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Coachella adds Blink 182 to lineup as festival announces set times
Blink 182 is reunited for the first time since Tom DeLonge left in 2015.
Iconic ‘90s rock band Blink 182 is putting on their first live show since reuniting with the band’s original frontman Tom DeLonge.
The epic California music festival Coachella has announced both Blink 182 and James Blake will be performing over the course of the three-day weekend.
Coachella takes place from April 14 to 16 and April 21 to 23.
Coachella announces Blink 182 and James Blake
Coachella posted its set times to its official Twitter in the wee hours Thursday morning EST, with the title of Blink’s famous album in the caption to indicate the new names added to the lineup.
“Take off your pants and jacket” Coachella wrote in the caption beside a sun emoticon.
The schedule has Blink 182 set to perform Friday night. The band will play in the Coachella Sahara tent on Friday at 6:45 pm local time.
James Blake is scheduled for Friday night at the Coachella Do Lab stage at 8:30 pm
Is Blink 182 back together?
Blink 182 got back together in September 2022 — and Coachella will be their first performance since.
Tom DeLonge left the band in 2015 to pursue other endeavors, but now he is back with bells on and ready to play Coachella with Mark Hoppus and Travis Baker.
The band will then kick off their reunion tour May 4 in St. Paul. The string of North American shows will continue until July 16, and they will continue on to play Europe in September and Australia in February 2024.
Who is headlining Coachella?
Bad Bunny, K-pop star Blackpink, and Frank Ocean will be headlining Coachella 2023.
Fans will also be able to catch the likes of Rosalía, Calvin Harris, Blondie, Gorillaz, Becky G, Dominic Fike, the Chemical Brothers, Bjork, Eric Prydz, Charli XCX, and Kid LAROI.
The festival features several stages, including eight main stages, that will have constant performances from morning to night.
Coachella has been 20 years in the making and is a celebration of musician excellence. The festival will feature a wide variety of music genres, from rock to indie folk, rap to mainstream, and country to pop. Not to mention electronic dance music parties.