The Main Event (2015 concert tour)

2015 concert tour by New Kids on the Block

The Main EventTour by New Kids on the Block

Promotional poster for the tour

Location| North America
Start date| May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)
End date| July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)
Legs| 1
No. of shows| 47
Box office| $26.1 million
| New Kids on the Block tour chronology

The Package Tour
(2013)  | The Main Event
(2015)  | Total Package Tour
(2017)

The Main Event was a co-headlining concert tour from American boy band New Kids on the Block with special guests TLC, and Nelly. The tour began on May 1, 2015, in Las Vegas, and finished on July 2, 2015, in Buffalo, New York. It included close to fifty dates across North America. It was the thirty-eighth ranked North American tour of 2015, grossing $26.1 million.[1]

## Background

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In January 2015, New Kids on the Block appeared on Good Morning America to announce the tour.[2] It had been hinted that the band might collaborate with TLC and Nelly while on the road. For the show's production there would be "new and top notch production elements", and a 360 degree stage.[3] TLC was excited about the tour and said, "We are thrilled to be able to join pop icons NKOTB and Nelly on tour. We are equally excited to back on the road connecting with our fans in such huge arenas."[3]

## Concert synopsis

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The concert began with Nelly performing a few of his songs, followed by TLC's set, which was approximately 40 minutes long. Then there was a ten-minute break before New Kids on the Block took the stage. Going with the theme of the tour, the band dramatically entered the stage looking "like prizefighters entering a ring," "wearing modern leather ensembles" and opening their set with a new song. "1989" would appear in a wedding-invitation style font on the screen whenever a classic New Kids song was performed. Fans could see the band during the costume changes that were captured on the "Quick Change Cam."[4]

The show was filled with production and choreography for every song, including streamer cannons, confetti shooting high into the air, and heart-shaped balloons. The band started the show with two new songs. Other songs performed were "Block Party", "10", "Crash", "Step by Step" and "My Favorite Girl". There were solo sections during the show, such as Jordan Knight on his solo hit "Give It to You", Joey McIntyre on "Twisted", and Donnie Wahlberg on "I Need You".[5]

## Setlists

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[5]

Nelly

1. "E.I."
2. "Air Force Ones"
3. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
4. "Just A Dream"
5. "Ride wit Me"
6. "Hot in Herre"

TLC

1. "What About Your Friends"
2. "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
3. "Baby-Baby-Baby"
4. "Creep"
5. "Diggin' on You"
6. "Unpretty"
7. "Red Light Special"
8. "No Scrubs"
9. "Meant To Be"
10. "Waterfalls"

New Kids on the Block

1. "Block Party"
2. "Crash"
3. "My Favorite Girl"
4. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
5. "The Whisper"/"Single"/"Shout"
6. "Let's Try It Again"
7. "We Own Tonight"
8. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"/"Valentine Girl"/"If You Go Away"/"Never Can Say Goodbye" /"Please Don't Go Girl"
9. "Remix (I Like The)"
10. "Summertime"
11. "Dirty Dancing"
12. "One Song"
13. "Tonight"
14. "Baby, I Believe in You"/"Give It to You" (Jordan Solo)
15. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)/"Twisted" (Eurythmics cover)(Joey solo)
16. "I Need You"/"Lean on Me" (Bill Withers cover) / "Cover Girl" (Donnie Solo)"`
17. "Games"
18. "Step by Step"
19. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
20. "Hangin' Tough" / "We Will Rock You" (Queen) cover

Source:[6][7]

## Tour dates

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Date  | City  | Country  | Venue

