After a five-year break and one tragic close call, Blink-182 are reuniting for an extensive summer tour. The band will play nearly 50 dates across the U.S., with Weezer and Fall Out Boy–headliners in their own right–as openers. Also along for the ride are Panic at the Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French.
Tickets range from $60-$20 and go on sale May 30. The guys kick things off July 24 in Las Vegas and criss-cross the U.S. to land in Altantic City, N.J. by October 3.
Many thought the band would never get back together after a nasty separation in 2005. Two groups formed from the split–+44 and Angels and Airwaves–and members subsequently addressed the rumors about each other in the press. But the plane crash drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM survived, coupled with the death of Blink producer Jerry Finn, brought the boys back together.
After the tour, the band has plans to hit the studio to record a new album. And if you’re the type who takes none of the aformentioned bands seriously or, conversely, you feel a tinge of guilty pleasure for reading this far, you’re in great company.
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