Neighborhoods Tour
Neighborhoods Tour |
Promotional poster for tour |
Tour by Blink-182 |
Location |
Neighborhoods |
Start date |
August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15) |
End date |
July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12) |
Legs |
2 |
Shows |
7 in North America
21 in Europe
28 Total |
Blink-182 tour chronology |
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The Neighborhoods Tour is the eleventh headlining concert tour by American pop punk Blink-182. The tour supports the band's sixth studio album, Neighborhoods. Originally planned to begin in Europe, the tour was postponed so the band could focus on finishing their album. The tour will visit Canada in 2011 and Europe in 2012.
Background
The tour was first announced in November 2010, shortly after the band performed at various music festivals in the Germany, France and England.[1] Initial dates revealed arena shows in Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Nottingham, Birmingham and London.[2] The tour would mark the band's first arena shows in seven years.[3] Additional dates for the tour were announced in December 2010, with festival appearances scheduled for T in the Park and Oxegen. Four Year Strong were announced to open show in the United Kingdom. While promoting his talk show, Hoppus on Music on Popeater, he announced the band will tour the United States along with Europe.[4]
In April 2011, the band postponed their European tour until 2012.[5] Tom DeLonge stated the band's forthcoming album was not complete and they wanted to provide new songs on the tour, not repeating their previous tour. A detailed explanation followed on the band's official website. It says:
"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 we were mistaken as the album is taking longer than we thought and won't be out till later this year. We hoped we would have some new songs to play rather than do another 'greatest hits tour' which you all saw last Summer. As much as we know our fans would be cool with that, we feel that we owe you guys something new when you spend your money to come see us. Frankly, it's what needs to continue for us to remain vital. The three of us are working very hard to do what we set out to do when we re-formed...get a new blink-182 album recorded. 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. Thanks for all of the continued support and understanding".[6]
Shortly after this announcement, media outlets confirmed the band would tour the U.S. on the 10th Annual Honda Civic Tour. The band opened the long running concert tour back in 2001. They were joined by My Chemical Romance. With the album near completion in June 2011, the band stated they would tour Canada in August, separate from the Honda Civic Tour.
Opening acts
Setlist
- "Feeling This"
- "Up All Night"
- "The Rock Show"
- "What's My Age Again?"
- "Down"
- "I Miss You"
- "Stay Together for the Kids"
- "Dumpweed"
- "Always"
- "Blow Job"
- "Violence"
- "After Midnight"
- "First Date"
- "Happy Holidays, You Bastard"
- "Heart's All Gone"
- "Man Overboard"
- "Ghost on the Dancefloor"
- "All the Small Things"
- "Josie"
- Encore
- "Untitled I" (contains elements of "Can a Drummer Get Some?", "Beat Goes On", "Let's Go" and "Misfits") (Instrumental Interlude)
- "Carousel"
- "Dammit"
- "Family Reunion"
Source:[8]
Tour dates
Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
North America[7][9] |
02011-08-16August 16, 2011 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Bell Centre |
02011-08-17August 17, 2011 |
Toronto |
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
02011-08-25August 25, 2011 |
Winnipeg |
MTS Centre |
02011-08-26August 26, 2011 |
Saskatoon |
Credit Union Centre |
02011-08-27August 27, 2011 |
Edmonton |
Rexall Place |
02011-08-28August 28, 2011 |
Calgary |
Scotiabank Saddledome |
02011-10-29October 29, 2011[A] |
New Orleans |
United States |
City Park |
Europe[10][11] |
02012-06-07June 7, 2012 |
Birmingham |
England |
National Indoor Arena |
02012-06-08June 8, 2012 |
London |
O2 Arena |
02012-06-09June 9, 2012 |
02012-06-12June 12, 2012 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
The O2 |
02012-06-13June 13, 2012 |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
Odyssey Arena |
02012-06-15June 15, 2012 |
Manchester |
England |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
02012-06-16June 16, 2012 |
Birmingham |
LG Arena |
02012-06-17June 17, 2012 |
Sheffield |
Motorpoint Arena Sheffield |
02012-06-19June 19, 2012 |
Newcastle |
Metro Radio Arena |
02012-06-20June 20, 2012 |
Glasgow |
Scotland |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
02012-06-23June 23, 2012[B] |
Neuhausen ob Eck |
Germany |
Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck |
