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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 21

On the 17th anniversary of his passing, we pause to honor the legacy of Jerry Finn, blink-182’s legendary producer.

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 19

On this day 23 years ago, Box Car Racer released “There Is” as a single! 🖤

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 19

On this day 24 years ago, blink-182 started filming the music video for First Date! 🎬

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 15

blink-182’s setlist from rehearsals! 🤯

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 13

On this day 28 years ago, blink-182 was playing on MTV Oddville! 🤘📺

Great televised performance from the Dude Ranch era! Mark, Tom, and Scott absolutely crushed it! 🔥

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 12

On this day 24 years ago, blink-182 won the Best Rock Group Award at the Teen Choice Awards! 🏆

blink-182 was up against Limp Bizkit, No Doubt, Aerosmith, Papa Roach, 3 Doors Down, Creed, and Crazy Town.

This was the second year in a row blink-182 won this award! 👏

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 9

Mark Hoppus is working on new music. First concrete evidence of blink-182 recording their new album? 👀

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 8

On this day 21 years ago, blink-182 was playing at the Teen Choice Awards! 🤘📺

This sensational performance of Down has always been a fan favorite. That outro sounds unreal! 🚀

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 7

On this day 5 years ago, blink-182 released Quarantine! 😷🤘

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 6

On this day 25 years ago, blink-182 won the Best Rock Group Award at the Teen Choice Awards! 🏆

blink-182 was up against Limp Bizkit, Smash Mouth, Korn, No Doubt, Lit, Goo Goo Dolls, and Sugar Ray.

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 5

On this day 14 years ago today, blink-182 kicked off the 2011 Honda Civic Tour! 🤘🚗

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 5

On this day 26 years ago, blink-182 started filming the All The Small Things music video! 🎬

8/5/99 • Santa Monica Beach 🏖
8/6/99 • Van Nuys Airport ✈️

During rehearsals, Mark met Skye Everly, MTV’s Talent Executive for the West Coast, who would later become his wife. 💖

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 4

On this day 14 years ago, blink-182 released Heart’s All Gone! 🤘

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 4

On this day 1 year ago, blink-182 headlined Lollapalooza Chicago! 🤘

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 3

On this day 22 years ago, blink-182 was playing at the Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka! 🤘🇯🇵

While their Tokyo show the night before might be more famous, the Osaka performance was just as wild! Mark, Tom, and Travis absolutely crushed it! ❤️‍🔥

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 3

On this day 30 years ago, blink officially changed their name to blink-182! 🔀

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 2

On this day 22 years ago, blink-182 was playing at Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo! 🇯🇵

Mark, Tom, and Travis were on fire, feeding off the electric energy of one of the wildest crowds in the world! What a powerful show! 🤘🔥

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 2

blink-182 was founded on this day 33 years ago! 🤘

blink-182 life. For life. ♾️

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Aug 1

On this day 26 years ago, blink-182 was playing at the Teen Choice Awards! 🤘📺

Awesome performance at the height of the Enema of the State era! Mark, Tom, and Travis absolutely crushed it! 🔥

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Jul 31

Huge congrats to Ilan Rubin, now the new drummer for the Foo Fighters! 🤘

At 37, his résumé is wild: Nine Inch Nails, Paramore, Angels & Airwaves, and now one of the biggest rock bands ever.

Oh, and he’s also the youngest Rock Hall of Fame inductee in history! 👑

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Jul 28

On this day 8 years ago, night one of Blinkin Park should have taken place. 💔

Just one week before, however, the world lost Chester Bennington, and the shows were understandably canceled.

Chester will be forever missed more than words can say. 🖤

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Jul 28

On this day 27 years ago, blink-182 kicked off the PooPoo PeePee Tour! 🤘🧻

blink-182’s first full tour with Travis Barker as an official member of the band! 🥁

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Jul 28

On this day 28 years ago, blink-182 released Dammit as a single! 🤘

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Jul 27

On this day 30 years ago, blink-182 was playing at the legendary SOMA in San Diego! 🤘

This is the second-earliest known footage of a blink-182 show. Pop-punk history caught on camera! 🤩🎥

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blink-182 Italia @blink182italia.bsky.social · Jul 26

On this day 6 years ago, blink-182 released Darkside! 🌒

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