Tour by Blink-182 | |
Location | Europe • North America |
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Associated album | California |
Start date | July 21, 2016 |
End date | September 22, 2017 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 119 |
Box office | $28.9 million |
Blink-182 concert chronology |
The California Tour was a headlining concert tour by American rock band Blink-182 in support of the group's seventh studio album, California (2016). The tour began on July 21, 2016 in San Diego, California and ended on September 22, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to the tour, the group embarked on the We Are Pirates Tour, performing at several festivals and amphitheaters between May and July 2016. Support acts on the initial, first leg of the California tour included A Day to Remember, and the All-American Rejects and All Time Low on certain dates. A second European tour in mid-2017 included guests Frank Turner, the Front Bottoms, and SWMRS.
The California Tour grossed more than $28.9 million from its first 58 shows with a total attendance of 745,395. [1]
After touring and releasing the band's sixth album Neighborhoods (2011), it became difficult for Blink-182 to record new material, due to guitarist Tom DeLonge's various projects. [2] After disagreements, the remaining members of the group—vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker—sought separation from DeLonge and recruited guitarist Matt Skiba, best known as the frontman of rock band Alkaline Trio, in his place. Blink-182 performed two club shows and a slot at the Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival in March 2015 with Skiba "filling in" for DeLonge. [3] Afterwards, they regrouped and recorded the album California with producer John Feldmann. [4]
Following the band's first performances with Skiba in 2015, Barker alluded to a potential tour with A Day to Remember, who supported the band on its three initial shows with Skiba in 2015. [5] The tour was first announced on April 28, 2016 on Los Angeles radio station KROQ's Kevin and Bean . [6] After the North American leg was completed, the group played some small shows in Europe, before returning to the States for festival dates in December. Following one-off shows and appearances in early 2017, the band will again tour the U.S. with support acts the Naked and Famous and Wavves. [7] A large European tour commenced in mid-2017. [8]
Shows on the California tour were received positively. The Houston Chronicle 's Joey Guerra considered it "one of the tightest shows this season." [9] Dave Simpson of The Guardian called it a "slick, professional rock show complete with ticker tape, pyrotechnics and lots of hits." [10]
Many reviewers contrasted Skiba with DeLonge; "Skiba barely says a word," noted The Guardian. [10] David Greenwald from the Oregonian felt the show was missing DeLonge's "wonderfully whiny voice [and] the easy camaraderie he and Hoppus once shared." [11] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 's Scott Mervis wrote that "there was clearly something missing from the Blink experience. Every major band has its thing, and Blink's is being the whiny pop-punk trio with the obnoxious, profane interplay." [12] "The new Blink feels like a whole new band altogether – not definitively better, not definitively worse, but definitively not the same," wrote Jay Cridlin of the Tampa Bay Times . [13] A couple reviewers considered Skiba an improvement. Case Keefer of the Las Vegas Sun wrote that "the live show was noticeably improved with Skiba's soothing voice and raging effort." [14]
Many praised Barker's drumming ability; "a truly dizzying drummer and an otherwise silent enigma," Greenwald wrote, [11] while Simpson dubbed him "the glue holding everything together [...] a joy to watch." [10] Among the more negative reviews came from Kevin Williams at the Chicago Tribune , who reviewed the band's Lollapalooza set. Williams commented that "This by-the-numbers set can make an eloquent argument that old punkers should just fade away ... [they] feel like a tribute band." [15]
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Encore
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Date | City | Country | Venue | Support | Attendance | Revenue [16] |
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July 21, 2016 | San Diego | United States | Viejas Arena | A Day to Remember The All-American Rejects DJ Spider | 16,604 / 17,864 | $1,007,164 |
July 22, 2016 | ||||||
July 23, 2016 | Las Vegas | The Joint | 8,746 / 8,746 | $685,380 | ||
July 24, 2016 | ||||||
July 26, 2016 | El Paso | Don Haskins Center | — | — | ||
July 28, 2016 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena | ||||
July 29, 2016 | Dallas | Gexa Energy Pavilion | ||||
July 30, 2016 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | ||||
