Jeff Timmons: 98 Degrees Reunion 'Brings Back A Lot of Great Memories'

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Teenyboppers of the 90s, rejoice!

98 Degrees is back in the studio and reliving old times. Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre have reunited for the first time since September 2001.
"We took a break, but we never broke up," Timmons told PEOPLE at the Full Sail University Hall of Fame celebration on Friday. "We always thought we'd get back together someday."

"When we first got together, we started singing acapella," said Timmons, 39. "It felt very natural. We're all friendly. We haven't kept in touch like we should have, but when we get together, it's like old times."

Timmons adds that the group isn't resting on their laurels, they're back in the studio, working on new music. "We've all developed different sounds," he added. "I'm more R&B. A couple of the other guys are more pop. So it's fun to put us together and see what we come up with."

But while they're working on a new sound, they'll still perform many of their old songs this summer when they embark on The Package Tour, a joint tour with New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men.

"That's what people remember us for," Timmons said. "I think our most popular song is 'I Do,' which still gets played at weddings. But people also like 'The Hardest Thing.' We'll definitely give them what they want."

He continued, "Obviously, a lot has happened since we were together. Of course Nick [Lachey] became a huge celebrity when he was with Jessica Simpson and they did Newlyweds. Drew [Lachey] did Dancing with the Stars. Justin Jeffre is into politics. And I'm doing a lot of producing and just being a dad. I'm also hosting a Vegas review called 'Men of the Strip.' It has already been cast, and will go into production as a reality show this summer."

As the group prepares to embark on their tour, Timmons insists there will be a lot of nostalgia – not only for the fans, but for the members of 98 Degrees.

"It was a crazy time when we were together in the 90s," he said. "Getting together with the guys, it all comes flooding back. It brings back a lot of great memories from that era – and I'm looking forward to creating new ones."

NKOTB Recruit Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees For 'Package' Summer Tour

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NKOTB and 98 Degrees also announce plans for new music. 

 The New Kids on the Block are ready to blow your minds again. The guys will hit the road this summer, and they are bringing along some friends. They have recruited Boyz II Men and the recently reunited 98 Degrees to join them on the trek billed as the Package Tour.

The tour kicks off on May 31 in Uncasville, Connecticut, and will then travel around the country with stops in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nashville and more. The tour wraps up on July 13 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"Ladies, we're coming for you," NKOTB's Donnie Wahlberg said in a statement. "This is going to be the craziest year yet — the single, the album, the tour with 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men ... We can't wait to give fans 'The Package!' "
But Donnie isn't the only boy-bander ready for the tour. 98 Degrees are also up for the challenge as they prepare for the opening slot on the tour. They reunited last year, playing the NKOTB-headlined Mixtape Festival last summer. "We are really excited to get back on the road together and tour with our friends in NKOTB and Boyz II Men," Nick Lachey said. "Looking forward to playing our hits and trying out some of our new tracks too."
"We couldn't be more excited to join New Kids on the Block and 98 Degrees on 'The Package Tour,' " BIIM member Shawn Stockman said. "This summer is going to be fun and fans will not want to miss it."
The guys — including all the members of NKOTB, 98 Degrees and BIIM — appeared on "The View" on Tuesday (January 22) to formally announce the trek. "We're going to be headlining a tour alone. Our fans have been waiting for us to be onstage as just the five of us," Donnie said of going at it without the guys of the Backstreet Boys this time around, before the room went crazy for the news that all the guys would be hitting the road together. This isn't the first time NKOTB have combined boy-band forces. They toured with the Backstreet Boys in 2011 under the moniker NKOTBSB. The groups not only performed parts of the hit-packed set solo but also as a ninesome. Jordan Knight said, "These guys are classic. To have two great groups from the '90s come on tour with us ... we're getting a lot of people involved to come to the show."
"We've been so inspired in our career by both of these groups," Lachey added about the opportunity to tour with the two boy bands. The group also confirmed they are working on new music.
Declaring themselves the "Dirty Dozen," BIIM confirmed they will be up first during the tour, followed by 98 and then NKOTB.
But wait, there's more. The guys in NKOTB have new music on the way. They will drop their next album, 10, on April 2. Its first single, "Remix (I Like The)," will hit the streets on January 28.

