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Apr 4, 2008 8:12 am US/Eastern

'New Kids' Reunion Is Official

New Album And World Tour On Tap

BOSTON (WBZ) ― They are no longer Kids, and certainly not New - but Boston's most famous boy band of the late 80s, New Kids on the Block, is back. The group officially announced their reunion Friday morning on their web site NKOTB.com.

Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood are all grown up and back in the studio recording new music. The platinum-selling artists are also preparing for an all new World Tour, with dates to be announced.

One date the band has confirmed is an appearance at KISS Concert 2008, on May 18 at the Tweeter Center. NKOTB is also scheduled to be live at KISS 108 in Medford on Friday evening.

New Kids on the Block sold more than 70 million albums, including back-to-back number one albums: 1988's Hangin' Tough and 1990's Step By Step. They broke up in 1994.

Most of the 'Kids' now have kids of their own, and they've moved onto grown-up careers.  McIntyre has remained in the musical spotlight – recording, touring and dancing. He also made an appearance on the hit TV show, "Dancing with the Stars." Danny Wood is now a music producer, Jordan Knight is still recording and his brother Jonathan is a real estate developer. Donnie Wahlberg has a successful acting career, appearing in a number of films and television shows.

Wahlberg has long been the hold-out to any reunion. "We've had so many offers from so many people over the years, but I've always protected the asset," he said on the band's web site. "We never sold the New Kids house to anyone. And until we got together in a recording studio in Orlando two months ago, I haven't even been in the same room with these five guys for fifteen years."

"I want it to be redemption for the fans. I want them to feel entertained, to feel treated to something special. And I want them to be so satisfied by what they get that they'll realize they weren't crazy all those years ago — that they put their heart into the right place back then and that it was worth the wait to come back again."

The New Kids are scheduled to release their new album this summer, with their tour to follow this Fall.

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