July 31, 2016 | The Woodlands | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | ||||
August 2, 2016 | Atlanta | Lakewood Amphitheatre | ||||
August 3, 2016 | Greenville | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | ||||
August 5, 2016 | West Palm Beach | Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre | ||||
August 6, 2016 | Tampa | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre | ||||
August 8, 2016 | Nashville | Ascend Amphitheater | ||||
August 9, 2016 | Cuyahoga Falls | Blossom Music Center | ||||
August 10, 2016 | Cincinnati | Riverbend Music Center | ||||
August 12, 2016 | Camden | BB&T Pavilion | A Day to Remember, All Time Low, DJ Spider | |||
August 13, 2016 | Wantagh | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | ||||
August 14, 2016 | Holmdel | PNC Bank Arts Center | ||||
August 16, 2016 | Virginia Beach | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater | ||||
August 17, 2016 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | ||||
August 19, 2016 | Mansfield | XFINITY Center | ||||
August 20, 2016 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre | 7,435 / 8,645 | $393,525 | |
August 21, 2016 | Toronto | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
August 23, 2016 | Syracuse | United States | Lakeview Amphitheater | |||
August 24, 2016 | Darien | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center | ||||
August 25, 2016 | Scranton | The Pavilion at Montage Mountain | ||||
August 27, 2016 | Hershey | Star Pavilion | ||||
August 28, 2016 | Burrgettstown | First Niagara Pavilion | ||||
August 30, 2016 | Clarkston | DTE Energy Music Theatre | ||||
August 31, 2016 | Grand Rapids | Van Andel Arena | 9,492 / 10,201 | $538,927 | ||
September 2, 2016 | Hartford | Xfinity Theatre | — | — | ||
September 3, 2016 | Bangor | Darling's Waterfront Pavilion | ||||
September 4, 2016 | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | ||||
September 8, 2016 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | A Day to Remember The All-American Rejects DJ Spider | |||
September 9, 2016 | Tinley Park | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | ||||
September 10, 2016 | Noblesville | Klipsch Music Center | ||||
September 11, 2016 | Maryland Heights | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | ||||
September 13, 2016 | Denver | Pepsi Center | ||||
September 15, 2016 | Boise | Taco Bell Arena | ||||
September 16, 2016 | Spokane | Spokane Arena | ||||
September 17, 2016 | Seattle | KeyArena | 12,987 / 13,376 | $606,445 | ||
September 18, 2016 | Vancouver | Canada | Abbotsford Centre | — | — | |
September 20, 2016 | Ridgefield | United States | Sunlight Supply Amphitheater | |||
September 22, 2016 | West Valley City | USANA Amphitheatre | A Day to Remember All Time Low DJ Spider | 18,949 / 20,000 | $429,280 | |
September 24, 2016 | Phoenix | Ak-Chin Pavilion | 18,135 / 19,346 | $600,794 | ||
September 25, 2016 | Albuquerque | Isleta Amphitheater | — | — | ||
September 28, 2016 | Mountain View | Shoreline Amphitheater | ||||
September 29, 2016 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | ||||
September 30, 2016 | Inglewood | The Forum | 26,058 / 26,058 | $1,409,804 | ||
October 1, 2016 | ||||||
October 5, 2016 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Bowl | — | — | ||
October 6, 2016 | Fresno | Save Mart Center | 9,339 / 10,562 | $465,640 | ||
October 7, 2016 | Irvine | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
November 7, 2016 [lower-alpha 1] | London | England | One Golden Square | — | — | — |
November 7, 2016 [lower-alpha 2] | ||||||
November 8, 2016 [lower-alpha 3] | Paris | France | Studio 104 | |||
November 9, 2016 [lower-alpha 4] | Ouï FM Studios | |||||
November 10, 2016 | Stockholm | Sweden | Bandit Radio | |||
November 11, 2016 | Bryggarsalen | |||||
December 8, 2016 [lower-alpha 5] | Las Vegas | United States | Pearl Theatre | — | — | — |
December 9, 2016 [lower-alpha 6] | Oakland | Oracle Arena | ||||
December 10, 2016 [lower-alpha 7] | San Diego | Valley View Casino Center | ||||
December 11, 2016 [lower-alpha 8] | Inglewood | The Forum |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Support | Attendance | Revenue |
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January 4, 2017 [lower-alpha 9] | Las Vegas | United States | Palms Casino Resort | — | — | — |
January 5, 2017 | Brooklyn Bowl | |||||
January 10, 2017 [lower-alpha 10] | Hollywood | Hollywood Masonic Temple | ||||
January 30, 2017 [lower-alpha 11] | Los Angeles | Staples Center | ||||
February 4, 2017 [lower-alpha 12] | Phoenix | Coors Light Birds Nest | ||||
March 22, 2017 | Austin | Austin360 Amphitheater | The Naked and Famous | — | — | |
March 23, 2017 [lower-alpha 13] | Houston | NRG Stadium | 65,011 / 71,795 [9] | — | ||
March 25, 2017 | Las Cruces | Pan American Center | — | — | ||
March 26, 2017 [lower-alpha 14] | Tucson | Kino Stadium | — | — | ||
