Jordan Knight News

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet - nor two canceled flights nor a seven-hour delay, for that matter - was going to keep Amy Stroud and Laurel Mahaney from seeing New Kids on the Block bring down the House of Blues on Sunday.

Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block practice last night in Ernie Boch's hangar at Norwood Airport.

Caption: Jordan Knight of New Kids On The Block performs on NBC's 'Today' show at Rockefeller Center New York City, USA .... NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK star JORDAN KNIGHT is hosting an unofficial singing contest across the U.S. to give one talented fan his or her big break.

Back in the '80s, Jordan Knight was plucked out of obscurity to join one of the most popular groups at the time, the New Kids on the Block , so he understands what it's like to have someone give you your big break.

The re-formed and restyled boy band Backstreet Boys - AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Howie Dorough - perform at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.

Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough says that the mania surrounding current teen idols the Jonas Brothers reminds him of his boy band hey day -- "with the young audiences and all that hysteria." Just over a year ago, being part of a boy band was considered to be the dorkiest gig in pop.

They're not new -- or kids, for that matter -- but thanks to a hit CD and tour, New Kids on the Block are the hottest-selling reunion since The Police.

The global financial crisis has claimed another scalp - that of reformed 1990s boyband New Kids on the Block.

Astute fans may remember the last time the boy band performed in Saratoga Springs, when Donnie Wahlberg took a spill and fell through a trap door onstage at Saratoga Winners.

New Kids on the Block offer up their 'Full Service Tour' to their western New York fans at 7 p.m. Sunday at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, 9993 Alleghany Road, Darien.