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Blink 182 Announce European Tour
Following a 5 year hiatus, breaking the merchandise sales record at Reading & Leeds Festivals this year and sold out shows in Scotland and Eire in August, Pop punk pioneers Blink 182, have confirmed a run of UK arena dates next summer – their first UK headlining Arena tour in over 7 years.
The full list of 2011 UK dates are as follows:
Friday 8th July MANCHESTER MEN Arena
Tuesday 12th July NEWCASTLE Metro Radio Arena
Wednesday 13th July NOTTINGHAM Trent FM Arena
Friday 15th July BIRMINGHAM LG Arena
Monday 18th July LONDON The 02 Arena
Tickets for the shows will go on sale on Friday 26th November and are
Priced at £32.50 regionally and £35 in London. Available at link /www.ticketmaster.co.uk /0844 811 0051 / 0844 826 2826
Blink 182 were formed in San Diego in 1992 by Mark Hoppus and Tom De Longe and later joined by drummer Travis Barker. The bands breakthrough album, Enema Of The State, was released in 1999 and went on to sell in excess of 15 million copies worldwide. Their next two albums, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (2001) and blink 182 (2003) cemented their position as a pop punk supergroup. Additionally the band have won a number of MTV Awards throughout their career.
A new album will be released in Summer 2011 via Universal / Island Records.