Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge didn’t think he’d play music again – “until Mark Hoppus told me he was sick”

U2 have spoken about drummer Larry Mullen Jr playing “up a storm” in the studio when recording their new single ‘Atomic City‘, despite being saddled with surgery recovery.The band, who dropped their first new song in two years today (September 29) hours before their residency at Las Vegas’ new MSG Sphere venue opens, said in a new interview that drummers – and Mullen Jr – are “a breed apart” when it comes to soldiering on.Mullen Jr last year cited damage to his “elbows, knees [and] necks”, which he “got a chance to have a look at” during the COVID pandemic. He said that he was unsure whether he’d be able to tour with U2 for the foreseeable.Due to these drumming-related injuries, which he described as “damage along the way”, Mullen said he’d “like to take some time… to get myself healed”.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has revealed that he has tested positive for COVID ahead of the band’s European tour dates that begin this week.The band will play Lisbon’s Altice Arena on Sunday (October 2) as the first in a new run of dates on the continent as part of their ongoing reunion tour.Ahead of the dates beginning, Barker took to Instagram on Friday (September 22) to share a photo of a positive COVID test.The band and venue have yet to share any official information regarding the Lisbon show or any future gigs.It comes after Barker returned to the tour this month following after his wife Kourtney Kardashian underwent “life-threatening emergency surgery” for their unborn baby.

Blink-182 have released ‘One More Time’ and ‘More Than You Know’, two brand new tracks from their long-awaited new album. Check out both below.Released today (September 21), the new tracks mark the latest singles to be taken from the pop-punk trio’s highly-anticipated new album, ‘One More Time…’, and add to the current whirlwind of announcements the members have been making over the past week.The first of the newly released singles is the title track of the upcoming LP, which Mark Hoppus previously teased on social media as being “the Mount Rushmore of Blink-182 songs”.One of the more heartfelt and reflective tracks of their extensive discography, ‘One More Time’ sees the members look back at the emotional journey they’ve been through since forming the band.

Mark Hoppus has teased Blink-182’s upcoming new single ‘One More Time’, calling it one of the band’s best songs yet.As announced earlier this week, the trio are due to release the title track from their ninth studio album of the same name at 3pm BST today (September 21).The song, which follows last year’s ‘Edging’, was previously teased via a cryptic website and a series of promotional posters.Taking to TikTok yesterday, Hoppus responded to a fan who asked what he thought was “the Mount Rushmore of Blink-182 songs”.“Lightning round – let’s go,” he said, before naming ‘Feeling This’, ‘Dammit’ and ‘What’s My Age Again?’.To complete the list, Hoppus chose the forthcoming ‘One More Time’ – a snippet of which soundtracks the 13-second clip. Tune in here:@Mark answers your questions.

Hit me, Blink, one more time…

Blink-182 have announced the release date for their highly-anticipated new album ‘One More Time…’The record will mark the first time the classic line-up – consisting of vocalist and bassist, Mark Hoppus, guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker – have released a new album together since 2011’s ‘Neighborhoods‘, following on from last year’s single ‘Edging‘.To announce the album, the trio released a trailer featuring clips from their upcoming interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and archival clips from the band’s extensive career. The trailer also teased three new tracks from the album such as ‘Anthem Part 3’, ‘You Don’t Know What You’ve Got’ and the title track ‘One More Time’ – which is set for release on Thursday September 21.In the trailer, the band open up about Hoppus’ lymphoma cancer diagnosis and explain that it is what inspired DeLonge to rejoin the band.

Blink-182 is back!

Thania Garcia Blink-182 will release their new album “One More Time…” on Oct. 20 via Columbia Records, the trio announced Monday morning in a video trailer. The forthcoming record will mark the band’s first album with Tom DeLonge since he re-joined the band in 2022, nearly 10 years after the band released a record with original members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker.

Tom DeLonge‘s directorial debut Monsters Of California, which will hit cinemas this year.The UFO-themed film comes via DeLonge’s own multimedia empire, To The Stars, which the ex-Blink-182 and current Angels & Airwaves leader founded as a record label in 2015. He co-wrote it with Ian Miller, produced it alongside Stan Spry and Eric Woods, and directed it solo.Last year, a teaser trailer was revealed, and it has now been confirmed that the film will arrive on December 5, according to IMDB.A synopsis reads: “After discovering research left behind by a missing government agent, Dallas Edwards and his misfit high school friends embark on a righteous and dangerous adventure to uncover a paranormal conspiracy in Southern California that brings them face-to-face with some of the government’s most guarded mysteries.”See the trailer below.DeLonge previously described Monsters Of California as a “coming of age film with dick jokes.”Speaking with NME, the Blink-182 co-founder said: “When I started Angels [& Airwaves], I was telling people how we were going to put out books and make movies,” DeLonge said.