 

Boy Bands Are Back For 2013

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Forget NKOTBSB.
The new '90s boy band mashup is NKOTBSBBIIM98D.
Okay, so maybe that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but we're still excited: The New Kids on the Block confirmed that they're going out on yet another tour — this time with openers Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees.

Yes, you read that right: 98 Degrees is officially getting back together with all four original members — Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons — for a tour starting May 31 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

"It just seems like we are getting better and better," NKOTB singer Joey McIntyre told People while confirming the news. "We're excited to get out there, rock out and have fun."
The tour will coincide with the release of NKOTB's new album, 10, scheduled for release on April 2.
So, why add Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees to the bill? It's a win-win situation for all.
"There is a lot of nostalgia and we embrace that," McIntyre added. "But it always feels young and fresh. I guess that's one of the great things about being in the music business is that you never have to quite grow up."
 Nick and the rest of the 98 Degrees guys haven't publicly commented yet, but last year he told Fanhattan.com that NKOTB's reunion sort of pushed them toward a reunion.
"You see them go out and do that and have fun and have success, but we always said, 'You know, we leave the door open on the reunion. We’ve never broken up. We’re just taking a break,'" the new dad said. "For us it was more about the timing being right, everyone’s schedule being in the right place and I think now we’re at the place where that’s actually starting to happen."
And we can't wait.

Red Carpet Confidential: NKOTB Ready 98 Degrees & Boyz II Men For Waffle House Fun

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Not only will New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men hit the road together this spring on The Package Tour, but the three supergroups will also show up at NKOTB’s signature Waffle House Party — and everyone is invited.
“The Waffle House is where we stop late at night because nobody’s there,” Donnie Wahlberg, 43, says Tuesday during their warmup event held Tuesday at NYC’s Irving Plaza. “I know ya’ll eat a lot of waffles and hash browns.”
He adds, “I promise you the first stop on the tour that has a Waffle House within 50 miles, we’re going. We’re going to hold up the parking lot, and it’s not going to stop until about 5 a.m. How’s that?”

Not only will New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men hit the road together this spring on The Package Tour, but the three supergroups will also show up at NKOTB’s signature Waffle House Party — and everyone is invited.
“The Waffle House is where we stop late at night because nobody’s there,” Donnie Wahlberg, 43, says Tuesday during their warmup event held Tuesday at NYC’s Irving Plaza. “I know ya’ll eat a lot of waffles and hash browns.”
He adds, “I promise you the first stop on the tour that has a Waffle House within 50 miles, we’re going. We’re going to hold up the parking lot, and it’s not going to stop until about 5 a.m. How’s that?”

During the warmup event, the twelve members of NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men stand together onstage for the first time.
Turns out, between the three acts, they claim to have 45 hit singles, which will make for a whopping 3 ½ hour show.
Although the tour doesn’t kick off until May 31, they are elated to perform. NKOTB sing If You Go Away as Donnie and Jon Knight joke around onstage, laughing, and Joe McIntyre stretches out the high note on Please Don’t Go Girl, saying “I know they love me because they haven’t walked off yet.”
Hm, why bring 98 Degrees on the road this year? After tagging Jeff Timmons as a “stud muffin” and Nick Lachey as an “international superstar,” they get real.
“They’re incredible,” Jordan Knight, 42, says. “Seriously. They’re great guys, they haven’t performed together in ten years, they’re walking a similar path that we did in coming back together after a long time. We love these guys, we respect these guys, they’re great guys, and our fans love these guys, so why not 98 Degrees?”
With that, 98 Degrees head out to perform Invisible Man and The Hardest Thing. The guys express their sincere appreciation, and promise to give 100%. Next up, Boyz II Men roll through Water Runs Dry and I’ll Make Love To You. Wow, both 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men can really sing!

