2013 concert tour
The Package Tour was a co-headlining tour featuring American bandsNew Kids on the Block ,98 Degrees andBoyz II Men . Beginning May 2013, the groups performed nearly fifty shows in North America.
The tour was officially announced during a surprise appearance onThe View .[ 1] Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees performed a cappella versions of their classics. Thedouble entendre name was created byJoey McIntyre .[ 2] The trek is described as nostalgia trip for the fans.[ 3] All three bands have expressed giving their loyal fans a show they've been waiting for.[ 4] Unlike NKOTB'sprevious touring effort , all three bands will not perform as one. They will each perform their own section of a three-hour show. During an interview with Newsday,Donnie Wahlberg expressed the groups will sing their hits, alongside new material.[ 5] He continued to say, "We’ll have plenty of surprises! With all those egos in one building at the same time! You know there's going to be a lot of crazy and fun stuff going on. We’re gonna pull out a lot of surprises every night. We’re going to try and pull in as many special guests as we can, and do as many fun things as we can".[ 6]
Date City Country Venue North America[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] May 28, 2013 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena May 29, 2013 May 31, 2013 June 1, 2013 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum June 2, 2013 Boston TD Garden June 3, 2013 June 5, 2013 Ottawa Canada Scotiabank Place June 6, 2013 Montreal Bell Centre June 7, 2013 Toronto Air Canada Centre June 8, 2013 Auburn Hills United States The Palace of Auburn Hills June 9, 2013 Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena June 11, 2013 Pittsburgh Consol Energy Center June 13, 2013 East Rutherford Izod Center June 14, 2013 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center June 15, 2013 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center June 16, 2013 Brooklyn Barclays Center June 18, 2013 Nashville Bridgestone Arena June 19, 2013 Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena June 20, 2013 Atlanta Philips Arena June 21, 2013 Orlando Amway Center June 22, 2013 Sunrise BB&T Center June 24, 2013 Louisville KFC Yum! Center June 25, 2013 Cincinnati U.S. Bank Arena June 27, 2013 Houston Toyota Center June 28, 2013 Dallas American Airlines Center June 29, 2013 Oklahoma City Chesapeake Energy Arena June 30, 2013 St. Louis Scottrade Center July 2, 2013[A] Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheater July 5, 2013 Los Angeles Staples Center July 6, 2013 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center July 7, 2013 San Jose SAP Center July 9, 2013 Tacoma Tacoma Dome July 10, 2013 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena July 12, 2013 San Jose United States SAP Center July 13, 2013 Anaheim Honda Center July 14, 2013 Glendale Jobing.com Arena July 16, 2013 Broomfield 1stBank Center July 18, 2013 Rosemont Allstate Arena July 19, 2013 July 20, 2013 Minneapolis Target Center July 21, 2013 Kansas City Sprint Center July 25, 2013 Manchester Verizon Wireless Arena July 26, 2013 Atlantic City Etess Arena July 27, 2013[B] Hershey Hersheypark Stadium July 28, 2013 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre August 1, 2013 Albany United States Times Union Center August 2, 2013 Buffalo First Niagara Center August 3, 2013 Columbus Value City Arena August 4, 2013 Indianapolis Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances A This concert is a part of "Summerfest "[ 12] B This concert is a part of the "Summer MixTape Festival "[ 13] Cancellations and rescheduled shows June 4, 2013 Ottawa, Canada Scotiabank Place Rescheduled to June 5, 2013[ 14] July 12, 2013 Rosemont, Illinois Allstate Arena Rescheduled to July 19, 2013[ 15] July 13, 2013 Minneapolis, Minnesota Target Center Rescheduled to July 20, 2013[ 16]
Box office score data [ edit ] Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville 13,590 / 14,127 (96%) $937,748[ 17] Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale 12,208 / 12,208 (100%) $881,507[ 18] Bell Centre Montreal 6,533 / 7,871 (83%) $491,856[ 19] Air Canada Centre Toronto 24,859 / 24,859 (100%) $1,575,180[ 20] Izod Center East Rutherford 13,752 / 13,752 (100%) $988,185[ 21] Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 13,834 / 16,653 (83%) $957,336[ 22] Barclays Center Brooklyn 8,880 / 9,846 (90%) $615,108[ 19] Bridgestone Arena Nashville 12,275 / 12,275 (100%) $764,679[ 23] Philips Arena Atlanta 12,056 / 12,056 (100%) $829,916[ 24] Amway Center Orlando 12,169 / 12,505 (97%) $736,150[ 25] Staples Center Los Angeles 14,530 / 14,530 (100%) $911,465[ 23] Tacoma Dome Tacoma 10,006 / 10,006 (100%) $614,539[ 22] Target Center Minneapolis 13,376 / 13,376 (100%) $803,701[ 26] Times Union Center Albany 5,849 / 11,691 (50%) $361,114[ 22] TOTAL 203,917 /215,755 (94%)$20,468,484
The tour has received raved reviews from many music critics. Many have commented on the stage presence of the three acts and how well they connect with fans. Glenn Gamboa (Newsday ) writes the bands proved they were the top touring act of the year. He continues, "They certainly didn’t skimp on the spectacle. What was more impressive, though, was the way they placed their music into the context of what has come before and after them".[ 27] For the show in Montreal, Bernard Perusse (The Gazette ) stated the concert was a night for nostalgia. He says, [The bands] were never anything less than consummately professional and highly energetic, delivering almost the entire set from a stage on the floor of the arena. Confetti, balloons, plumes of smoke and fire, lasers, hydraulic risers and other eye-popping extras punctuated the music".[ 28] Nick Krewen (Toronto Star ) gave the show at the Air Canada Centre four stars. He explained, "Almost more shocking is how seasoned NKOTB have become as performers. Aside from the usual bells and whistles like balloons, streamers, rising hydraulic platforms, open flames and lasers, the quintet offered the right balance of tease ’n’ please".[ 29]
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