Blink 182 - Dublin & Belfast 2012

Furious-Red

FROM MARK, TOM AND TRAVIS: It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce our planned 2011 European Summer tour has been rescheduled. When we booked the tour last year, we were confident that we would have the new album out before the Summer. Turns out wewere mistaken as the album is taking longer than we thought and won't be outtill later this year. We hoped we wouldhave some new songs to play rather than do another 'greatest hits tour' whichyou all saw last Summer. As much as weknow our fans would be cool with that, we feel that we owe you guys somethingnew when you spend your money to come see us. Frankly, it's what needs tocontinue for us to remain vital. Thethree of us are working very hard to do what we set out to do when were-formed...get a new blink-182 album recorded. Apologies to all of our fans who have bought tickets and were lookingforward to the Summer shows but we'll be back soon with the rescheduled datesin Summer 2012, have a new album out and be able to play new songs for you all.Thanks for all of the continued support and understanding. The rescheduled dates are on our website (www.blink182.com) and are listed below.



NEW UK/IRISH DATES ADDED: Onsale date is Thursday 21st April 2011



For those of you whohoped to see the us at Oxegen and T In The Park festivals this year, we're verysorry that we won’t be there as we were looking forward to playing them somuch. However, we’ve added Dublin,Belfast and Glasgow arena dates listed below onto next summer’s tour so we cansee our Irish and Scottish fans.



Tuesday 12 June, 2012 - Dublin, o20818 719300 www.ticketmaster.ie



Wednesday 13 June 2012 - BelfastOdyssey Arena - 028 9073 9074/084427774455 www.ticketmaster.ie



Wednesday 20 June 2012 -Glasgow SECC - 0844 4999 990 / gigsinscotland.com

honru

tbh while I was looking forward to seeing Blink at Oxegen I would way prefer to see them when they have a new album out so they can play some new songs. So I'm satisfied with their decision to move the tour to 2012 and a gig in The O2 is fine with me.

StaticAge11

The idea of tickets going on sale almost a year and a half in advance baffles me though. Just seems like a long wait =/

Revolution9

With spelling like that it's no surprise they can't finish an album in time!

This is great news for me though.
Wasn't willing to stomach the tripe at Oxegen just to see Blink.

Pigwidgeon

Just saw this. There's a presale on the MCD facebook tomorrow morning at 9am.

Only noticed that it's next year. Oh well, I'm still going. They were great in the o2 last August so I can't wait for their new stuff.

Asphyxia

Huh! I was looking forward to seeing them play at Oxegen but whatever I can see them more intimately now

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Slap bang in the middle of my Leaving Cert. Fúck sake.:mad:

Gunslinger92

Not an iota of interest in this to be honest, I enjoyed them last August but I wouldn't go see them again, not at their own show.

StaticAge11

You Me At Six WONT be supporting anyway, they just ruled it out

scudzilla

Fcukin ridiculous how tickets are on sale this week, at a few days notice, for a gig over 14 months away.

I won't be buying for sure

Tenks

I plan on going to both. :cool:

A V A

im delighted they waited rather than doing another greatest hits tour !!!

its mad to think its almost a year and a half away man i dont even know weather ill still be alive or here next year so i dont know weather to get them !!!! i think i ight go see both shows in ireland

maximoose

StaticAge11 wrote: »

The idea of tickets going on sale almost a year and a half in advance baffles me though. Just seems like a long wait =/

This really annoys me too. And I cant think of any other reason for it than the money sits in an account accruing interest before ticket sales proceeds are divided up.

honru

Guys there's no conspiracy. The tour was rescheduled to coincide with the festivals that the band are instead playing in 2012... that's why they were postponed to the summer of next year.

Yes they could have done a tour of their arena gigs earlier and returned to play the festivals at a later stage but considering Travis' understandable aversion to flying these days it's not that simple.

StaticAge11

Anyone else notice how none of these Tour dates are on the potential dates of Oxegen 2012? And they are in the UK midweek for Arena shows . . . .

the_doctor199

StaticAge11 wrote: »

Anyone else notice how none of these Tour dates are on the potential dates of Oxegen 2012? And they are in the UK midweek for Arena shows . . . .

Not impossible, but they'll be playing twice in Ireland 3 weeks before Oxegen.

Furious-Red

Yea they will do the O2 show and then do Oxegen obviously when they are announcing acts for Oxegen 2012 their gig will have sold out anyways

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

StaticAge11 wrote: »

The idea of tickets going on sale almost a year and a half in advance baffles me though. Just seems like a long wait =/

maximoose wrote: »

This really annoys me too. And I cant think of any other reason for it than the money sits in an account accruing interest before ticket sales proceeds are divided up.

its because their tour was pulled this summer, so the original tickets are still valid, loads of bands have done it in the past

Very happy with this, would prefer to see them in the o2 than at oxegen, and would prefer to hear new songs. not that the last o2 gig was bad or anything!

