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blink-182

Formed
1993
in Poway, CA 
Active Decades
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by John Bush
The new-school punk trio Blink-182 was formed in the suburbs of San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, Fly Swatter. After releasing the album Buddha in 1994, the trio signed to Grilled Cheese/Cargo and released Cheshire Cat the following year. The threat of a lawsuit from a similarly named Irish band forced them to change their name to Blink-182, but the group earned a higher profile touring the world with Pennywise and Nofx on the 1996-1997 Warped Tour, plus appearing on innumerable skate/surf/snowboarding videos.



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