HANGIN' WASHED UP >>>

In honor of the news that New Kids on the Block (AARP cards in hand) and the Backstreet Boys will play the Tacoma Dome on Friday, July 8 - with tickets going on sale through Ticketmaster this Saturday (Dec. 11) at 10 a.m. - we figured we might as well scavenge the Internet for some sort of ridiculous video. See below (paying special attention to how crazy bloated AJ McLean looks at about the 2:30 mark).

While it's easy for us to sit here and make fun of NKOTB and the Backstreet Boys (really, really, really easy), it should be noted that these two boy bands from an era gone by are still popular enough almost-certainly fill the Tacoma Dome.

The Goo Goo Dolls, on the other hand, are already at a point in their career where it's Emerald Queen Casino time.

Facts are facts.

So, would NKOTB/Backstreet Boys tix make the perfect stocking stuffer for that special someone in your life? If so, now you know what to do (starting with assessing the people in your life).

The official press release is below:

Seattle, WA - Live Nation welcomes NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK & BACKSTREET BOYS to Tacoma Dome on Friday, July 8, 2011.

NKOTBSB first shocked and delighted fans when they took the stage together for a medley at the sold out NKOTB Radio City Music Hall show.  The two groups wowed audiences again in their first joint televised performance at this year's American Music Awards this past weekend.  The performers had the audience on their feet when they unleashed hit after hit including Backstreet's "I Want It That Way" and NKOTB's "Hangin' Tough," sending the crowd into rip-roaring applause. 

"Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block give us boy band fever at the AMAs!" exclaimed Perez Hilton after watching the bands perform their medley mashup of their combined greatest hits live last night.  "We embrace our inner tween!  Loved This!  Boy Band Dreams do come true!!!" he added.

NKOTB and BSB will hit the road on the NKOTBSB tour, produced by Live Nation beginning in the summer of 2011.  Tickets to this historic event are on-sale now with additional dates going on sale beginning December 11, 2010 at 10am EST at Ticketmaster.com and livenation.com  

"We can't thank our fans enough for their continued support.  The love that everyone has shown to us and to this project is incredible.  We can feel the excitement and we won't let the fans down.  And with our new and elaborate stage design there won't be one bad seat in the house," said NKOTBSB in a joint statement.  "We are truly blessed and are so appreciative to have you all along with us for the ride."

With over 200 million albums sold between both bands, and smash hit after smash hit, these two pop sensations have dominated the music scene for over three decades.  Aiming to please, these guys are giving concert goers and diehard fans everywhere the ultimate "night out" experience.

NKOTB BACKGROUND
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -- including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988's Hangin' Tough and 1990's Step By Step -- and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like "You Got It (The Right Stuff),"  "Cover Girl," "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)," "Hangin' Tough," "I'll Be Loving You," "Step By Step" and "Tonight."  The group shattered concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year, in sold out stadiums throughout the world.  They still hold many of these records to date.  They were Forbes highest paid entertainers of 1990, beating out Michael Jackson and Madonna.  The band boasted an extensive and highly profitable merchandise line which included everything from lunch boxes and sleeping bags to comic books, marbles and dolls.  More Information at www.nkotb.com

BSB BACKGROUND

For more than 17 years, BACKSTREET BOYS have delivered the very finest pop music has to offer - tightly crafted songs, floor-shaking rhythms, and unmistakable harmonies.  One of the most successful groups in music history, with countless #1s, record-setting tours, and worldwide sales in excess of 100 million, Backstreet Boys are also among pops most influential.  The band made history when all tickets for their greatly anticipated 11-week, 39-city Millennium North American Arena Tour sold out as soon as they went on sale- the vast majority within an hour.  At the time the millennium tour set a ticket master record by selling 735,000 tickets in two hours.  They are also among the few bands to have received the Diamond Award from the R.I.A.A. for sales of more than 10 million on both the Backstreet Boy's and Millennium albums.  The band is currently wrapping up a worldwide tour in support of their recent album, This is Us.  More information at www.backstreetboys.com