Blink-182 have performed live for the first time since they reunited with Tom DeLonge, delivering 50 minutes of seminal pop-punk hits at Coachella 2023.The band’s appearance at the festival came as a last-minute addition, announced by DeLonge just yesterday (April 13).
They were initially scheduled to debut their reunited line-up last month, however the first leg of their comeback tour – covering South America and Mexico – was postponed after Travis Barker suffered repeated injuries to a finger.Blink-182’s Coachella set began with 1999’s iconic ‘Family Reunion’, and the songs came thick and fast from there: other classics like ‘Anthem Pt.
2’, ‘Feeling This’, ‘What’s My Age Again?’ and ‘The Rock Show’ filled the first half, with gems like ‘I Miss You’ and ‘All The Small Things’ popping up in the second.
Amid the hits came the live debut of Blink-182’s recent single ‘Edging’ – which is slated to appear on their upcoming ninth album – as well as the first performance of ‘Aliens Exist’ to feature Tom since 2001.
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