blink-182 in Concert

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/mark_hoppus_tells_all_about_blink-182_plus_44.html |publisher=Ultimate-Guitar |title=Mark Hoppus "Tells All" About Blink-182, Plus 44}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604564/20090208/blink_182.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210072013/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604564/20090208/blink_182.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2009 |title=Blink-182 Confirm Reunion On Grammy Stage |access-date=2009-02-09 |author=Gil Kaufman |date=February 8, 2009 |publisher=MTV News}} 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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604682/20090210/barker__travis.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211181853/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604682/20090210/barker__travis.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 11, 2009 |title=Blink-182's Travis Barker Explains Arm Sling |publisher=MTV |date=February 10, 2009 |access-date=2009-02-10}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.182online.com/2009/02/15/tom-modcam-updates/ |title=182 Online:: For All (The Small) Things Blink-182. Tom DeLonge also confirmed that the 6th arrow on the logo represents a "new campaign". |publisher=Modlife |date=February 15, 2009 |access-date=2009-02-16}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/blink-182-reunites-after-travis-j4092831/ |title=Blink-182 reunites after travis |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609160353/http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/blink-182-reunites-after-travis-j4092831 |archive-date=2009-06-09 }} 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.

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."{{cite web | last=Bracelin | first=Jason | title=Blink-182 Kick Off U.S. Tour! | website=SPIN | date=July 24, 2009 | url=https://www.spin.com/2009/07/blink-182-kick-us-tour/ | access-date=February 17, 2024}} 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."{{cite magazine | last=Jones | first=Evan C. | title=Blink-182 / October 4, 2009 / New York (Madison Square Garden) | magazine=Billboard | date=October 7, 2009 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blink-182-october-4-2009-new-york-madison-square-garden-267131/ | access-date=February 17, 2024}} In St. Louis, Matthew Fernandes of the Post-Dispatch called "Blink's playing was adequate if not spectacular."{{cite web | title=Blink-182 delights fans here Concert review • Enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd cheers band's performance. ENTERTAINMENT | website=STLtoday.com | date=January 29, 2024 | url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/blink-182-delights-fans-here-concert-review-enthusiastic-near-capacity-crowd-cheers-bands-performance-entertainment/article_c9ee63bd-69a7-581f-9811-2508b1e1398a.html | access-date=February 17, 2024}}

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• The All-American Rejects (North America, select dates)
• Asher Roth (North America, select dates){{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611839/blink182-tour-openers-possibly-more-excited-than.jhtml |title=Blink-182 Tour Openers Possibly More Excited Than You Are |author=Montgomery, James|author2=Elias, Matt |date=20 May 2009|work=MTV News|access-date=30 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107215205/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1611839/blink182-tour-openers-possibly-more-excited-than.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2012}}
• Chester French (North America, select dates)
• Fall Out Boy (North America, select dates)
• Panic! at the Disco (North America, select dates)
• Taking Back Sunday (North America, select dates)
• Weezer (North America, select dates)
• Motion City Soundtrack (Las Vegas)
• Bobby Light (Las Vegas—July 23)

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• Valencia (Las Vegas—July 23, Charlotte, Atlanta)
• The Planet Smashers (Montreal)
• illScarlett (Toronto—August 8)
• The Academy Is... (Maryland Heights)
• The Aquabats (Los Angeles, Santa Barbara)
• Mickey Avalon (Los Angeles)
• Twin Atlantic (Aberdeen, Glasgow and Dublin)
• All Time Low (Hamburg)
• Thrice (Hamburg)

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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"
21. ;Encore
22. "Untitled I" (Instrumental Interlude)
23. "Carousel"
24. "Dammit"

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2009/07/blink-182-kick-us-tour/ |title=Blink-182 Kick Off U.S. Tour! |author=Bracelin, Jason |date=24 July 2009 |work=Spin |access-date=30 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726005348/https://www.spin.com/2009/07/blink-182-kick-us-tour/ |archive-date=26 July 2009}}

