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Busted‘s Matt Willis revealed his drug addiction drove him to do “six grams” of cocaine “every fucking day” after the band’s reunion in 2016.The bassist has opened up about his drug use in a new BBC documentary titled Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction. He explained he was able to get clean for his wedding to TV presenter Emma Willis, and had managed to stay sober until 2016, when Busted announced a new tour and album.“Within a month I was doing six grams, bang, bang, bang, on my own, every fucking day and not coming home until three in the morning, pretending I was working on an album, which I wasn’t really writing,” he shared.His relapse was due to him being offered a line of cocaine at an after party following a sold out show on the Busted reunion tour.

Busted and Neck Deep have collaborated on a revamped and reimagined version of the former’s track ‘Meet You There’.‘Meet You There 2.0’ turns Busted’s 2003 ballad into a pop-rock anthem. The track, originally featured on their second album ‘A Present for Everyone’, features heavy drums, fuzzy guitars and Neck Deep frontman Ben Barlow.“This is one of the tracks we are most excited about releasing, as we have recorded an entirely new arrangement of the song,” shared Busted’s Charlie Simpson.

Blink-182 kicked off their 2023 reunion headline tour in St. Paul, Minnesota last night (May 4) where the band performed a career-spanning set that included Matt Skiba-era songs.The band reunited at the Xcel Energy Center with their classic line-up — Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker — for the opening night of their world tour, which featured a 25-song setlist.The pop-punk icons were initially scheduled to debut their reunited line-up in March, but were forced to postpone after drummer Barker suffered repeated injuries to his finger. The band then returned to the stage for a surprise performance at last month’s Coachella festival.Blink performed classics like ‘All The Small Things’ and ‘What’s My Age Again’ and also revived fan favourites like ‘Up All Night’ (for the first time since 2016, via Setlist.fm) and ‘Ghost On The Dance Floor’ (for the first time since 2014).The setlist also featured two songs from Matt Skiba-era Blink-182 — ‘Cynical’ and ‘Bored To Death’ — from their 2016 album ‘California‘.In October last year, the Alkaline Trio vocalist – who joined the band in 2015 as a replacement for DeLonge – said he was “truly happy” for Blink’s reunion with DeLonge.“I am truly grateful for my time with blink and I am truly happy you guys are a band and a family again,” he wrote in a social post.Check out the full Blink-182 opening night setlist and find footage below.1. ‘Anthem Part Two’2. ‘The Rock Show’3. ‘Family Reunion’4. ‘Man Overboard’5. ‘Feeling This’6. ‘Reckless Abandon’7. ‘Dysentery Gary’8. ‘Up All Night’9. ‘Dumpweed’10. ‘EDGING’11. ‘Aliens Exist’12. ‘Cynical’13. ‘Don’t Leave Me’14. ‘Happy Holidays, You Bastard’15. ‘Stay Together for the Kids’16. ‘Always’17. ‘Down’18. ‘Bored To Death’19. ‘I Miss You’20

Travis Barker has given a promising update on the new Blink-182 album, telling fans it’ll be finished before they head out on tour.Last year, the classic lineup of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker confirmed they would be reuniting ahead of a world tour and a new album.So far, the band have released just one single from the album – ‘Edging’ – but DeLonge has promised that the record contains some of the “most progressive” music of their career so far.At the start of 2023, DeLonge added that the currently-untitled record is “the best album we’ve ever made.”“I’m personally tripping and so proud of what we have created TOGETHER. As one unified force of fun, eternal youth, and most of all – close friends,” he continued.Last night (April 29) Travis Barker took to Twitter to tell fans the “album will be finished before we leave on tour.”Album will be finished before we leave on tour— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) April 29, 2023Blink-182 were originally due to kick off their world tour in March with a tour of South America but those dates were postponed to 2024 due to Barker injuring himself while drumming. Instead, the pop-punk trio made their live return with a last-minute set at weekend one of Coachella Festival.

Blink-182‘s Travis Barker has launched his very own luxury enema kit.The drummer has teamed up with with canned water company Liquid Death to sell the product.The limited-edition collectible kit, a nod to the band’s 1999 album ‘Enema Of The State’, retails at $182 (£146) and contains a can of Liquid Death mountain water signed by Barker and an enema bulb.Barker, has also shared a video in which he jokes: “What’s my secret? How did I marry the woman of my dreams? How have I had such a successful career in music? I use Liquid Death mountain water. In my asshole.” You can view the video below.An enema is an injection of fluid into the lower bowel by way of the rectum.

