NKOTBSB Tour

NKOTBSB Tour
Tour by NKOTBSB
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumNKOTBSB
Start dateMay 25, 2011 (2011-05-25)
End dateJune 3, 2012 (2012-06-03)
Legs2
No. of shows80
Websitewww.nkotbsb.com
New Kids on the Block tour chronology
New Kids on the Block Live
(2008–2010)
NKOTBSB Tour
(2011–2012)
The Package Tour
(2013)
Backstreet Boys tour chronology
This Is Us Tour
(2009–2011)
NKOTBSB Tour
(2011–2012)
In a World Like This Tour
(2013–2015)

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,[1] 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.[2] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 8th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $76 million with 51 shows.[3]

The London concert on April 29, 2012 in O2 Arena was shown live at select movie theaters at 9PM CET[4] and streamed live with pay per view system.[5]

  1. ^ Fox, Hilary (18 October 2011). "BSB + NKOTB + UK TOUR". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Top 50 Worldwide Tours (01/01/2011 - 06/30/2011)" (PDF). Pollstar. Pollstar, Inc. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Top 25 Tours of 2011". Billboard. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. ^ "NKOTBSB Live – Once in a Lifetime". 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
  5. ^ "NKOTBSB – LIVE FROM THE O2 LONDON". 2012-04-18. Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-20.