Blink-182 Reunites with Tom DeLonge for Massive 2023 World Tour, New Album and ‘Edging’ Single
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BLINK-182 RETURNS FOR MASSIVE GLOBAL TOUR & NEW MUSIC REUNITING MARK, TOM, AND TRAVIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 10 YEARS
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Get ready to Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, because Blink-182 is back in its most iconic form.
Blink-182 surprised fans on Tuesday with the announcement of its first new music and world tour featuring members Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge since 2015 with a cheeky video teasing “Edging,” the alternative rock band’s new single, out Friday.
Posted to social media, the announcement video features Blink-182’s signature suggestive humor as a series of everyday individuals seemingly anticipate the band’s return. “If I’m being totally honest, I can’t stop thinking about them coming,” says a woman lounging in a beach chair, before a green-haired, heavily pierced and tattooed punker asks later in the clip, “Could you imagine all three of them coming?”
At the end of the video, text revealing the upcoming tour, album and single appear onscreen while what sounds like a clip from “Edging” plays in the background. “I ain’t that cool / A little f—ed in the head / They’ll be hanging me quick / When I’m back from the dead / Get the rope,” sings the band.
“Edging” marks Blink-182’s first new single featuring the complete trio since DeLonge, 46, exited the band in 2015 to focus on his other project, rock band Angels & Airwaves, formed in 2005. Earlier this year, he fueled rumors of his triumphant return, posting a black-and-white throwback photo of the band, which he helped form in 1992, tagging the group in the caption.
However, Hoppus later took to his Discord channel to set the record straight regarding DeLonge’s rumored return to the group. “There is no news to share. There is no announcement,” wrote the bassist and vocalist before noting a celebratory occasion for the band, which formed in August 1992. “Today is 30 years of blink-182!”
At its 1992 inception, Blink-182 consisted of co-founders DeLonge, Hoppus, 50, and Scott Raynor, who exited the group in 1998. Barker, 46, entered during the making of Blink-182’s breakout 1999 Enema of the State album, and they released music and performed as a trio through DeLonge’s 2005 exit. Since then, Hoppus and Barker have created music and toured with Matt Skiba, who’s seemingly now left the band.
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Kicking off on March 11, 2023, at the Imperial GNP festival in Tijuana, Mexico, and continuing its Latin American leg through early April, the reunion tour will go on for nearly a year, featuring North American shows from May through July, European shows from September through October, and a string of dates in Australia and New Zealand in February 2024.
The band’s opening acts include Wallows in Latin America, Turnstile in North America, The Story So Far in Europe and Rise Against in Australia and New Zealand.
Earlier this year, Hoppus told PEOPLE that Barker and DeLonge paid him a hospital visit following his stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma diagnosis in April 2021. “It was the first time that all three of us were in the same room in like five years,” said the rocker, who’s now cancer-free. “It’s actually better than it used to be. There was no agenda. There were no lingering grudges. It felt very back to what it should be: three friends sitting in a room.”
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BLINK-182 RETURNS FOR MASSIVE GLOBAL TOUR & NEW MUSIC REUNITING MARK, TOM, AND TRAVIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 10 YEARS
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See the full list of Blink-182’s 2023-2024 tour dates below.
March 11 – Tijuana, MX – Imperial GNP (Festival)
March 14 – Lima, Peru – Estadio San Marcos
March 17-19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina (Festival)
March 17-19 – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile (Festival)
March 21-22 – Asuncion, Paraguay – Venue TBA
March 23-26 – Bogotá, Colombia – Estereo Picnic (Festival)
March 24-26 – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brasil (Festival)
March 28 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes
April 1-2 – Monterrey, MX – Venue TBA
May 4 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
May 6 – Chicago, IL – United Center
May 9 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
May 11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
May 12 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
May 16 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
May 17 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
May 19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
May 20 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
May 21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
May 23 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
May 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
May 26 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Arena
May 27 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
Jun. 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
Jun. 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Banc of California Stadium
Jun. 20 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
Jun. 22 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
Jun. 23 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Jun. 25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Jun. 27 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Jun. 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Jun. 30 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Jul. 3 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Jul. 5 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Jul. 7 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Jul. 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Jul. 10 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
Jul. 11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – FLA Live Arena
Jul. 13 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Jul. 14 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Jul. 16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Sep. 2 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
Sep. 4 – Belfast, UK – SSE Arena
Sep. 5 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
Sep. 8 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
Sep. 9 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Sep. 12 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
Sep. 13 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
Sep. 14 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum
Sep. 16 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena
Sep. 17 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena
Sep. 19 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
Sep. 20 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
Oct. 2– Lisbon, Portugal – Altice Arena
Oct. 3 – Madrid, Spain – Wizink Centre
Oct. 4 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Sant Jordi
Oct. 6 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
Oct. 8 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Oct. 9 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
Oct. 11 – London, UK – The O2
Oct. 14 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena
Oct. 15 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
Oct. 21 – Las Vegas, NV – When We Were Young Festival
Feb. 9 – Perth, Western Australia – RAC Arena
Feb. 11 – Adelaide, South Australia – Entertainment Centre
Feb. 13 – Melbourne, Victoria – Rod Laver Arena
Feb. 16 – Sydney, New South Wales – Qudos Bank Arena
Feb. 19 – Brisbane, Queensland – Entertainment Centre
Feb. 23 – Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena
Feb. 26 – Christchurch, NZ – Christchurch Arena