Blink-182 headlined the final day of Coachella 2023 yesterday (April 23) – check out the full setlist and footage from the moment below.The moment marked the punk rock veterans’ second set at this year’s Coachella – following their performance on Friday April 14, which was their first time playing live since reuniting with Tom DeLonge.Performing last night, the trio treated fans to renditions of some of their most popular hits, and brought back some old favourites which haven’t been played live in over five years. Initially, Frank Ocean was scheduled to perform the headline slot, however, he dropped out from the lineup following a leg injury.Opening with the iconic 1999 track, ‘Family Reunion’, Blink delivered back-to-back classics including ‘Anthem Pt.2’, ‘The Rock Show’ and ‘What’s My Age Again?’, as well as their more recent single, ‘Edging’, which was released in 2022.Although the 18-track setlist remained largely unchanged from that played at the performance held on weekend one, the headline set yesterday did see Travis Barker, Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus revive 2001’s ‘Stay Together For The Kids’, which hasn’t been performed live since 2018, and 2003’s ‘Always’, which hasn’t been included on a setlist since 2017.1. ‘Family Reunion’2. ‘Anthem Part Two’3. ‘The Rock Show’4. ‘Man Overboard’5. ‘Feeling This’6. ‘Reckless Abandon’7. ‘What’s My Age Again?’8. ‘Dumpweed’9. ‘EDGING’10. ‘Aliens Exist’11. ‘Stay Together for the Kids’12. ‘Happy Holidays, You Bastard’13. ‘Always’14. ‘Down’15. ‘I Miss You’16. ‘First Date’ (with Ramones ‘Pinhead’ intro)17. ‘All the Small Things’18. ‘Dammit’ (With Skee Lo ‘I Wish’ tease)Blink 182 – I Miss You @ Coachella I’ve never been more excited to be a Blink fan.

Paramore kicked off their long-awaited tour of the UK and Ireland yesterday (April 13). Check out footage of the show and the full setlist below.Taking place at Dublin’s 3Arena, the pop-punk veterans delivered a 21-track setlist to fans – comprising of both new songs and familiar favourites.The trio – which is comprised of Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Zac Farro – started the set with ‘You First’ followed by ‘The News’, both taken from their latest album, ‘This Is Why’.

Blink-182 have announced at the last minute that they will be performing at this year’s Coachella Festival.The announcement was confirmed by frontman Tom DeLonge earlier today (April 13), and the trio will be performing their set this Friday (April 14).Initially, Blink’s appearance was subtly announced by promoters late on Wednesday (April 12), when their name was featured on the festival schedule — albeit modestly tucked in among hundreds of previously announced artists.The set will be the reconstituted band’s first performance together since 2014 and will take place in the Sahara tent between 6:45-7:35 pm (PDT).Taking to Twitter, DeLonge – who rejoined the pop-punk band after seven years in 2022 – shared an image of a teleprompter onstage, which read lyrics from their hit 2000 track, ‘Family Reunion’.

Mod Sun has said that his fans “saved [his] Goddamn life” following his break-up with Avril Lavigne.The pair got engaged in March 2022 after just over a year of dating, but it was reported this February that they had called the engagement off (via TMZ).Last month, US singer-songwriter/rapper Mod Sun – real name Derek Ryan Smith – publicly addressed the split on his Instagram page. “In 1 week my entire life completely changed…I just know there’s a plan for it all,” he wrote.Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes later led a chant of “Fuck Tyga” at Mod Sun’s show in New York.

their 2023 reunion tour – find all the details below.The pop-punk trio – comprising Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis and James Bourne – are set to hit the road in September to mark their 20th anniversary.They’ll play a special greatest hits set at arenas across the country, including The O2 in London.Tickets went on general sale at 9am BST this morning (March 31).Busted have since added six gigs to the forthcoming tour due to high demand. “YOU GUYS ARE CRAZY,” the band tweeted.YOU GUYS ARE CRAZY.

Fall Out Boy have shared their views on the recent split of Panic! At The Disco.The band were speaking as part of a new interview with NME‘s In Conversation series on Saturday when they opened up about their relationship with the band, and explained how they “respect” the members’ decision to call it quits.When asked if it felt like the end of an era, bassist Pete Wentz stated, “I think so. Obviously, Panic! changed so much between members, sonically and what it was; they’ve felt like mini-chapters [that] have opened and closed.”Panic! – who formed in 2004 – announced that they would be disbanding in January, with singer Brendon Urie confirming that he wants to focus on his family.

Busted have announced a new UK tour celebrating their 20th anniversary.The pop-punk trio will be playing a series of arena shows across the UK later this year, where they will perform their greatest hits and celebrate over 20 years since their formation.Heading to cities including Brighton, Nottingham, Newcastle and London, all 14 of the lined-up shows will take place throughout September. Starting at Cardiff’s CIA arena, the stint will kick off on September 3, and run until September 24 – ending at Manchester’s AO Arena.Hanson will also feature as a special guest at all gigs from September 9 onwards.