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

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:{{note label|VFF|A|A}}This concert was a part of the "Virgin Mobile FREEFEST"{{cite web |url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2009/06/virgin_mobile_freefest_is_a_co.html |title=Virgin Mobile FreeFest is a coup |author=Maza, Erik |date=24 June 2009 |work=The Baltimore Sun |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903082808/http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/midnight_sun/blog/2009/06/virgin_mobile_freefest_is_a_co.html |archive-date=3 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}

:{{note label|BBB|B|B}}This concert was a part of "The Buzz Beach Ball"{{cite web |url=http://www.pitch.com/wayward/archives/2009/06/24/incoming-the-buzzs-beachball-september-4 |title=Incoming: The Buzz's Beachball, September 4 |author=Spacek, Nick |date=24 June 2009 |work=The Pitch |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926132854/http://www.pitch.com/wayward/archives/2009/06/24/incoming-the-buzzs-beachball-september-4 |archive-date=26 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}

:{{note label|PPM|C|C}}This concert was a part of "Pukkelpop"{{cite web|url=http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20100716_047|title=Dagtickets Pukkelpop voor donderdag ook uitverkocht|trans-title=Pukkelpop day tickets also sold out for Thursday|language=nl|date=16 July 2010|work=De Standaard|access-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001173529/http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=DMF20100716_047|archive-date=1 October 2012|url-status=dead}}

:{{note label|LLF|D|D}}This concert was a part of "Lowlands"{{cite web|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20100330_099|title=Lowlands maakt nieuwe namen bekend|trans-title=Lowlands make new names|language=nl|date=30 March 2010|work=Het Nieuwsblad|access-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013091051/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20100330_099|archive-date=13 October 2012|url-status=dead}}

:{{note label|AAF|E|E}}This concert was a part of the "Area4 Festival"{{cite web|url=http://www.viva.tv/musik/artists/blink-182-208781/|title=Blink-182 Biography|language=de|work=Viva|access-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209025355/http://www.viva.tv/musik/artists/blink-182-208781/|archive-date=9 December 2011|url-status=dead}}

:{{note label|HFF|F|F}}This concert was a part of the "Highfield-Festival"

:{{note label|CRF|G|G}}This concert was a part of "Chiemsee Rocks"

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:{{note label|RES|H|H}}This concert was a part of "Rock en Seine"{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/travis-barker-0823/ |title=Blink 182 Drummer Recruits Rap Heavyweights for Solo Album |author=Wright, Michael |date=23 August 2010 |work=Gibson Guitar Corporation |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104054224/http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/travis-barker-0823/ |archive-date=4 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}

:{{note label|LDF|I|I}}This concert was a part of the "Leeds Festival"{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/leeds_festival_guns_amp_roses_to_perform_despite_twitter_uncertainty_1_2250953 |title=Leeds Festival: Guns & Roses to perform despite Twitter uncertainty |date=16 August 2010 |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |publisher=Johnston Press |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505115431/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/leeds_festival_guns_amp_roses_to_perform_despite_twitter_uncertainty_1_2250953 |archive-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}

:{{note label|RGF|J|J}}This concert was a part of the "Reading Festival"

:{{note label|TDF|K|K}}This concert was a part of "Two Days a Week"

:{{note label|IDF|L|L}}This concert was a part of "Independent Days Festival"{{cite web |url=http://parma.repubblica.it/dettaglio-news/14:10/3831817 |title=Musica: tutto esaurito a Bologna per unica data italiana Blink 182 |trans-title=Music: Full house in Bologna, only Italian date for Blink 182 |language=it |date=3 September 2010 |work=la Repubblica |access-date=3 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323045216/http://parma.repubblica.it/dettaglio-news/14%3A10/3831817 |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}

:{{note label|ECF|M|M}}This concert was a part of "Epicenter"{{cite web |url=http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_D_epic_travis.1b7fc2f.html |title=Epicenter: Travis Barker talks about Fontana, new Blink-182 |author=Franko, Vanessa |date=23 September 2010 |work=The Press-Enterprise |access-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910195147/http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_D_epic_travis.1b7fc2f.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 September 2012}}

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;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

• Mark Hoppus – bass and vocals
• Tom DeLonge – guitar and vocals
• Travis Barker – drums, percussion

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