Matthew Morrison cancels most of solo tour, to join Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block summer outing

Matthew Morrison has changed plans for his summer tour.

Originally, the “Glee” star was slated to hit the road for a 22-date summer solo trek that would have kicked off June 18 in Minneapolis and wrapped up in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre on July 23. 

However, on Tuesday, Morrison announced that he was canceling the majority of those shows in order to support New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys on their joint summer tour as NKOTBSB.

Morrison will join the supergroup beginning July 6 in Anaheim and continue through Aug. 7 in London, Canada.

Ticketmaster has listed the majority of  previously announced shows as canceled, except for dates in Detroit, New York City, Atlantic City, N.J.,  and San Diego.

A rep for Morrison said that there would be more details forthcoming about his solo tour plans and that he did not know whether poor ticket sales had played a role in the cancelations. The singer-actor was the first from the cast of "Glee" to announce  a record deal (he is signed to Mercury Records), and he recently released his eponymous debut album.

“This was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up,” Morrison said in a statement. “I am so appreciative of my fans and I’m planning to give them a great show.”

Check out Morrison's dates with NKOTBSB:

July 6 -– Anaheim, Honda Center
July 8 -– Tacoma, Wash., Tacoma Dome
July 9 -– Vancouver, Canada, Rogers Arena
July 10 -–  Vancouver, Canada, Rogers Arena
July 12 -–  Edmonton, Canada, Rexall Place
July 13 -–  Calgary, Canada, Scotiabank Saddledome
July 15 -–  Minneapolis, Target Center
July 16 -–  Kansas City, Mo., Sprint Center
July 17 –-  Tulsa, BOK Center
July 19 -–  St. Louis, Scottrade Center
July 20 -–  Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
July 22 –-  Orlando, Amway Center
July 23 –-  Greensboro, N.C., Greensboro Coliseum
July 24 –-  Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
July 26 -–  Indianapolis, Conseco Fieldhouse
July 27 -–  Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena
July 29 -–  Atlantic City, N.J., Boardwalk Hall
July 30 -–  Hershey, Pa., Hersheypark Stadium
July 31 -– Uniondale, N.Y., Nassau Coliseum
Aug. 4 -– Ottawa, Scotiabank Place
Aug. 5 -– Montreal, Bell Centre
Aug. 6 -– Hamilton, Canada, Copps Coliseum
Aug. 7 -– London, Canada, John Labatt Centre

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-- Gerrick D. Kennedy
Twitter.com/gerrickkennedy

Photo: Musician-actor Matthew Morrison performs at KIIS FM's Wango Tango at Staples Center on May 14. Credit: Kevin Winter /Getty Images

Comments

[JenSue]

OKAY NOW?!! Maybe_THEY CAN DO A BACKSTREET BOYS GLEE EPISODE!!!!!!!!! YES!

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Maybe Mr. Morrison should've watched 'rodeo abuse' videos on YouTube before booking the July 13th date @ Calgary Stampede and Rodeo. Nothing is worth the suffering and cruelty inflicted on rodeo livestock for entertainment, money and shiny silver trophy buckles.

http://www.responsibletravel.com/copy/animal-welfare-issues-at-rodeos-and-stampedes

[DisgruntledMMFan]

What about all the fans who bought tickets/plane tickets/rented hotel rooms for his other shows - the ones he bailed on? Where's their "great show"?

[sallie]

Goes to show: Just because you have talent and you're on a hit TV show doesn't mean people want to spend their hard-earned money to go out and hear you sing solo for two hours at a concert venue.

[Keith G.]

@Disgruntled MMFfan: Seriously, you think someone would have bought a PLANE TICKET to see this guy?! He should be counting his bleessings that he's the warm up performer for anyone.....

[Former Fan]

It's like Matthew is taking a step backward and going LaLa land $$$; he should have honored and performed in the smaller venues he was set to do to bond with his fans or fans like me who had already bought tickets and he canceled his shows today. He has lost me as a fan.