YEAR IN REVIEW: After reconnecting, Blink announce a reunion album and tour. Not much progress on a new album, but the band sets out on a wildly successful "greatest hits" tour.

 

1/9/2009: Mark talks possible Blink reunion: "None of us know exactly what’s going to happen."

1/13/2009: Mark announces +44 is over, and announces unrealized solo plans.

2/5/2009: The Recording Academy announces that Blink-182 will reunite at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.

2/6/2009: David Kennedy confirms on Modlife that Blink will release a new album in 2009.

2/8/2009:

• Blink-182 reunite at the Grammys, with Travis saying: "We used to play music together, and we decided we’re going to play music together again.”

• An update on their web site reads, "Summer 2009. Thanks and get ready."

2/10/2009: Travis explains his arm sling to Extra: "I kind of rushed out of the hospital and my hand was numb, but I didn’t tell anybody."

2/26/2009: Mark posts a series of dots and dashes on his blog, and fans plug the Morse code into online translators, revealing "TREADTEINUNEEDTUNDERTANDRECDETLINKTAETII". Roughly translated, it read: "To Read This, You Need To Understand Morse Code. Blink-182."

3/18/2009: Mark tweets: "headed to the studio today to start working on some stuff for the tour. Which means making sure I remember all the songs."

4/8/2009: Buzznet.com cites an "informed source" that Blink will tour with Weezer in the summer.

4/23/2009: Blink shoots a video for Doritos "Augmented Reality". Video 1

5/11/2009: The All-American Rejects hint they will join the rumored Blink reunion tour.

5/13/2009: The band officially announces their summer reunion tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer.

5/14/2009: 

• The band perform at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, as a part of the T-Mobile Sidekick LX launch event. Video 1

• This was the band’s first concert together in four years.

• In an interview there, Mark jokingly predicts the band's reunion: "Awkward, weird, a little standoffish. Me and Travis are on one side [of the studio], behind a brick wall, and Tom is outside the wall knocking."

5/18/2009: 

• The band make an appearance together on KROQ's Kevin and Bean. Tom: "I need to apologize. For the past few years I’ve been doing this serious stuff. And then the first song we come out and play, and I come right out and ask people if they masturbate to the Lord of the Rings, it was crazy."

• The band performs in NBC Studios Burbank in Burbank, California for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

• The band holds a pre-tour party at the El Compadre Mexican restaurant in LA.

5/19/2009: The band performs in NBC Studios Burbank in Burbank, California for the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

6/1/2009: TRV$DJAM’ second and final mixtape, Fix Your Face, Volume 2 — Coachella ’09, is released.

6/4/2009: The band performs in Los Angeles, California for the Daily Habit. Video 1, Video 2, Video 3

6/5/2009:

• Travis talks new Blink music: "We also got around to making four demos, including one song that's pretty much complete."

• Mark appears to predict the next several years of the band in an interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune: "I hate when bands get back together and do one tour, and it feels like they're going to make a bunch of money, and then they go away for a while and then come back again."

6/9/2009: The band performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live, winding up playing a full set. Video 1

6/26/2009: Mark tweets: "Blink-182 is finishing tracking the song "up all night" next week. Stoked. It will be released soon thereafter. Stay tuned."

7/23/2009: The band performs at The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning the first leg of the reunion tour.

7/24/2009: The band performs at The Joint in Las Vegas, Nevada.

7/28/2009:

• The band performs at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.

  • Other bands included the All-American Rejects and Chester French.

• Mark confirms "Up All Night" will not be heard on the reunion tour.

7/30/2009: 

• The band performs at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.

  • Other bands included the All-American Rejects and Fall Out Boy.

7/31/2009: 

• The band performs at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

  • Other bands included the All-American Rejects and Fall Out Boy.

8/1/2009: 

• The band performs at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

  • Other bands included the All-American Rejects and Fall Out Boy.

8/2/2009: 

• The band performs at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

  • Other bands included the All-American Rejects and Fall Out Boy.

8/4/2009: 

• The band performs at Marcus Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/6/2009: 

• The band performs at Comcast Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/7/2009: 

• The band performs at Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy and Chester French.

