Hangin' Tough Tour

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Hangin' Tough Tour
Tour by New Kids on the Block
Hangin' Though Live - New Kids On The Block VHS.jpg
Cover of the VHS release
Associated album Hangin' Tough
Start dateApril 29, 1988
End dateMarch 26, 1990
New Kids on the Block concert chronology

The Hangin' Tough Tour was a concert tour of the boy band New Kids on the Block, launched to support their album Hangin' Tough .

Contents

Background

Since the 1988 release of Hangin' Tough, the New Kids had performed as the opening act for fellow teen pop singer Tiffany's successful North American tour. Due to a sudden rise of the group's popularity, Tiffany wound up opening for them on this tour, but they were credited as co-headliners. [1]

Recordings

The group's June 5 concert at the Mayan Theater was filmed and released as Hangin' Tough- Live. [2] The Home video was certified 12× platinum by RIAA for selling over 1.2 million copies in United States. [3]

Setlist

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueAct(s)
April 29, 1988 Westbury United States Westbury Music Fair New Kids on the Block, VHF, Tiffany
April 30, 1988 Valley Forge Valley Forge Music Fair New Kids on the Block, Tiffany
June 5, 1988 Los Angeles Mayan Theater
June 18, 1988 Boston Boston Common
July 20, 1988 Mason Timberwolf Amphitheatre
July 23, 1988 St. Louis St. Louis Arena
July 24, 1988 Indianapolis Indiana State Fair
July 28, 1988 Vaughan Canada Kingswood Music Theatre
July 29, 1988 Clarkston United States Pine Knob Music Theater
August 6, 1988 Houston Arena Theatre
August 9, 1988 Austell Six Flags Over Georgia
August 11, 1988 Hollywood Six Flags Atlantis
August 30, 1988 Mansfield Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
September 3, 1988 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
September 30, 1988 New York City 1018 Club
October 20, 1988 San Francisco Oasis
November 21, 1988Boston Boston Garden
December 3, 1988New York CityEmerald City
Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
December 14, 1988San Francisco Warfield Theatre
December 16, 1988New York CityEmerald City
February 19, 1989 Pittsburgh Metropol
March 18, 1989 Santa Clarita Six Flags Magic Mountain
April 21, 1989 Hagerstown Hagerstown Fairgrounds
May 27, 1989 Landover Capital Centre
May 29, 1989Pittsburgh Civic Arena
June 3, 1989 Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
June 24, 1989 Santa Clara Redwood Amphitheater
July 1, 1989 Dallas Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre New Kids on the Block, Tiffany, Tommy Page
July 2, 1989Houston Southern Star Amphitheatre
July 15, 1989 White Plains Westchester County Center
July 21, 1989ClarkstonPine Knob Music Theatre
July 22, 1989 Eureka Old Glory Amphitheater
July 29, 1989 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 5, 1989 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
August 9, 1989MansfieldGreat Woods Center for the Performing Arts
August 12, 1989VaughanCanadaKingswood Music Theatre
August 13, 1989 Bristol United States Lake Compounce Amphitheatre
August 14, 1989 Atlantic City Bally's Grand
August 15, 1989 Hyannis Cape Cod Melody Tent
August 25, 1989IndianapolisIndiana State Fair
September 1, 1989 Falcon Heights Minnesota State Fair
September 14, 1989 York York Fair
September 15, 1989 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
November 9, 1989 Buffalo Buffalo Memorial Auditorium New Kids on the Block, Dino, Sweet Sensation
November 11, 1989 Troy Houston Field House
November 12, 1989 East Rutherford Brendan Byrne Arena
November 13, 1989
November 16, 1989 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
November 17, 1989
November 18, 1989 Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
November 19, 1989 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
November 22, 1989 New Haven New Haven Coliseum
November 23, 1989New York City Madison Square Garden
November 24, 1989 Hershey Hersheypark Arena
November 25, 1989BostonBoston Garden
November 26, 1989Philadelphia Spectrum
November 30, 1989 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
December 2, 1989 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills New Kids on the Block, Dino, The Cover Girls
December 3, 1989PittsburghCivic Arena
December 4, 1989
December 7, 1989Houston The Summit
December 10, 1989Dallas Reunion Arena
December 16, 1989 Inglewood Great Western Forum
December 17, 1989
December 19, 1989 Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 20, 1989 Sacramento ARCO Arena
December 21, 1989OaklandOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 22, 1989SacramentoARCO Arena
December 30, 1989New HavenNew Haven Coliseum
December 31, 1989 Worcester Centrum in Worcester
January 5, 1990 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
January 7, 1990LandoverCapital Centre
January 8, 1990
January 10, 1990 Milwaukee Bradley Center
January 11, 1990Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn Hills
January 12, 1990RosemontRosemont Horizon
January 14, 1990Indianapolis Market Square Arena
January 16, 1990 Bloomington Met Center
January 18, 1990 Kansas City Kemper Arena
January 28, 1990St. LouisSt. Louis Arena
January 30, 1990BloomingtonMet Center
February 6, 1990 Austin Frank Erwin Center
February 11, 1990DallasReunion Arena
February 20, 1990 Miami Miami Arena New Kids on the Block, Dino, Sweet Sensation
February 23, 1990 Tampa USF Sun Dome
March 1, 1990 Chapel Hill Dean Smith Center
March 2, 1990 Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
March 3, 1990AtlantaOmni Coliseum
March 15, 1990UniondaleNassau ColiseumNew Kids on the Block, Perfect Gentlemen, Sweet Sensation
March 16, 1990
March 18, 1980 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
March 25, 1990East RutherfordUnited StatesBrendan Byrne Arena
March 26, 1990

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