Total Package Tour Promo Artwork
The Total Package Tour is a co-headlining tour featuring New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul.
During her finale performance at The Mixtape Festival concert in Hershey, Pennsylvania in August of 2016 Paula Abdul announced she would be touring in 2017 with New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men.
Paula's MixTape performance marked her return to the concert stage – her first live concert performance in nearly 25 years. In recent years Paula has only performed short one-off sets for fans, including a rendition of “I'm Just Here for the Music” on American Idol in 2009, and a medley of her hits for Dancing with the Stars in 2012.
On May 8th 2017 director Cristina Piemonte announced she is directing and shooting a documentary/special on Paula Abdul. Cristina’s husband is one of Paula's dancers (Gianinni Semedo Moreira.)
Opening Night
The tour kicked off in Columbus, Ohio on May 12th 2017.. The show incorporated new visuals, including a new opening intro and also included a few of the same sets from Paula’s performance at the Mixtape Festival.
On June 10th 2017 Paula Abdul announced that due to a temporary injury she would be unable to perform at the Denver, CO show as originally scheduled. Paula's injury also caused her to cancel shows in Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Paul, MO. She returned to the Total Package Tour a week later on June 15th.
The North American tour kicked off on May 12th 2017 and concluded on July 16th 2017 after a total of 47 shows.
Presented by Live Nation.
Paula performs "The Way That You Love Me"
1. "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me"
2. "Cold Hearted"
3. "Singin' in the Rain" (Gene Kelly tribute)
4. "Opposites Attract"
5. "Rush Rush"
6. "Straight Up"
7. "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul announced at the 2016 MixTape Festival in Hershey, PA that she was headlining a tour with NKOTB and Boyz II Men in 2017.
November 15th, 2016 Paula Abdul, New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men started doing publicity to promote what would now be known as “The Total Package Tour” by making appearances on Sirius XM, iHeartRadio and The Today Show to name a few.
Tickets went on sale November 19th, 2016
May 12 -- Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
May 13 -- Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
May 16 -- Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
May 17 -- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
May 19 -- New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
May 20 -- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
May 21 -- Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
May 23 -- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
May 24 -- Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
May 26 -- Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 28 -- Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
May 31 -- Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center
June 1 -- San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
June 2 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
June 3 -- Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
June 4 -- San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
June 6 -- Portland, OR @ Moda Center
June 7 -- Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
June 9 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
June 10 -- Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
June 11 -- Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center
June 12 -- Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
June 14 -- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
June 15 -- Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
June 17 -- St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Center
June 20 -- Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
June 23 -- Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
June 24 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
June 25 -- Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center
June 27 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
June 29 -- Detroit, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 30 -- Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
July 1 -- Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
July 2 -- Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
July 5 -- Allentown, PA @ PPL Center
July 6 -- Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
July 7 -- Long Island, NY @ The New Coliseum
July 8 -- Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
July 9 -- Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
July 11 -- Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
July 13 -- Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
July 14 -- Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Center
July 15 -- Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
July 16 -- Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live.
07-02-17 • Paula Abdul Tour Merchandise Now Available Online
06-16-17 • Paula is back! Resumes Total Package Tour Dates
06-15-17 • Paula Abdul cancels Thursday Allstate Arena, is performing tonight
06-14-17 • Injured Paula Abdul bows out of tonight's New Kids concert at Xcel Center
06-12-17 • Paula Abdul postpones tour after unspecified injury: 'I anxiously await a thumbs up'
06-11-17 • Paula Abdul out of the CenturyLink Center lineup due to injury
06-10-17 • Paula Abdul Cancels Performance Due to an Injury, Tells Fans I 'Will Miss You While I Recover'
06-07-17 • New Kids on the Block in Portland: Total Package tour delivers the goods
06-07-17 • Paula Abdul Dishes on Her First Tour in 25 Years: "It's Not Easy!"
06-03-17 • Jenna Dewan Can't Keep Her Cool Hanging Out With Paula Abdul & NKOTB
05-19-17 • Paula Abdul on Whether She'd Ever Return to American Idol, Touring With NKOTB, and Her Obsession With Scandal
5-13-17 • Paula Abdul Talks "Exciting" American Idol Revival and New Tour
11-16-16 • Paula Abdul joining New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men on new tour
11-15-16 • Straight up: Paula Abdul announces first tour in years with NKOTB and Boyz II Men
11-15-16 • iHeart Radio Exclusive Tour Interview with Paula Abdul, NKOTB & Boyz II Men
11-15-16 • New Kids on the Block The Total Package tour tickets with Boyz II Men and Paula Abdul on sale Sat
11-15-16 • NKOTB Announce 'Total Package' Tour with Boyz II Men, Paula Abdul