Reformation .282009.E2.80.9314.29 Blink-182
the first live performance of group s reformation in 2009.
eventually, band appeared first time on stage in 5 years presenters @ february 2009 grammy awards, announcing reunion. trio embarked on reunion tour of north america july october 2009, european trek following august september 2010. recording process neighborhoods, band s sixth studio album, stalled studio autonomy, tours, managers, , personal projects. delonge recorded @ studio in san diego while hoppus , barker recorded in los angeles—an extension of strained communication. self-produced album—their first without producer jerry finn—was released in september 2011 , peaked @ number 2 on billboard 200. singles— night , after midnight —only attracted modest chart success, , label interscope reportedly disappointed album sales.
despite growing evidence of remaining friction between members, band continued tour in 2010s. headlined 10th annual honda civic tour in north america in 2011, , toured europe in 2012. band left interscope records october, , subsequently released dogs eating dogs, ep, in december 2012. trio toured australia in 2013; brooks wackerman replaced barker on drums barker unwilling fly after plane crash. these dates followed small north american tour, , series of shows celebrating tenth anniversary of band s self-titled album november. band played european tour in august 2014, culminating in them headlining reading , leeds festivals; band s fourth appearance @ festival , second headlining slot.
blink-182 performing in 2011.
the reunion of band has been characterized dysfunctional both barker , delonge. hoppus commented on era of band in later interview: contentious. there strange vibe. [...] knew there wrong. in memoir, can say, barker claims delonge s behavior on tour introverted until money started coming in, after d excited blink. states delonge abruptly quit sometime in mid-2014, , rejoined following day. group planned begin writing seventh album in january 2015, had continually seen delays. d interviews , felt awful fans because promised albums years , couldn t it, barker later said. record deal finalized , sessions booked before delonge s manager informed band intended spend more time on non-musical activities , indefinitely depart group. in own statement, delonge remarked never planned on quitting, find hard hell commit. after these events, barker summarized band s reunion: why blink got in first place questionable.
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