New Kids On The Block add more shows to tour

Former heart-throbs beef up North American trek

New Kids On The Block have added more dates to their looming reunion tour, which kicks off in Toronto, Canada.

The former 1980’s boyband will play almost 50 shows on the trek, and will be opened by British pop star .

Shows have been added in Sacramento, CA, Albuquerque, NM, and Charlotte, NC and will see the band perform material from a reunion album, set to be released before the end of the year.

In addition to their own material, the band have reportedly joined forces with New Edition for a track, says people.com.

New Kids On The Block were one of the most successful boy-bands of the decade, having sold over 70 million albums.

The updated tour dates are:

Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Centre (18, 19)
Montreal, Quebec Bell Centre (20)
Toronto, Ontario Air Canada Center (21)
East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center (23)
Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (24)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (26)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel & Casino Event Center (27)
Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden (28)
Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena (30)
Washington, DC Verizon Center (October 2)
Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena (3)
Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena (4)
Los Angeles, CA Staples Center (8)
Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena (9)
San Jose, CA HP Pavilion (10)
Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay (11)
Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena (13)
Albuquerque, NM Tingley Arena (14)
Houston, TX Toyota Center (16)
San Antonio, TX AT&T Center (17)
New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena (18)
Dallas, TX American Airlines Center (19)
Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center (21)
Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center (22)
Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena (24)
Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills (25)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (27)
Atlanta, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center (29)
Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena (30)
Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center (November 1)
Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum (2)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum (5)
Providence, RI Dunkin' Donuts Center (6)
Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel & Casino Event Center (7)
Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena (8)
St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (10)
Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (11)
Omaha, NE Qwest Center (12)
Broomfield, CO Broomfield Event Center (14)
West Valley City, UT The E Center (15)
Edmonton, Alberta Rexall Place (18)
Calgary, Alberta Pengrowth Saddledome (19)
Vancouver, British Columbia General Motors Place (21)
Seattle, WA Tacoma Dome (22)
Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena (23)
San Diego, CA Cox Arena (25)
Los Angeles, CA Staples Center (26)

--By our New York staff.
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