The Blackout's final release was a five-track EP entitled Wolves, with their farewell tour held in early 2015, finishing in their hometown of Merthyr Tydfil in March 2015.

To coincide with the band's debut album release they announced a 14-date headline UK tour with Flood of Red and Pierce the Veil followed by joining the Taste of Chaos tour across Europe in November 2007, replacing Escape the Fate and playing alongside The Used, Rise Against and Gallows.

8 September brought The Blackout's first visit to Japan playing a short 4 date stop with Alesana.

On returning from Japan, The Blackout got straight on a bus to mainland Europe to tour with fellow Welshmen Attack!

After finishing up touring in 2008 the band began recording their second album, The Best in Town with A vocalist, Jason Perry at Sonic Ranch, El Paso, Texas.

Relentless Energy Drink Tour alongside My Passion, Young Guns and All Time Low.

[citation needed] In June 2010, the band were confirmed to be support Paramore on their one-off show in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

This was followed by a European tour supporting Funeral for a Friend and a headline appearance at Liverpool's Hub Festival.

This was followed by a UK and European headline tour, their biggest to date, throughout October and November, with support from We Are the Ocean, Canterbury and Red Bull Bedroom Jam 2011 winners Page 44.

The band took a break from the recording process to play the Slam Dunk Festival on the main stage, supporting Taking Back Sunday.

On 24 August 2012, The Blackout performed "Start the Party", their first single from the album of the same name for the first time at the Sugarmill in Stoke-on-Trent, a warm-up gig for Reading Festival .

On 17 September 2012, after a countdown on their official website, the first track, "Start the Party" from the album of the same name aired for the first time on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1.

On 22 November 2012, the band's second single from their fourth album "Running Scared" was aired for the first time on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1.

In August 2014 it was announced that the band will be headlining across the UK in November with support acts Chiodos and When We Were Wolves.

[12] During a September 2021 interview with Matthew Davies-Kreye on the Sappenin' Podcast, Sean Smith revealed that The Blackout had been asked to support Funeral For A Friend for a charity show in 2019, which they had considered playing.

Smith stated The Blackout just "couldn't organise it", leading Raiders to fill the support slot instead.