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“One More Time….Part-2”

August 22, 2024 by Kevin Gomez

If you’re discussing the biggest tours this year in terms of attendance, hype, and media coverage, I think blink-182 is right there behind Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan.

Since the band announced the return of founding member Tom DeLonge two years ago, the San Diego trio’s popularity has only seemed to skyrocket.

Their first show back onstage together was a surprise performance at last year’s Coachella.

They co-headlined both nights of 2023’s mega When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas with Green Day as their final shows of the year.

blink-182 kicked off this year touring across the globe and headlining Lollapalooza in Chicago.

They also played SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on the 182nd day of the year as luck would have it, and bassist/lead singer Mark Hoppus announced it was their largest headlining show ever – in front of 51,000 screaming fans.

Shortly after DeLonge’s return in late 2022, it was revealed that the group had gotten together to start writing and recording for a new album. The result, “One More Time,” was released in October 2023, marking blink-182’s first full studio album in 12 years with the classic lineup of Hoppus, DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker.

The album was an immediate success landing at number one on the Billboard charts and receiving critical acclaim. Far from the immature potty humor on their earliest albums (don’t worry, the potty jokes are still there for their live performances), the album’s themes and sound rang closer to their 2003 untitled album. Songs like “You Don’t Know What You’ve Got” and the album’s title track even openly discussed Hoppus’s battle with cancer and remission.

Riding this hot wave of fame and still well into their current tour, the band just announced they were releasing a sequel of sorts entitled, “One More Time….Part 2.”

The album will be a deluxe version of “One More Time” featuring the original 19 songs and eight brand new tracks. My guess is these were additional tracks recorded during the “One More Time” sessions which did not ultimately make the cut of the album.

If they carry that same energy and sound as “One More Time,” this should be a proper fantastic release and I think most fans would agree any chance to hear additional songs from that time will be welcome.

“One More Time….Part 2” will be released September 6th, available in “Blue Balls” and “Red Rocket” (I told you the jokes were still there) colored vinyl. Check out the first single, “All in My Head.”

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