The trio – Tom Delonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker – confirmed their reunion after an appearance at the 51st annual Grammy Awards. The band presented Coldplay with an award for Best Rock Album. There is a sense of injustice that the most wimpy band around, Coldplay, pick up a ‘rock’ award. I like to think of this as a catalyst for the Blink reform, but thats just in my mind of course.

In an official statement, the band said: “Hi. We’re blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We’re back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.”

This is fantastic news, as Blink are one of the most consistently brilliant performers out there, and any future albums are sure to be smash hits. Expect sold out arenas next year folks.

On a side note, I’m wondering what will happen to +44 and AVA (two bands set up after the split of Tom, Travis and Mark). Will they end or carry on with replacements, or carry on as they are?

”If – and this is a big if – Blink 182 were ever to re-form, it would have to be the most amazing, ridiculous, mind-blowing show and tour ever.”

“I feel like, as bitter as our break-up was, we stepped back at the top of our game,” he added. “[So] we’d have to come back even stronger and better than before.’

When Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker left to create +44 (an excellent rock band that Blink fans will love) and Tom formed Angels and Airwaves (an equally exciting band who have a different style to Blink) I thought that was it for good. And even though I still love Blink-182, it wouldn’t be the same if they got back together. They have their own ways now. But who knows what will happen.

I would recommend reading the rest of the interview with Mark on the MTV website, linked here.