Blink 182 announces summer dates, set for Charlotte

Blink 182 will embark on their first tour in five years this summer and fall and it's a big one. The band currently have 48 shows scheduled and though those dates do not include a Triangle show, the trio will play Charlotte's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on October 1. No ticket info is available yet.

The tour is set to host a grab bag of big openers for the dates including Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Asher Roth and Chester French. Which openers will play which dates have not been announced yet. Fall Out Boy, All-American Rejects, and Asher Roth will open the Charlotte show. The fanclub pre-sale starts on May 27 at 10am with other pre-sales on following days. The general on-sale date is May 30 at 10am.

Blink 182's big return performance will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on May 21, though the band technically played their first show last night at a private party.

I saw about two songs of a Blink 182 set years ago at Walnut Creek when they toured with Green Day and I was glad Green Day played first. Travis Barker is a really good drummer, but Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge just simply couldn't sing. They butchered the two songs I saw before leaving. Hopefully they've acquired some much needed skills in that area during their hiatus.

Blink 182 dates:
07.24.09 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint ~* [Tickets]
07.28.09 - Vancouver, BC - GM Place %*
07.30.09 - Calgary, AB - Saddledome #%*
07.31.09 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place #%
08.01.09 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Center #%
08.02.09 - Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre #%
08.04.09 - Milwaukee - Marcus Amphitheater #%*
08.06.09 - Boston, MA - Comcast Center #%*
08.07.09 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre #*
08.08.09 - Porland, ME - Cumberland County Civic Center [Tickets]
08.12.09 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion #^*
08.13.09 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center #^* [Tickets]
08.14.09 - Pittsburgh, PA - Post Gazette Pavilion #^*
08.15.09 - Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre #^*
08.16.09 - Omaha, NE - Westfair Amphitheater #^* [Tickets]
08.18.09 - Minneapolis, MN - Xcel Energy Center #^*
08.20.09 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater #^*
08.21.09 - Buffalo, NY - Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center #^*
08.22.09 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre #^*
08.23.09 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheater !$*
08.25.09 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center !$*
08.27.09 - Saratoga, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center !$*
08.28.09 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center !$*
08.29.09 - Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center !$*
08.30.09 - Washington, DC - TBA
08.31.09 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon Theater at Jones Beach !$*
09.02.09 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center !$* [Tickets]
09.03.09 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
09.04.09 - Kansas City, KS - Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone !$*
09.06.09 - Denver, CO - Fiddlers Green Amphitheater !$*
09.07.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - David O. McKay Events Center $*
09.10.09 - Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheater !$*
09.12.09 - Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater !$*
09.13.09 - Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater !$*
09.14.09 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl !$¢
09.16.09 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheater !$¢
09.17.09 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater !$¢
09.19.09 - Phoenix, AZ - Tempe Beach Park #%
09.21.09 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion #%¢
09.23.09 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center #%¢ [Tickets]
09.24.09 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion #%¢ [Tickets]
09.26.09 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater #%¢
09.27.09 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater #%¢
09.29.09 - Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheater #%¢ [Tickets]
10.01.09 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre #%¢
10.02.09 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater #%¢
10.03.09 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Events Center ¢

# w/ Fall Out Boy
% w/ The All-American Rejects
* w/ Chester French
^ w/ Panic at the Disco
! w/ Weezer
$ w/ Taking Back Sunday
¢ w/ Asher Roth
~ w/ Motion City Soundtrack