blink-182 Will Release Two New Songs In The Next Two Weeks

While we were all understandably bummed out to learn that blink-182's new record wouldn't be released this month, bassist Mark Hoppus has explained why that's the case – and also teased some very promising news.

Mark has revealed that the trio – completed by drummer Travis Barker and guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba – haven't been able to stop writing new music, and therefore they keep adding songs to the follow-up to 2016's California.

"We keep writing more and more songs and the songs keep getting better and better," he tells Alt 98.7. "Originally I thought we were going to have an album out in June, but we keep adding more songs, so probably later on in the summer.

"Before we leave for tour there are at least two songs coming out – and as more songs get released, we’ll probably incorporate those into the set."

Given that the pop-punks' tour begins very soon (June 27 at Columbus' Nationwide Arena, to be precise), that means we'll be getting two brand-new tunes before the end of the month. Brilliant news!

Watch the full interview with Mark and Travis below:

Catch blink-182 with Lil Wayne and Neck Deep at the following dates:

June

27 Columbus, OH, Nationwide Arena
29 Hartford, CT, XFINITY Theatre
30 Atlantic City, NJ, Vans Warped Tour*

July

1 Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
3 Indianapolis, IN, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
5 Hershey, PA, Hersheypark Stadium
6 Burgettstown, PA, KeyBank Pavilion
7 Toronto, ON, Budweiser Stage*
9 Holmdel, NJ, P.N.C. Bank Arts Center*
10 Mansfield, MA, Xfinity Center
11 Bristow, VA, Jiffy Lube Live
13 Bangor, ME, Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
16 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Blossom Music Center
17 Darien Center, NY, Darien Lake Amphitheatre
20 Virginia Beach, VA, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
21 Columbia, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion
23 Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion
25 West Palm Beach, FL, Coral Sky Amphitheatre
26 Tampa, FL, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
27 Atlanta, GA, Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
29 Jacksonville, FL, Daily’s Place
31 Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

August

1 Austin, TX, Austin360 Amphitheater
2 Dallas, TX, The Dos Equis Pavilion
4 El Paso, TX, Don Haskins Center*
5 Phoenix, AZ, Ak-Chin Pavilion
7 San Diego, CA, North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
8 Los Angeles, CA, The Forum
27 Irvine, CA, FivePoint Amphitheatre
30 Portland, OR, Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
31 Seattle, WA, White River Amphitheatre

September

2 Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Amphitheatre
4 Denver, CO, Pepsi Center
6 Wichita, KS, Hartman Arena*
7 Council Bluffs, IA, Stir Cove*
8 Kansas City, MO, Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
10 Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
13 Chicago, IL, Riot Fest*
14 St. Louis, MO, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
16 Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center

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