The Grammys have managed to coax blink-182 out of their five-year hiatus — sort of. The punk trio will appear at this Sunday’s ceremony… as presenters. A Grammy rep confirmed to Rock Daily that blink-182 will take the stage in some capacity, but wouldn’t elaborate on the details. Blink last appeared together onstage in December 2004, two months before the band went on an indefinite hiatus. Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker went on to from +44 while Tom DeLonge formed Angels & Airwaves.Following the 2008 jet crash that nearly took the life of Barker and DJ AM, Hoppus had blogged that the he was hopeful that a Blink reunion might be on the horizon, and recently admitted that he and DeLonge were once again friends. The revelation that blink-182 would reunite to present together at the Grammys was casually thrown into a roll call of other presenters added to the event, including Kate Beckinsale, Green Day, LL Cool J, Natalie Cole and Diddy.
Source: http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/05/blink-182-reunite-to-present-at-grammys/
This makes me so happy. Their last proper CD is one of my favorites of all time, and when they broke up I was so sad. They were just getting interesting, straying from their usual formula (most notably with "I Miss You" and "Violence") and I was really looking forward to hearing the next thing they would come up with. But then bam! they broke up and splintered off into +44 and AvA. While I enjoyed what those bands had to offer, their stuff never quite hit the spot like Blink-182 always did. Here's hoping they come back and record soon! I know plenty of people who'd like to see that happen!
