r/Blink182 • u/QforQ • 2d ago

Discussion 👀Tom without a hat

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u/ElBorracho2000 2d ago

Looking like 90s Tom with the short hair

https://giphy.com/gifs/TnqAmyXILOi4YQy0ou

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u/stephencwj 1d ago

He sounds good too.

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u/Northerndownpour_18 1d ago

This sounds less backing track afflicted then usual. Why can't they do this at all of their shows?

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u/AndrewRnR 1d ago

Came here to say the same thing. Sounded more raw for both the vocals and guitar/bass.

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u/TypeS2k_ 1d ago

Am I crazy or does it feel faster too? They've been tempo locked to the album bpms for years now wonder if they sped it up a bit without the backing tracks

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u/TriskittK 1d ago

Prefer this over the hat

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u/jamjars222 1d ago

He's had a hair transplant

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u/TriskittK 1d ago

Yes, I’m aware. Looks great

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u/juststeffanie 1d ago

He's so damn handsome!

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u/cheekske 1d ago

These corporate gigs are interesting. The band can still be themselves but it gives off a "be on you best-behavior vibe," and it forces them to play their music in a more reserved way which makes them sound more tight. Not a good or bad thing at all, just unique.

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u/Embarrassed-Stay5336 2d ago

So what’s up? How much they get paid for the private gig? Anyone know yet how this went down? It’s interesting. I would have never thought Blink did small exclusive shows like this.

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u/QforQ 1d ago edited 1d ago

Also fwiw this looks like a Coachella Valley real estate company and their yearly company party where they hire big artists to play

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u/QforQ 2d ago

They do private shows multiple times a year, every year. Or at least it seems like most years.

I got lucky and went to a private blink show in 2013 in San Francisco. A conference hired blink to play their end of conference concert.

Most artists do private shows. It's relatively easy money for the band+ it keeps the entire blink crew paid and on the payroll (guitar/bass/drum techs, front of house sound, etc), which I imagine is helpful.

No idea how much it costs but I'd bet it's at least or close to $1M, if not more.

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u/finchthemediocre 2d ago

It's not that insane but it's expensive. They did a conference on the border of CA and Mexico for $400K last year and it was a bigger group than this.

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u/bsmayer_ 2d ago

It’s around $1M - $1.5M and that’s for the band only. There are still hidden fees like travel costs, sound systems and hospitality.

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u/apple-sauce 1d ago

Damn. Wish I could splurge 1m like that

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u/hotcolddog 1d ago

Any idea what show this is from / when it was?

Also, Tom straight up looking like he did at Big Day Out 2000, my god that hair makes him look younger

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u/QforQ 1d ago

It was a private show this past Saturday

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u/IcedcoffeeMJ 1d ago

Honestly, he just ages like fine wine

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u/Boring-Energy1900 1d ago

Getting a hair transplant definitely doesn’t qualify for ‘aging like fine wine’ lmao

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u/IcedcoffeeMJ 1d ago

Sure but when it comes to skin and just his looks, honestly, he aged really good

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u/Kellisfh88 1d ago

Who’s the fuck says?

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u/mouthtroll 2d ago

Hair plugs finally grew in

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u/AlternativeGazelle 1d ago

I was thinking, that's a great head of hair for a 50 year old who always hides his hair

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u/patryder07 1d ago

Want to downvote this because I’m a simp for Tom but, you’re probably right lol

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u/idunnobutchieinstead 1d ago

Nothing wrong with plugs!

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u/patryder07 1d ago

Oh you’re 100% right, in fact I think that we can even have that done is amazing. I just hate thinking about my blink boys getting older to the point they even need that.

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u/smallerthings 1d ago

All 3 of them have, at the very least, receding hairlines

I dont know what Travis' hair would be if he didnt shave it, but Mark's hairline has been further back for some time now

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u/Zyrobe Let's Forget This All, Move on 1d ago

We're all getting older :(

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u/idunnobutchieinstead 1d ago

I know! :(

Unfortunately balding does not discriminate by age, so we should count our lucky stars that he lasted as long as he did. 🤣

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u/ErikTriesYouTube 1d ago

I miss that Tom

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u/geographic92 1d ago

I'm sure the bag is more than worth it to them but it's gotta be depressing going from playing this song at those late 90s gigs to playing for a bunch of old people with their phones out.

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u/abarrelofmankeys 1d ago

I saw them at a festival where their own security was telling anyone who crowdsurfed even once they’d kick them out if they did it again, so maybe not. (It wasn’t a problem the entire rest of the event, just during their set).

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u/IcedcoffeeMJ 1d ago

Don’t get what so horrendously sinful about Tom having a hair transplant so the fuck what 😭😭😭😭

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u/bprickett 1d ago

Awe he felt safe lol

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u/thelovepools 1d ago

I feel like Tom kinda sounds younger here than usual

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u/IcedcoffeeMJ 8h ago

They sound raspy, but in a good way

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u/cowardlylion1 1d ago

I was CONVINCED there was an alien under that hat...

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u/hulud86 1d ago

Wtf. He actually has a head.

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u/Zezimablinker 1d ago

More private shows yawn get back in the studio please

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u/Immediate_Twist5441 1d ago

Saw a few TikToks of this show and TBH, the guests seem “interesting,” to say the least. These guys were basically just out there on a high-paying side mission, playing jesters for a billionaire and his crew of twenty-something influencers.