Concert News

New Kids on the Block and surprise '80s friends stop in Dallas on '24 summer tour

New Kids on the Block will perform at Dos Equis Pavilion on July 14, 2024.

Photo by Austin Hargrave

Pop group New Kids on the Block will defy time again in 2024 with The Magic Summer Tour, which will include a stop at Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas on July 14.

They'll be joined on the tour by fellow '80s icons Paula Abdul (who joined them on the 2017 Total Package Tour) and DJ Jazzy Jeff.

The tour, a reimagining of the 1990 tour of the same name, will find the now over-50 "Kids" - Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, and Danny Wood - traveling to 46 cities in a little over two months.

In addition to Dallas, the band will perform in Austin on July 12 and The Woodlands on July 13.

With the tour, NKOTB promises to bring back their best moments and memories, performing their greatest hits, unexpected fan favorites, and surprises. The 1990 tour was notable for their collaboration with Harry Blackstone Jr. to stage magic and illusions within their performance.

New Kids on the Block has released seven albums in their career, with the most recent release being 2013's 10.

Tickets for the tour will be available starting with Fanclub and CITI presales beginning on Wednesday, November 1. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, November 3 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning on Wednesday, November 1 at 12 pm until Thursday, November 2 at 10 pm through the Citi Entertainment program.

NKOTB The Magic Summer 2024 Tour

June 14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
June 15 Tinley Park, IL Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
June 18 Clarkston, MI Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 19 Burgettstown, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake
June 21 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
June 22 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 23 Prior Lake, MN Mystic Amphitheater
June 25 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
June 26 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
June 28 Denver, CO Ball Arena
June 29 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
July 1 Highland, CA Yaamava' Theater
July 2 Wheatland, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
July 3 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 5 Inglewood, CA Kia Forum
July 6 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena
July 7 Chula Vista, CA North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 9 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 10 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
July 12 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater
July 13 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Presented by Huntsman
July 14 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
July 16 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater
July 17 Franklin, TN FirstBank Amphitheater
July 19 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 20 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
July 21 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
July 25 Charleston, SC Credit One Stadium
July 26 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 27 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
July 28 Raleigh, NC Coastal Credit Union Music Park
August 1 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
August 2 Hartford, CT XFINITY Theatre
August 3 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium
August 4 Wantagh, NY Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 8 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
August 9 Gilford, NH BankNH Pavilion
August 10 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
August 11 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC
August 15 Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at the Mann
August 16 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 17 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
August 22 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 23 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
August 24 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amphitheater
August 25 Noblesville, IN Ruoff Music Center

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Movie Review

Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney go off in trashy film The Housemaid

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Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney in The Housemaid.

Both Amanda Seyfried (the upcoming The Testament of Ann Lee) and Sydney Sweeney (Christy) are starring in movies with Oscar ambitions this year. By sheer coincidence, the two actors are also co-starring in The Housemaid, a thriller coming out within weeks of their more ambitious works, one that is likely to be seen by many more people than those prestige plays.

Sweeney is given top billing as Millie, a down-on-her-luck ex-convict looking to land any type of job so as not to break her parole. She finds a too-good-to-be-true lifeboat with Nina (Seyfried), who hires her to be a housemaid for her large house on Long Island, where she lives with her husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), and daughter, Cecilia (Indiana Elle).

After a warm interview, Nina almost immediately becomes highly erratic, whipping back-and-forth between happy-go-lucky and rageful. It seems clear that Nina is suffering from mental health issues, as she’ll often accuse Millie of misplacing or stealing items that she didn’t take. Andrew, apparently used to Nina’s tirades, tries to protect Millie from the worst, something that grows increasingly difficult as Nina ups the ante.

Directed by Paul Feig (A Simple Favor) and adapted by Rebecca Sonnenshine from the bestselling book by Freida McFadden, the film is likely the trashiest mainstream movie to come out in 2025. The first half of the movie relies not on story but on moments as Nina embodies the word “hysterical” to an unbelievable extent. The resigned acceptance of the abuse by Millie, as well as the saintly patience of Andrew, make almost every scene laughable, as nobody seems to be acting anywhere close to how a person would normally react to such extreme situations.

The scenes and the performance of Seyfried are so over-the-top, in fact, that it’s clear that the filmmakers are in on the joke. It’s next to impossible not to have a little bit of fun while watching the actors react to outrageous incidents as if nothing is out of the ordinary. The worse Nina acts, the more Millie and Andrew retreat into their chosen roles, and the funnier the film becomes.

Fans of the book will know that the story changes course, eventually turning into a more stereotypical thriller that also has some relatively gnarly visuals to offer. But the trashiness continues, with Sweeney’s, um, assets repeatedly on display in both clothed and unclothed ways. The sex appeal of the R-rated movie makes it an outlier, as recent studio films have shied away from asking their big stars to disrobe completely.

Both Seyfried and Sweeney are far from their Oscar hopeful roles here. Seyfried is given free rein to act as brazenly as she pleases, and she takes full advantage of that ability. Sweeney seems to have been told to be much more reserved, and unfortunately that results in too many wooden line readings. Sklenar continues his breakout streak (It Ends with Us, Drop) with a role that allows him to show more range than either Seyfried or Sweeney.

The Housemaid is an unusual type of movie to be released at a time of year when most films are either those aiming for awards or more family-friendly fare. Despite its many flaws, it’s still an enjoyable watch that features a variety of crazy scenarios not typically seen in movies nowadays.

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The Housemaid is now playing in theaters.

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