Blink 182 Postpone UK Tour Until Summer 2012
18th April 2011
Blink 182 have postponed their upcoming summer tour of the UK by a whole year. The band's 10 UK gigs, that were due to take place in July of this year, have all been rescheduled for dates in June and July of 2012. The reason for the postponement is due to the fact that Blink 182's new album is taking longer to record than first thought, and they want to have new material to play to their fans when they do eventually go on tour.
In a message posted on the band's website, Blink 182 apologised to their fans saying: "Apologies to all of our fans who have bought tickets and were looking forward to the Summer shows but we'll be back soon with the rescheduled dates in Summer 2012, have a new album out and be able to play new songs for you all."
The rescheduled dates are as follows (with previous dates in brackets):
- Birmingham NIA - 7th June 2012 (rescheduled from 1st July 2011)
- London O2 Arena - 8th and 9th June 2012 (rescheduled from 18th and 19th July 2011)
- Manchester MEN Arena - 15th June 2012 (rescheduled from 8th July 2011)
- Birmingham LG Arena - 16th June 2012 (rescheduled from 15th July 2011)
- Sheffield Motorpoint Arena - 17th June 2012 (rescheduled from 7th July 2011)
- Newcastle Metro Radio Arena - 19th June 2012 (rescheduled from 12th July 2011)
- Cardiff Motorpoint Arena - 10th July 2012 (rescheduled from 16th July 2011)
- Nottingham Capital FM Arena - 11th July 2012 (rescheduled from 13th July 2011)
- Liverpool Echo Arena - 12th July 2012 (rescheduled from 4th July 2011)
Tickets that were purchased for the 2011 UK tour will be valid for the rescheduled tour dates.