The ''California'' Tour was a headlining concert tour by American rock band
Blink-182
Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though their ...
in support of the group's seventh studio album, ''
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
'' (2016). The tour began on July 21, 2016 in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
and ended on September 22, 2017, in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
,
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. Prior to the tour, the group embarked on the
We Are Pirates Tour
The We Are Pirates Tour is a concert tour by American rock band Blink-182 in support of the group's seventh studio album, ''California'' (2016). It consisted of festival and amphitheater dates and ran between May 14 and July 10, 2016, in North Ame ...
, performing at several festivals and amphitheaters between May and July 2016. Support acts on the initial, first leg of the ''California'' tour included
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember (often abbreviated ADTR, and previously known as End of an Era) is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida, founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs. They are known for their amalgamation of meta ...
, and
the All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects is an American rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed in 1999.[All Time Low
All Time Low is an American rock band from Towson, Maryland, formed in 2003. Consisting of lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist Alex Gaskarth, lead guitarist Jack Barakat, bassist/backing vocalist Zack Merrick, and drummer Rian Dawson, the band too ...]
on certain dates. A second European tour in mid-2017 included guests
Frank Turner
Francis Edward Turner (born 28 December 1981), is an English Punk rock, punk and Folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Meonstoke, Hampshire. He began his career as the vocalist of post-hardcore band Million Dead, then embarked upon a primar ...
,
the Front Bottoms
The Front Bottoms are an American rock band from Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Brian Sella and drummer Mat Uychich.
History
The group formed in 2006 in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. In August 2007, after B ...
, and
SWMRS
SWMRS (formerly Emily's Army), pronounced 'swimmers', are an American punk rock band formed in Piedmont, California in 2004 by Cole Becker and Joey Armstrong, with Becker's brother Max Becker joining only a few weeks afterwards. They drew on a m ...
.
The ''California'' Tour grossed more than $28.9 million from its first 58 shows with a total attendance of 745,395.
Background
After touring and releasing the band's sixth album ''
Neighborhoods
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
'' (2011), it became difficult for Blink-182 to record new material, due to guitarist
Tom DeLonge's various projects.
After disagreements, the remaining members of the group—vocalist/bassist
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the rock band Blink-182, being the only constant member and the only one to appear on every album. ...
and drummer
Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transpla ...
—sought separation from DeLonge and recruited guitarist
Matt Skiba, best known as the frontman of rock band
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Matt Skiba (vocals, guitar), Dan Andriano (vocals, bass) and Derek Grant (drums, vocals).
Founded in late 1996 by Skiba, bassist Rob Do ...
, in his place. Blink-182 performed two club shows and a slot at the Musink Tattoo Convention & Music Festival in March 2015 with Skiba "filling in" for DeLonge.
Afterwards, they regrouped and recorded the album ''
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
'' with producer
John Feldmann
John Feldmann (born June 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger.
Early life
Feldmann grew up in Saratoga, California. He started writing song ...
.
Following the band's first performances with Skiba in 2015, Barker alluded to a potential tour with
A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember (often abbreviated ADTR, and previously known as End of an Era) is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida, founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs. They are known for their amalgamation of meta ...
, who supported the band on its three initial shows with Skiba in 2015.
The tour was first announced on April 28, 2016 on Los Angeles radio station
KROQ
KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock").
The stat ...
's ''
Kevin and Bean
''Kevin and Bean'' was the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California. It was hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter. The show was on the air from 1990 to 2019 and interspersed music and n ...
''.
After the North American leg was completed, the group played some small shows in Europe, before returning to the States for festival dates in December. Following one-off shows and appearances in early 2017, the band will again tour the U.S. with support acts
the Naked and Famous
The Naked and Famous are a New Zealand indie electronic band from Auckland, formed in 2007. The band currently consists of Alisa Xayalith (vocals, keyboards) and Thom Powers (vocals, guitars).
The band has released four studio albums: ''Passiv ...
and
Wavves
Wavves is an American rock band based in San Diego, California. Formed in 2008 by singer-songwriter Nathan Williams (born June 12, 1986), the band also features Alex Gates (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen Pope (bass guitar, backing vocals) an ...
.
A large European tour commenced in mid-2017.
Reception
Shows on the ''California'' tour were received positively. The ''
Houston Chronicle
The ''Houston Chronicle'' is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States. , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States, behind only ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. With it ...
'' Joey Guerra considered it "one of the tightest shows this season."
