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2004

YEAR IN REVIEW: The band tours for much of 2004, in a US co-headlining trek with No Doubt, as well as dates in Europe and Japan. Relations begin to deteriorate between the trio as the year wears on, rooted in Tom's desire to take time off, culminating in a cancelled tour set for spring of the next year. 

 

1/5/2004: Blink is featured in Blender magazine.

1/8/2004: Mark is featured in February/March issue of Bass Guitar magazine.

1/14/2004: Mark is interviewed in Rolling Stone about the Cure’s impact on his life.

1/22/2004: A sneak peek of the “I Miss You” video airs on MTV.

1/26/2004: The video for "I Miss You" premieres on MTV.

2/2/2004: The band announce a co-headlining tour with No Doubt for the summer.

2/4/2004: Blink is on the BBC.

2/6/2004: 

  • The band performs at Wembley Arena in London, England. Poster, Ticket

    • Other bands included the Nervous Return and Motion City Soundtrack.

    • This was the band's first concert with Motion City Soundtrack; Mark later worked with the band on their albums Commit This to Memory and My Dinosaur Life, two of his most notable producing efforts.

  • Here is a T-shirt sold on this run of European dates: Shirt (front), Shirt (back)

2/7/2004: 

2/8/2004: 

  • The band performs at Glasgow Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Poster

    • Other bands included the Nervous Return and Motion City Soundtrack.

2/10/2004: 

  • The band performs at Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.

    • Other bands included the Nervous Return and Motion City Soundtrack.

 

2/11/2004: 

  • The band performs at Hammersmith Apollo in London, England.

    • Other bands included the Nervous Return and Motion City Soundtrack.

 

2/13/2004: 

  • The band performs at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany. Poster

    • Other bands included the Nervous Return and Motion City Soundtrack.

2/14/2004: 

  • The band performs at Hallenstadion in Zürich, Switzerland.

    • Other bands included the Nervous Return and Motion City Soundtrack.

2/15/2004: The band performs at Sports Hall in Bologna, Italy. Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5

Ticket 1

Ticket 2

2/17/2004: 

2/18/2004: 

  • The band performs at Le Zénith in Paris, France. Video 1 (interview)

    • Other bands included Motion City Soundtrack.

  • According to Gus Brandt in Mark's 2021 viewing of the MTV Album Launch doc, this was the last tour in which all of the members of the band shared the same tour bus. While it may not seem noteworthy, it is a far cry from the days of sleeping on floors.​

2/20/2004: The band does a signing at Virgin Megastore in Paris, France. Video 1

3/3/2004: The band announce a summer tour with Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday.

3/10/2004: 

  • The band performs at Festival Hall in West Melbourne, Australia. Ticket

    • Other bands included Brand New and Gyroscope.

3/11/2004: 

  • The band performs at Festival Hall in West Melbourne, Australia.

    • Other bands included Brand New and Gyroscope.

3/13/2004: 

3/15/2004: The band postpones shows in Australia and Japan after Travis breaks his ankle.

3-4/2004 (undated): Blink grace the cover of Chord Magazine.

3/24/2004: Now That's What I Call Music! 15, a compilation album collecting hit songs, is released in the U.S. It includes "Feeling This"

4/19/2004: The band shoots the music video for "Down".

4/22/2004: The band performs at Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey, Mexico. Other band included local band from Monterrey called Panda.

4/23/2004: The band performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. Other band included Panda. Interview

Ticket 

Picture 1

Picture 2

Review

Video with the opening band

4/24/2004: The band performs at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. Other band included Panda.

4/29/2004: 

  • The band performs at Idaho Center in Boise, Idaho.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday.

4/30/2004: 

  • The band performs at E Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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      Ticket

      Other artists included Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday.

5/1/2004: 

  • The band performs at Coors Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado. Ticket

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Reeve Oliver.

5/3/2004: 

  • The band performs at Smirnoff Music Center in Dallas, Texas.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Reeve Oliver.

5/4/2004: 

  • The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in San Antonio, Texas.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Reeve Oliver.

5/5/2004: 

  • The band performs at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Reeve Oliver.

5/7/2004: 

  • The band performs at HiFi Buys Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Motion City Soundtrack.

5/8/2004: 

  • The band performs at TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday.

5/9/2004: 

  • The band performs at Sound Advice Amphitheatre in Miami, Florida.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday.