 For The Package Tour, which runs through July 13, Donnie promises surprise guests but swears that Backstreet Boys won’t return. The guys, dubbed NKOTBSB, toured together in 2011.
Hm, will see [his brother] Marky Mark [Wahlberg]? After all, before he went Hollywood and became a big movie star, we knew him as the one-hit wonder who sang the 1991 hit Good Vibrations with his Funky Bunch.
“Who?” Donnie asks me, before moving on to the next question.

And will NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men perform a song together?
“I don’t know,” says Donnie. “How’s that?”
One thing is certain: There will be new music, not just classic tunes, from all three groups during the concerts.
“We worked so hard on this album,” Jordan says, referring to their new offering, 10, which hits stores April 2. “It’s going to take you on a journey — you’re going to feel joy, you’re going to feel pain, you’re going to feel a lot of stuff you experienced, and I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to it, because we’ve all been through a lot of stuff.”
Plus, as the guys won’t let eventgoers forget, “12 packages.”

New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees And Boyz II Men Team Up

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Banners and teenage girl screams at the ready - New Kids On the Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men are teaming up for a summer tour.
The Package Tour sees the hit boybands - whose members are definitely not 'boys' anymore - play more than 30 dates across the US.

It marks the first time on tour in 12 years for 98 Degrees. Meanwhile, New Kids On the Block also announced a new single, 'Remix (I Like The)', which will be released on 28 January along with a new album, '10', out on 2 April.
NKOTB, made up of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg (actor Mark's brother), and Danny Wood first got together in 1984 and have now sold 80 million records worldwide.
The 'Hangin Tough' singers broke up in 1994 but have since regrouped and in 2011-2012 formed a supergroup with the Backstreet Boys.

Their new stage partners 98 Degrees, made up of brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons, released their first self-titled album in 1997 and went on to sell over 10 million records worldwide.
In 2002 the group went on a 'hiatus', insisting they had not split up, and in 2012 they reunited for a one-time performance. It obviously went well, as now they have also got a new album on the way.

They will both join Boys II Men, who are the most successful R&B group of all time having sold 60 million albums worldwide.
Their emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies are currently sung by baritone Nathan Morris alongside tenors Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman after bass singer Michael McCary left the group in 2003 due to health issues.
They had huge hits throughout the nineties with 'End Of The Road', 'On Bended Kneee' and their Mariah Carey collobaration 'One Sweet Day', releasing their latest album 'Twenty' in 2011.

 Collectively, the three bands sold over 100 million records in the 1980s and 1990s, but they weren't the only ones...

NKOTB, 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men Announce Summer Tour

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Boy band fan are squealing with delight over the new that three of the biggest boy bands from the 1980's and 90's will be touring together.

New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men, announced they'll all be part of "The Package Tour" this summer.

NKOTB features members Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight and Joey McIntyre. This is the first tour for 98 Degrees in more than 12 years. The group includes Cincinnati natives Nick and Drew Lachey along with Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons. Boyz II Men includes members Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris.

The tour will make a stop in Cincinnati at U.S. Bank Arena on Tuesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will range in price from $30 to $93 and go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m.

98 Degrees tour with NKOTB, Boys II Men coming to US Bank Arena

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The popular boy bands will perform at U.S. Bank Arena as part of 'The Package Tour' on June 25, 2013.
98 Degrees features Cincinnati natives Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey and Justin Jeffre, along with Canton, Ohio native Jeff Timmons. It's the first tour for the band in over 12 years.
Reserved tickets for the Cincinnati show are $92.50, $72.50, $52.50 and $29.50 (plus applicable fees) and go on sale to the public on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m. at www.Livenation.com, www.Ticketmaster.com, the U.S. Bank Arena box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.300.
The multi-platinum selling New Kids on the Block also announced plans for new music. The group will release brand new album "10" on April 2 with the first single "Remix (I Like The)" dropping on iTunes Jan. 28.
"We are really excited to get back on the road together and tour with our friends in NKOTB and Boyz II Men. Looking forward to playing our hits and trying out some of our new tracks too," said Nick Lachey.

