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Blink-182 Tour
Tour by Blink-182
Location
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated albumBlink-182
Start dateDecember 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)
End dateDecember 16, 2004 (2004-12-16)
Legs1
No. of shows80
Supporting acts
Blink-182 concert chronology

The Untitled Album Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Blink-182 in support of the group's untitled fifth studio album (2003). The arena and amphitheater began December 2, 2003 in Toronto and concluded December 16, 2004 in Dublin, Ireland. Support acts over the course of the tour included The Nervous Return, Motion City Soundtrack, Brand New, Gyroscope, Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, the Used, and Sparta. It was the band's final tour before their initial disbandment from 2005 to 2009.

The tour was organized in support of the band’s fifth studio album and included the band's first performances for troops stationed in the Persian Gulf and Bahrain, marking their only visits to the Middle East. The tour also featured extended runs in Australia, as well as the band’s first-ever concerts in Mexico and Japan. The tour grossed $14.4 million from 42 concerts that drew more than 421,000 fans, according to Billboard Boxscore.[1]

Background

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The tour began following the conclusion of the DollaBill Tour, opening with a series of Christmas radio shows in December 2003. The tour's full stage production included extensive lighting effects and large video screens.[2] A European leg followed in February 2004, with Australian dates in March. The band then performed their first concerts in Mexico in April before embarking on a North American leg, alongside Cypress Hill, that concluded in Honolulu.[3] In mid-2004, the band co-headlined a separate North American tour with No Doubt.[4] Additional legs included a four-city Japanese tour in August and a larger Australian run in September. During breaks in the schedule, the band appeared at the Teen Choice Awards[5] and participated in MTV Icon honoring The Cure, where they performed a cover of "A Letter to Elise".[6] The final leg consisted of an eleven-date European tour focused mainly on the United Kingdom.[7] The band also traveled with a portable recording studio during the tour, allowing them to continue working on new material while on the road.[2]

Notable moments from the tour included Robert Smith of the Cure joining the band onstage during their shows at Wembley Arena in December 2004.[8] During the tour, Blink-182 participated in a Habitat for Humanity project in Harrisburg as part of the Raise the Roof initiative;. guitarist Tom DeLonge and bassist Mark Hoppus helped paint a home before the band's concert in nearby Hershey.[9] At the final show in Dublin, opening act The Kinison staged an onstage prank during a performance of "The Rock Show".[10] A recurring gag during the tour involved Hoppus performing an amateur drum solo as the show came to a close.[11]

Portions of a concert were filmed and included in an episode of MTV's Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.[12] The band also planned to film material for a live concert film, directed by Estevan Oriol, intended for release in 2005.[13] Bassist Mark Hoppus compared the project to Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. The project was shelved following the band's breakup, although an unfinished workprint leaked online in 2022.[14]

Support acts

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Support acts over the course of the tour included The Nervous Return, Motion City Soundtrack, Brand New, Gyroscope, Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, the Used, and Sparta. Death Cab for Cutie were scheduled to open the December 2004 dates,[15] but canceled due to illness.

Injury and rescheduled shows

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After a concert in Melbourne, drummer Travis Barker fractured his right foot in a fall.[16] Despite performing the next show in Adelaide using a modified drum setup, the injury forced Blink-182 to postpone Australian dates in Perth, Sydney, and Brisbane, as well as postpone a scheduled tour of Japan.[17] The dates were later expanded, and rescheduled and performed in August and September 2004.[18] Despite ongoing recovery, Barker remained on tour throughout mid-2004 and performed while wearing a cast.[2] After his recovery from foot surgery, a signed cast worn by him was auctioned on eBay. Decorated with stickers, graffiti, and doodles, the cast was sold through Barker’s clothing brand Famous Stars and Straps, with proceeds benefiting a charity selected by Barker.[19]

Reception

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Writing for The Guardian, Dave Simpson praised the band's live musicianship, particularly Tom DeLonge’s "fearsome pop melodies" and Travis Barker’s "hyperactive but sublime drumming," but felt the group struggled to balance its more serious material with its trademark juvenile humor.[20]