Dave Simpson of ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'' called it a "slick, professional rock show complete with ticker tape, pyrotechnics and lots of hits."
Many reviewers contrasted Skiba with DeLonge; "Skiba barely says a word," noted ''The Guardian''.
David Greenwald from ''
the Oregonian
''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...
'' felt the show was missing DeLonge's "wonderfully whiny voice
ndthe easy camaraderie he and Hoppus once shared."
The ''
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...
'' Scott Mervis wrote that "there was clearly something missing from the Blink experience. Every major band has its thing, and Blink's is being the whiny pop-punk trio with the obnoxious, profane interplay." "The new Blink feels like a whole new band altogether – not definitively better, not definitively worse, but definitively not the same," wrote Jay Cridlin of the ''
Tampa Bay Times
The ''Tampa Bay Times'', previously named the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It has won fourteen Pulitzer Prizes since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single y ...
''. A couple reviewers considered Skiba an improvement. Case Keefer of the ''
Las Vegas Sun
The ''Las Vegas Sun'' is one of the Las Vegas Valley's two daily Subscription business model, subscription newspapers. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group. The paper published afternoons on weekdays ...
'' wrote that "the live show was noticeably improved with Skiba's soothing voice and raging effort."
Many praised Barker's drumming ability; "a truly dizzying drummer and an otherwise silent enigma," Greenwald wrote,
while Simpson dubbed him "the glue holding everything together
..a joy to watch."
Among the more negative reviews came from Kevin Williams at the ''
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television ar ...
'', who reviewed the band's Lollapalooza set. Williams commented that "This by-the-numbers set can make an eloquent argument that old punkers should just fade away ...
hey
Hey or Hey! may refer to:
Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
feel like a tribute band."
Set list
Main set
# "
Feeling This
"Feeling This" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 for their eponymously titled fifth studio album (2003). The song is the opening track on the album and was released as its lead single on October 6, 2003, through Geffen Records. It was w ...
"
# "
What's My Age Again?
"What's My Age Again?" is a song by American rock band Blink-182. It was released in April 1999 as the lead single from the group's third studio album, ''Enema of the State'' (1999), released through MCA Records. "What's My Age Again?" shares wri ...
"
# "
Family Reunion
A family reunion is an occasion when many members of an extended family congregate. Sometimes reunions are held regularly, for example on the same date of every year.
A typical family reunion will assemble for a meal, some recreation and discussi ...
"
# "
The Rock Show
"The Rock Show" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 for the group's fourth studio album, ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' (2001). It was released as the lead single from the album on May 7, 2001. The track was composed primarily by bass ...
"
# "Cynical"
# "
First Date
A first date is the initial meeting during the dating process of two individuals, in which an effort is made to ask about each other, plan a potential relationship, and/or organize some sort of romantic activity. Aims vary between finding a ...
"
# "
Down"
# "
I Miss You"
# "
Bored to Death
''Bored to Death'' is an American comedy series that ran on HBO from September 20, 2009, to November 28, 2011. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames—a writer based in Brooklyn, Ne ...
"
# "Built This Pool"
# "Wishing Well"
(August 9)
# "Dumpweed"
# "Don't Leave Me"
(September 10 and September 17; with Kevin Skaff of A Day to Remember
A Day to Remember (often abbreviated ADTR, and previously known as End of an Era) is an American rock band from Ocala, Florida, founded in 2003 by guitarist Tom Denney and drummer Bobby Scruggs. They are known for their amalgamation of meta ...
)
# "
Always
Always may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Always'', a 1985 film directed by Henry Jaglom
* ''Always'' (1989 film), a 1989 romantic comedy-drama directed by Steven Spielberg
* ''Always'' (2011 film), a 2011 South Korean film, also known as '' ...
"
(July 21)"Reckless Abandon"
(July 22–July 26 and August 3–August 20)"
Up All Night"
(July 28 and July 29)"
Man Overboard
"Man overboard!" is an exclamation given aboard a vessel to indicate that a member of the crew or a passenger has fallen off of the ship into the water and is in need of immediate rescue. Whoever sees the person's fall is to shout, "Man overboa ...
"
(July 30–August 2)"San Diego"
(August 21)"
Stay Together for the Kids
"Stay Together for the Kids" is a song recorded by American rock band Blink-182 for their fourth studio album, ''Take Off Your Pants and Jacket'' (2001). It was released as the second single from the album in September 2001. The track was composed ...
