The Kids are most definitely all right. Fresh off the heels of a sold-out summer tour, multi-platinum \u201980s boy band New Kids On The Block announced their first Strip residency at Dolby Live inside Park MGM.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 16-date residency, aptly named The Right Stuff\u00a0<\/em>after NKOTB\u2019s 1988 pop single, will kick off next summer on June 20 and run through November 15. Fan club presale tickets will go on sale September 24 at 10 a.m., with tickets for the general public launching September 27 at 10 a.m. at ticketmaster.com\/NKOTBVEGAS<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible theater and it\u2019s a privilege to be able to play there,\u201d said Donnie Wahlberg, who joined his band mates for the announcement next to the Park. \u201cWe want to have our fans and those who haven\u2019t even discovered us yet to have the experience of their lives every single weekend that we\u2019re here in Las Vegas. And it\u2019s not just gonna happen there. It\u2019s gonna happen all over the city.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The group members surprised fans\u2014affectionately referred to as \u201cBlockheads\u201d\u2014with the news on the eve of the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena, where they\u2019ll perform the chart-busting pop anthems that paved the runway for other boy bands like Backstreet Boys and NSync to succeed. The Grammy-nominated group has sold more than 80 million records, recently reuniting for May\u2019s Still Kids, <\/em>its first album in 11 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n New Kids on the Block announce their Dolby Live at Park MGM residency The Right Stuff, September 19, 2024 at the Park on the Strip. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cYou know we\u2019re excited if we have our phones out,\u201d said Joey McIntyre, who eagerly snapped photos of NKOTB\u2019s residency marquee while on stage with the group.\u00a0<\/p>\n The others appeared just as elated by the announcement. Jonathan Knight, who reminisced about visiting Vegas as a youngster, attempted to speak on the behalf of the group but got teary-eyed halfway through.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m actually thinking I should buy a house in Vegas,\u201d Knight said.\u00a0\u201cI could renovate the house in the day, come do the show at night, and I would have the best of both worlds.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Fans from around the country squeezed in by the Park\u2019s Bliss Dance statue to catch the scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wahlberg, who concluded the night by taking as many fan selfies as he possibly could, commended their following, pointing out one woman who\u2019s \u201cbaby blockhead went to like, 26 shows.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOur fans are gonna turn the city upside down,\u201d Wahlberg said. \u201cThey\u2019re as loud as ever. They\u2019re as fun as ever. They inspire us more than ever. You guys get ready to have some fun. You already know we\u2019re going all out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Photo\"\/](\"http:\/\/media.lasvegasweekly.com\/img\/photos\/2024\/09\/20\/NKOTB_Announcement_Event_-_Denise_Truscello__Getty_Images_t180.JPG?6ec45598a0efd272cf6d6631efc8bbae7a2ee918\")
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