Blink-182 in Concert

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Blink-182 in Concert
Tour by Blink-182
Blink182 concertposter.jpg
Promotional poster for the tour
Start dateJuly 23, 2009 (2009-07-23)
End dateSeptember 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)
Legs2
No. of shows
  • 56 in North America
  • 14 in Europe
  • 70 total
Blink-182 concert chronology

Blink-182 in Concert (also known as The Summer Tour and the Greatest Hits Tour) was the tenth concert tour by American rock band Blink-182 and was the band's first tour since 2004. Bassist/singer Mark Hoppus jokingly referred to the tour as One Way Ticket to Boneville, a name they got from a fan on a KROQ interview. [1] In 2009, it ranked 32nd on Pollstar's "Top 50 Tours in North America", earning over $25 million. [2]

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Background

The band performing in Las Vegas Blinklv.jpg
The band performing in Las Vegas

After tensions among the band members arose in 2004, plans for a spring 2005 tour in North America were scrapped. In early 2005, a confirmed appearance at the Music for Relief benefit concert to be held in Anaheim, California, U.S. was cancelled. On February 22, 2005, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge announced he had quit the band. [3]

The members went their separate ways. DeLonge formed a new band, Angels & Airwaves, which released two albums and a DVD, entitled Start the Machine , chronicling the final days of Blink-182 and the genesis of Angels & Airwaves. Hoppus and Barker formed a new project +44, which released one album in 2006. The new +44 album was still in pre-production.

At the 51st Grammy Awards ceremony on February 8, 2009, all three members of the band appeared onstage for the first time since December 2004. [4] Barker announced the band's reformation, stating that "we used to play music together, and we decided we're going to play music together again", with Hoppus adding, "Blink-182 is back!" A message appearing on the band's website the same day confirmed the reformation and added that the band was in the studio writing and recording a new album and preparing for a world tour. [4] The band also updated their "smiley face" logo to feature six arrows instead of the previous five. After the on-stage announcement many fans began to speculate on Travis Barker's arm being in a sling. An MTV article released on February 10 claimed that Barker had recently undergone surgery to repair "extensive nerve damage", from which a recovery could take up to ten weeks. This would not affect the tour, which started in the summer of 2009. [5]

On February 16, DeLonge confirmed that Blink-182 would be touring in "a big event" this summer. DeLonge went on to note that his commitments with Angels & Airwaves would be held off and the band would release a new album coupled with a feature film in 2010. DeLonge stated that the new Blink-182 record would be a fusion of all his previous works, including Box Car Racer and Angels & Airwaves. [6]

As a surprise to fans, the band played their first live performance since 2004 at the T-Mobile launch for the new Sidekick at the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood, California on May 14, 2009. [7] In addition to the performance, the band made their first television appearance since the 2005 break up; they played "The Rock Show" on May 18 and also performed "All the Small Things" on May 19, both on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Fall Out Boy was the main supporting act for the tour and played their last concert together in New York City on October 4, before reuniting in 2013. Weezer took over the last 4 dates of the North American tour.

Reception

At the Las Vegas opener, Jason Bracelin of Spin called the gig a "prolonged rim shot," while observing "there has always been an almost child-like vulnerability and tender-skinned emotiveness at the core of the band." [8] Evan C. Jones at Billboard reviewing the band's Madison Square Garden shows, called the set ferocious, praising the showmanship of Barker, "thrusting his signature, kinetic flourishes onto the drum kit." [9] In St. Louis, Matthew Fernandes of the Post-Dispatch called "Blink's playing was adequate if not spectacular." [10]

