Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker return with a world tour, starting March 2023
After the Californian band blink 182 came out ahead and confirmed participation in the festival Lollapalooza 2023, this Tuesday 11, the topic exploded on social media. Dozens of Brazilian fans went wild and there were still many people who wanted to know more about the group, which formed in 1992. Before telling the story of the punk rock group, it is important to point out that it is back with its original lineup – with Tom De Longe (voice and guitar), Marco Hoppus (voice and bass) e Travis Barker (drums) – seven years after the singer left the group.
or blink 182 was formed in the city of Poway, California, in a suburb north of San Diego in the United States. The band was called blinkbut since an Irish band with the same name already existed at the time, he decided to change it by adding the number 182 at the end.
The group was known around the world for their punk rock melodies that became chart hits and their humor in the songs. The trio achieved great fame in 1999 with the release of the album State enema. In 2003, MTV magazine elected the blink 182 as the best punk rock group. In February 2005, he announced an indefinite hiatus on his website; but the members would reunite three years later, in February 2009, with the intention of returning to the stage.
Due to the punk rock boom in the 90s (with bands like green day And The offspring), OR blink 182 signed for the giants of MCA Records. After moving to Encinitas, California, the band recorded the album ranch friend with the manufacturer Marco Trombino. The album was a hit and the singles Josie And Damn at the top of the US charts.
In 1999, the long-awaited State enema. The album was successful and the blink 182 he became famous by breaking into the central music scene with appearances MTVwith singles like All the little things, What’s my age again ?, Adam’s song And All the little things, a song that “humiliated” all boy bands, including, mainly, the band Back street kids.
In 2001, the band was still in the spotlight as the “kings of punk rock”, recording Take off your pants and jacketwhich followed the same basic formulas of success State enema.
The group released another successful album, released in 2003, the fifth recorded in the studio. Without title – Travis Barker confirmed that the band left the album untitled to represent a whole new blink of an eye: it contained the singles Hearing this, I miss you, down And alwaysan influence of the 1980s.
Break in 2005 and return in 2009
In February 2005, the band blink 182 announced, through the official website, an indefinite stop. At the end of the same year he released a compilation of his best hits, the CD greater successeswhich includes Another girl; Another planeta cover by The only onessung by Mark and used in a Travis show MTV American; And Not nowbonus from the UK version of the album blink 182, sung by Tom. The group released the DVD on the same date greater successeswhich contains 13 video clips of the band’s most famous songs.
Marco Hoppus And Travis Barker was involved in a music project called +44, whose debut studio album, When your heart stops beatingwas released on November 14, 2006. The song No it is not was made by Mark for Tom.
February 8, 2009 Tom De Longe, Marco Hoppus And Travis Barker they reappeared together for the first time since their separation at Grammy Awards.
Departure of Tom De Longe
In late January 2015, CBS radio revealed that the guitarist Tom De Longe he had left the group. According to a statement released in the media at the time, DeLonge was no longer interested in working with the band and wanted to engage in “other pursuits outside the music business”.
On the same occasion, Matt Skibafrom Alkaline triowas confirmed as a temporary replacement for DeLonge, having played three shows with the band, including the Musina Festivalorganized by Barker.
In 2016, the band announced the recording of their seventh studio album, with Skiba on vocals and guitar. In April, the trio released one of the songs on the album, titled Bored to deathand revealed that the new job would be called California which, according to Travis Barkerit was a “meeting of State enema with homonym“. The second album with Matt Skiba in the band, NINEwas announced on July 25, 2019 and released on September 20 of the same year.
Tour for 2023 and new album
The band also announced, this Tuesday, through social networks, a new album, the name of which has not yet been revealed nor the release date confirmed. the first single, edgingwill be released next Friday 14.
In addition, the world tour has been announced for next year, which is expected to run until 2024. This includes stops in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the scheduled show at Lollapalooza Brazilin March next year.
Studio album
Cheshire Cat (1995)
Friend ranch (1997)
State Enema (1999)
Take off your pants and jacket (2001)
Blink-182 (2003)
Neighborhoods (2011)
California (2016)
Nine (2019)
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
