New Kids on the Block perform on 'GMA' 3 decades after 1st performance
Iconic boy band New Kids on the Block returned to "Good Morning America" Thursday for a final summer concert in Times Square, more than 30 years after they first performed on "GMA."
"It's an honor every single time," Donnie Wahlberg said of performing on "GMA," which will debut its new studio in downtown New York City on June 16. "We love it."
Wahlberg was joined by bandmates Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre and Danny Wood as they performed hits including "Step by Step" and "You Got It (The Right Stuff)."
The band flew to New York City from Las Vegas, where they will kick off their first-ever Las Vegas residency on June 20 at Dolby Live at Park MGM.
McIntyre described the residency -- which will run through Nov. 15, 2025 -- as the "show of a lifetime."
"It's all the bells and whistles of Las Vegas. We're pulling out all the stops," he said. "It's really the show of a lifetime. We're getting to do all the dreams we had since we were teenagers. It's going to be great."
In addition to their residency, New Kids on the Block is also celebrating the 35th anniversary of their hit album "Step By Step." The band will release a special anniversary edition of the album on Friday, June 13.
"We're so blessed. We have so much fun together," McIntyre said of the band's decadeslong career. "We're family, and we've been through so much."
While surrounded by fans at "GMA," Wahlberg attributed the success of New Kids on the Block to the generation-spanning fans who have attended their concerts and purchased their music for multiple decades.
"Kind of everything we do is all about them," he said of New Kids on the Block fans. "Of course we love making music. We're artists. We care about what we do. But honestly, where are we without them?"
Wahlberg continued, "If you look back at some of those old appearances on 'GMA,' it's like, 'These guys are never going to make it.' And somehow, all these fans, they're just the greatest inspiration. How could you not be inspired by them? They've given us everything we have."