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has collaborated with Gibson to recreate one of his beloved guitars.Named the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior, the new guitar is a replica of the punk icon’s own 1950s Les Paul model, which he is commonly seen sporting on stage.“The single cut 50’s Les Paul Junior has been the root of my guitar tone for over 20 years,” he said. “Ever since I bought ‘Floyd’, my 1956 Sunburst Junior, in the early 2000’s I have been addicted.

Mod Sun brought out Gym Class Heroes‘ Travie McCoy at a show in New York earlier this week, during which the latter lead a chant of “Fuck Tyga” with the crowd.Mod Sun recently split up with Avril Lavigne, to whom he got engaged last year. “In 1 week my entire life completely changed…I just know there’s a plan for it all,” he said on social media shortly after the news surfaced.

Hayley Williams has recalled contacting Taylor Swift for the first time, after Swift was criticised at the 2009 VMAs by Kanye West for beating Beyoncé to an award.The Paramore singer spoke to the crowd on the opening night of Swift’s US tour at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Paramore supported Swift last night (March 17) and will also perform tonight (March 18) at the same venue.She recounted the pair’s early interactions, explaining that it was Swift’s mother, Andrea, who wished the teenaged stars could form a supportive relationship due to the both being so young in the music industry.“I remember feeling like, ‘We’re so little, we’re so young,'” Williams recalled on stage of the period in the late ’00s.

Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun jointly took home the Worst Director award at the Razzies for their film Good Mourning.The 2023 Golden Raspberry Awards winners were revealed on Saturday (March 11). The “Razzies”, as the YouTube-hosted awards is nicknamed, annually celebrate the “worst” in film.Kelly and Sun’s stoner film follows movie star London Clash (portrayed by Kelly) after he wakes up to what he believes is a break-up text from the love of his life – and things go downhill from that moment onwards.Good Mourning was nominated in almost all of the Razzies 2023 categories: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (MGK), Worst Supporting Actor (Pete Davidson), Worst Screen Couple (MGK and Mod Sun) and Worst Screenplay.At the time of writing, the 2022 film has a 0 per cent rating on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.Critic Matt Conway of Battle Royale With Cheese wrote: “The overwhelming lack of cohesion should not be too shocking considering Kelly and Sun wrote the film in a mere few days.“Kelly and Sun’s directorial approach is similarly listless.

Mod Sun has publicly commented on his break-up with Avril Lavigne.The pair had got engaged in March 2022 after just over a year of dating, but it has since been reported that they have called their engagement off.In a new post on Instagram, Mod Sun appears to have addressed the break-up alongside a series of recent live photos.“In 1 week my entire life completely changed…I just know there’s a plan for it all,” he wrote.

Ashnikko has announced their debut album ‘WEEDKILLER’ and shared details of a huge world tour for 2023 – find all the details below.The album will be released on June 2 via Parlophone, and will be available to pre-order from today (March 2) at 6pm GMT from here.“My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into,” Ashnikko shared in a statement.

When We Were Young festival have added a second date for the 2023 edition.An additional date of October 22 has been confirmed, following on from the already announced October 21 date. Green Day and Blink-182 headline the festival that’s held in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.Also on the 2023 line-up is Good Charlotte, The Offspring, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Rise Against, Thrice, 5 Seconds of Summer, Yellowcard, and many more.

Yungblud began his 2023 world tour in Wales last night (February 16) – see official images, fan-shot footage and the full setlist below.The Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – took to the stage at Cardiff International Arena in support of his self-titled third studio album, which came out last September.Kicking off his 20-song set with ’21st Century Liability’ (the title track from his 2018 debut record), Yungblud treated the crowd to cuts from across his entire discography (per Setlist.FM).The theatric gig began with a big screen displaying a moody black-and-white rain visual as storm sound effects played out over the PA. Eventually, Harrison appeared in silhouette before large wings emerged from his back.When the curtain dropped, the star repeatedly instructed the crowd “jump!” while a huge pyro display was unleashed.

Machine Gun Kelly‘s touring guitarist Sophie Lloyd has denied rumours that she had an affair with the musician.It comes amid rumours that MGK – real name Colson Baker – has broken up with his fiancée Megan Fox. The actor recently removed all images of Baker from her Instagram before deleting her profile.Some fans on social media have since suggested that the ‘Mainstream Sellout’ star had been romantically involved with Lloyd.In a statement, however, the latter’s management team has now shut down the speculation (via People).“Sophie Lloyd is a professional, accomplished musician who has been needlessly dragged into the media based off of meritless accusations made by social media,” it reads.“Any suggestion that she has ever acted in an unprofessional manner or stepped out of her relationship are untrue.