8/8/2009: 

• The band performs at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy and Chester French.

8/9/2009: 

• The band performs at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/11/2009: Mark confirms plans for a 2010 European leg of the reunion tour.

8/12/2009: 

• The band performs at Star Pavilion in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/13/2009: 

• The band performs at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/14/2009: 

• The band performs at Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/15/2009: 

• The band performs at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, Illinois.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/16/2009: 

• The band performs at Westfair Amphitheatre in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/18/2009: 

• The band performs at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/20/2009: 

• The band performs at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/21/2009: 

• The band performs at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien, New York.

  • Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/22/2009: 

• The band performs at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan.

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    Other bands included Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, and Chester French.

8/23/2009: 

• The band performs at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

8/25/2009: 

• The band performs at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York. Video 1

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

8/26/2009: 

• The band performs at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel Township, New Jersey.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

8/27/2009: 

• The band performs at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, New Jersey.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

8/28/2009: DJ AM -- Travis's friend and fellow plane crash survivor -- is found dead from a drug overdose.

8/29/2009: 

• The band performs at Comcast Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

• The band holds a moment of silence for DJ AM.

8/30/2009: 

• The band performs at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Video 1

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

8/31/2009: The band cancels a show in Saratoga Springs, New York to allow time for Travis to grieve for DJ AM.

9/1/2009: The band reschedules two more tour dates -- St. Louis and Cleveland -- due to AM's death.

9/4/2009: 

• The band performs at Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

9/6/2009: 

• The band performs at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

9/7/2009: 

• The band performs at McKay Events Center in Orem, Utah.

  • Other bands included Taking Back Sunday and Chester French.

9/9/2009: The band performs at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon.

9/10/2009: 

• The band performs at White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Washington. Poster

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

9/12/2009: 

• The band performs at Sleep Train Amphitheatre in Sacramento, California.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

9/13/2009: 

• The band performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Chester French.

9/14/2009: The band performs at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.

9/16/2009: 

• The band performs at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, California.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Asher Roth.

9/17/2009: 

• The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Asher Roth.

9/18/2009: 

• The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine, California.

  • Other bands included Weezer, Taking Back Sunday, and Asher Roth.

9/19/2009: 

• The band performs at Tempe Beach Park Amphitheatre in Tempe, Arizona.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy and the All-American Rejects.

9/21/2009: 

• The band performs at Journal Pavilion in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy, the All-American Rejects, and Asher Roth.

9/23/2009: 

• The band performs at SuperPages.com Center in Dallas, Texas.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy, the All-American Rejects, and Asher Roth.

9/24/2009: 

• The band performs at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy, the All-American Rejects, and Asher Roth.

9/26/2009: 

• The band performs at Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy, the All-American Rejects, and Asher Roth.

9/27/2009: 

• The band performs at Ford Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy, the All-American Rejects, and Asher Roth.

9/28/2009: The band performs at Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham, Alabama. Video 1

9/29/2009: The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

9/30/2009: The band performs at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

10/2/2009: The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

10/3/2009: 

• The band performs at Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

  • Other bands included Asher Roth.

10/4/2009: 

• The band performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

  • Other bands included Fall Out Boy.

10/6/2009: The band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte, North Carolina.

10/7/2009: The band performs at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta, Georgia.

10/10/2009: The band performs at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.

10/12/2009: The band performs at Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California, completing the first leg of the reunion tour.

11/12/2009: Travis claims his upcoming solo record will feature a new Blink song. According to him, "We want to re-group next year and start getting together once a week or once every two weeks to start doing the beginning work on our record."

11/16/2009: Travis gets nostalgic about the Blink tour: "No doubt, it was the best tour of our lives, ever. The most fun I've ever had on a Blink tour with Mark and Tom. I couldn't have been in a better place than with two of my best friends."

12/7/2009: A man named Brandon Flores plans to produce a Blink-182 biopic - titled Blink - with or without the band's blessings. Armed with a $55,000 budget, he posts ads on Craigslist, which make it to AbsolutePunk, which turns it into news.