'll Be There" was performed during the set list
Tour dates
;Magic Summer Tour
;No More Games Tour
Box office score data
See also
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List of highest-grossing concert tours
This is an incomplete list of the highest-grossing concert tours. Only tours using reliable references and having grossed over $100 million (adjusted for inflation) have been added to the list. Some of the gross may be higher than reported ...
References
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New Kids on the Block concert tours
1990 concert tours
1991 concert tours
1992 concert tours