Monday’s have been the scene of some truly incredible tour announcements and then also some that make you sit back and wonder what made the promoters organize them since in most cases the two sides of the coin are vastly different. Such is the news about Blink 182 and Lil Wayne doing a summer co-headlining tour. Check out the press release, poster and the dates and I will return at the close.
The Press Release:
Multi-platinum, award winning artists blink-182 and Lil Wayne announced they’ll be hitting the road together for the first time ever on a co-headlining tour across North America this summer. Special guest Neck Deep will join on all dates. Produced by Live Nation, the massive 38-city outing will kick off June 27th in Columbus, OH and make stops in Toronto, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping September 16th in Cincinnati, OH. The tour will see both artists playing indoors and outdoors in arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S. and Canada all summer long.
To celebrate the upcoming tour, blink-182 and Lil Wayne recently got together to record a special tour announcement video, featuring a mash-up of their hits “What’s My Age Again?” and “A Milli.” Watch the video now
Fans can expect a tour like no other from the two artists who have both defined and defied their respective genres over the past two decades. They have both seen incredible success in their long-lasting careers with the astonishing number of awards, multi-platinum albums and singles and #1 songs stacked between the two of them – a testament to each’s long standing and loyal fan bases.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, May 10th at 12pm local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card of the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, May 7th at 10am local time until Thursday, May 9th at 10pm local time through Citi EntertainmentSM. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. To celebrate National Concert Week, a very limited number of $20 all-in tickets will be available today at 11am PT/2pm ET until Tuesday, May 7th at 10pm local time. (In select markets. While supplies last.)
Photo credit: Randall Slavin
The Tour Dates:
Jun 27: Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
Jun 29: Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
Jun 30: Atlantic City, NJ @ Vans Warped Tour*
Jul 01: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul 03: Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Jul 05: Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
Jul 06: Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
Jul 07: Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage*
Jul 09: Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center*
Jul 10: Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Jul 11: Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
Jul 13: Bangor, ME @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
Jul 16: Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Jul 17: Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheatre
Jul 20: Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
Jul 21: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jul 23: Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Jul 25: West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Jul 26: Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jul 27: Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Jul 29: Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
Jul 31: Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug 01: Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
Aug 02: Dallas, TX @ The Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug 04: El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center*
Aug 05: Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
Aug 07: San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug 08: Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
Aug 27: Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
Aug 30: Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Aug 31: Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
Sep 02: Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
Sep 04: Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
Sep 06: Wichita, KS @ Hartman Arena*
Sep 07: Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove*
Sep 08: Kansas City, MO @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
Sep 10: Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sept 13: Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest*
Sep 14: St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Sep 16: Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
*blink-182 only
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Truth be told I am not sure what to say about this one. I love a lot of the older Blink 182 stuff but I barely like or listen to any Rap at all and can’t really tell you what Lil Wayne is all about. I know that I see him discussed on TMZ a lot when I breeze through that program hoping to learn any Rock, Metal and Geek news. It’s not often but it does happen when they run out of Kardashian things to discuss. This could work out or it could be one of those shows where the Blink fans come late or early depending on when they play. Since this is a co-headlining tour, they might be switching off each and every night. What do you readers think about this tour.
Official Websites:
Blink 182: https://www.blink182.com/
Lil Wayne: https://www.youngmoney.com/
Neck Deep: https://www.neckdeepuk.com/