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North America[8]
May 1, 2015  | Las Vegas | United States | Mandalay Bay Events Center
May 2, 2015  | Anaheim | Honda Center
May 3, 2015  | San Jose | SAP Center
May 5, 2015  | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena
May 6, 2015  | Tacoma | United States  | Tacoma Dome
May 8, 2015  | San Jose  | SAP Center
May 9, 2015  | Inglewood | The Forum
May 11, 2015  | San Diego | Viejas Arena
May 12, 2015  | Glendale | Gila River Arena
May 14, 2015  | Dallas | American Airlines Center
May 15, 2015  | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center
May 16, 2015  | Houston | Toyota Center
May 18, 2015  | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena
May 19, 2015  | Kansas City | Sprint Center
May 20, 2015  | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center
May 22, 2015  | St. Louis | Scottrade Center
May 23, 2015  | Rosemont | Allstate Arena
May 24, 2015
May 26, 2015  | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena
May 27, 2015  | Nashville | Bridgestone Arena
May 29, 2015  | Auburn Hills | The Palace of Auburn Hills
May 30, 2015  | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena
May 31, 2015  | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
June 2, 2015  | Charlotte | Time Warner Cable Arena
June 4, 2015  | Sunrise | BB&T Center
June 5, 2015  | Orlando | Amway Center
June 6, 2015  | Atlanta | Philips Arena
June 7, 2015  | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center
June 9, 2015  | Norfolk | Norfolk Scope
June 10, 2015  | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center
June 11, 2015  | Bethlehem | Sands Bethlehem Events Center
June 12, 2015  | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena
June 13, 2015  | Bethlehem  | Sands Bethlehem Events Center
June 14, 2015  | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center
June 16, 2015  | Columbus | Nationwide Arena
June 17, 2015  | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena
June 19, 2015  | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center
June 20, 2015  | Uniondale | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 21, 2015  | New York City | Madison Square Garden
June 22, 2015
June 24, 2015  | Boston | TD Garden
June 25, 2015
June 27, 2015  | Hershey | Hershey Park Stadium
June 28, 2015  | Toronto | Canada  | Air Canada Centre
June 29, 2015
June 30, 2015  | Montreal | Bell Centre
July 2, 2015  | Buffalo | United States  | First Niagara Center

## Critical reception

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Kelli Skye of the Orange County Register said that the show "was a grand spectacle done in the round so guests could get a 360-degree view of all of the on state action... [they] made sure that every section of the venue got a little love."[5] Beth Spotswood from SF Gate stated that the New Kids "appeared older, more embarrassing in concert." Spotswood was ready to go home once McIntyre went out on stage wearing nothing but white jeans. On opening act Nelly, she said, "it was a bit sad to see the rapper hit the stage to perform for a bunch of moms at 7:20 p.m. on a Sunday evening." McIntyre would occasionally thank "the audience for sticking by NKOTB."[4]

## References

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1. ^ "2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstarpro.com. POLLSTAR. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
2. ^ Nelson, Jeff (January 20, 2015). "Holy Flashback! New Kids on the Block to Tour with TLC and Nelly – See the Mashup!". people.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
3. ^ a b "New Kids on the Block Announce The Main Event Tou". nkotb.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
4. ^ a b Spotswood, Beth (May 4, 2015). "New Kids on the Block appear older, more embarrassing in concert". SF Gate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
5. ^ a b c Skye, Kelli (May 3, 2015). "New Kids on the Block bring the right stuff to Anaheim". Orange County Register. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
6. ^ "New Kids on the Block Setlist at Gila River Arena, Glendale, AZ, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
7. ^ "New Kids on the Block Setlist at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, USA". setlist.fm. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
8. ^ Herbert, Geoff (January 20, 2015). "New Kids on the Block announce 2015 tour dates, including Buffalo concert with Nelly, TLC". Syracuse.com. Adavance Local Media LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

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New Kids on the Block

* Jonathan Knight
* Jordan Knight
* Joey McIntyre
* Donnie Wahlberg
* Danny Wood

Studio albums|

* New Kids on the Block
* Hangin' Tough
* Merry, Merry Christmas
* Step by Step
* Face the Music
* The Block
* 10
* Still Kids