NKOTB Announce New Album, Will Tour With Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees

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Die-hard fans of 80's breakthrough boyband New Kids On The Block will be thrilled to know that their idols are preparing a new album since their 2008 studio set "The Block", their reunion album since the group split up back in 1994. Entitled "10", the album will come out a few months from now on April 2, but as early as January 28, loyal NKOTB followers will already get to hear its first single, "Remix (I Like The)".

To support their new music, NKOTB will go on a 28-city concert tour with equally popular boybands Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees. Branded "The Package Tour", the three groups will kick off their tour at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on May 31 and will continue on the road until July. It marks 98 Degrees' first tour in twelve years, joining the other two phenomenal singing groups who have continuously performed onstage in recent years, despite the emergence of new and younger boybands.

To promote their upcoming team-up, the men appeared Tuesday morning, January 22 on the popular ABC talk show "The View". All members of each group were in attendance. They were NKOTB's quintet of siblings Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood, Boyz II Men's trio of Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris, and 98 Degrees' quartet of brothers Nick Lachey and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons.

The three groups, who have each sold millions of albums worldwide, reached their peak back in the 80's and 90's, paving the way for other vocal groups.

Boy bands to take over The Q in June

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CLEVELAND —

Three boy bands now all grown up — New Kids On the Block (pictured), 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men — will share the stage at Quicken Loans Arena on June 9. Tickets, priced at $29.50, $52.50, $72.50 and $92.50, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ticketmaster. 98 Degrees features Stark County native Jeff Timmons.

Jeff Timmons On 98 Degrees & NKOTB Tour: Diapers Replace Groupies

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Boy band 98 Degrees is joining New Kids On The Block on tour this summer and only RumorFix got some behind the scenes details from 98 Degrees founder Jeff Timmons.
The 39-year-old, who has a 14-month-old daughter, Ariahuna, tells RumorFix, “Instead of hanging with groupies, some of us will be changing diapers!”
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo will also be taking their four-month-old, Camden John Lachey, on tour. Band member Drew Lachey has a two-year-old, Hudson, and a six-year-old, Isabella. “I think our families will join us,” Jeff says.
The last time the guys toured 10 years ago — they were all in their 20s and many of them were single.
Jeff tells us that after the band famous for “Because of You” had been talking about reuniting for awhile, but now the “timing just felt right.”
“We felt so good this summer performing together [with NKOTB], so we decided to do a full-blown tour.”
The amazing tour also reunites Boys II Men. “It’s exciting for us to be on tour with legends NKOTB and our idols and inspiration Boyz II Men,” Jeff says.
The hunky dad also reveals that the group, that is recording a new album, will perform some of their big hits and some new tunes when they hit the stage in late May.

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Oh “boy” band heaven!
New Kids On The Block are returning to heat up the summer stage with, "The Package Tour," kicking off May 31st.
NKOTB announced their headlining show today on “The View” with multi-platinum selling 98 Degrees and Grammy Award winning Boyz II Men as opening acts.
All the bands surprised the audience of “The View” with a capella performances, which had the crowd swooning and cheering as they got a sneak peek of what’s to come this summer.

“Ladies, we’re coming for you,” said NKOTB member Donnie Wahlberg. “This is going to be the craziest year yet — the single, the album, the tour with 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men … We can’t wait to give fans ‘The Package!’”
If the tour isn’t enough, NKOTB will drop a new album “10” on April 2, and are slated to release the first single “Remix (I Like The)” on iTunes later this month.
With 28 cities already on the tour roster, the first stop is Uncasville, Conn., in May and then the show continues until July.
USA Today reported Wahlberg called into Ryan Seacrest’s radio show saying, “With all those egos in one building at the same time, you know there’s going to be a lot of crazy and fun stuff going on.”

For 98 Degrees, this will be their first tour in 12 years after reuniting last year to perform in the NKOTB-headlined Mixtape Festival, according to MTV News.
“We are really excited to get back on the road together and tour with our friends in NKOTB and Boyz II Men,” Nick Lachey said. “Looking forward to playing our hits and trying out some of our new tracks too.”
The best-selling R&B group of all time, Boyz II Men, are keeping busy with the tour and also their recently announced extended residency at The Mirage Hotel & Casino beginning March 1 in Las Vegas.
“We couldn’t be more excited to join New Kids On The Block and 98 Degrees on ‘The Package Tour,’” said frontman Shawn Stockman. “This summer is going to be fun and fans will not want to miss it.

