Backstreet Boys, NKOTB unite for 2011 tour

Either you’re going to be blissed out by this news or you’re going to be reaching for the barf bag.

It’s just been confirmed: Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block will be hitting the road together next summer.

TV and radio host Ryan Seacrest broke the news on his Facebook page on Wednesday ahead of an announcement that all nine ‘boys’ will join him in the radio studio next week to talk about the tickets.

And the two groups will come together for a sneak preview at the American Music Awards on November 21.

And what are the chances of the tour hitting the UAE? For now, the tour is expected to be confined to the United States, but given the ubiquity of eighties’ nights all over Dubai, we’re betting concert promoters are already on the phone to get Donnie, Joey, Jordan, Jonathan, Danny, Brian, AJ, Howie and Nick to our sunny shores.

Former BSB member Kevin Richardson is apparently not part of the new line-up – but he did join his old band on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” this week.

The two bands got together this June for a show at New York's Radio City Music Hall. We've sourced the video for you: