NKOTBSB Tour

The NKOTBSB Tour was a co-headlining concert tour between American boy bands New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys, who together formed NKOTBSB. 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 O2 Arena was shown live at select movie theaters at 9PM CET and streamed live with pay per view system.

Background
"We were all on tour, not together at the same time, but we were pretty close on the road. NKOTB were wrapping up their summer run. We happened to be out and we ended up being on stage together. It was a magical moment [...] none of us will ever forget. Right after we performed together everybody on Twitter and Facebook...it was everywhere that we were going on tour. So we started talking about it and we made it happen."

- Brian Littrell

During the summer of 2010, the Backstreet Boys joined New Kids on the Block onstage at the Radio City Music Hall (as a part of NKOTB Casi-NO Tour), where the groups performed "I Want It That Way". 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 On Air with Ryan Seacrest 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 Ustream. 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, Donnie Wahlberg held a picture of the proposed staging, which featured a standard concert stage with an extended catwalk leading to a circular platform.

Opening acts

 * Jordin Sparks (North America, May 25, 2011, May 29, 2011 - June 18, 2011, June 21, 2011 - July 1, 2011)
 * Ashlyne Huff (United States, May 26, 2011 - June 3, 2011, June 12, 2011 - July 2, 2011)
 * Midnight Red (United States, July 3, 2011)
 * Matthew Morrison (North America, July 6, 2011 - August 7, 2011)
 * Neverest (Canada, June 7 - June 9, 2011, August 4, 2011, August 6, 2011; Germany, May 6, 2012)
 * A Friend in London (Europe, except Germany, April 24, 2012, May 2, 2012)
 * Johnny Ruffo (Melbourne, May 18 - May 19, 2012)

Setlist
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" "Valentine Girl" "If You Go Away" "Please Don't Go Girl" "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" "10,000 Promises" "I'll Never Break Your Heart" "Inconsolable" (North America Leg only)  "Drowning" <li>"Incomplete"</ol> <li>"Step By Step" (contains elements of "Push It") <li>"Cover Girl"</li> <li>"My Favorite Girl" (contains elements of "Poison") <li>"Games"</li> <li>"Click Click Click" (North America Leg only) </li> <li>"Tonight"</ol> <li>"Shape of My Heart" <li>"As Long As You Love Me"</li> <li>"All I Have to Give"</li> <li>"If You Stay" (contains excerpts of "Raspberry Beret") (North America Leg only) </li> <li>"We've Got It Goin' On" (Europe/Australia/Asia Leg only) (contains elements of "Can You Feel It") </li> <li>"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (contains elements of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough") </ol>
 * NKOTBSB
 * 1) Medley: "Single" / "The One" (contains elements of "Viva la Vida")
 * New Kids on the Block
 * 1) "Summertime"</li>
 * Backstreet Boys
 * 1) "The Call"</li>
 * New Kids on the Block
 * 1) "Dirty Dancing"</li>
 * Backstreet Boys
 * 1) "Bye Bye Love" (Replaced by Get Down (You're the One for Me)" in the Europe/Australia/Asia Leg) </li>
 * New Kids on the Block
 * 1) "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"</li>
 * Backstreet Boys
 * 1) "Larger Than Life"</li>
 * New Kids on the Block
 * Backstreet Boys
 * New Kids on the Block
 * Backstreet Boys
 * New Kids on the Block
 * 1) "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"</li>
 * Backstreet Boys
 * 1) "I Want It That Way"</li>
 * NKOTBSB
 * 1) "Don't Turn Out the Lights"</li>
 * Backstreet Boys
 * 1) "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (contains elements of "Back in Black") </li>
 * New Kids on the Block
 * 1) "Hangin’ Tough" (contains excerpts from "We Will Rock You") </li>
 * NKOTBSB
 * 1) Medley: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" / "Hangin’ Tough" (Reprise)</li>

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 * Notes
 * During the performance at the Staples Center, the supergroup was joined onstage by then-former member of the Backstreet Boys, Kevin Richardson. He performed "I Want It That Way" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".
 * During the performance at the Amway Center, the supergroup was joined onstage by Boyz II Men to perform their hit, "End of the Road".

Tour dates

 * Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
 * This concert is a part of the Calgary Stampede