Punk heroes to play Brixton Academy in August

Blink 182 have announced a (relatively) intimate warm-up show for Reading and Leeds festival at London's Brixton Academy. Dates and ticket details are below.

The pop-punk heroes, who are currently at work in the studio on their upcoming seventh album - the follow-up to 2011's Neighbourhoods. They previously hinted that new material should be ready to air by the time they hit the road this summer.

The new Brixton date will be their first UK date ahead of their massive headline slot at Reading and Leeds festival this August Bank Holiday weekend, where they'll be appearing alongside the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Paramore, Queens Of The Stone Age, Jake Bugg and many, many more.

Blink 182 will play at Brixton Academy on Wednesday 6 August, 2014. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on Friday 27 June. For more information visit Gigwise tickets.

Below: Photos of Blink 182 live in Manchester