Blink-182 Reunite On Stage, Announce Dates

05/15/09 11:37am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Blink-182 played a surprise reunion gig at Hollywood's Paramount Pictures lot on Thursday night and have announced details of their upcoming summer tour.

Singer/bassist Mark Hoppus, singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker were asked to serve as the surprise closers of an event that unveiled the T-Mobile Sidekick LX. Barker and DJ Am were on the bill along with Weezer, who will open part of Blink-182's upcoming summer tour.

"Thanks to Travis and Tom," Hoppus wrote on his blog on Friday morning. "You are my brothers, and it feels amazing to share the stage with you once again."

Blink-182's reunion tour kicks off July 24 in Los Angeles and runs until Oct. 3 in Altantic City, N.J. Eight Canadian dates are on the itinerary: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto.

Openers include Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic At The Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French, according to Billboard.com. It's not yet been determined what dates those acts will appear on the bill.

Blink-182 manager Rick Devoe told Billboard.com the band are rehearsing and are "hoping to have at least one new song in the repertoire."

Devoe also said tickets will be affordable, with amphitheatre lawn seats costing $20. Tickets go on sale on May 30 through Live Nation's website.

Here are Blink-182's reunion dates:

July 24 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
July 28 Vancouver, BC @ General Motors Place
July 30 Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
July 31 Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Aug. 1 Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
Aug. 2 Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Aug. 4 Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
Aug. 6 Boston, MA @ Comcast Center
Aug. 7 Quebec City, QC @ Colisee Pepsi
Aug. 8 Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Aug. 9 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
Aug. 12 Hershey, PA @ Star Pavilion
Aug. 13 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 14 Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
Aug. 15 Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 16 Omaha, NE @ Westfair Amphitheater
Aug. 18 Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Aug. 20 Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 21 Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center
Aug. 22 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 23 Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 25 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 27 Saratoga, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Aug. 28 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 29 Hartford, CT @ New England Dodge Music Center
Aug. 30 Washington, DC @ TBA
Aug. 31 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon Theater at Jones Beach
Sept. 2 Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Sept. 3 St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 4 Kansas City, KS @ Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone
Sept. 6 Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
Sept. 7 Salt Lake City, UT @ David O. MacKay Events Center
Sept. 10 Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater
Sept. 12 Sacramento, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 14 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Sept. 16 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 17 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 19 Phoenix, AZ @ Tempe Beach Park
Sept. 21 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
Sept. 23 Spring, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sept. 24 Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
Sept. 26 West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
Sept. 27 Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater
Sept. 29 Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
Oct. 1 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Oct. 2 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Oct. 3 Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Events Center