The Main Event kicks off on May 1 in Las Vegas

Jan 21, 2015 09:40 GMT  ·  By
TLC and New Kids on the Block will tour the US with Nelly this year, as part of The Main Event
   TLC and New Kids on the Block will tour the US with Nelly this year, as part of The Main Event

If yesterday’s announcement that TLC had launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund their final album (ever, they say) made you nostalgic, wait until you hear this: T-Boz and Chilli are going on a US tour and they will be hitting the road with none other than the New Kids on the Block.

Throw in some Nelly for good measure, and you got yourself the perfect recipe for a sold-out tour with a distinct ‘90s flavor.

The official announcement was made on ABC’s Good Morning America, where the NKOTB men, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood, finally explained what they had been teasing their fans about for such a long time.

And then the surprises just kept coming: they confirmed that The Main Event (which is what the tour is called) would also feature the biggest girl band of all time, TLC, but also rapper Nelly. T-Boz and Chilli from TLC were there to confirm the news, but Nelly was on Japan on business, so he did it via a pre-recorded message.

As for what fans are to expect from the tour, the video below should provide all the details. The Main Event kicks off in Las Vegas on May 1, with tickets going on pre-sale this Friday, and will be built around the concept of throwing the biggest entertainment event of the year.

As Donnie explains, they even figured out a way to make fans more involved in the show, by including bar stools all around the stage, so all kinds of interactions will be possible. Check it out.