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Archiving all the small things since 2015
2010s
The trio forge ahead with a new member and new era.
Jan. 2010
This Is Home
In their third decade as a band, blink-182 learns to play together again after some years away. Miscommunication remains a problem, with slow progress on new music underscoring the uncertainty.
Aug. 2010
Reading
The band tours across Europe, finishing with a a triumphant closing gig at Reading and Leeds.
Apr. 2011
Pressure's On
The band partner with Honda for domestic dates and cancel an overseas tour, prompting fan backlash. Meanwhile, UMG sets a hard deadline for their next album.
Jul. 2011
Up All Night
The band announces their long-awaited comeback album, Neighborhoods, issuing its lead single, "Up All Night", the band’s first new music in eight years.
Sep. 2011
Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods is released in the midst of the band’s North American tour; it receives a mixed response and stalls commercially. The same month, its second and final single, “After Midnight”, is sent to radio.
Jun. 2012
20th Anniversary
The band marks their twentieth birthday with a celebratory tour in Europe.
Sep. 2012
Love Is Dangerous
A year past their comeback album, the band admit their relationship remains fractured. At a casino in Oklahoma, they attempt a reset, starting with going independent.
Dec. 2012
Dogs Eating Dogs
The band part ways UMG, their longtime home; the band reconvenes for the holiday-themed Dogs Eating Dogs EP, and promise the “true return” of the band.
Feb. 2013
After Midnight
The band plays its first Aussie shows in a decade, but tensions remain high: Travis’s refusal to fly, plus his public dispute with a promoter, leaves Tom frustrated. Brooks Wackerman fills in for Travis.
Oct. 2013
Anniversary Shows
The band stages a tenth anniversary celebration of their untitled LP; in his memoir, Travis suggests it was the band’s best moment in the sun.
Apr. 2014
Disaster
Dysfunction remains as the band clash over whether to return to a label and the logistics of recording their seventh LP.
Aug. 2014
Reading 2.0
At some point in the year, Tom quits the band, but reconsiders the next day; he suggests the band hire a personal therapist. Consequently, activity remains slow outside of a huge headlining slot at Reading.
Dec. 2014
Heart's All Gone
The band signs to a new label, but Tom backs out of commitments, pursuing non-musical endeavors “indefinitely” — ten years to the moment he first exited.
Jan. 2015
Left Alone
Faced with the prospect of calling it quits or trudging onward, the band enlist Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba on guitar. The same month, public discord unfolds over Tom’s exit.
Mar. 2015
Skiba-182
The new, Skiba-led iteration of blink play their first shows, and begin the process of removing Tom from the LLC.
Oct. 2015
No Future
The new trio begins writing music for the first time, but are unsatisfied with the results.
Jan. 2016
Long Lost Feeling
The band approach producer John Feldmann to guide the creative process of their next album — their first outside engineer since Finn’s death.
Apr. 2016
Good Old Days
The band unleashes comeback single “Bored to Death” — a gold-certified hit that becomes the band’s best-performing single in over a decade.
Jul. 2016
California
On -182 Day, the band releases its seventh album, the nostalgic and catchy California, which becomes their first number one album since 2001, and receives their first-ever Grammy nomination. The same month, the trio embark on a massive headlining tour.
Mar. 2017
Teenage Satellites
The trio continues to hit the road in support of California, and finish up a deluxe companion to that album, issuing the pre-release single “Parking Lot”.
Jun. 2017
Last Train Home
Fresh off the release of the double-disc California, the band embarks on the third leg of the California Tour, marking their first — and only — European gigs with Skiba.
May 2018
Kings of the Weekend
The band stages a residency in Las Vegas, “Kings of the Weekend”, playing old hits and fan favorites.
Nov. 2018
Collaborations
The band team up with DJ Steve Aoki for “Why Are We So Broken”, their inaugural collaborative single and first of many to come, with artists like Goody Grace, the Chainsmokers, and XXXTentacion.
Apr. 2019
Blame It on My Youth
“Blame It on My Youth” debuts — the first new single from NINE, the band’s upcoming (eighth?) album.
July 2018
blink + Wayne
A massive summer tour with rapper Lil Wayne is rebranded as a twentieth birthday for Enema of the State.
Sep. 2019
Happy Days
NINE debuts after the tour's completion in September, in addition to several collaborative tracks.
Dec. 2019
Bottom of the Ocean
The band release “Not Another Christmas Song” — their final single with Skiba at the helm, closing a complicated decade for the pop-punk legends.
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