Rory Kramer
Blink-182's original lineup, Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, released an album, One More Time ..., this year.
It's all the small things in life that keep you going. Like a totally classic '90s/aughts band putting out its first album with its original lineup in over a decade and announcing a tour behind it.
Yes, we're talking about blink-182. Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker are back in a big way with One More Time ... Its first single, the title track, dropped late last month.
Thankfully for its St. Louis fans, the band is scheduled to make a stop at Enterprise Center on August 10, and tickets for the tour go on sale at 10 am. Friday at blink182.com. San Diego rock band Pierce the Veil will be opening for some of the tour, including in St. Louis.
It's sure to be a nostalgic trip for the band, whose third album Enema of the State (and subsequent offerings) was largely responsible for introducing that instantly recognizable pop-punk sound into the mainstream (Could we have had Avril Lavigne, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco or even Grimes without it? Unlikely). And fans of that sound need will find a lot to like in the new album, which sounds very much of a piece with the older work but with lyrics reflecting the time that's passed and, at times, a tone that's a bit more mature — within reason.
But not too mature. There's enough of that f-you joi de vivre that listeners won't be asking themselves, what's my age again?
For more information, and to buy tickets on Friday, visit blink182.com.
NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES:
*With Pierce The Veil
+With Alexisonfire and Pierce The Veil
Jun 20 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center*
Jun 21 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center*
Jun 24 – San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center* Jun 25 – Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena*
Jun 27 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena*
Jun 30 – San Diego, CA – Petco Park*
July 02 – Glendale, AZ – Desert Diamond Arena* July 03 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena*
July 06 — Los Angeles, CA — SoFi Stadium*
July 08– Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center*
July 09 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center*
Jul 11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center*
Jul 13 – Portland, OR – Moda Center*
Jul 14 – Quincy, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre*
Jul 21 – Flushing, NY – Citi Field*
July 23 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park*
July 24 — Hartford, CT — The XFINITY Theatre*
Jul 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center*
Jul 27 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena*
Jul 29 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena* Jul 30 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena*
Aug 01 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena*
Aug 02 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse* Aug 06 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center*
Aug 07 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum*
Aug 09 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center*
Aug 10 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center*
Aug 12 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena*
Aug 13 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center* Aug 15 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre+
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