Tenks

Apparently the pre-sale has sold out?

johnn

Why not just do Oxegen also as advertised :rolleyes: You are meant to perform a "Greatest Hits" set at the big festivals, nobody wanted them to do new songs there anyway. fair enough cancelling their own headline shows, but its poor from them to cancel Oxegen after the people have already paid, Pricks :rolleyes:

honru

johnn wrote: »

Why not just do Oxegen also as advertised :rolleyes: You are meant to perform a "Greatest Hits" set at the big festivals, nobody wanted them to do new songs there anyway. fair enough cancelling their own headline shows, but its poor from them to cancel Oxegen after the people have already paid, Pricks :rolleyes:

Would have been difficult to justify only playing festivals (they weren't playing that many anyway) though I think this tour cancellation should have been announced months ago. All we got word of was that extremely ambiguous Oxegen omission in March.

Releasing an album takes months of preparation so to announce this two months before the start of the tour just piles on the frustration for those looking forward to seeing them, and it could have been avoided.

johnn

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

Would have been difficult to justify only playing festivals (they weren't playing that many anyway) though I think this tour cancellation should have been announced months ago. All we got word of was that extremely ambiguous Oxegen omission in March.

Releasing an album takes months of preparation so to announce this two months before the start of the tour just piles on the frustration for those looking forward to seeing them, and it could have been avoided.

so its agreed they're pricks?

A V A

johnn wrote: »

so its agreed they're pricks?

:rolleyes:

Tenks

johnn wrote: »

so its agreed they're pricks?

No.

Furious-Red

They will do Oxegen next year

nitromaster

Tenks wrote: »

Apparently the pre-sale has sold out?

The O2 one has. There's still standing left at blink's site
http://uktickets.blink182.com/Store/DisplayItems.html

Pigwidgeon

Really? I bought standing ones for the o2 about an hour ago.

A V A

im still getting standing tickets up on ticket master

FionnK86

baz2009 wrote: »

Slap bang in the middle of my Leaving Cert. Fúck sake.:mad:

Me too,:mad: And they're last gig was the night before our first day in 5th year...they have some weird timing...

I think its on the night of the Maths and Irish exams and before the French and History exams...:mad:

Still going though!!!:D

Monsieur Folie

FionnK86 wrote: »

Me too,:mad: And they're last gig was the night before our first day in 5th year...they have some weird timing...

Haha ah I went anyway! =P

Furious-Red wrote: »

They will do Oxegen next year

Oxegen are unlikely to book headliners that are playing two big shows in Ireland a few weeks beforehand!

honru

FionnK86 wrote: »

Slap bang in the middle of my Leaving Cert. Fúck sake. :mad:

That actually is very poor timing because it will cut a significant portion of their late teen fanbase (which--going by their last gig here--is pretty big).

I remember I was super pissed when Weezer were booked for Vicar Street around the Leaving Cert period the year I did mine. Luckily they came back a few months later to play The Point (though to have seen them in Vicar Street would have been awesome).

Furious-Red

Monsieur Folie wrote: »

Haha ah I went anyway! =P





Oxegen are unlikely to book headliners that are playing two big shows in Ireland a few weeks beforehand!

The Black Eyed Peas played 2 nights in the O2 not to long before Oxegen last year.
By the time they come around to announced Oxegen 2012 the shows will have sold out and they might not be announced in their 1st announcement

honru

Furious-Red wrote: »

The Black Eyed Peas played 2 nights in the O2 not to long before Oxegen last year.
By the time they come around to announced Oxegen 2012 the shows will have sold out and they might not be announced in their 1st announcement

That's what I'm thinking... if the shows sell out then it would give reason to add them to the Oxegen lineup. But if a large portion of their fanbase are preparing for a smack of exams that week.

lordgoat

Monsieur Folie wrote: »

Oxegen are unlikely to book headliners that are playing two big shows in Ireland a few weeks beforehand!

By not playing oxegen this year it means they'll owe MCD a festival gig, i will be shocked if they are not playing oxegen and T in the park next year. The dates the arena shows are on and the fact they cancelled festivals this years leads me to believe they will be playing them next year.

Also it's not unlikely for promoters to have bands lined up more than a year in advance.

StaticAge11

They have already confirmed that the German festivals they are missing this year, they will return to next year as headliners

Mushy

Dunno whether to go, know they are god awful live but wanna hear a few oldies too. Couldnt go last time unfortunately.

Furious-Red

Mushy wrote: »

Dunno whether to go, know they are god awful live but wanna hear a few oldies too. Couldnt go last time unfortunately.

Well i seen them last year twice (outdoors and indoors) and they were pretty good outdoors but would prob recommend going to see them in the O2 because they will sound that much better imo .

