Many reviewers contrasted Skiba with DeLonge 'Skiba barely says a word,' noted The Guardian. The Houston Chronicle 's Joey Guerra considered it 'one of the tightest shows this season.' Dave Simpson of The Guardian called it a 'slick, professional rock show complete with ticker tape, pyrotechnics and lots of hits.' Shows on the California tour were received positively. A large European tour commenced in mid-2017. with support acts the Naked and Famous and Wavves.

Following one-off shows and appearances in early 2017, the band will again tour the U.S. 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.

The tour was first announced on Apon Los Angeles radio station KROQ's Kevin and Bean. įollowing the band's first performances with Skiba in 2015, Barker alluded to a potential tour with A Day to Remember, who supported the band on its three initial shows with Skiba in 2015. Afterwards, they regrouped and recorded the album California with producer John Feldmann. 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. After disagreements, the remaining members of the group-vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker-sought separation from DeLonge and recruited guitarist Matt Skiba, best known as the frontman of rock band Alkaline Trio, in his place. Background Īfter touring and releasing the band's sixth album Neighborhoods (2011), it became difficult for Blink-182 to record new material, due to guitarist Tom DeLonge's various projects.

The California Tour grossed more than $28.9 million from its first 58 shows with a total attendance of 745,395. A second European tour in mid-2017 included guests Frank Turner, the Front Bottoms, and SWMRS. Support acts on the initial, first leg of the California tour included A Day to Remember, and the All-American Rejects and All Time Low on certain dates. Prior to the tour, the group embarked on the We Are Pirates Tour, performing at several festivals and amphitheaters between May and July 2016. The tour began on Jin San Diego, California and ended on September 22, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The California Tour was a headlining concert tour by American rock band Blink-182 in support of the group's seventh studio album, California (2016). Promotional poster for the first US leg of the tour

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