Blink-182 has just announced a U.S. tour with My Chemical Romance and bands such as Manchester Orchestra, Rancid, and Against Me! – set to kick off August 5th in Holmdel, New Jersey. The announcement was made at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in West Hollywood, and is the most definitive tour and album news to come from the band since their last Summer tour in 2009. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Travis Barker stated that he was looking forward to playing new music and that ”It’s the first time there will be new music in nine years.”

As far as the new (still untitled) album is concerned, Blink-182 will be working hard until virtually the moment they head out to tour. Mark Hoppus gives a definitive date by saying “We have until July 31st to hand the record in, and I think we’ll use every single day until then, as always.” The band is still writing new material even now, and is excited to experiment with new material now that may eventually make it onto the finished album. Below you will find a tentative list of tour dates, but I suggest checking ww.blink182.com for updates or changes in the current schedule.

8/5/11 PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
8/6/11 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
8/7/11 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY
8/9/11 Comcast Center – Boston, MA
8/11/11 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center - Buffalo, NY
8/12/11 Jiffy Lube Live - Washington, DC
8/13/11 Hershey Park Pavilion - Hershey, PA
8/14/11 The Comcast Theatre – Hartford, CT
8/16/11 Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
8/17/11 Molson Canadian Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON
8/19/11 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
8/20/11 First Midwest Bank Pavilion – Chicago, IL
8/21/11 Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
8/23/11 Marcus Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI
8/25/11 MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB
8/26/11 Credit Union Centre – Saskatoon, SK
8/27/11 Rexall Place – Edmonton, AB
8/28/11 Saddledome – Calgary, AB
8/30/11 Save-On Foods Memorial Centre – Victoria, BC
8/31/11 Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC
9/1/11 White River Amphitheater – Seattle, WA
9/3/11 USANA Amphitheater – Salt Lake City, UT
9/4/11 Comfort Dental Amphitheater – Denver, CO
9/7/11 Xcel Energy Center – Minneapolis, MN
9/8/11 Wells Fargo Arena – Des Moines, IA
9/9/11 Sandstone Amphitheater – Kansas City, MO
9/10/11 Verizon Wireless Music Center – Indianapolis, IN
9/11/11 DTE Energy Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
9/13/11 Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH
9/15/11 First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
9/16/11 SPAC – Saratoga, NY
9/17/11 Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
9/18/11 Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach – Virginia Beach, VA
9/20/11 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC
9/21/11 Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood – Atlanta, GA
9/23/11 Cruzan Amphitheater – Miami, FL
9/24/11 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL
9/26/11 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX
9/27/11 Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
9/29/11 Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents: The Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM
9/30/11 Tempe Beach Park Amph. – Phoenix, AZ
10/1/11 Honda Center – Anaheim, CA
10/2/11 Sleep Train Amphitheatre – Sacramento, CA
10/4/11 Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord – Concord, CA
10/5/11 Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
10/7/11 Red Rock Resort, Spa & Casino – Las Vegas, NV
10/8/11 Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA
10/15/11 Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA

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