Photo: Instagram/Mark Hoppus
Following their tumultuous separation from founding member Tom DeLonge earlier this year, Blink 182 played their first gig with Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba in his place. Check out footage below.
The new line-up of the band played their maiden performance at The Roxy in LA last night (Wednesday 18 March, 2015) - with Skiba's trademark gravelly vocals being a noticeable addition of depth to Blink's pop-punk sound.
As they warm up for the Musink Festival, the band tore through a hit-packed, career-spanning set that even included a Misfits cover.
Speaking on a podcast about what it was like to have Skiba in Blink, Hoppus said: “It really feels like a band – it feels like home. It’s great."
Blink 182 played:
Feeling This
What's My Age Again?
The Rock Show
Up All Night
Going Away to College
Down
I Miss You
Happy Holidays, You Bastard
Dumpweed
Wendy Clear
Always
Don't Leave Me
Easy Target
First Date
Heart's All Gone
Dysentery
Gary Skulls (Misfits cover)
All the Small Things
Man Overboard
Reckless Abandon
Carousel
Encore:
Violence
Dammit
Family Reunion
Watch them perform 'Reckless Abandon' below
Watch them perform 'Carousel' below
Watch them perform 'Dammit' below
Watch them perform 'Feeling This','What’s My Age Again', 'The Rock Show' and 'Up All Night' below
The troubles for the original Blink line-up show no signs of relenting. While DeLonge recently said he could 'never dislike' Mark Hoppus, drummer Travis Barker echoed their sentiments that he was 'disrespectful and ungrateful' by adding that he should 'stop being childish and playing the sympathy card'.
