Rain of criticism on Blink 182: They cancel shows in Latin America, but they surprise by singing at Coachella festival

The original trio of blink-182 meet for his first appearance in almost a decade coachella on Friday, April 14 at night and it seemed that time had not passed.

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during his Presentation of 50 minutes on the stage Sahara of the music festival in Indio, California, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker They played their greatest hits like family reuniona song that was successfully released in the year 2000 and received with as much enthusiasm as it is legendary All the little things And I miss youas well as his new single, edge.

During the band’s closing song, featuring damnthey covered the 1999 TLC hit No scrubswith DeLonge singing the lyrics as the crowd went wild.

His place in the line-up of the renowned festival was surprising. It was announced just a day before Coachella started.and the festival published the schedules set for the first weekend on its official social media account titled “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket”referring to Blink’s 2001 album of the same name (Take off your pants and jacket).

Eagle-eyed fans saw that the group would perform on the Sahara stage at 6:45 p.m. (local time) on Friday, April 14. The band members also shared the news on their social media accounts.

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The performance, which was also streamed live for fans who weren’t lucky enough to make it to the festival in person, marked the first time DeLonge, Hoppus and Barker played together since DeLonge left Blink in 2015 to study UFOs, write novels, direct movies and record music with his own band, Angels and Airwaves. matte skiba by Alkaline Trio rreplaced DeLonge after his departure, record multiple LPs with the group. Over the summer, Skiba said he was unsure of his current status with them.

Blink-182’s massive reunion tour was set to kick off last month, but was postponed when drummer Barker had to undergo surgery after injuring his hand twice in rehearsal over the course of two weeks.

Another band member also had health problems, albeit more serious ones. Hoppus was diagnosed with stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in summer 2021but later confirmed that I had no cancer in September of that same year.

From chemo to CoachellaHoppus wrote on Instagram ahead of Friday’s set. “Very connected to my feelings today. Grateful to be here and excited to play a rock show with my friends this evening”.

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Criticism rains on Blink 182 for canceling their tour in Latin America

It is not yet known whether Blink-182 will also play the second weekend of the festival, which will take place from April 21 to 23. The truth is that the concerts planned in Mexico and Latin America were canceled completely. And at the moment no new dates have been confirmed.

Indeed Travis Barker’s injury was cited as the cause of the cancellation. Beginning of March, Tom Delonge fairly judged the drummer’s injury and confirmed that the entire Latin American leg of his 2023 tour will be postponed to 2024.

“I wanted to apologize to all the people in South America for not being able to be there. This was something we’ve wanted to do for a long time and we’ve worked really hard for it.…and we just had one of those accidents that no one saw coming.”

But after the success at Coachella, and with a seemingly very recovered Travisthe fans are angry and have a lot to say.

“That little finger healed very quickly”. “The betrayal… the disappointment, brother.” “Oh, they do play at Coachella.” “Blink 182 Doesn’t Deserve LATAM”. “Too early for Mexico, but too good for Coachella?” “Totally disappointed”. “I love them and I hate them, waiting so many years for them to come to Mexico to wait another year.” “They do concerts in the United States, but not in South America”. ‘Who cares… I mean the problem was with latin america, not with a finger” They were part of the reproaches users wrote in a Coachella Festival publication.