Blink 182 add O2 Academy Brixton to UK tour
2 intimate UK shows added to the biggest UK pop punk tour of all time
Blink-182 have announced that they will play 2 intimate club shows at the end of their UK/European tour. The dates will be at Manchester O2 Apollo on Tuesday 24th July and London O2 Academy Brixton on Wednesday 25th July. Tickets are priced at £32.50 in Manchester and £35 in London and go on general sale at 9.30am on Friday 25 May.
Drummer Travis Barker has said “We’ve super excited to be doing a couple of smaller club shows at the end of our European run. It’s been a while since we’ve done shows in the UK like this and we think it will be awesome for our fans and for us too. I’m leaving next week to come over to Europe and can’t wait to see all of our fans at the shows!”
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.
The full list of UK/Irish dates are as follows:
Tuesday 12 June, 2012 - Dublin, 02 0818 719300 www.ticketmaster.ie
Wednesday 13 June 2012 - Belfast Odyssey Arena - 028 9073 9074/084427774455 www.
Wednesday 20 June 2012 - Glasgow SECC - 0844 4999 990 / gigsinscotland.com
Tuesday 24 July – Manchester O2 Apollo – 0844 477 2000 / gigsandtours.com
Wednesday 25 July – London O2 Academy Brixton - 0844 477 2000 / gigsandtours.com
RESCHEDULED DATES – June/July 2012
UK Dates
Thursday 07 June 2012 - Birmingham NIA - 0844 338 8000 - Tickets still valid from Friday 01 July 2011
Friday 08 June 2012 - London The O2 - Tickets still valid from Monday 18 July 2011
Saturday 09 June 2012 - London The O2 - Tickets still valid from Tuesday 19 July 2011
Friday 15 June 2012 - Manchester MEN Arena - 0844 847 2000 - Tickets still valid from Friday 8 July 2011
Saturday 16 June 2012 - Birmingham LG Arena - 0844 338 8000 - Tickets still valid from Friday 15 July 2011
Sunday 17 June 2012 - Sheffield Motorpoint Arena - 0114 256 5656 - Tickets still valid from Thursday 7 July 2011
Tuesday 19 June 2012 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena - 0844 493 6666 - Tickets still valid from Tuesday 12 July 2011
Tuesday 10 July 2012 - Cardiff Motorpoint Arena - 029 2022 4488 - Tickets still valid from Saturday 16 July 2011
Wednesday 11 July 2012 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena - 0844 412 4624 - Tickets still valid from Wednesday 13 July 2011
Thursday 12 July 2012 - Liverpool Echo Arena - 0844 8000 400 - Tickets still valid from Monday 04 July 2011
Original tickets will be valid for the rescheduled dates. For further information or queries regarding the rescheduled dates please contact the ticket agent where you purchased your tickets.
Article posted by Musicmafia
