blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Is Auctioning Off One Of His Bass Guitars For An LGBTQ Charity

Ever the good guy, blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus is auctioning off one of his beloved instruments (named Groundskeeper Willie, FYI) and donating the proceeds to The Trevor Project.

The pop-punk legend is showing tremendous support towards the LGBTQ community after he learned of plans for a 'Straight Pride' event in Boston, America, tweeting: "To celebrate how utterly ridiculous a Straight Pride parade is, I’m going to auction off one of my basses, match the final bid dollar-for-dollar, and donate all the money to the Trevor Project." Very well said indeed.

Mark also unveiled a couple of photos of the awesome-looking bass, showing that not only will you be doing something great for charity, but you'll get a unique instrument out of it.

Fellow lovely chaps All Time Low are also getting in on the action, celebrating Pride Month by unveiling some ace new merch – again, with all proceeds benefitting The Trevor Project.

Shoutout to bands doing lovely things.

Catch Mark Hoppus (hopefully with a replacement bass) live a whole bunch in the U.S. this year, as blink get set to celebrate the anniversary of Enema Of The State in a lot of places…

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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