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Mark Hoppus Reflects on Blink-182 and Green Day's 2002 Rivalry

In new interviews, Hoppus elaborates on the competitive tension during the Pop Disaster Tour and its influence on both bands' creative trajectories.

Mark Hoppus elaborated on Blink-182's rivalry with Green Day in a new interview with NME.
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Overview

  • Mark Hoppus discusses the intense rivalry between Blink-182 and Green Day during their co-headlining 2002 Pop Disaster Tour, calling it a 'very strange' dynamic.
  • Despite being billed as co-headliners, Blink-182 closed every night, reflecting their rising popularity as Green Day faced a dip in their career at the time.
  • Hoppus credits the back-and-forth competition with pushing both bands to improve, suggesting it inspired Green Day's landmark album 'American Idiot.'
  • Hoppus's memoir, 'Fahrenheit-182,' released in April 2025, explores his career, cancer battle, and relationships within the pop-punk scene, including his reflections on the rivalry.
  • Blink-182 is set to embark on a North American tour with Alkaline Trio starting August 28, 2025, in Hollywood, Florida, while Green Day has yet to publicly respond to Hoppus's comments.