98 Degrees to tour with New Kids, Boyz II Men

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by John Kiesewetter

 The 98 Degrees guys and Boys II Men were surprise guests when the New Kids on the Block appeared on “The View” this morning to announce that 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men will tour with them this summer as  ”The Package Tour.”
They’ll play US Bank Arena on June 25. All the tour dates are posted on the 98 Degrees site here. The tour starts May 31 in Uncasville, Conn. Tickets go on sale Feb. 2.
Nick and Drew Lachey were recording tracks with Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre last week. Here’s my Friday blog post. Nick Lachey told us in November that the guys would tour this summer after they finished their album. NKOTB will release its first album in more than four years on April 2.
Here’s the People magazine story on the tour announcement.
Here’s the US Bank arean announcement:
New Kids On The Block Announce The Package Tour with Special Guests 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men – See Them Live In Cincinnati on June 25
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, 98 DEGREES AND BOYZ II MEN!
U.S. BANK ARENA – JUNE 25, 2013
NKOTB ALSO CONFIRMS NEW ALBUM AND NEW SINGLE
FIRST SINGLE “REMIX (I LIKE THE)” TO BE RELEASED ON JANUARY 28TH
NEW ALBUM “10” DUE APRIL 2ND
CINCINNATI, OH (January 22, 2013) – Even though the New Year has just begun, New Kids on the Block fans already know they have a lot to look forward to in the coming months! As announced today on their total takeover of The View, NKOTB revealed plans of a 2013 summer headlining tour. Very special guests multi-platinum selling artists 98 Degrees and Grammy Award winning Boyz II Men, the best-selling R&B group of all time, will be opening for NKOTB on their tour, aptly titled THE PACKAGE TOUR.
This is the first tour for 98 Degrees in over 12 years! NKOTB surprised The View audience with a special reveal of 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men, giving fans a taste of THE PACKAGE TOUR when all bands performed a capella, sending the audience into a frenzy. The tour kicks off on May 31st in Uncasville, CT and will make a stop in Cincinnati, OH at U.S. Bank Arena on Tuesday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Reserved tickets for the Cincinnati show, $92.50, $72.50, $52.50 and $29.50 (plus applicable fees) go on sale to the public on Saturday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m. at www.Livenation.com, www.Ticketmaster.com, the U.S. Bank Arena box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone at 1.800.745.300.
The multi-platinum selling New Kids on the Block also announced plans for new music. The group will release brand new album “10” on April 2nd with the first single “Remix (I Like The)” dropping on iTunes January 28th. The group has been quietly spending the past six months working hard, writing and recording the album.
Fans caught wind of these secret studio sessions and have been clamoring for information after rumors spread about the 2013 plans of new music and a possible tour. After announcing on The View, NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men set out on a day long media blitz stopping by outlets like Access Hollywood, CNN, E!, ET, EXTRA, OMG! Insider, VH1 Big Morning Buzz, US Weekly and Rolling Stone. Social media has been a buzz ever since the official reveal with no signs of slowing down.
“Ladies, we’re coming for you,” said NKOTB member Donnie Wahlberg. “This is going to be the craziest year yet-the single, the album, the tour with 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men … We can’t wait to give fans ‘The Package!’”
“We are really excited to get back on the road together and tour with our friends in NKOTB and Boyz II Men. Looking forward to playing our hits and trying out some of our new tracks too,” said 98 Degrees’ Nick Lachey.
“We couldn’t be more excited to join New Kids on the Block and 98 Degrees on ‘The Package Tour.’ This summer is going to be fun and fans will not want to miss it,” said Shawn Stockman. Wanya Morris agreed saying, “This has been in the works for a while… ‘The Package’ is on its way, and we’re going to deliver.” Added Nate Morris, “We plan on bringing it, mark your calendars.”
Please visit www.ThePackage-Tour.com or Ticketmaster.com for up to date information or join the discussion at #thepackagetour.