Compilation albums|

* No More Games/The Remix Album
* H.I.T.S.
* Greatest Hits
* NKOTBSB

Extended plays|

* Thankful

Singles|

* "Be My Girl"
* "Stop It Girl"
* "Please Don't Go Girl"
* "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
* "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
* "Hangin' Tough"
* "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"
* "Cover Girl"
* "This One's for the Children"
* "Funky, Funky Xmas"
* "Step by Step"
* "Valentine Girl"
* "Tonight"
* "Let's Try It Again"
* "Games"
* "Call It What You Want"
* "Baby, I Believe in You"
* "If You Go Away"
* "Dirty Dawg"
* "Never Let You Go"
* "Summertime"
* "Single"
* "Dirty Dancing"
* "2 in the Morning"
* "Don't Turn Out the Lights"
* "Remix (I Like The)"

Tours|

* Hangin' Tough Tour
* Magic Summer Tour (1990)
* Face the Music Tour
* New Kids on the Block Live
* NKOTBSB Tour
* The Package Tour
* The Main Event
* Total Package Tour
* Magic Summer Tour (2024)

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TLC

* Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
* Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas
* Lisa "Lil Left Eye" Lopes Jr.

* Crystal Jones
* Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Studio albums|

* Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
* CrazySexyCool
* FanMail
* 3D
* TLC

Compilations|

* Now & Forever: The Hits
* The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits
* 20

Video releases|

* CrazyVideoCool

Singles|

* "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
* "Baby-Baby-Baby"
* "What About Your Friends"
* "Hat 2 da Back"
* "Creep"
* "Red Light Special"
* "Waterfalls"
* "Diggin' on You"
* "No Scrubs"
* "Unpretty"
* "Dear Lie"
* "Girl Talk"
* "Hands Up"
* "Damaged"
* "Come Get Some"
* "I Bet"
* "Haters"
* "Way Back"

As featured artist|

* "Crooked Smile"
* "Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
* "Let's Just Do It"
* "Voice of Love"
* "What's Going On (Dupri's R&B Mix)"
* "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"

Other songs|

* "Get It Up"
* "Kick Your Game"
* "I'm Good at Being Bad"
* "Silly Ho"

Concert tours|

* FanMail Tour
* The Main Event
* 2016–17 Tour
* I Love the 90s: The Party Continues Tour
* Celebration of CrazySexyCool

Television|

* R U the Girl
* CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
* The Last Days of Left Eye
* Totally T-Boz
* What Chilli Wants

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Nelly

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums
and singles|

| Country Grammar|

* "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
* "E.I."
* "Ride wit Me"
* "Batter Up"

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Nellyville|

* "Hot in Herre"
* "Dilemma"
* "Air Force Ones"
* "Work It"
* "Pimp Juice"

Sweat and Suit|

* "Flap Your Wings"
* "Tilt Ya Head Back"
* "Na-NaNa-Na"
* "My Place"
* "Over and Over"
* "N Dey Say"

Brass Knuckles|

* "Wadsyaname"
* "Party People"
* "Body on Me"
* "Stepped on My J'z"

5.0|

* "Just a Dream"
* "Move That Body"
* "Gone"

M.O.|

* "Hey Porsche"
* "Get Like Me"

Heartland|

* "Lil Bit"

Compilations|

* Sweatsuit
* The Best of Nelly

EPs|

* 6 Derrty Hits

Remix albums|

* Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention

Featured singles|

* "Where the Party At"
* "Girlfriend" (The Neptunes remix)
* "Get It Poppin'"
* "Nasty Girl"
* "Call on Me"
* "5000 Ones"
* "Here I Am"
* "Miss Me"
* "Lose Control (Let Me Down)"
* "Cruise (Remix)"
* "I Don't Wanna Go to Bed"
* "Millionaire"

Soundtrack singles|

* "#1"
* "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
* "Errtime"
* "Warrior"

Other singles|

* "Iz U"
* "Grillz"
* "The Champ"
* "The Fix"
* "Die a Happy Man"

Other songs|

* "Girl Like U"
* "Cool Again (Remix)"
* "She Drives Me Crazy (DND Remix)"

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