Teen pop princes *Nsync are planning to help a former teen pop star return to the stage.
Eighties singer Debbie Gibson, now known as Deborah Gibson, will open up for *Nsync for six concert dates starting today (Aug. 16) in Indianapolis and ending in El Paso on Aug. 27, MTV reports.
Deborah's opening stint will last for 20 minutes. It will include six singer and dancers she met and worked with during her tour with the musical "Cinderella".
She plans to play hits from her '80s albums "Out Of The Blue" and "Electric Youth"' as well as music from "M.Y.O.B.", the album she released this year.
"The guys are very familiar with my career," Deborah told MTV. "The first time I met Chris [Kirkpatrick] and Lance [Bass] was at one of their shows at Madison Square Garden a year and a half ago. I went backstage and they did double takes and went, 'Oh, my God, I bought your records'!"
It was the singer's mother and manager who set up her current gig. Although Deborah knows that some of *Nsync's fans might not have even been born when she was a star, the former teen princess isn't letting that get to her.
"It's pretty cool to have a clean slate with some of these kids that have no preconceived notions," she said.
Below is a list of *Nsync's tour dates that will feature Deborah as an opening act:
8/16 - Indianapolis, IN @ RCA Dome
8/18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field
8/20 - Columbus, OH @ Columbus Crew Stadium
8/22 - New Orleans, LA @ Louisiana Superdome
8/24 - Jackson, MS @ Veterans Memorial Stadium
8/27 - El Paso, TX @ Sun Bowl Stadium
In more *Nsync news, the Independent Film Channel is doing a documentary that will include footage of *Nsync members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone's film "On The Line," Sonicnet reports.
"Crossover" will air on Sept. 24 and features interviews with Jewel, Ice-T, Gene Simmons of KISS, and Mos Def along with other musicians who have done the "crossover" from music to movies.
Lance's part in the documentary will include his work as a producer on "On The Line", the casting of the film, and the final day on the set.
"On The Line" is expected to debut on Oct. 26.
-- AllPop