"
(August 23–October 1)
# "Stay Together for the Kids"
(July 21–August 20)"Reckless Abandon"
(August 21–October 1)
# "No Future"
(July 21–July 24, August 2, and August 8)"The Only Thing That Matters"
(July 26–July 31, August 3, August 5, August 10, August 13, and August 14)"San Diego"
(August 6, August 9, August 12, August 14–August 20, August 23–September 28, and October 1)"Stay Together for the Kids"
(August 21)"She's Out of Her Mind"
(September 29–30, and 2017 Tour)
# "Man Overboard"
(July 21–July 28, September 24–September 29, and October 1)"
Not Now
"Not Now" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 that was released on November 28, 2005. It was the lone single from the group's first compilation album, ''Greatest Hits'' (2005), because it was the only song on the compilation that was pre ...
"
(July 29–September 22 and September 30)
# "Violence"
# "Dysentery Gary"
(July 21–July 23 and July 26–August 10)"Wendy Clear"
(July 24)"Kings of the Weekend"
(August 12–August 27 and September 4–October 1)"Don't Leave Me"
(August 28)"
Josie"
(August 30)"Man Overboard"
(August 31)"
M+M's
M, or m, is the thirteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''em'' (pronounced ), plural ''ems''.
History
Th ...
"
(September 2 and September 3)"Sober" (2017 only)
# "Happy Holidays, You Bastard"
(July 21–August 2, August 5–August 9, September 8–September 13, and September 17–October 1)"Man Overboard"
(August 10)"Dysentery Gary"
(August 12–September 4, September 15, and September 16)
# "Kings of the Weekend"
(July 21–August 6)"M+M's"
(August 8)"Happy Holidays, You Bastard"
(August 10–September 4, September 15, and September 16)"Dysentery Gary"
(September 8–September 13 and September 17–October 1)
# "
Carousel
A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (List of sovereign states, international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in South Australia, SA) is a type of amusement ...
"
(July 21–August 13)"Los Angeles"
(August 14–October 1)
Encore
# "Los Angeles"
(July 21–August 13)"Carousel"
(August 14–October 1)
# "
All the Small Things
"All the Small Things" is a song by American rock music, rock band Blink-182. It was the second single and eighth track released from the band's third album, ''Enema of the State'' (1999). The track was composed primarily by guitarist and vocal ...
"
# "Brohemian Rhapsody"
# "
Dammit
"Dammit" (sometimes subtitled "Growing Up") is a song by American rock band Blink-182, released on September 23, 1997, as the second single from the group's second studio album, ''Dude Ranch'' (1997). Written by bassist Mark Hoppus, the song con ...
"
Notes
* "Blow Job" was performed after "Built This Pool" on July 31 and August 3, after "The Only Thing That Matters" on July 29, and after "Los Angeles" on August 5, August 6, and August 10. Performances of the song included the band swapping instruments (
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist for the rock band Blink-182, being the only constant member and the only one to appear on every album. ...
on lead guitar and vocals,
Matt Skiba on drums, and
Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transpla ...
on bass guitar).
* On August 2 after the band played "Los Angeles",
Killer Mike
Michael Santiago Render (born April 20, 1975), better known by his stage name Killer Mike, is an American rapper, actor, and activist. Mike made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP ''Stankonia'', and later appeared on their Grammy-winning single " ...
was invited to perform a freestyle rap with the band on stage.
* On August 6 and August 8, Mark Hoppus performed a drum solo after "Dammit" to close the show.
* On September 2 in Hartford and September 4 in Saratoga Springs, Travis Barker's son Landon performed a drum solo after "Dammit" to close the show.
* On September 20 in Ridgefield,
John Feldmann
John Feldmann (born June 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer/guitarist of the band Goldfinger.
Early life
Feldmann grew up in Saratoga, California. He started writing song ...
joined the band to sing "Brohemian Rhapsody".
* On September 29 in Irvine,
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive. played a short DJ set with Travis Barker to open the encore before "Carousel". The duo performed a mashup of Aoki's
remix of "Bored to Death", Aoki's song "
Delirious (Boneless)
"Boneless" is a song by American record producer Steve Aoki, British record producer Chris Lake and German record producer Tujamo, courtesy of and in association with the original producer and composer Aid Vllasaliu. The song was named after the ...
", and Kid Cudi's song "
Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare)".
Shows
Canceled shows
References
Notes
Citations
External links
*
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