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blink-182 and Riley Reid team up for a surprising "pre-tour check-up".
In a new video exploring Travis Barker's "pre-tour check-up", blink-182 have recruited porn star Riley Reid as the drummer's nurse.
As a doctor introduces the pair at the beginning of the clip by stating, "Alright Mr Barker, nurse Riley is going to take it from here. And remember: you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Nothing," it soon becomes clear that Travis in fact does have cause for concern, and his visit to this particular establishment isn't exactly conventional as he goes on something of a trip while blink's What's My Age Again? plays in the background.
Given the tour that the pop-punk trio are teasing here is the 20th anniversary of Enema Of The State – the album of which famously features porn star Janine Lindemulder on the cover – it's not altogether surprising to see blink revisit those themes two decades later.
Recently speaking to The Face, Enema Of The State's cover photographer David Goldman reflected: “Initially the album was gonna be called Turn Your Head And Cough, so for me it seemed obvious – there would be a nurse and she would have a glove on and she would grab your balls and tell you to cough. That gesture implies a prostate exam but whatever – it’s a graphic shape. And they picked the model.
“They were just three young guys who have asked for a porn star to be on their album and got her. It was an exciting time – they were kinda like high-school kids [who have] the hot girl showing them interest.”
Check out blink-182's new tour teaser below.
Catch blink-182 with Lil Wayne and Neck Deep at the following dates this year:
July
3 Indianapolis, IN, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
5 Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
6 Burgettstown, PA, KeyBank Pavilion
7 Toronto, ON, Budweiser Stage*
9 Holmdel, NJ, P.N.C. Bank Arts Center*
10 Mansfield, MA, Xfinity Center
11 Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
13 Bangor, ME, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
16 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
17 Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Amphitheatre
20 Virginia Beach, VA, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
21 Columbia, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion
23 Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion
25 West Palm Beach, FL, Coral Sky Amphitheatre
26 Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
27 Atlanta, GA, Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
29 Jacksonville, FL, Daily’s Place
31 Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August
1 Austin, TX, Austin360 Amphitheater
2 Dallas, TX, The Dos Equis Pavilion
4 El Paso, TX, Don Haskins Center*
5 Phoenix, AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
7 San Diego, CA, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
8 Los Angeles, CA, The Forum
27 Irvine, CA, FivePoint Amphitheatre
30 Portland, OR, Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
31 Seattle, WA, White River Amphitheatre
September
2 Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Amphitheatre
4 Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
6 Wichita, KS, Hartman Arena*
7 Council Bluffs, IA, Stir Cove*
8 Kansas City, MO, Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
10 Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
13 Chicago, IL, Riot Fest*
14 St. Louis, MO, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
16 Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
22 Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena