The band is also releasing a brand new studio album
blink-182 have reunited with guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge for a massive 2023 world tour tour. The original trio – bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker, and DeLonge – will kick off the trek on March 11, 2023, at Imperial GNP in Tijuana, Mexico. The shows mark their first-ever performances in Latin America.
The North American leg begins on May 4, 2023 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The band will perform in Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Dallas, and many more cities. From there, the band will head to Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. See the full tour itinerary below.
Tickets go on sale Monday, October 17 at 10am via blink182.com. “We’re coming. Tour’s coming. Album’s coming. Tom’s coming,” the band stated. Check out the group’s hilarious tour announcement video below.
Turnstile will serve as special guests at the North American shows. The Story So Far will accompany blink-182 on the European leg. Rise Against are tagging along for the performances in Australia and New Zealand.
Additionally, the group has recorded a brand new studio album. The record’s first singe “Edging” arrives this Friday, October 14. Fans can pre-add and pre-save the song now HERE.
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of blink-182’s 2003 self-titled album. Released via Geffen, the platinum-selling record would be the band’s last before a lengthy hiatus. They regrouped in 2011 and released Neighborhoods, which is the band’s final LP to date with Tom DeLonge.
On October 6, Troy Hanson, Cumulus Media’s Vice President of Corporate Programming for Rock Formats, confirmed that DeLonge had officially rejoined blink-182 and that the band was planning a full-scale North American arena tour. Hanson broke the news on the Q101’s Brian, Ali & Justin Podcast – Chicago’s alternative rock radio staton.
“Tom DeLonge has rejoined blink-182 and they are coming to the United Center,” Hanson stated.
blink-182 parted ways with DeLonge back in January of 2015. Unsurprisingly, there were conflicting reports about how the situation unfolded. The band recruited Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba to fill in after DeLonge’s departure.
“We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason,” the band said in a statement at the time. “A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn’t want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinitely, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors. “No hard feelings, but the show must go on for our fans.”
“To all the fans, I never quit the band,” DeLonge said on his social media at the time. “I actually was on a phone call about a blink-182 event for New York City at the time all these weird press releases started coming in. Apparently those releases were ‘sanctioned’ from the band. Are we dysfunctional, yes. But, Christ.”
Last June, blink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus revealed that he had been diagnosed with cancer. He had started chemotherapy treatments three months prior. Before he began his treatment, he had a visit with blink bandmate Barker and then-former guitarist DeLonge.
“It was the first time that all three of us were in the same room in, like, five years,” Hoppus told Billboard back in August. “It’s actually better than it used to be. There was no agenda. There were no lingering grudges. It felt very back to what it should be: three friends sitting in a room.”
SOUTH AMERICA
March 11 – Tijuana, MX – Imperial GNP (Festival)
March 14 – Lima, Peru – Estadio San Marcos+
March 17-19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina (Festival)
March 17-19 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile (Festival)
March 21-22 – Asuncion, Paraguay – Venue TBA
March 23-26 – Bogotá, Colombia – Estereo Picnic (Festival)
March 24-26 – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brasil (Festival)
March 28 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes+
April 1-2 – Monterrey, MX – Venue TBA
NORTH AMERICA
May 4 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center*
May 6 – Chicago, IL – United Center*
May 9 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*
May 11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena*
May 12 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre*
May 16 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse*
May 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena*
May 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
May 20 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena*
May 21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden*
May 23 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*
May 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center*
May 26 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Arena*
May 27 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium*
June 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center*
June 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Banc of California Stadium*
June 20 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena*
June 22 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center*
June 23 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center*
June 25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*
June 27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
June 39 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place*
June 30 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome*
July 3 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
July 5 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center*
July 7 – Austin, TX – Moody Center*
July 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center*
July 10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena*
July 11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – FLA Live Arena*
July 13 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena*
July 14 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center*
July 16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena*
*With Support from Turnstile
EUROPE
^With Support from The Story So Far
Sep 2 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro^
Sep 4 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena^
Sep 5 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena^
Sep 8 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis^
Sep 9 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena^
Sep 12 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena^
Sep 13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena^
Sep 14 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum^
Sep 16 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena^
Sep 17 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena^
Sep 19 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena^
Sep 20 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle^
Oct 2– Lisbon, Portugal – Altice Arena^
Oct 3 – Madrid, Spain – Wizink Centre^
Oct 4 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi^
Oct 6 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena^
Oct 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome^
Oct 9 – Paris, France – Accor Arena^
Oct 11 – London, UK – The O2^
Oct 14 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena^
Oct 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena^
Oct 21 – Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
^With Support from The Story So Far
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
Feb 9 – Perth, Western Australia – RAC Arena!
Feb 11 – Adelaide, South Australia – Entertainment Centre!
Feb 13 – Melbourne, Victoria – Rod Laver Arena!
Feb 16 – Sydney, New South Wales – Qudos Bank Arena!
Feb 19 – Brisbane, Queensland – Entertainment Centre!
Feb 23 – Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena!
Feb 26 – Christchurch, NZ – Christchurch Arena!
! With Support from Rise Against