Face the Music Tour

The Face the Music Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the band NKOTB, also known as New Kids On The Block, undertaken in late 1993 to mid-1994 in support of their fourth album Face the Music.[1] It was their last tour for nearly fifteen years until they reunited in 2008 for New Kids on the Block: Live. They performed songs like "Never Let You Go" and "Dirty Dawg".

Face the Music Tour
Tour by New Kids on the Block
Associated albumFace the Music
Start dateApril 1, 1994
End dateMay 1, 1994
New Kids on the Block concert chronology

Overview

Although Face the Music was not a commercial hit, NKOTB went on tour to support the album and reconnect with their fanbase.[2] While they retained massive popularity throughout Europe, Asia, and the United Kingdom, they struggled to find bookings at venues in North America. They ended up performing in nightclubs and theaters, which was a far cry from the sports stadiums and arenas they had become accustomed to playing in at the height of their fame.

During the group's touring of Italy in early 1994, group member Jonathan Knight dropped out and retired to his farm in Massachusetts, struggling with panic attacks and anxiety. According to Donnie Wahlberg on the Behind the Music special, Knight was reluctant to quit, so his leaving was agreed upon by a group vote. To explain his absence, the band stated on an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show that he had been injured after falling off a horse.

Despite selling out theaters, NKOTB felt that the fanbase had grown up and moved on to grunge music and gangsta rap. By June of that year, the rest of the group decided to disband after the final concert in Massachusetts.[3]

Opening Act

Tour Setlist
  1. "Dirty Dawg"
  2. "Girls "
  3. "My Favorite Girl"
  4. "Stop It Girl"
  5. "Be My Girl "
  6. "Never Let You Go"
  7. "Happy Birthday"
  8. "Since You Walked Into My Life"
  9. "I'll Be Waitin'"
  10. "If You Go Away"
  11. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
  12. "Step by Step"
  13. "Cover Girl"
  14. "Games"
  15. "Mrs. Right"
  16. "Let's Play House"
  17. "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"
  18. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
  19. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)"
  20. "Popsicle"
  21. "Baby, I Believe In You"
  22. "Call It What You Want"
  23. "Hold On"
  24. "Hangin' Tough"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
April 1, 1994 Philadelphia United States Theatre of Living Arts
April 2, 1994 New York City The Academy
April 3, 1994 New Haven Toad's Place
April 4, 1994 Providence The Strand
April 5, 1994 Toronto Canada Palladium Club
April 7, 1994 Buffalo United States Metropolitan Club
April 9, 1994 Baltimore Camden Yards Concert Theater
April 10, 1994 Charlotte Cellar Door
April 11, 1994 Cincinnati Bogarts
April 12, 1994 Pittsburgh Metropole Club
April 13, 1994 Indianapolis Warren Auditorium
April 14, 1994 Cleveland
April 16, 1994 Kansas City Memorial Hall
April 17, 1994 San Antonio Freeman Colliseum
April 19, 1994 El Paso Metropolis
April 21, 1994 Ventura Ventura Theater
April 22, 1994 Los Angeles The Palace
April 23, 1994 Clearlake, California Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa
April 27, 1994 St. Louis Westport Playhouse
April 28, 1994 Detroit Royal Oak Theater
April 30, 1994 Milwaukee The Rave
May 1, 1994 Minneapolis The Grand Slam

References
  1. Rosen, Craig (15 January 1994). Billboard: Columbia, NKOTB 'Face The Music' With New Album. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 10–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Noy, Nikki Van (2 October 2012). New Kids on the Block: Five Brothers and a Million Sisters. Simon and Schuster. pp. 176–. ISBN 978-1-4516-6787-5.
  3. Sherman, Maria (21 July 2020). Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS. Running Press. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-0-7624-6890-4.
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