Tenks

Mushy wrote: »

Dunno whether to go, know they are god awful live but wanna hear a few oldies too. Couldnt go last time unfortunately.

Have you actually seen them live or are you going by Youtube?

Because they are completely different experiences.

Mushy

Tenks wrote: »

Have you actually seen them live or are you going by Youtube?

Because they are completely different experiences.

Admittedly its youtube, but when two of them cant really play their instruments or sing, it doesnt inspire confidence. Lots of reports they be muck live.

Also, they cancelled cos the album wont be ready so can play new songs. If they not ready now, there is zero chance theyll be good or ever finished. A break from recording would be best for them.

honru

Mushy wrote: »

Admittedly its youtube, but when two of them cant really play their instruments or sing, it doesnt inspire confidence. Lots of reports they be muck live.

They're not great singers nor amazing on their respective instruments but Travis behind the kit really pulls up the slack. I could be biased being a drummer myself.

They have a penchant for great pop songs but I'd most likely be far less interested in Blink if it wasn't for Travis.

Mushy

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

They're not great singers nor amazing on their respective instruments but Travis behind the kit really pulls up the slack. I could be biased being a drummer myself.

They have a penchant for great pop songs but I'd most likely be far less interested in Blink if it wasn't for Travis.

Travis is great, cant deny that. I think they overdid it though, their songs went seriously downhill with the serious image thrust upon them. I'd say the fact its so expensive and so far away is making me less positive about it, closer to the time and the prospect of some Dumpweed, it'll be great.

Basq

Mushy... they look and sound terrible live on YouTube.

But they really impressed me in The O2 last year.. Tom's voice is horrific but they gave the gig socks!

Great fun!

A V A

Mushy wrote: »

Admittedly its youtube, but when two of them cant really play their instruments or sing, it doesnt inspire confidence. Lots of reports they be muck live.

Also, they cancelled cos the album wont be ready so can play new songs. If they not ready now, there is zero chance theyll be good or ever finished. A break from recording would be best for them.

this chap lads ahaha mark can play his bass pretty well,the way he uses harmonys in the style of music blink play is pretty sweet!! toms good at guitar when he's not wasted (which is half of the time),mark can sing , but i dont know what to say about toms? :P

Mushy

A V A wrote: »

this chap lads ahaha mark can play his bass pretty well,the way he uses harmonys in the style of music blink play is pretty sweet!! toms good at guitar when he's not wasted (which is half of the time),mark can sing , but i dont know what to say about toms? :P

What exactly do you mean by 'this chap lads ahahah'? Hinting I'm an idiot for having a different opinion and knowing they are not in any way really good on their instruments, is that it? There is a difference between singing and being able to sing ya know!

The songs would be fun alright, but fun and good are two entirely different things.

A V A

Mushy wrote: »

What exactly do you mean by 'this chap lads ahahah'? Hinting I'm an idiot for having a different opinion and knowing they are not in any way really good on their instruments, is that it? There is a difference between singing and being able to sing ya know!

The songs would be fun alright, but fun and good are two entirely different things.

hahaha bit touchy there!!!! twas a joke!!!! i know there is a difference are you hinting im an idiot?? and they are able to sing ,they just have the laugh on stage and just like they've never done is take them selves to seriously !!!

Mushy

A V A wrote: »

hahaha bit touchy there!!!! twas a joke!!!! i know there is a difference are you hinting im an idiot?? and they are able to sing ,they just have the laugh on stage and just like they've never done is take them selves to seriously !!!

Ha most people don't know there is. I feel they went serious years ago (around Box car Racer time), which kinda ruined it for me. I don't think it'll sell out this time either, so least there is time to decide. can't see many new songs being put in.

A V A

people can grow up over time to a certain extent ,things and experiences happened in their life so that will effect their writing and performance etc !! they were going to try take themselves serious at one point in their life , now they're just having fun because they are back together and realizing they are very good friends and what happened with the break up is behind them , like marks said before "we are now just focusing on what we use to do ,just going and having fun,hanging out with good friends and playing music again weather it be old or new "

Mushy

A V A wrote: »

people can grow up over time to a certain extent ,things and experiences happened in their life so that will effect their writing and performance etc !! they were going to try take themselves serious at one point in their life , now they're just having fun because they are back together and realizing they are very good friends and what happened with the break up is behind them , like marks said before "we are now just focusing on what we use to do ,just going and having fun,hanging out with good friends and playing music again weather it be old or new "

Keep it to the old Mark, please?

A V A

Mushy wrote: »

Keep it to the old Mark, please?

what:rolleyes:

Mushy

A V A wrote: »

what:rolleyes:

Referring to last bit of the comment, they should just stick to the old.

Tenks

Blink's last album, to me, is easily their best with Dude Ranch following. I think blink proved themselves as more than just a joke band for skaters and teenagers with that album.

But hey, opinions.