TLC joins New Kids on the Block and Nelly for summer tour heading to Atlanta
BY MELISSA RUGGIERI
The rumored New Kids on the Block tour featuring TLC and Nelly is now reality.
The trio of acts will team for “The Main Event,” a summer jaunt that launches May 1 in Las Vegas and will swing through Philips Arena at 7 p.m. June 6.
Tickets are $29.50-$93.50 and are on sale at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 via www.ticketmaster.com, www.livenation.com, the Philips Arena box office or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
American Express cardholders can purchase advance tickets starting at 10 a.m. Jan. 23 and those who sign up for a Facebook RSVP starting Jan. 28 will also have early access to tickets.
The show will be performed in the round and the NKOTB guys have hinted at possible collaborations among the acts.
While NKOTB are the headliners, the inclusion of TLC is especially noteworthy for Atlanta concert-goers given the deep roots the R&B songbirds have in Atlanta.
On Monday, TLC's Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins announced plans to record their final album with the help of fan funding via Kickstarter.
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Here are the Main Event tour dates:
| Date | City | Venue |
| Friday, May 1 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| Saturday, May 2 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| Sunday, May 3 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center |
| Tuesday, May 5 | Vancouver, BC | Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena |
| Wednesday, May 6 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| Saturday, May 9 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum |
| Monday, May 11 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
| Tuesday, May 12 | Phoenix, AZ | Gila River Arena |
| Thursday, May 14 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
| Friday, May 15 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
| Saturday, May 16 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Monday, May 18 | Oklahoma City, OK | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| Tuesday, May 19 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center |
| Wednesday, May 20 | St. Paul, MN | Xcel Energy Center |
| Friday, May 22 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center |
| Saturday, May 23 | Rosemont, IL | Allstate Arena |
| Tuesday, May 26 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| Wednesday, May 27 | Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena |
| Friday, May 29 | Detroit, MI | Palace of Auburn Hills |
| Saturday, May 30 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena |
| Sunday May 31 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| Tuesday, June 2 | Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| Thursday, June 4 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | BB&T Center |
| Friday, June 5 | Orlando, FL | Amway Center |
| Saturday, June 6 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
| Sunday, June 7 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| Tuesday, June 9 | Norfolk, VA | Norfolk Scope Arena |
| Wednesday, June 10 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| Friday, June 12 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| Saturday, June 13 | Bethlehem, PA | Sands Bethlehem Event Center |
| Sunday, June 14 | Pittsburgh, PA | CONSOL Energy Center |
| Tuesday, June 16 | Columbus, OH | Nationwide Arena |
| Wednesday, June 17 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena |
| Friday, June 19 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Saturday, June 20 | Uniondale, NY | Nassau Coliseum |
| Sunday, June 21 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Monday, June 22 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Saturday, June 27 | Hershey, PA | Mixtape Festival @ Hersheypark Stadium |
| Sunday, June 28 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
| Tuesday, June 30 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
| Thursday, July 2 | Buffalo, NY | First Niagara Center |
About the Author
Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.
