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[ NKOTBSB ] 3,000 pre-sales tickets for NKOTB, BSB sold out in 7 minutes

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Source: [ TheJakartaPost.com ]

The first generation boybands New Kids on The Blocks (NKOTB) that is scheduled to perform in Indonesia with Backstreet Boys (BSB) in June 2012 apparently have not lost its charm proven by 3000 presale tickets that had sold out within minutes.

Berlian Entertainment in cooperation with Asia Sports Development (ASD) will hold the concert at Mata Elang International Stadium (MEIS) in Ancol, North Jakarta, on June 1, 2012.

“The public’s interest for the concert is fantastic. It can be seen from the sales of 3,000 pre sale tickets that had been sold out within seven minutes this afternoon,” Berlian Entertainment CEO Dino Hamid, promoter of the concert, said in a press release as reported by tempo.co on Friday.

The pre-sales tickets ranging from Rp 750,000 (US$82) for festival and Rp 2.5 million for VIP classes were sold online.

“With such price people can see the performance of not only New Kids On the Blocks but also Backtreet Boys. So people bought one ticket for two concerts,” said Dino.

He added for those who had not gotten the tickets yet would be able to buy them in January, “but the price will not be the same,” he said. (iwa)

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[ NKOTBSB ] Two of the world’s biggest boy bands join forces

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Source: [ WAToday.com.au ]

They were two of the biggest bands on the planet throughout the 1990s, now New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys are joining forces for a national concert tour.

Dubbed NKOTBSB, the phenomenon will reach Perth on Tuesday May 29 at the Burswood Dome.

With over 200 million albums sold between both bands with smash hit after smash hit, these two pop sensations have dominated the music scene for over three decades.
The biggest boy band of the 1990s is set to return to Australia.

The biggest boy band of the 1990s is set to return to Australia.

The Backstreet Boys formed in 1993 and while the band was originally a quintet, Kevin Richardson left the band in 2006.

Remaining members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean and Brian Littrell are recording a new album for release in 2012 to follow up on 2009’s This Is Us.

New Kids on the Block will be returning to Australia for the first time since their tour in 1992 and dissolving the band in 1994.

The group are made up of members Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight and also briefly featured Mark Wahlberg in the 1980s.

The band were known for their hits including You Got It (The Right Stuff), I’ll Be Loving You (Forever), Hangin’ Tough and Cover Girl.

Tickets are available now starting at $103.10 from Ticketek.

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Joey & the Boston Pops perform for Children’s hospital

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Source: [ 7NewsWDH.com ]

BOSTON — New Kids on the Block star, Joey Mcintyre, spread holiday spirit at Boston Children’s Hospital on Tuesday when he teamed up with some of the musicians from the Boston Pops for a special concert.

Ella Belanger, one patient at the hospital, was having a four-hour surgery after Mcintyre’s performance — the holiday concert was the perfect distraction for the 6 year old. It helped her forget her inherent bladder defect, if only for a moment.

“First, they’re going to check my breaking and they’re going to fix me up and stuff,” said Ella.

Mcintyre belted out Christmas carols with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, which took dozens of children’s minds off cancer, chromes disease and heart conditions.

“If we can put a smile on their face, especially right before surgery, that’s a blessing,” said Mcintyre.

Ella’s parents probably needed the distraction more than she did.

“We weren’t expecting it. We walked in and saw one of the fliers that they were coming and it’s been perfect, rather than just sitting here starring at the fish tank,” said Cyndi Belanger, Ella’s mother.

“Boston and this hospital, I used to come here when I was a kid and nothing — just a broken leg or something like that, or my tonsils out, stuff like that, but there’s a huge connection,” Mcintyre said.

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Harrington: Here are my Top 10 concerts of 2011 – #1 NKOTBSB

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Source: [ MercuryNews.com ]

There were a lot of late nights for me in 2011, but looking back at the 100-plus shows I reviewed — and the dozens of others I just tweeted or blogged about — it’s pretty hard to complain about my schedule.

After all, I got to see a ton of great shows, representing so many different kinds of musical flavors, held in the Bay Area this year. My Top 10 list, narrowed down from what I believed to be roughly 20 very worthy candidates, contains equal amounts of pop, hip-hop, rock and R&B/soul. (Sorry, country fans, your favorite genre only got one nod.) The tally could have been even more diverse, had I decided to also draw from the numerous jazz shows I saw in 2011.

One interesting thing to note: All of my top gigs happened in the San Jose and Oakland areas — underscoring what regular concertgoers have known for years — the Bay Area’s live music scene is no longer dominated by San Francisco.

Here are Top 10 concerts of 2011. Next week: my picks for the best records of the year.

1 NKOTBSB, July 2, HP Pavilion, San Jose: Quit laughing. I’m telling you that NKOTBSB — the cleverly named co-headlining tour by the New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) and the Backstreet Boys (BSB) — was 2011’s top show. I’m a sucker for expertly paced pop spectacles that sweep fans away from beginning to end. And that was this show in a nutshell. I’m not a big fan of either band, but that didn’t stop me from singing along with
true Backstreet Pride on “Shape of My Heart” and acting like a New Kid nut on “Step by Step” on this night.

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