DollaBill Tour

The DollaBill Tour was a mini-concert tour by rock band Blink-182. Launched in support of the group's 2003 album Blink-182, the tour visited clubs in November 2003. As the name implies, tickets for the tour cost only $1. The series was supported by rapper Bubba Sparxxx and rock band the Kinison.

DollaBill Tour

Tour by Blink-182
Promotional poster for the tour
Location	North America
Associated album	Blink-182
Start date	November 6, 2003
End date	November 21, 2003
No. of shows	10
Blink-182 concert chronology
Pop Disaster Tour (2002) DollaBill Tour (2003) Blink-182 Tour (2003–04)

Background

The band initially wanted the tour to be free, but venues asked the group to charge a dollar in consideration with safety concerns.^[1]

Rapper Bubba Sparxxx and relatively obscure rock band the Kinison supported the group on tour dates. Barker called Sparxxx "one of my favorite rappers of all time." In describing the decision to feature eclectic supporting acts, Barker remarked, "We tour with punk rock bands every time we tour, so we’re just going to tour with bands we like now."^[1] DeLonge was similar:

People gotta grow. They gotta open their minds and listen. There is a lot of good music out there and it’s like, since I was in 7th grade, I only listened to punk rock. I was so biased, so stupid. Now there’s so many great bands out there and it wasn’t until our band started having a little success that I see these bands out there doing their shit and it’s amazing.^[1]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America^[1]
November 6, 2003	Boston	United States	Avalon
November 7, 2003	Philadelphia		TLA
November 8, 2003	Washington, D.C.		9:30 Club
November 9, 2003	New York City		Irving Plaza
November 12, 2003	Detroit		Clutch Cargo's
November 13, 2003	Chicago		House of Blues
November 14, 2003	Minneapolis		Quest
November 17, 2003	Los Angeles		Avalon
November 18, 2003
November 21, 2003	San Diego		SOMA

Reception

Andrew Bealuon of Spin remained largely neutral in a review of the band's set at the 9:30 Club, commenting, "Whether in their set lists or their patter, Blink always give the kids what they expect […] [Hoppus and DeLonge]'s Martin and Lewis act remains proudly moronic." Bealuon noted that the band "clearly favored" their new material and rushed through many past hits.^[2]

Notes

1. Corey Moss (October 17, 2003). "Blink-182 To Play Shows For A Buck". MTV News. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
2. Andrew Bealuon (February 2004). Noise – Live – 11.08.03 – Nightclub 9:30 – Washington, D.C. – Blink-182. Vol. 20. Spin. p. 32. Retrieved January 30, 2015.