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Blink 182 Add Extra Dates

• 13th Dec 2010

Following astonishing tickets sales, Blink 182 have added a further two shows for their July 2011 UK arena tour in Birmingham and Liverpool.

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 will be headlining their first arena tour in over 7 years. Support comes from You Me At Six.

The full list of 2011 UK dates are as follows:

Friday 1st July BIRMINGHAM NIA Arena*
Monday 4th July LIVERPOOL Echo Arena*
Thursday 7th July SHEFFIELD Motorpoint Arena
Friday 8th July MANCHESTER MEN Arena SOLD OUT
Tuesday 12th July NEWCASTLE Metro Radio Arena
Wednesday 13th July NOTTINGHAM Trent FM Arena SOLD OUT
Friday 15th July BIRMINGHAM LG Arena SOLD OUT
Saturday16thJuly CARDIFF International Arena SOLD OUT
Monday 18th July LONDON The O2 Arena SOLD OUT
Tuesday 19th July LONDON The O2 Arena

*Tickets for the new shows are on sale Thursday 9th December @ 9.30am and are priced at £32.50. 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.