Combining incredibly fast, catchy, melodic punk rock with a trademark sense of juvenile, irreverent toilet humour, Blink-182 formed in Poway, California, in 1992 amidst the Southern California underground skate-punk scene.
Original drummer Scott Raynor was dismissed in 1998 and replaced with Travis Barker.
The album Enema of the State (1999) catapulted the band to international superstardom.
Driven by hit singles like All the Small Things and What’s My Age Again?, their energetic sound became the blueprint for 2000s pop-punk
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) continued their momentum, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200. It featured quintessential teen-angst anthems like The Rock Show and First Date.
Their self-titled 2003 album marked a darker, more mature, and experimental shift in their songwriting, featuring hits like I Miss You and Feeling This.
Creative differences led to an “indefinite hiatus” in 2005, during which time DeLonge formed Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker formed +44.
Travis Barker miraculously survived a horrific, fatal plane crash in 2008, and the tragedy reunited the trio, leading to the album Neighborhoods (2011) before DeLonge left again in 2015 to pursue UFO research.
Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba joined the band as lead guitarist and recorded two successful albums with Hoppus and Barker – California (2016) and Nine (2019).
In 2021, Mark Hoppus was diagnosed with cancer. The diagnosis quietly brought Hoppus, DeLonge, and Barker back together to heal old wounds.
Hoppus beat the disease and the classic lineup officially reunited in 2022, releasing the deeply emotional comeback album One More Time.
Tom DeLonge
Vocals, guitar Mark Hoppus
Vocals, bass Travis Barker
Drums Matt Skiba
Vocals, guitar
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Original drummer Scott Raynor was dismissed in 1998 and replaced with Travis Barker.
Travis Barker miraculously survived a horrific, fatal plane crash in 2008, and the tragedy reunited the trio, leading to the album Neighborhoods (2011) before DeLonge left again in 2015 to pursue UFO research.