02012-06-24June 24, 2012[C] |
Scheeßel |
Eichenring |
02012-06-25June 25, 2012 |
Essen |
Grugahalle |
02012-06-26June 26, 2012 |
Frankfurt |
Festhalle Frankfurt |
02012-06-29June 29, 2012[D] |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Výstaviště Praha-Holešovice |
02012-06-30June 30, 2012 |
Berlin |
Germany |
Spandau Citadel |
02012-07-03July 3, 2012 |
Milan |
Italy |
Mediolanum Forum |
02012-07-04July 4, 2012[E] |
Lucca |
Piazza Napoleone |
02012-07-10July 10, 2012 |
Cardiff |
Wales |
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
02012-07-11July 11, 2012 |
Nottingham |
England |
Capital FM Arena Nottingham |
02012-07-12July 12, 2012[F] |
Liverpool |
Echo Arena Liverpool |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert is a part of the "Voodoo Experience"
- B This concert is a part of the "Southside Festival"
- C This concert is a part of the "Hurricane Festival"
- D This concert is a part of the "Prague City Festival"
- E This concert is a part of the "Lucca Summer Festival"
- F This concert is a part of the "Liverpool Summer Pops"
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
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June 18, 2011 |
Scheeßel, Germany |
Eichenring |
Rescheduled to June 24, 2012.[6] |
June 19, 2011 |
Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany |
Flugplatz Neuhausen ob Eck |
Rescheduled to June 23, 2012.[6] |
June 20, 2011 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Frankfurt Festhalle |
Rescheduled to June 26, 2012.[6] |
June 22, 2011 |
Berlin, Germany |
Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide |
Rescheduled to June 30, 2012 and moved to the Spandau Citadel.[6] |
June 23, 2011 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Výstaviště Praha-Holešovice |
Rescheduled to June 29, 2012.[6] |
June 24, 2011 |
Essen, Germany |
Grugahalle |
Rescheduled to June 25, 2012.[6] |
June 26, 2011 |
Roeser, Luxembourg |
Rue de la Montagne |
Cancelled.[6] This concert was a part of "Rock-a-Field"[12] |
June 27, 2011 |
Milan, Italy |
Mediolanum Forum |
Rescheduled to July 3, 2012.[6] |
June 28, 2011 |
Lucca, Italy |
Piazza Napoleone |
Rescheduled to July 4, 2012.[6] |
July 1, 2011 |
Birmingham, England |
National Indoor Arena |
Rescheduled to June 7, 2012.[6] |
July 4, 2011 |
Liverpool, England |
Echo Arena Liverpool |
Rescheduled to July 12, 2012.[6] |
July 7, 2011 |
Sheffield, England |
Motorpoint Arena Sheffield |
Rescheduled to June 17, 2012.[6] |
July 8, 2011 |
Manchester, England |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
Rescheduled to June 15, 2012.[6] |
July 9, 2011 |
Kinross, Scotland |
Balado |
Cancelled.[6] This concert was a part of "T in the Park".[13] |
July 10, 2011 |
Naas, Ireland |
Punchestown Racecourse |
Cancelled.[6] This concert was a part of "Oxegen".[13] |
July 12, 2011 |
Newcastle, England |
Metro Radio Arena |
Rescheduled to June 19, 2012.[6] |
July 13, 2011 |
Nottingham, England |
Capital FM Arena Nottingham |
Rescheduled to July 11, 2012.[6] |
July 15, 2011 |
Birmingham, England |
LG Arena |
Rescheduled to June 16, 2012.[6] |
July 16, 2011 |
Cardiff, Wales |
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
Rescheduled to July 10, 2012.[6] |
July 18, 2011 |
London, England |
The O2 Arena |
Rescheduled to June 8, 2012.[6] |
July 19, 2011 |
London, England |
The O2 Arena |
Rescheduled to June 9, 2012.[6] |
August 30, 2011 |
Victoria, British Columbia |
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre |
Cancelled[14] |
Box office score data
Venue |
City |
Tickets Sold / Available |
Gross Revenue |
Bell Centre |
Montreal |
9,908 / 11,888 (83%) |
$627,137[15] |
Credit Union Centre |
Saskatoon |
4,102 / 6,489 (63%) |
$281,278[16] |
Rexall Place |
Edmonton |
7,495 / 10,320 (73%) |
$463,443[17] |
Scotiabank Saddledome |
Calgary |
5,311 / 7,144 (74%) |
$357,373[16] |
Critical reception
The shows in Canada were well received by music critics. Rob Williams (Winnipeg Free Press) gave the concert at the MTS Centre four out of five stars. He says, "It didn't seem to matter to the crowd of 6,000 who ate everything up, from old favourites like 'Feeling This', 'Rock Show' and 'What's My Age Again?' to the new 'Up All Night' and 'After Midnight', both which lack the melodic hooks of their best material".[18] For their show at Rexall Place, Mike Ross (Jam!) gave the band four out of five stars. He explains, "If they didn’t make so many penis jokes, if they didn’t put up such a blustery front, if they didn’t crack the crudest jokes at every possible opportunity, they would simply melt into a puddle of pure mush. They would turn into a band of Bruno Marses".[19]
External links
References
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