It worked for The Spice Girls, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen. Now, the biggest boy band of the ’80s, New Kids on the Block, will be getting back together for a major tour, according to People magazine.

After months of speculation and rumor, the Kids are coming back. A well-placed source tells PEOPLE exclusively that New Kids On The Block are indeed getting back together.

The band’s Web site, www.nkotb.com, which had been dormant, is now back up and running in anticipation of the official announcement, which the source says will be made in the next few weeks.

The site currently features a television graphic with a fuzzy, flickering photos of NKOTB in their heyday, and a link inviting fans to sign up for info.

[From People]

That’s right, ladies. Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, and those two other guys that nobody cared about (okay, their names are Danny Wood and Jonathan Knight) will be performing their classic hits “Hangin’ Tough,” “Popsicle” and “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind.” So dig out your NKOTB lunchbox, buttons, posters and board games, and find out when the boys are visiting your town. (And then, you should really get some professional help.)

Since the band broke up in 1994, Donnie Wahlberg, brother of Mark Wahlberg and reportedly the inspiration for the “Johnny Drama” character on the show “Entourage,” has been in a few notable film and TV roles, including the NBC drama “Boomtown.” Joey McIntyre, the mushroom-haired baby of the group, appeared on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” And dreamy lead singer Jordan Knight attempted to go solo as a falsetto-abusing, Justin Timberlake wannabe– with tepid results. I guess the reunion is their attempt to cash in on what’s left of their name recognition, and with all the ’80s and ’90s nostalgia going on, now seems like the right time.

Just to make you feel old—‘cause I don’t want to be the only one—the band mates are now in their late thirties and early forties. I wonder—if they still call themselves New Kids on the Block, is that false advertising?

Note by Celebitchy: Here are the NKOTB performing “Hanging Tough,” which I’m sorry to say I remember.

And here’s “Step by Step”