Frank Turner plays free Bournemouth gig for Blink-182 ticketholders
After the pop-punk trio cancelled their BIC show
Last updated 18th Jul 2017
Frank Turner will play a free gig for Blink-182 fans tonight (17th July) after the pop-punk trio cancelled their Bournemouth International Centre show.
At 9am this morning, Blink’s tour promoters SJM broke the news that the completely sold- out BIC gig has been cancelled due to illness within the band.
Mark Hoppus later confirmed that he was the ailing band member, telling his three-million Twitter followers: “Got through Liverpool, then crashed yesterday. Still sick today. Tonight's show in Bournemouth cancelled. Terrible. Hate cancelling shows.”
The all-round top bloke that he is, main support act Frank Turner has been working away all morning to book a venue for a last-minute show.
Frank has now confirmed he will play a solo gig at the 800-capacity Bournemouth Old Fire Station with Front Bottoms (solo) in support.
Entry is free for Blink-182 ticketholders from 6pm until 7pm on a first come, first served basis. If there are any remaining tickets after 7pm then entry costs £10.
Frank’s band The Sleeping Souls won’t be joining him on stage at the Old Fire Station as, in his words, “unfortunately our band gear is buried under Blink's stuff in a truck!”
You can see the flyer here:
Blink-182 are scheduled to conclude their UK tour with two shows at The O2, London on Wednesday (19th July) and Thursday (20th July).