Donnie Wahlberg dominates New Kids on the Block concert, also featuring Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.
Donnie Wahlberg performs with New Kids on the Block during the Magic Summer tour with Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Of course, that’s not what they’re officially calling it. Technically speaking, the entity is still known as New Kids on the Block . Yet, for all intent and purpose, they might as well change it and get Wahlberg’s name right out front on the marquee and list the rest of the crew as his backing band.
Yet, who better than Wahlberg to lead fans on a highly nostalgic evening of boy-band pop music that gleefully evoked the days when these men — all now in their mid-50s — were indeed still boys? There were a variety of stage effects being used, from lasers and video elements to fog and a ridiculous amount of confetti shot into the air, but none of that eclipsed the grand joy of just watching the guys interact onstage, recreating those vintage dance moves, passing smiles back and forth and joining in on harmonies that, in many cases, were crafted decades prior.
Opening act DJ Jazzy Jeff — yes, of DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince fame — returned to the stage and joined NKOTB for a lengthy segment that spun through the likes of “Get Down,” “Dance With You” and “A Love Like This.” The combo also thrilled the crowd as they turned from the New Kids songbook and splashed through the DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince smash “Summertime.”
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