Matt Skiba to Replace Tom DeLonge in Blink 182 Performance at Musink 2015
Now that the Musink 2015 lineup is announced and it’s known that Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio is playing with Blink 182…. another cat is out of the bag! Tom DeLonge has left Blink 182 with this statement from the band’s publicist:
Matt Skiba of the Alkaline Trio will join Blink-182 in replacement of Tom DeLonge at the 8th annual Musink Music and Tattoo Festival. “We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason. A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn’t want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinetly, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors.” Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus plan to honor all Blink-182 commitments including the Musink Festival and are excited to have singer/guitarist Matt Skiba join them for this project. “No hard feelings, but the show must go on for our fans.” Additionally, Skiba will continue to make new music and tour with the Alkaline Trio.
The show will obviously go on without Tom with, what I think, is an even better move… INSERT MATT SKIBA. I definitely prefer Skiba’s voice and I am a much bigger Alkaline Trio fan than a Blink fan so, let’s do this shit!
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