Tour dates

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List of 2003 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support acts[21]
Date City Country Venue Support act(s)
December 2, 2003 Toronto Canada Phoenix Concert Theatre
December 3, 2003 Boston United States Orpheum Theatre
December 5, 2003 New York City Hammerstein Ballroom
December 11, 2003 Sacramento ARCO Arena
December 14, 2003 Universal City Universal Amphitheatre
List of 2004 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and support acts[22][23][24]
Date City Country Venue Support act(s)
February 6, 2004 London England Wembley Arena The Nervous Return
Motion City Soundtrack
February 7, 2004 Manchester Manchester Arena
February 8, 2004 Renfrewshire Scotland Braehead Arena
February 10, 2004 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
February 11, 2004 London Hammersmith Apollo
February 13, 2004 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
February 14, 2004 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
February 15, 2004 Bologna Italy Sports Hall N/a
February 17, 2004 Düsseldorf Germany P. Halle Motion City Soundtrack
February 18, 2004 Paris France Le Zénith
March 10, 2004 West Melbourne Australia[a] Festival Hall Brand New and Gyroscope
March 11, 2004
March 14, 2004 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
April 22, 2004 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Coca-Cola Panda
April 23, 2004 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
April 24, 2004
April 29, 2004 Boise United States Idaho Center Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday
April 30, 2004 West Valley City E Center
May 1, 2004 Greenwood Village Coors Amphitheatre Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Reeve Oliver
May 3, 2004 Dallas Smirnoff Music Center
May 4, 2004 Selma Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 5, 2004 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
May 7, 2004 Atlanta HiFi Buys Amphitheatre Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Motion City Soundtrack
May 8, 2004 Orlando TD Waterhouse Centre Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday
May 9, 2004 West Palm Beach Sound Advice Amphitheatre
May 11, 2004 Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Fall Out Boy
May 12, 2004 Raleigh Alltel Pavilion
May 14, 2004 Columbus Germain Amphitheater
May 15, 2004 Maryland Heights UMB Bank Pavilion
May 16, 2004 Bonner Springs Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 18, 2004 Minneapolis Target Center Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday
May 20, 2004 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center The Used and Taking Back Sunday
May 21, 2004 Clarkston DTE Energy Center
May 22, 2004 Burgettstown Post-Gazette Pavilion The Used, Taking Back Sunday, and the Nervous Return
May 24, 2004 Virginia Beach Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 25, 2004 Scranton Montage Mountain Ski Resort
May 26, 2004 Hershey Hershey Pavilion The Used and Taking Back Sunday
May 28, 2004 Toronto Canada Molson Amphitheatre The Used, Taking Back Sunday, and the Nervous Return
May 29, 2004
May 30, 2004 Darien United States Darien Lake Performing Arts Center The Used and Taking Back Sunday
June 5, 2004 Hartford ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre The Used
June 6, 2004 Camden Tweeter Center The Used
June 28, 2004[b] Milwaukee Henry Maier Festival Park Motion City Soundtrack
July 30, 2004[c] Paso Robles Paso Robles Event Center N/a
August 13, 2004 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Center
August 14, 2004 Maui Maui Arts & Cultural Center
August 17, 2004 Fukuoka Japan Zepp Motion City Soundtrack
August 19, 2004 Osaka
August 20, 2004
August 21, 2004 Nagoya Diamond Hall
August 23, 2004 Tokyo Zepp Tokyo
August 24, 2004
August 25, 2004
August 28, 2004 Canberra Australia Australian Indoor Stadium Sparta and Gyroscope
August 29, 2004 Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre
August 31, 2004 Melbourne Festival Hall
September 2, 2004 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
September 3, 2004 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
September 4, 2004
September 6, 2004 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
September 7, 2004
September 8, 2004
September 9, 2004
November 30, 2004 Birmingham England National Exhibition Centre
December 1, 2004 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
December 2, 2004 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena
December 3, 2004 Manchester Manchester Arena

Supported by The Kinison and Sugarcult

December 5, 2004 London Wembley Arena
December 6, 2004
December 7, 2004 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
December 8, 2004 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
December 10, 2004 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
December 11, 2004 Münster Germany Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland
December 13, 2004 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena
December 14, 2004 London Carling Academy Brixton
December 16, 2004 Dublin Ireland Point Theatre

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ The band was scheduled for an entire tour in Australia, but cancelled when Barker broke his foot.[25]
  2. ^ This concert was a part of Summerfest.
  3. ^ This concert was a part of the California Mid State Fair.

Citations

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  1. ^ Peters, Mitchell (May 15, 2009). "Blink-182 Announces Summer Tour Plans". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Blink 182 UK tour details". BBC (Radio 1). June 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  3. ^ "News -For The Record: Quick News On Metallica, Nas, Blink-182, C-Murder, Puddle Of Mudd, The Who". mtv.com. April 5, 2002. Archived from the original on April 9, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  4. ^ "No Doubt, Blink-182 Team Up For Summer Tour". mtv.com. February 3, 2004. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  5. ^ "2004 Teen Choice Awards Winners". Billboard. August 9, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  6. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Blink-182, Modest Mouse, Kid Rock, Joss Stone, Something Corporate & More". MTV News. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on September 13, 2004. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Blink-182's DeLonge Expects 'Always' To Change Life As We Know It". mtv.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  8. ^ Lynch, Jessica (April 10, 2025). "Mark Hoppus Says The Cure's Robert Smith Once Tried to Kiss Him". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  9. ^ "Blink 182 Charity". Ultimate Guitar. May 28, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  10. ^ Anderl, Tim (April 1, 2025). "News: The Kinison Releases Unreleased Song – New Noise Magazine". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  11. ^ "Blink-182, Hordern Pavilion". The Sydney Morning Herald. September 8, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  12. ^ "blink-182 / News : Laguna Beach". blink182.com. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  13. ^ Joe D'Angelo (November 12, 2004). "Blink-182 Celebrate Longevity With '80s-Sounding 'Always'". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  14. ^ Tate, Jason (October 24, 2022). "Unreleased 2004 Blink-182 Documentary". chorus.fm. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  15. ^ "BLINK 182 TAKE THE DEATH CAB". NME. July 11, 2004. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  16. ^ Content, Contributed (March 17, 2004). "Marilyn Hilton, Paris' grandmother, dead at 76…". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  17. ^ Jon Wiederhorn (March 15, 2004). "Blink-182 Drummer Breaks Foot In Blunder Down Under". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  18. ^ "Blink 182 Expand Australian Tour". Ultimate Guitar Archive. May 21, 2004. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  19. ^ "Britney Lends Her Little Sis A Hand". mtv.com. December 8, 2004. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  20. ^ Simpson, Dave (February 10, 2004). "Blink-182, Manchester Arena". The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  21. ^ "blink-182 / Events". blink182.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2004.
  22. ^ "blink-182 / Events". blink182.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008.
  23. ^ Joe D'Angelo (March 26, 2004). "Cypress Hill Bring It Back Home With Till Death Do Us Part". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  24. ^ "X-clusive: Blink 182 Announce UK Tour". XFM. June 7, 2004. Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  25. ^ Jon Wiederhorn (March 15, 2004). "Blink-182 Drummer Breaks Foot In Blunder Down Under". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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