The Magic Summer Tour
The Magic Summer Tour was a 1990–1991 concert tour by New Kids on the Block to promote their 1990 album Step by Step. Covering one hundred cities in North America and Europe, it lasted from April 1990 to September 15, 1991. It was sponsored by Coca-Cola and tied into its "Magic Summer '90" campaign that included the infamous MagiCan flop.[1] At the time, it was the second-highest-grossing tour ever in North America, behind only The Rolling Stones's 1989 Steel Wheels Tour.[2] When it continued into 1991, it was retitled the No More Games Tour to capitalize on the release of the band's No More Games/The Remix Album.
During an encore performance of "Hangin' Tough" at the end of the second concert held at Saratoga Springs on June 25, Donnie Wahlberg fell through a trap door while jumping off a raised platform. He received scrapes and bruises to his chest, neck, and arms. After being hospitalized for a night, he spent a week recuperating, and the rest of the band continued the next few concerts as a four-piece act.
Set list
Tour dates
Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
Leg 1: United Kingdom |
April 25, 1990 |
Edinburgh |
United Kingdom |
Edinburgh Playhouse |
April 26, 1990 |
Manchester |
Manchester Apollo |
April 27, 1990 |
Newcastle |
Newcastle Ice Rink |
April 29, 1990 |
Brighton |
Brighton Centre |
May 8, 1990 |
Birmingham |
Birmingham NEC |
May 9, 1990 |
May 11, 1990 |
London |
London Docklands Arena |
May 12, 1990 |
May 13, 1990 |
Leg 2: North America |
June 23, 1990 |
Lake Placid |
United States |
Olympic Arena |
June 24, 1990 |
Saratoga Springs |
Saratoga Raceway |
June 26, 1990 |
Auburn Hills |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
June 27, 1990 |
June 28, 1990 |
Hoffman Estates |
Poplar Creek Music Theater |
June 29, 1990 |
June 30, 1990 |
East Troy |
Alpine Valley Music Theatre |
July 1, 1990 |
July 4, 1990 |
Saint Paul |
Harriet Island |
July 5, 1990 |
Bonner Springs |
Sandstone Amphitheater |
July 6, 1990 |
Iowa City |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
July 7, 1990 |
Noblesville |
Deer Creek Music Center |
July 8, 1990 |
July 10, 1990 |
Cincinnati |
Riverfront Stadium |
July 11, 1990 |
Cuyahoga Falls |
Blossom Music Center |
July 12, 1990 |
July 13, 1990 |
Burgettstown |
Star Lake Amphitheater |
July 14, 1990 |
July 17, 1990 |
Washington, D.C. |
RFK Stadium |
July 20, 1990 |
East Rutherford |
Giants Stadium |
July 21, 1990 |
July 22, 1990 |
Wantagh |
Jones Beach |
July 23, 1990 |
July 26, 1990 |
Old Orchard Beach |
Seashore Performing Arts Centre |
July 27, 1990 |
Bristol |
Lake Compounce Amphitheatre |
July 28, 1990 |
July 29, 1990 |
Foxborough |
Sullivan Stadium |
July 31, 1990 |
August 4, 1990 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Olympic Stadium |
August 5, 1990 |
Ottawa |
Canada |
Lansdowne Park |
August 8, 1990 |
Atlanta |
United States |
Bobby Dodd Stadium |
August 9, 1990 |
Charlotte |
American Legion Memorial Stadium |
August 11, 1990 |
St. Petersburg |
Florida Suncoast Dome |
August 14, 1990 |
Greenville |
Paladin Stadium |
August 15, 1990 |
Winston-Salem |
BB&T Stadium |
August 20, 1990 |
Houston |
Astrodome |
August 23, 1990 |
New Orleans |
Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
August 24, 1990 |
Shreveport |
Independence Stadium |
August 25, 1990 |
Jackson |
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
August 26, 1990 |
St. Louis |
Busch Memorial Stadium |
August 28, 1990 |
Tulsa |
Skelly Stadium |
September 5, 1990 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
BC Place |
September 6, 1990 |
Seattle |
United States |
Kingdome |
September 8, 1990 |
Oakland |
Oakland Coliseum |
September 9, 1990 |
Mountain View |
Shoreline Amphitheatre |
September 12, 1990 |
Costa Mesa |
Pacific Amphitheatre |
September 13, 1990 |
Costa Mesa |
Pacific Amphitheatre |
September 14, 1990 |
Los Angeles |
Dodger Stadium |
September 15, 1990 |
Las Vegas |
Thomas & Mack Center |
September 16, 1990 |
Phoenix |
Compton Terrace |
October 31, 1990 |
Calgary |
Canada |
Saddledome |
November 2, 1990 |
Calgary |
Saddledome |
November 3, 1990 |
Saskatoon |
Saskatchewan Place |
November 7, 1990 |
Indianapolis |
United States |
Market Square Arena |
November 8, 1990 |
Champaign |
Assembly Hall |
November 10, 1990 |
Minneapolis |
Target Center |
November 11, 1990 |
Milwaukee |
Bradley Center |
November 14, 1990 |
Chicago |
Rosemont Horizon |
November 15, 1990 |
Detroit |
Joe Louis Arena |
November 16, |
November 17, 1990 |
November 18, 1990 |
November 23, 1990 |
Pittsburgh |
Civic Arena |
November 24, 1990 |
Syracuse |
Carrier Dome |
November 25, 1990 |
Richfield |
Richfield Coliseum |
November 26, 1990 |
Richfield |
Richfield Coliseum |
November 29, 1990 |
Atlanta |
The Omni |
November 30, 1990 |
Knoxville |
Thompson-Boling Arena |
December 1, 1990 |
Birmingham |
Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center |
December 6, 1990 |
Providence |
Providence Civic Center |
