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DURANT, Okla., (March 30, 2023) – Multi-platinum pop icons New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) are making their debut performance at the Grand Theater at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant on Friday, August 11. Tickets are currently on sale and start at $150. Tickets can be purchased at https://tinyurl.com/vdzhen9z.

NKOTB have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, including back-to-back international No. 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),” “I’ll Be Loving You” and “Tonight.” In addition, the group, which started with humble Boston beginnings, grew to shatter concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year in sold-out stadiums worldwide.

Since reuniting in 2007, NKOTB has toured consistently to sold out arenas, has sold nearly 4 million tickets and has doubled their crowd sizes. The Boston natives have been bestowed with their own, “New Kids on the Block Day,” an honor not many can claim, and have played Fenway twice before. The group solidified their place in Hollywood with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame since reuniting and will continue representing Boston on their journey long into the future.

The concert on Friday, August 11, will begin at 8:00 p.m., and doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Grand Theater at Choctaw Casino & Resort–Durant, 4216 S. Highway 69/75 in Durant, Okla. To learn more, visit https://tinyurl.com/5cp2h366.

About Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla.

Located an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant is a AAA Four Diamond casino resort, entertainment and convention destination in southeastern Oklahoma. The casino has more than 7,400 slot machines, table games, a poker room, and a large non-smoking casino.  The resort offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and seats more than 3,000 at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award-winning Grand Theater. The resort also includes more than 1,600 luxurious rooms and suites, 16 restaurants, 20 bars and lounges, six retail stores, two fitness centers, a spa, and two outdoor pools and a water park. The family-friendly District offers guests 20 bowling lanes, a 6-screen premier movie theater, 70 arcade games and dining options. Additionally, guests can enjoy the 30-camper KOA Choctaw RV Park located across from the casino. For more information, visit choctawcasinos.com.

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