New Kids On The Block ‘Mixtape’ tour set for 2019, with Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and ...

Mommy, what’s a “mixtape?” And what are “New Kids On The Block?”

Pop-music fans pining to re-live the 1980s can stop pining. The now middle-aged boy band New Kids On The Block will hit the road in 2019 with fellow ’80s veterans Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty By Nature.

Together, they will embark on “The Mixtape Tour,” whose technologically archaic title may baffle anyone born in this century. The three-month tour will visit 53 North American cities, beginning with a May 2 show at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati and concluding with a July 14 show at the Hard Rock Event Center in Hollywood, Fla.

The tour will include at least six California dates, starting with a May 23 stop at San Diego State University’s Viejas Arena. It will be followed by a May 24 show at Anaheim’s Honda Center, a May 26 show at the Hollywood Bowl, a May 28 show at Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena, a May 29 show at San Jose’s SAP Arena and a May 30 show at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center.

All tour dates appear below. To celebrate the announcement of the tour, New Kids On The Block has released a new, nostalgia-drenched song, “80s Baby,” which also features Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and Naughty By Nature.

Tickets for the general public go on Friday at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com and livenation.com, and by phone at (800) 745-3000. An online pre-sale for American Express Card Members begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time and runs through 10 p.m. Thursday.

Ticket prices for the May 23 San Diego “Mixtape” tour show range from $29.95 to $159.95 each, plus service charges.

The Mixtape Tour

Thursday, May 2, 2019, Cincinnati, U.S. Bank Arena

Saturday, May 4, 2019, Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena

Sunday, May 5, 2019, Indianapolis, Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Kansas City, Sprint Center

Wednesday, May 8, 2019, St. Louis, Enterprise Center

Thursday, May 9, 2019, Nashville, Bridgestone Arena

Friday, May 10, 2019, Memphis, FedEx Forum

Saturday, May 11, 2019, New Orleans, Smoothie King Center

Monday, May 13, 2019, Corpus Christi, American Bank Center

Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Houston, Toyota Center

Thursday, May 16, 2019 San Antonio, AT&T Center

Friday, May 17, 2019, Dallas, American Airlines Center

Saturday, May 18, 2019, Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy Arena

Tuesday, May 21, 2019, El Paso, UTEP Don Haskins Center

Wednesday, May 22, 2019, Phoenix, Talking Stick Resort Arena

Thursday, May 23, 2019, San Diego, Viejas Arena

Friday, May 24, 2019, Anaheim, Honda Center

Saturday, May 25, 2019, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Events Center

Sunday, May 26, 2019, Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Bakersfield, Rabobank Arena

Wednesday, May 29, 2019, San Jose, SAP Center

Thursday, May 30, 2019, Sacramento, Golden 1 Center

Saturday, June 1, 2019, Tacoma, Tacoma Dome

Sunday, June 2, 2019, Portland, Moda Center

Tuesday, June 4, 2019, Boise, Taco Bell Arena

Thursday, June 6, 2019, Salt Lake City, Vivint Smart Home Arena

Friday, June 7, 2019, Denver, Pepsi Center

Saturday, June 8, 2019, Lincoln, Pinnacle Bank Arena

Sunday, June 9, 2019, Des Moines, Wells Fargo Arena

Tuesday, June 11, 2019, St. Paul, Xcel Energy Center

Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Milwaukee, Fiserv Forum

Thursday, June 13, 2019, Grand Rapids, Van Andel Arena

Friday, June 14, 2019, Rosemont, Allstate Arena

Tuesday, June 18, 2019, Detroit, Little Caesars Arena

Wednesday, June 19, 2019, Toronto, Scotiabank Arena

Friday, June 21, 2019, Buffalo, KeyBank Center

Saturday, June 22, 2019, Columbus, Schottenstein Center

Sunday, June 23, 2019, Pittsburgh, PPG Paints Arena

Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Washington, D.C., Capital One Arena

Thursday, June 27, 2019, Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center

Friday, June 28, 2019, Boston, TD Garden

Sunday, June 30, 2019, Uniondale, Nassau Coliseum

Tuesday, July 2, 2019, Newark, Prudential Center

Wednesday, July 3, 2019, Uncasville, Mohegan Sun Arena

Friday, July 5, 2019, Atlantic City, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa

Saturday, July 6, 2019, Hershey, Hersheypark Stadium

Sunday, July 7, 2019, Raleigh, PNC Arena

Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Charlotte, Spectrum Center

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Greenville, Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Thursday, July 11, 2019, Atlanta, State Farm Arena

Friday, July 12, 2019, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Saturday, July 13, 2019, Orlando, Amway Center

Sunday, July 14, 2019, Hollywood, Hard Rock Event Center

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