December 7, 1990 |
Providence |
Providence Civic Center |
December 8, 1990 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Skydome |
December 9, 1990 |
Philadelphia |
United states |
The Spectrum |
December 10, 1990 |
Philadelphia |
The Spectrum |
December 11, 1990 |
Philadelphia |
The Spectrum |
December 13, 1990 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Skydome |
December 14, 1990 |
Worcester |
United states |
Centrum in Worcester |
December 15, 1990 |
Worcester |
Centrum in Worcester |
December 16, 1990 |
Worcester |
Centrum in Worcester |
December 20, 1990 |
Nassau |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
December 21, 1990 |
Nassau |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Leg 3: Asia |
January 31, 1991 |
Tokyo |
Japan |
Tokyo Dome |
February 1, 1991 |
February 3, 1991 |
Osaka |
Osaka-jō Hall |
February 4, 1991 |
Nagoya |
Rainbow Hall |
February 10, 1991 |
Honolulu |
United States |
Neil S. Blaisdell Center |
Leg 4: USA |
February 13, 1991 |
Tacoma |
United States |
Tacoma Dome |
February 14, 1991 |
Portland |
Memorial Coliseum |
February 16, 1991 |
Pullman |
Beasley Coliseum |
February 17, 1991 |
Boise |
BSU Pavilion |
February 19, 1991 |
San Francisco |
Cow Palace |
February 20, 1991 |
Fresno |
Selland Arena |
February 22, 1991 |
Reno |
Lawlor Events Center |
February 23, 1991 |
Oakland |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
February 24, 1991 |
Oakland |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
February 25, 1991 |
Sacramento |
ARCO Arena |
March 1, 1991 |
El Paso |
Special Events Center |
March 2, 1991 |
Albuquerque |
Tingley Coliseum |
March 3, 1991 |
Lubbock |
Memorial Civic Center |
March 6, 1991 |
Wichita |
Kansas Coliseum |
March 7, 1991 |
March 8, 1991 |
Oklahoma City |
Myriad Convention Center |
March 9, 1991 |
Little Rock |
Barton Coliseum |
March 10, 1991 |
Shreveport |
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum |
March 13, 1991 |
San Antonio |
Hemisfair Arena |
March 14, 1991 |
Austin |
Frank Erwin Center |
March 15, 1991 |
Houston |
The Summit |
March 16, 1991 |
Baton Rouge |
Riverside Centroplex |
March 17, 1991 |
Biloxi |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
March 20, 1991 |
Orlando |
Orlando Arena |
March 21, 1991 |
Jacksonville |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
March 23, 1991 |
Auburn |
Memorial Coliseum |
March 24, 1991 |
Huntsville |
Von Braun Center |
March 27, 1991 |
Louisville |
Freedom Hall |
March 28, 1991 |
Wheeling |
Wheeling Civic Center |
March 29, 1991 |
Raleigh |
Reynolds Coliseum |
March 30, 1991 |
Norfolk |
The Scope |
March 31, 1991 |
April 3, 1991 |
Peoria |
Peoria Civic Center |
April 4, 1991 |
Rockford |
Rockford MetroCentre |
April 5, 1991 |
Columbia |
Hearnes Center |
April 7, 1991 |
Notre Dame |
Joyce Center |
April 9, 1991 |
Detroit |
Joe Louis Arena |
Leg 5: Europe |
April 26, 1991 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Globen |
May 1, 1991 |
Munich |
Germany |
Olympiahalle |
Hamburg |
Germany |
Alsterdorfer Sporthalle |
May 4, 1990 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
Festhalle |
May 5, 1991 |
Nuremberg |
Germany |
Frankenhalle |
May 6, 1990 |
Essen |
Germany |
Grugahalle |
May 6, 1991 |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
Hallenstadion |
May 7, 1991 |
Mannheim |
Germany |
Maimarkthalle |
May 8, 1991 |
Stuttgart |
Schleyerhalle |
May 10, 1991 |
Dortmund |
Westfalenhalle |
May 11, 1991 |
Lahti |
Finland |
Skijump Stadium |
May 12, 1991 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Ahoy |
May 14, 1991 |
London |
England |
Wembley Arena |
May 15, 1991 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
May 16, 1991 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
May 18, 1991 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
May 19, 1991 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
May 20, 1991 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
May 23, 1991 |
Birmingham |
NEC |
May 24, 1991 |
Birmingham |
NEC |
May 25, 1991 |
Birmingham |
NEC |
May 26, 1991 |
Birmingham |
NEC |
May 27, 1991 |
Birmingham |
NEC |
May 30, 1991 |
London |
Wembley Arena |
May 31, 1991 |
June 1, 1991 |
Leg 7: Europe |
November 1, 1991 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Globen |
November 2, 1991 |
Gothenburg |
Scandinavium |
November 4, 1991 |
Helsinki |
Finland |
Helsinki Ice Hall |
November 23, 1991 |
Frankfurt |
Germany |
Festhalle |
November 30, 1991 |
Vienna |
Austria |
Wiener Stadthalle |
January 15, 1992 |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
Palacio De Los Deportes |
January 16, 1992 |
Mexico City |
Palacio De Los Deportes |
January 17, 1992 |
Mexico City |
Palacio De Los Deportes |
January 28, 1992 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Entertainment Centre |
January 29, 1992 |
Sydney |
Entertainment Centre |
February 17, 1992 |
Seoul |
South Korea |
Olympic Gymnasium |
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