Attention, Blockheads!
If you grew up in the 1980s, this tour is for you.
The ’80s boy band New Kids On the Block is bringing its "Mixtape Tour 2019" to Salt Lake City next summer, accompanied by special musical guests Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and Naughty By Nature.
The concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 6, 2019, at Vivint Smart Home Arena in downtown Salt Lake City.
Members of NKOTB are brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. The group recorded nine Top 10 hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s; three of those singles — “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever), “Hangin’ Tough,” and “Step By Step” — peaked at No. 1.
Other hit songs for the group included “Cover Girl,” “You Got It (The Right Stuff),” “This One’s for the Children,” “Tonight,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)” and “Please Don’t Go Girl.”
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. (Presale for “Block Nation” members began 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.) Prices range from $26.95 to $176.95, available through ticketmaster.com.
For more information on the band and the tour, visit www.nkotb.com.