Opening acts

Setlist

  1. "Dumpweed"
  2. "Feeling This"
  3. "The Rock Show"
  4. "Easy Target" or "Go"
  5. "What's My Age Again?"
  6. "Obvious" or "Violence"
  7. "I Miss You"
  8. "Stay Together for the Kids"
  9. "Down"
  10. "Always"
  11. "Stockholm Syndrome"
  12. "First Date"
  13. "Man Overboard"
  14. "Going Away to College" or "Don't Leave Me"
  15. "Not Now"
  16. "All the Small Things"
  17. "Adam's Song" (July 23–August 27)
  18. "Reckless Abandon"
  19. "Josie"
  20. "Anthem Part Two"
    Encore
  21. "Untitled I" (Instrumental Interlude)
  22. "Carousel"
  23. "Dammit"

Source: [12]

Tour dates

List of 2009 concerts [13] [14]
DateCityCountryVenue
July 23, 2009 Las Vegas United States The Joint
July 24, 2009
July 28, 2009 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
July 30, 2009 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
July 31, 2009 Edmonton Rexall Place
August 1, 2009 Saskatoon Credit Union Centre
August 2, 2009 Winnipeg MTS Centre
August 4, 2009 Milwaukee United States Marcus Amphitheater
August 6, 2009 Mansfield Comcast Center
August 7, 2009 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
August 8, 2009 Toronto Molson Amphitheatre
August 9, 2009 Wantagh United States Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 12, 2009 Hershey Hersheypark Stadium
August 13, 2009 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 14, 2009 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion
August 15, 2009 Tinley Park First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 16, 2009 Council Bluffs Westfair Amphitheatre
August 18, 2009 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
August 20, 2009 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 21, 2009 Darien Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 22, 2009 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 23, 2009TorontoCanadaMolson Amphitheatre
August 25, 2009 Wantagh United StatesNikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 26, 2009 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center
August 27, 2009 Camden Susquehanna Bank Center
August 29, 2009 Hartford Comcast Theatre
August 30, 2009 [A] Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 4, 2009 [B] Bonner Springs Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
September 6, 2009 Greenwood Village Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
September 7, 2009 Orem McKay Events Center
September 9, 2009 Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 10, 2009 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
September 12, 2009 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre
September 13, 2009 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 14, 2009 Bakersfield Rabobank Arena
September 16, 2009 Chula Vista Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
September 17, 2009 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 18, 2009
September 19, 2009 Tempe Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre
September 21, 2009 Albuquerque Journal Pavilion
September 23, 2009 Dallas SuperPages.com Center
September 24, 2009 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 26, 2009 West Palm Beach Cruzan Amphitheatre
September 27, 2009 Tampa Ford Amphitheatre
September 28, 2009 Pelham Verizon Wireless Music Center
September 29, 2009 Maryland Heights Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
September 30, 2009 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
October 2, 2009 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
October 3, 2009 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
October 4, 2009New York City Madison Square Garden
October 6, 2009 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
October 7, 2009 Atlanta Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
October 10, 2009Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
October 12, 2009 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
List of 2010 concerts
DateCityCountryVenue
August 16, 2010 Aberdeen Scotland Press & Journal Arena
August 17, 2010 Glasgow Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
August 19, 2010 [C] Hasselt BelgiumKempische Steenweg
August 20, 2010 [D] Biddinghuizen NetherlandsSpijk en Bremerberg
August 21, 2010 [E] Lüdinghausen Germany Flugplatz Borkenberge
August 22, 2010 [F] Leipzig Störmthaler See
August 24, 2010 Hamburg Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld
August 25, 2010 [G] Übersee Almfischer Festivalgelände
August 27, 2010 [H] ParisFrance Domaine National de Saint-Cloud
August 28, 2010 [I] Leeds England Bramham Park
August 29, 2010 [J] Reading Little John's Farm
August 31, 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2
September 3, 2010 [K] Wiesen AustriaFestivalgelände Wiesen
September 4, 2010 [L] Bologna ItalyArena Parco Nord
September 26, 2010 [M] Fontana United States Auto Club Speedway
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
August 31, 2009 Saratoga Springs, New York Saratoga Performing Arts Center Cancelled. [24]
September 2, 2009Cuyahoga Falls, OhioBlossom Music CenterRescheduled to September 30, 2009 [25]
September 3, 2009Maryland Heights, MissouriVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterRescheduled to September 29, 2009 [25]
September 29, 2009AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre at LakewoodRescheduled to October 7, 2009 [25]
October 1, 2009Charlotte, North CarolinaVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreRescheduled to October 6, 2009 [25]