March 28, 2017 | Lubbock | Lonestar Amphitheater | — | — | ||
March 30, 2017 | Independence | Silverstein Eye Centers Arena | — | — | ||
March 31, 2017 | North Little Rock | Verizon Arena | — | — | ||
April 1, 2017 [lower-alpha 15] | Frisco | Toyota Stadium | — | — | — | |
April 2, 2017 | Phoenix | Margaret T. Hance Park | — | — | ||
April 19, 2017 | Flagstaff | Northern Arizona University | The Naked and Famous Wavves | — | — | |
April 21, 2017 | Amarillo | Aztec Music Hall | — | — | ||
April 22, 2017 | Rogers | Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion | — | — | ||
April 23, 2017 | Springfield | Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque | — | — | ||
April 25, 2017 | Pelham | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre | — | — | ||
April 26, 2017 | North Charleston | North Charleston Coliseum | — | — | ||
May 2, 2017 | Pensacola | Pensacola Bay Center | — | — | ||
May 3, 2017 | Tallahassee | The Pavilion | — | — | ||
May 4, 2017 | Orlando | Orlando Fairgrounds | — | — | ||
May 7, 2017 [lower-alpha 16] | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach Arts and Entertainment District | Wavves | — | — | |
May 9, 2017 | New Orleans | UNO Lakefront Arena | The Naked and Famous Wavves | 3,593 / 5,400 | $195,739 | |
June 9, 2017 [lower-alpha 17] | Paris | France | Hippodrome de Longchamp | — | — | — |
June 12, 2017 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle | A Day to Remember | — | — |
June 13, 2017 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena | — | — | ||
June 15, 2017 [lower-alpha 18] | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Pannonia Fields | — | — | — |
June 16, 2017 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | A Day to Remember | — | — |
June 17, 2017 [lower-alpha 19] | Monza | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | — | — | — |
June 24, 2017 [lower-alpha 20] | Scheeßel | Germany | Eichenring | — | — | — |
June 25, 2017 [lower-alpha 21] | Neuhausen ob Eck | Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield | — | — | — | |
June 26, 2017 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy | A Day to Remember SWMRS | — | — |
June 29, 2017 | Berlin | Germany | Max-Schmeling-Halle | — | — | |
July 1, 2017 [lower-alpha 22] | Werchter | Belgium | 3118 Werchter | — | — | — |
July 3, 2017 | Cardiff | Wales | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff | Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls [35] The Front Bottoms | — | — |
July 4, 2017 | Nottingham | England | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | — | — | |
July 5, 2017 | Leeds | First Direct Arena | — | — | ||
July 7, 2017 | Birmingham | Barclaycard Arena | — | — | ||
July 9, 2017 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | — | — | ||
July 11, 2017 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | — | — | |
July 12, 2017 | Aberdeen | GE Oil & Gas Arena | — | — | ||
July 14, 2017 | Manchester | England | Castlefield Bowl | — | — | |
July 15, 2017 | Liverpool | Echo Arena | — | — | ||
July 19, 2017 | London | The O2 Arena | — | — | ||
July 20, 2017 | — | — | ||||
July 31, 2017 | Lewiston | United States | Artpark | PVRIS | — | — |
August 1, 2017 | Columbus | Express Live! | Four Year Strong | |||
August 3, 2017 [lower-alpha 23] | Chicago | Grant Park | — | |||
Metro | ||||||
August 9, 2017 | Prior Lake | Mystic Amphitheater at Mystic Lake Casino | ||||
August 10, 2017 [lower-alpha 24] | Sturgis | Buffalo Chip Campground | ||||
August 24, 2017 [lower-alpha 25] | Sacramento | Papa Murphy's Park | ||||
September 16, 2017 [lower-alpha 26] | Atlanta | Piedmont Park | ||||
September 19, 2017 | Tulsa | Brady Theater | ||||
September 22, 2017 [lower-alpha 27] | Las Vegas | Downtown Las Vegas | ||||
Total | — | — |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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September 5, 2016 | Atlantic City | United States | Atlantic City Beach | Hurricane Hermine [41] |
April 28, 2017 [lower-alpha 28] | Exuma | The Bahamas | — | Quality management [43] |
June 21, 2017 | Stockholm | Sweden | Gröna Lund | Limited traveling ability [45] |
June 22, 2017 [lower-alpha 29] | Halden | Norway | Fredriksten | |
June 28, 2017 [lower-alpha 30] | Roskilde | Denmark | Darupvej 19 DK-4000 | |
July 14, 2017 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena | Manchester Arena bombing [48] |
July 17, 2017 | Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre | Illness [49] | |
July 28, 2017 | New York City | United States | Citi Field | Death of Chester Bennington [50] |
July 30, 2017 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | ||
September 13, 2017 | Knoxville | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | N/A | |
September 14, 2017 | New Braunfels | Whitewater Amphitheater | N/A [51] |
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