Joey Fatone Waves Off Talk of Possible *NSYNC Reunion For Now

*NSYNC superfans who were squirreling away cash and wishing for a possible 30th anniversary reunion tour in 2027 might want to re-allocate those funds because member Joey Fatone says the chances of him taking the stage again with former bandmates Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick are pretty slim.

While making the rounds this week promoting his new docuseries Boy Band Confidential, Fatone said a reunion is unlikely at the moment, even with the anniversary of the band’s 1997 self-title debut album on the horizon next year. While the group technically went on hiatus in 2002 following the Celebrity tour and have not officially broken up, Fatone said he’s constantly asked if there are any plans to get back together. “Do I see anything in the near future? No I don’t,” he told ET.

When ET‘s Nischelle Turner noted that Chasez stirred the pot again last month during a panel at the Rewind Washington convention when he noted that all of them were about to hop on a Zoom call for unspecified reasons, Fatone confirmed that all five did indeed gather for that chat. “All of us were there,” Fatone said cryptically. “Talking, just talking to each other. ‘Hey, do we see anything?’ Or anything like that? It’s like … no.”

As for whether he would want to do it, Fatone said yes, but it’s not just his call, explaining that some of the boy band’s members have young kids at home, some are also all-in, but “some of the other guys? Maybe not. I can only speak for myself.” When Turner said the “general consensus” is that Timberlake — by far the most successful solo act of the bunch — is the “holdout” on any get back, Fatone said that would seem to make sense, but at the end of the day it is a “group thing,” because they all have a little bit of doubt about whether it makes sense.

“I know it sounds crazy, but we also have the doubt of, ‘what happens if this sucks? What happens if it ain’t good?’,” he said of a fear that re-capturing their early millennium chart magic and onstage chemistry might be hard after more than 20 years apart. When Turner suggested a Coachella surprise performance as a potential vehicle for a return, Fatone reminded her that they did hit the stage together with Ariana Grande during her Coachella debut in 2019, sans Timberlake.

Fatone also noted that he still does Broadway and solo shows because he loves performing and plans to keep doing it “until the day I die. I’m ready to go! So whenever you guys are ready.”

It’s not like they never appear together. In a sweetly nostalgic post last October celebrating the 30th anniversary of their formation, all five men appeared in a video compilation in which they reflected on their deep bond with fans and each other. “30 years. October 1, 1995 feels like yesterday… and somehow a lifetime ago. Five guys chasing a dream turned into something bigger than we ever imagined,” the post began. “The music. The shows. The memories. An unbreakable bond: with each other, and with all of you. Through every high and low, your love has carried us. Forever grateful. Here’s to three decades of *NSYNC.”

From 1995 until their hiatus in 2002, *NSYNC released four albums and scored an unbeatable run of chart hits, including the 2000 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “It’s Gonna Be Me,” as well as the 1999 No. 2 hit “Music of My Heart” with Gloria Estefan, the No. 4 smash “Bye Bye Bye” and a pair of No. 5 singles with “Girlfriend” and “This I Promise You.”

They also reunited in 2013 for a surprise performance at that year’s MTV VMAs, then again in 2018 for a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, as well as to release the song “Better Place” for Timberlake’s 2023 Trolls Band Together animated film and in the studio to record “Paradise” from Timberlake’s sixth solo album, 2024’s Everything I Thought It Was.

Despite all those collaborations, though, Fatone made it sound like the chances of all five hitting the stage for a major tour is not in the cards for now. “I’ve always pushed the issue,” he told ET. “I’ll be honest, I always say, ‘Hey, why not? because I think I’m ready. I don’t think everybody else is ready yet.”