Mark Hoppus On Tom DeLonge Rejoining blink-182: "That Is A Completely Unfounded Rumour"

Bassist Mark Hoppus has stated that talk of former frontman Tom DeLonge rejoining blink-182 is "a completely unfounded rumour".

While Tom has been speaking publicly about getting back together with Mark and drummer Travis Barker for a little while now – first with Kerrang!, and then 91X San Diego – Mark recently told Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM that "There is not any talk of that right now. I mean I'll never say never to anything, but that is a completely unfounded rumour at this point."

The bassist's comments follow Tom explaining that “there’s going to be people that are wanting blink” from him, adding: “I get it – trust me, I love blink and it’s given me everything in my life. And, you know, I plan on doing it in the future.”

Tom then followed this up by telling 91X San Diego: "It hit the press last week I think that – yes everybody – I will play with blink again. That’s the whole plan. I talk to Travis all the time, and I talked to Mark just the other day and we’re always discussing what makes sense and when."

Huh. Listen to Mark's new interview below.

As you'll hear, Mark also explained the status of the new blink-182 album, stating that it will definitely be coming out soon…

“There is not an exact date," he says. "It is coming out this summer. I was just on the phone earlier today with Ron Perry, who’s the head of our label, and we are figuring out the exact launch date. But we are finalising mixes right now, we have about half the album mastered, and the announce on when the album will be released will be forthcoming.”

Catch blink-182 with Lil Wayne and Neck Deep at the following dates this year…

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

The band were also just announced for this year's epic Riot Fest in September.

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