5/10/2004: 

5/11/2004: 

  • The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Fall Out Boy.

5/12/2004: 

  • The band performs at Alltel Pavilion in Raliegh, North Carolina.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Fall Out Boy.

5/14/2004: 

  • The band performs at Germain Amphitheater in Columbus, Ohio.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Fall Out Boy.

5/15/2004: 

  • The band performs at UMB Bank Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Fall Out Boy.

5/16/2004: 

  • The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Kansas City, Missouri.

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, and Fall Out Boy.

5/18/2004: 

  • The band performs at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Video 1

    • Other artists included Cypress Hill and Taking Back Sunday.

  • This performance was filmed and broadcast on Pepsi Smash on the WB on June 10, 2004.

  • In addition, both live tracks filmed for Pepsi Smash were later included in audio form on the “Always” single, released in November 2004.

5/20/2004: 

  • The band performs at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

    • Other artists included the Used and Taking Back Sunday.

5/21/2004: 

  • The band performs at DTE Energy Center in Detroit, Michigan.

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      Other artists included the Used and Taking Back Sunday.

5/22/2004: 

  • The band performs at Post-Gazette Pavilion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    • Other artists included the Used, Taking Back Sunday, and the Nervous Return.

5/24/2004: 

  • The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

    • Other artists included the Used, Taking Back Sunday, and the Nervous Return.

5/25/2004: 

  • The band performs at Montage Mountain Ski Resort in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

    • Other artists included the Used, Taking Back Sunday, and the Nervous Return.

  • The music video for "Down" premieres on LAUNCH.

5/26/2004: 

5/27/2004: The band performs at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York, New York for the Late Show with David Letterman.

5/28/2004: 

5/29/2004: 

  • The band performs at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario. Ticket

    • Other artists included the Used, Taking Back Sunday, and the Nervous Return.

5/30/2004: 

  • The band performs at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, New York.

    • Other artists included the Used and Taking Back Sunday.

6/1/2004: 

  • The band performs at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, beginning a co-headlining tour with No Doubt.

    • Other bands included No Doubt and the Nervous Return.

6/3/2004: 

6/4/2004: 

6/5/2004: 

  • The band performs at ctnow.com Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut; this was a one-off date, separate from the No Doubt tour.

    • Other bands included the Used.

    • 6/6/2004: 

  • The band performs at Tweeter Center at the Waterfront in Camden, New Jersey. Video 1

    • Other bands included No Doubt.

  • An entire pro-shot video of this concert leaked online in December 2017; it is the only proshot performance video of its kind from this era of the band.

6/7/2004:

6/8/2004: 

  • The band performs at Tweeter Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

    • Other bands included No Doubt, the Nervous Return, and Matt Costa.

6/9/2004: 

6/10/2004: The band’s performance on Pepsi Smash on the WB is broadcast. Video 1

6/11/2004: 

  • The band performs at Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia.

    • Other bands included No Doubt, the Nervous Return, and Matt Costa.

6/12/2004: 

  • The band performs at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Ticket

    • Other bands included No Doubt, the Nervous Return, and Matt Costa.

6/13/2004: 

  • The band performs at Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois.​

  • Other bands included No Doubt, the Nervous Return, and Matt Costa

6/16/2004: 

  • The band performs at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington.

    • Other bands included No Doubt, the Nervous Return, and Matt Costa

6/17/2004: 

  • The band performs at Clark County Ampihtheatre in Portland, Oregon.

    • Other bands included No Doubt.

6/19/2004: 

  • The band performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

    • Other bands included No Doubt, Chocolate O’Brian, Bing Ji Ling, and Matt Costa.

6/21/2004: 

  • The band performs at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Wheatland, California.

    • Other bands included No Doubt.

6/23/2004: 

  • The band performs at Cricket Pavilion in Phoenix, Arizona. Poster

    • Other bands included No Doubt, Phantom Planet, Abdel Wright, and Matt Costa.

6/24/2004: 

  • The band performs at Coors Amphitheatre in Chulu Vista, California.

    • Other bands included No Doubt.

6/26/2004: 

  • The band performs at Hyundai Pavilion in San Bernadino, California, completing a co-headlining tour with No Doubt.

    • Other bands included No Doubt, Olso, and Matt Costa.

6/28/2004: The band performs at Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a part of Summerfest.

