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August 4, 1990: New Kids on the Block Robbed in Montreal
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Three armed robbers stole $260,000 in merch sale money during a New Kids On The Block concert in Montreal, Quebec.
This isn't the first time brazen thieves have gone after a band's merch money. In 1973 a thief made off with over $200,000 in cash Led Zeppelin had made from shows at New York's Madison Square Gardens.
