As a child, I had two favorite musicians – Garth Brooks and New Kids on the Block. I saw Garth Brooks in concert this time last year. This year was my turn to see New Kids on the Block (15 years after their “retirement”). Penni & I saw them in concert on Wednesday night at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, GA. After last year, I never thought any concert would top Garth’s. I was wrong. The NKOTB concert was the best concert I’ve ever been to, hands down. It really is hard to put the experience into words. I’m going to give it a try, though.
Who actually goes to see New Kids on the Block in 2008? The majority of the people in the audience were women between the ages of 25 and 35. There were some teenage girls and some guys there but most were original NKOTB fans like myself. The crowd was enthused before the first note of the first song and never sat down or quit singing along.
The NKOTB sang all of their biggest hits plus some of the songs on their new album. My new favorite song of theirs, which is actually an old song of theirs, is Tonight.
Our seats were across the arena from the main stage. Halfway through the show the “kids” came down to our end and sang 2 or 3 songs on a mini stage with a grand piano. That pretty much ensured that there were no bad seats in the arena. I am kind of surprised they made it to and from that stage OK, though, because they had to walk through the crowd to get there.
Here is a slide show of the pictures I took during the concert. Enjoy!
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