Hangin' Tough Tour

Hangin' Tough Tour
Tour by New Kids on the Block
	Cover of the VHS release
Associated album	Hangin' Tough
Start date	April 29, 1988
End date	March 26, 1990
New Kids on the Block concert chronology
	; ; ; Hangin' Tough Tour; (1988); ; The Magic Summer Tour; (1990–92);

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

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

Date	City	Country	Venue	Act(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, 1988	Boston		Boston Garden
December 3, 1988	New York City		Emerald City
December 3, 1988	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Arts
December 14, 1988	San Francisco		Warfield Theatre
December 16, 1988	New York City		Emerald 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, 1989	Pittsburgh		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, 1989	Houston		Southern Star Amphitheatre
July 15, 1989	White Plains		Westchester County Center
July 21, 1989	Clarkston		Pine 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, 1989	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
August 12, 1989	Vaughan	Canada	Kingswood 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, 1989	Indianapolis		Indiana 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	East Rutherford		Brendan Byrne Arena
November 16, 1989	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 17, 1989	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
November 18, 1989	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum
November 19, 1989	Richfield		Richfield Coliseum
November 22, 1989	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
November 23, 1989	New York City		Madison Square Garden
November 24, 1989	Hershey		Hersheypark Arena
November 25, 1989	Boston		Boston Garden
November 26, 1989	Philadelphia		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, 1989	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
December 4, 1989	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
December 7, 1989	Houston		The Summit
December 10, 1989	Dallas		Reunion Arena
December 16, 1989	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
December 17, 1989	Inglewood		Great Western Forum
December 19, 1989	Oakland		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 20, 1989	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
December 21, 1989	Oakland		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
December 22, 1989	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
December 30, 1989	New Haven		New Haven Coliseum
December 31, 1989	Worcester		Centrum in Worcester
January 5, 1990	Charlotte		Charlotte Coliseum
January 7, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
January 8, 1990	Landover		Capital Centre
January 10, 1990	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
January 11, 1990	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
January 12, 1990	Rosemont		Rosemont Horizon
January 14, 1990	Indianapolis		Market Square Arena
January 16, 1990	Bloomington		Met Center
January 18, 1990	Kansas City		Kemper Arena
January 28, 1990	St. Louis		St. Louis Arena
January 30, 1990	Bloomington		Met Center
February 6, 1990	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
February 11, 1990	Dallas		Reunion 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, 1990	Atlanta		Omni Coliseum
March 15, 1990	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum	New Kids on the Block, Perfect Gentlemen, Sweet Sensation
March 16, 1990	Uniondale		Nassau Coliseum
March 18, 1980	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens
March 25, 1990	East Rutherford	United States	Brendan Byrne Arena
March 26, 1990	East Rutherford	United States	Brendan Byrne Arena

Opening acts

Tiffany (select dates)
Tommy Page (select dates)
Dino
Sweet Sensation
The Cover Girls

References

^ Michael Hur (25 July 2014). Shadows of the Music Industry. Lulu.com. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-1-312-30605-9.
^ Holden, Stephen (June 6, 1990). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
^ "RIAA Certifications: New Kids On The Block". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[Hur2014-1] Michael Hur (25 July 2014). Shadows of the Music Industry. Lulu.com. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-1-312-30605-9.

[salespreviousstep-2] Holden, Stephen (June 6, 1990). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 9, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

[NKOTB-US-3] "RIAA Certifications: New Kids On The Block". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 9, 2020.

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