New Kids, STP are back; Tom Cruise is WAY back

Three dates you need to know:

• May 17 That’s when the reunited New Kids On The Block will play their first gig in 14 years, at New York radio station Z100’s annual Zootopia concert, Billboard reports, alongside Miley Cyrus, Jordin Sparks, the Jonas Brothers and others. Who’s more excited about this news, your 13-year-old neice now, or your 13-year-old self in 1990?

• Aug. 22 Days after he was kicked out of Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland has reunited with Stone Temple Pilots — and they’re embarking on a summer tour. On Aug. 22, that tour hits the Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, reports MTV.com. An on-sale date for tickets has not been announced, but you’d better catch 'em while you can — every show could end up being Weiland’s last.

• Feb. 13, 2009 Tom Cruise’s Nazi-hunting eye-patch epic Valkyrie has again pushed its release date from Oct. 3 to Feb. 13, which is President’s Day weekend (!) and Valentine’s Day weekend (!!). This, after already being pushed back from Independence Day weekend (!!!). Because we all know that the combination of Tom Cruise, Adolf Hitler and eye patches is both patriotic and romantic.

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