American punk rock band Blink-182 has recently announced tour dates for 2014.
The band, composed of drummer Travis Barker, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, will headline some huge festivals in the UK this year, like the Reading and Leeds Festival 2014.
"We can now confirm that the first Reading Festival Main Stage headliners for 2014 are the legendary Blink-182," said the Reading Festival Website. "Firm fan favourites, Blink-182 first played Reading & Leeds in 1999 and blew the Main Stage sky-high when they headlined in 2010. Mark, Tom and Travis return in 2014 to headline the Main Stage with their infamous punk-pop anthems and you can be sure they'll perform a set laden with hits such as 'All The Small Things', 'Dammit', and much more."
Here are the dates, according to See Tickets:
August 6, 2014 - O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
August 7, 2014 - Lockerse Festival 2014
August 8, 2014 - O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
August 11 - August 13, 2014 - Sziget Festival 2014 - Budapest, Hungary
August 13 - August 16, 2014 - FM4 Frequency Festival 2014 - Green Park, St Pölten, Austria
August 13 - August 17, 2014 - Chiemsee Summer 2014 - Festivalgelände Übersee, Übersee, Germany
August 15, 2014 - (with Travis Barker) Tipsport Arena (Tesla Arena), Prague, Czech Republic
August 18, 2014 - (with Travis Barker) Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
August 19, 2014 - (with Travis Barker) Westfalenhalle 1, Dortmund, Germany
August 20, 2014 - Hamburg Crash Fest 2014 - Trabrennbahn Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany
August 22 - August 24, 2014 - Reading Festival 2014 - Richfield Avenue, Reading, UK
As of June 28, the tickets for the O2 Academy Brixton concerts have been sold out. "Thank you London for selling out 2 nights in record time at the#O2AcademyBrixton," said the band on its Facebook page.
Aside from playing old favorites, the bans is also expected to announce their upcoming seventh studio album, set to be released next summer. This is the follow-up to the 2012 EP "Dogs Eating Dogs."
"I'm stoked to play Reading & Leeds 2014. It's our fourth time playing the festivals, and we're very honoured. The new year will see us in the studio preparing new music, getting ready to rock the fine people of the UK. Prepare for the fury," said Hoppus.
Excited for the shows? Warm up by watching this amazing video of YouTube drummer Kye Smith drumming Blink 182's entire discography in five minutes! Smith begins with 1995's "Cheshire Cat" and finishing with 2011's "Neighborhoods."
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