Kourtney Kardashian is missing Travis Barker. The 44-year-old pregnant reality star is currently at home in California while the 47-year-old drummer is touring with his band, Blink-182, in Europe.  The Poosh founder posted a video of her man jamming out on the drums, writing on her Instagram Story, “I m

Sia is opening up about her new music.

Travis Barker personally gifted a fan with his drumsticks on the opening day of Blink-182‘s 2023 European tour – check out the video below.The trio kicked off their current run of shows in Antwerp, Belgium last Friday (September 8) after teasing new music with a series of cryptic posters and a website.Ahead of taking to the stage at the Sportpaleis Antwerpen arena, Barker made his way to the queue of fans waiting outside to surprise one concertgoer. The person in question had made a cardboard sign that read: “Can I have a drumstick?”Footage posted on Barker’s official TikTok profile sees the musician walk out of the venue before handing over a pair of drumsticks to the fan.

Travis Barker is back on the road.

Travis Barker returned to Blink-182‘s European tour last night (September 8) after he was forced to fly home from the band’s UK and Ireland tour.The drummer returned for the band’s first show back in Antwerp in Belgium days after his wife Kourtney Kardashian underwent “life-threatening emergency surgery” for their unborn baby.Ahead of the show, Barker took to Instagram to post a video of himself, captioned: “1st day of tour,” which showed him walking to greet fans with a pair of drumsticks.He then handed his sticks to a delighted fan. You can view footage below.A post shared by travisbarker (@travisbarker)Barker also posted a host of pictures of the city and himself to his Instagram Story, which included a selfie of him before he headed to the stage.Footage of the drummer performing was also posted by fans from the gig to social media as the band performed tracks from their back catalogue.At one point, Barker performed on a raised platform while he played drums on ‘Bored To Death’.

Kourtney Kardashian is trying to rest and recover at home right now after a very scary and urgent fetal surgery performed on her baby boy-to-be.

Blink-182 have continued to tease new music this evening (September 7) with a new post featuring a cryptic digital clock.The pop-punk trio started teasing new music with a mystery website and a series of posters earlier this week.On the website, various classic songs played out before a brief snippet of new material eventually played out.Now, the band have shared a cryptic digital clock which flashes the time 12:00 and switches between AM and PM on their social media channels. It also plays the same snippets of music that first appeared on their website earlier.⏰ pic.twitter.com/t9LVuuXMdv— blink-182 (@blink182) September 7, 2023A series of promotional posters recently popped up in numerous locations.

Blink-182 have begun teasing new music with a mystery website and a series of posters.The pop-punk trio marked the return of Tom DeLonge last year by releasing the single ‘Edging’, and confirming that their ninth studio album was in the works. DeLonge previously teased that the record could be the group’s “best album” and their “most progressive”.Late last month, the singer/guitarist said that the record was “only weeks (days) away”, adding: “We are finally here.”Now, a series of promotional posters have popped up in numerous locations.

Kourtney Kardashian Barker has issued a heartfelt tribute to doctors after revealing terrifying moment during her pregnancy.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has shared an update after he was forced to fly home from the band’s UK and Ireland tour – leading them to postpone a number of dates.Last week saw the pop punk icons pull a run of UK and Ireland shows as they were due to kick off the tour in Glasgow, citing an “urgent family matter” that forced the drummer to return to the States. Upon his exit, he shared photos from Glasgow airport’s prayer room.Now, after reports that his wife Kourtney Kardashian was out of hospital and “feeling better“, Barker has revealed that she underwent “life-threatening emergency surgery” for their unborn baby – and that their shows will continue at Antwerp in Belgium on Friday (September 8).“God is great,” the drummer wrote on Twitter.

Travis Barker has appeared in his son’s TikTok video, shortly after he cancelled three shows due to an “urgent family matter”.Blink-182 announced that they would be postponing all three of their scheduled tour dates for this month, and the drummer would be rushing home to attend to an undisclosed family emergency.The incident affected shows scheduled for Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow, with the latter set to take place just hours before the trio made the announcement. “Due to an urgent family matter, Travis has had to return home to the States,” the update on their X/Twitter page read.