REVIEW: blink-182 wrap up global festival dominance with ACL performance

After a whirlwind two years of sold out stadium and arena tours worldwide, as well as headlining some of the biggest festivals like Coachella , Reading and Leeds and Lollopalooza , blink-182 closed out its busy renaissance by headlining night 1 / weekend 1 of Austin City Limits.

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182 Day: The top 5 blink-182 shows I ever covered/ seen live

Happy 182 Day to those who celebrate. As the band is currently on its massive 2023-2024 world tour, I decided to go back in time and remember and rank the top blink shows I’ve attended /covered as a music journalist at Hearst Media, and as a fan from over 20 years’ worth of shows. The ranking is based upon stories associated with the show, setlist, and overall memories.

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EXCLUSIVE: Spicewood UAP flap returns; triangle formation, orbs, oddities

In 2018, punkrockandufos.com exclusively reported two different sightings of orb appearances over Texas Hill Country. Sheena Lee, a resident of Spicewood, which is right over Lake Travis 30 miles outside of Austin, saw what looked like a shooting star or satellite that appeared to be “scouting the area.” Since then, she has seen orbs in the sky every now and then, but the first week of 2021 the UAPs have returned regularly, and have brought some high strangeness along.

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REVIEW: Angels & Airwaves,To The Stars rise up in Austin

As To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science continues to make gradual progress, this allowed Tom DeLonge to return to the stage with Angels & Airwaves for the first tour in seven years, which hit Emos in Austin, Texas on Friday night.

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