Blink Is Back!

Howdy there peeps, how are you doing?

Tour-a-la Blink 182 will officially begin starting July 23nd in Las Vegas. According to clashmusic, Hoppus told Rolling Stone that not only is he super excited, but is ready to show fans they still got it!

"We can't wait, it's a strange feeling to have, after not touring with Blink for the past five years, to think that in just a few days, we'll be hitting the road and playing all of these sold-out shows."

"All of our techs have been down there to see the strange set up, and they're e-mailing me, going, 'Oh my God, there are so many speakers, just so many lights.' I haven't seen it myself, but the pictures I've seen look ridiculous. Everything kind of moves and joins and separates to make these huge video screens, so its pretty complicated."

He also admitted that many concertgoers who haven't ever seen Blink perform, will see them in a whole new light, "really, it's kind of a reintroduction to the band. We're going to be playing all of the singles, and all of our favorite songs from our past records."

Speaking of getting back together, Blink's reunion is making its way onto a new documentary. Vegas Weekly got first dibbs on some juicy details from Mark himself.

"We've been filming it for a couple of months now. Throughout the rehearsal, and getting ready for tour, and on tour, and when we get back home and get in the studio. It's cool because the people who are putting the movie together are really good friends of ours and they're really talented."

These guys are known for their carefree style and outrageous sense of humor, something Hoppus and the gang haven't lost yet, "we're all in our 30's now, so you would expect that we'd have grown up, but that's not really the case. I'm kind of ashamed/delighted to know that I'm 37 and still laughing at stuff that I did when I was in high school."

Close friends working by your side can have its advantages, especially when you need time away from the cameras, "when we ask them, 'Yo, dude. I don't feel like having a camera in my face right now,' they're pretty respectful. And they're really, really talented, so you couldn't ask for much more."

This is not the first time the trio will have their lives captured on camera. Ten years ago they released a DVD called, "The Urethra Chronicles", giving everyone a backstage pass into the world of being a punk rock band!  Then in 2002 they made the sequel, "The Urethra Chronicles II: Harder, Faster. Faster, Harder." 

There's more where that came from because on October 9th a week after concluding their tour, Hoppus and guitarist, Tom Delonge, will join other musicians in a documentary film, "One Nine Nine Four". It's a flick about the explosion of punk rock in the 90's. Directed by filmmaker Jai Al-Attas and narrated by skater extraordinaire, Tony Hawk.

Along with this, there's more from our beloved bass player. He did a Q and A with Las Vegas Sun where they discuss new Blink merchandise, what drove them back together, and a new album in the works!

It's all very awesome in the world of Blink right now, looking forward to what they have to offer us this time around!

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