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2013

YEAR IN REVIEW: Work on a seventh album doesn't progress. The band tours Australia with Brooks Wackerman on drums, due to Travis's fear of flying. Later in the year, the band play a few shows in celebration of their untitled album.

 

1/3/2013: Property of Zack and AbsolutePunk team up to interview Chris Holmes about working on Dogs Eating Dogs.

2/17/2013: Travis announces via Facebook that he will be unable to attend the upcoming Australian tour due to fear of flying. Brooks Wackerman will take his place.

2/20/2013: The band performs at Allphones Arena in Sydney, beginning the second leg of the 20th Anniversary Tour. Poster

2/21/2013: Travis has a giant spat over Twitter with promoter AJ Maddah, who dubs him a "fucking gangster" for backing out of the Aussie tour. Maddah, in short, believed the move was calculated and announced last-minute in order to not hurt tickets. In later interviews, it is revealed this was a major difficulty for Tom, who disliked being "put in that position" while on tour, and toyed with kicking Travis out of the band as a result.

2/22/2013: The band performs at Brisbane Exhibition Ground (Sidewaves) in Brisbane. Poster

2/23/2013: The band performs at Brisbane Exhibition Ground (Soundwave) in Brisbane.

2/24/2013: The band performs at Sydney Olympic Park (Soundwave) in Sydney.

2/26/2013: 

2/27/2013: The band performs at Sidney Meyer Music Bowl (Sidewaves) in Melbourne. Poster

3/1/2013: The band performs at Flemington Racecourse (Soundwave) in Melbourne.

3/2/2013: The band performs at Bonython Park (Soundwave) in Adelaide.

3/4/2013: The band performs at Claremont Showgrounds (Soundwave) in Perth, ending the second leg of the 20th Anniversary Tour.

3/2013 (undated): Tom proposes to Mark they kick Travis out of the band for the Maddah spat. Mark later claims he only listened to Tom to allow him to "blow off steam," and that he later came to a conclusion that he was wrong.

3/19/2013: Icon, Blink's second compilation album, is released by Interscope, in what appears to be a last-minute cash grab. It contains no material from Neighborhoods.

6/17/2013: Transplants’ third album, In a Warzone, is released.

8/31/2013: The band performs at Fort Calgary in Calgary, Alberta, as a part of X-Fest, beginning the third leg of the 20th Anniversary Tour.

9/1/2013: The band performs at Northlands Grounds in Edmonton, Alberta, as a part of Sonic Boom 2013. Poster

9/6/2013: The band performs at Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey. Poster

9/7/2013: The band performs at Ovation Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Poster

9/8/2013: The band performs at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Poster

9/10/2013: The band performs at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. Poster

9/11/2013: 

  • The band performs at Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York, New York. Poster

  • MTV News interviews Mark and Tom, talking new music: the plan is "demoing late this year, being in the studio early next year." Tom: "We know we need a group [working with us], to have some accountability, because God knows we're not very good at managing large projects."

9/12/2013: The band performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Poster

9/14/2013: The band performs at May Farms in Chicago, Illinois, as a part of Riot Fest. Poster

9/18/2013: 

  • The band performs at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California, as a part of KJEE Summer Round-Up. Poster

    • Other bands include Atlas Genius and New Politics.

9/19/2013: The band performs at Boulevard Pool in Las Vegas, Nevada. Poster

9/20/2013: The band performs at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California, as a part of XFEST, ending the third leg of the 20th Anniversary Tour.

10/21/2013: The group announces Untitled 10th Anniversary shows.

10/23/2013: Tickets go on sale for Untitled 10th Anniversary shows. In press release, Tom announces the Rabbit Hole, a fan club that never saw the light of day.

10/25/2013: More dates for Untitled 10th Anniversary shows are announced.

11/6/2013: The band performs at Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. Poster

11/7/2013: 

11/9/2013: The band performs at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, as a part of BlizzCon 2013.

11/11/2013: The band performs at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

11/12/2013: The band performs at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

11/13/2013: The band performs at Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

12/3/2014: It is announced the band will headline Reading and Leeds a second time in 2014. Mark says 2014 will "see us in the studio preparing new music."

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