6/30/2004: 

  • The band appears on Warped Weekend on FUSE. Video 1

  • Of note is that the band is asked about Alkaline Trio during the interview, and they discuss Matt Skiba, who ten years later would replace Tom after his second exit from the band. It begins at 10:13 in the video linked above.

  • Warped Weekend aired from 6/30-7/5, 2004.

7/24/2004: New Found Glory and Blink-182 are featured in Social History of Concerts on MTV.

7/26/2004: Blink-182 interview from their Vegas show airs on TRL.

7/30/2004: The band performs at Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, California, as a part of the California Mid State Fair.

8/8/2004: The band performs at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California for the 2004 Teen Choice Awards.

8/13/2004: The band performs at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Video 1

8/14/2004: The band performs at Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Maui, Hawaii.

8/17/2004: The band performs at Zepp in Fukuoka, Japan.

8/19/2004: The band performs at Zepp in Osaka, Japan.

8/20/2004: The band performs at Zepp in Osaka, Japan.

8/21/2004: The band performs at Diamond Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

8/23/2004: 

8/24/2004: The band performs at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.

8/25/2004: The band performs at Zepp Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan.

8/28/2004: 

  • The band performs at Australian Indoor Stadium in Canberra, Australia. Poster

    • Other bands included Sparta and Gyroscope.

8/29/2004: 

  • The band performs at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia. Poster

    • Other bands included Sparta and Gyroscope.

8/31/2004: 

9/2/2004: 

  • The band performs at Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia. Poster

    • Other bands included Sparta and Gyroscope.

9/3/2004: 

  • The band performs at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Poster​

  • Other bands included Sparta and Gyroscope.

9/4/2004: 

  • The band performs at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Poster

    • Other bands included Sparta and Gyroscope.

9/6/2004: 

9/7/2004: 

9/8/2004: 

9/9/2004: 

9/17/2004: The band performs at Old Billingsgate Market in London, England for MTV Icon: The Cure.

10/6/2004: The band performs at Pinz Bowling Alley in Studio City, California, as part of a benefit show for Stand up for Skateparks.

10/19/2004: Tom campaigns in support of John Kerry at Las Vegas’s Stardust Hotel and Casino.

10/21/2004: Travis graces the cover of the November 2004 issue of the Japanese magazine Rhythm & Drums.

10/25/2004: The band is on the cover of the Japanese magazine Ollie.

10/26/2004: Tom directs the Taking Back Sunday music video for "This Photograph Is Proof (I Know You Know)".

10/29/2004: Blink-182 guest star in an episode of Laguna Beach: The Real O.C. on MTV.

11/10/2004: Blink-182 appear on TRL to premiere their new video for "Always."

11/29/2004: Blink is featured in the December 2004 issue of Blender as part of a feature titled the “Greatest Songs Ever”, regarding “All the Small Things”.

11/30/2004: 

  • The band performs at National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. Ticket, Poster

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

    • This was the band's first concert alongside Sugarcult; frontman Tim Pagnotta would later co-produce the band's 2019 album NINE.

  • In Mark's 2006 b182.com "tell-all," he writes that "At the first show, our old manager [Rick DeVoe] flew out and sat us all down in the dressing room before the show. [...] The conversation got heated and lasted for two or three hours. It went around in circles, and the end result was the canceled tour, with no idea when we would be doing anything with blink-182 again."

12/1/2004: 

  • The band performs at Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Poster

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

12/2/2004: 

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12/9/2004: Blink graces the cover of Kerrang!.

12/10/2004: 

  • The band performs at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France. Video 1

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

12/11/2004: 

  • The band performs at Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland in Münster, Germany. Poster

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

12/13/2004: 

  • The band performs at Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England.

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

12/14/2004: 

  • The band performs at Carling Academy Brixton in London, England.

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

12/15/2004: The Taking Back Sunday Making the Video for "This Photograph Is Proof

(I Know You Know)," premieres on MTV2. Tom directed the video.

12/16/2004: 

  • The band performs at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Video 1

    • Other bands included Sugarcult and the Kinison.

  • This was the band’s final performance for over four years, prior to their 2009 reformation.

12/20/2004: Blink-182 graces the cover of the December 2004 issue of Capricho Magazine.

12/26/2004: The Indian Ocean tsunami hits. In Mark's 2006 b182.com "tell-all," he writes,"After Christmas the tsunami hit, and soon after that I called our old manager about the possibility of doing some kind of benefit show."

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