Box office box score

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
The JointLas Vegas7,878 / 7,878 (100%)$442,705 [26]
Rexall PlaceEdmonton11,972 / 13,585 (88%)$673,448 [27]
Comcast CenterMansfield19,881 / 19,900 (~100%)$837,711 [28]
Bell CentreMontreal14,767 / 14,767 (100%)$704,891 [29]
Molson AmphitheatreToronto30,176 / 32,309 (93%)$1,492,464 [30]
Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh25,114 / 27,749 (90%)$1,211,775 [27] [31]
Hersheypark StadiumHershey17,108 / 17,981 (95%)$716,367 [27]
Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati20,561 / 20,561 (100%)$554,292 [27]
Post-Gazette PavilionBurgettstown22,044 / 22,044 (100%)$645,086 [28]
First Midwest Bank AmphitheatreTinley Park20,630 / 20,630 (100%)$793,749 [28]
Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul11,170 / 14,445 (77%)$497,244 [28]
Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville15,358 / 24,680 (62%)$339,356 [28]
Darien Lake Performing Arts CenterDarien18,857 / 21,577 (87%)$535,799 [31]
DTE Energy Music TheatreClarkston15,703 / 15,703 (100%)$489,037 [31]
PNC Bank Arts CenterHolmdel Township16,946 / 16,946 (100%)$616,495 [31]
Susquehanna Bank CenterCamden25,396 / 25,396 (100%)$750,219 [31]
Comcast TheatreHartford24,767 / 24,767 (100%)$688,328 [32]
Fiddler's Green AmphitheatreGreenwood Village17,011 / 17,011 (100%)$497,138 [33]
McKay Events CenterOrem6,747 / 7,179 (94%)$303,389 [33]
Sleep Train AmphitheatreWheatland17,073 / 18,500 (92%)$404,890 [30]
Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View22,791 / 23,300 (98%)$616,427 [30]
Cricket Wireless AmphitheatreChula Vista19,602 / 19,602 (100%)$579,440 [30]
Verizon Wireless AmphitheatreIrvine29,874 / 29,874 (100%)$1,076,082 [34]
Journal PavilionAlbuquerque15,277 / 15,277 (100%)$387,621 [34]
SuperPages.com CenterDallas22,464 / 23,112 (97%)$600,418 [34]
Cynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionThe Woodlands16,545 / 16,545 (100%)$585,930 [34]
Cruzan AmphitheatreWest Palm Beach19,728 / 19,728 (100%)$462,668 [34]
Ford AmphitheatreTampa19,477 / 19,514 (~100%)$552,348 [34]
Verizon Wireless Music CenterPelham5,506 / 10,289 (53%)$181,204 [35]
Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterMaryland Heights16,377 / 21,000 (78%)$383,637 [35]
Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls17,893 / 20,351 (89%)$534,683 [35]
Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterVirginia Beach20,055 / 20,055 (100%)$499,527 [35]
Madison Square GardenNew York City14,733 / 14,733 (100%)$699,740 [35]
Verizon Wireless AmphitheatreCharlotte13,048 / 18,808 (69%)$298,226 [35]
Hollywood PalladiumLos Angeles3,826 / 3,826 (100%)$202,714 [36]
Santa Barbara BowlSanta Barbara4,235 / 4,792 (88%)$213,150 [37]
Trabrennbahn BahrenfeldHamburg14,734 / 15,000 (98%)$598,985 [38]
The O2Dublin12,552 / 12,552 (100%)$636,128 [38]
TOTAL647,876 / 691,966 (94%)$22,303,311

Personnel

References

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