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Blink-182's tenth album: the Album Ten tracker

Tracking Blink-182 Last updated Aug 14 2026 Status Active

When is Blink-182's new album out?

There is no release date — but the album is officially in progress. Travis Barker confirmed on the New York Times' Popcast (published Aug 10, 2026) that he's "working on the next blink album," and that the work is happening this year. As of Aug 14 2026, no date, title, single, or other details have been announced. A 2027 release circulating in secondary coverage is inference from album-cycle timing, not something the band has said.

Current status · As of Aug 14 2026

In progress, undated, one voice on the record. The confirmation so far comes from Barker alone, describing his own work — not a documented full-band session. That's consistent with how Blink records have historically started (Barker first, everything else after), but it means the honest read is: work underway, shape unknown. The band's near-empty 2026 live calendar, which we flagged in July as the classic pre-album pattern, now has its explanation.

On the Record

What's confirmed

  • Aug 2026Work on a tenth Blink-182 studio album is underway in 2026 — stated directly by Travis Barker on the NYT's Popcast.
  • Aug 2026Barker is personally working on it "this year," alongside producing a new Alkaline Trio record and promoting his Hulu documentary.
  • ongoingWhatever arrives will be the tenth studio album, the second since the classic trio reunited in 2022, and the follow-up to One More Time… (2023).
  • checked Aug 14 2026No release date, title, lead single, producer credit, or tour date has been officially announced.
The Record, Dated

Evidence log

Every entry dated and classed: Official statements · Reporting from established press · Signal: observable events · Fan discussion — unverified.

  1. Oct 2023
    Official

    One More Time… is released — the first trio album since 2011, written in the shadow of Mark Hoppus's cancer recovery. The reunion era's first record, and the baseline this tracker measures from.

    Source: Official release; contemporary coverage
  2. 2024–Oct 2025
    Signal

    Three straight years of heavy touring close out with the Missionary Impossible run (Aug–Oct 2025) — a deliberately punk-roots tour with Alkaline Trio in support. Bands generally don't schedule like this with an album mid-rollout; they do it before going quiet to make one.

    Source: Tour records; contemporary reviews
  3. Feb–May 2026
    Signal

    The entire public 2026 calendar: a headline slot at Innings Festival in Tempe (February) and a one-off at a Mercedes-AMG launch event in LA (May). For a band that spent the reunion saying yes to everything, a near-empty year reads as deliberate.

    Source: Appearance records; listings services
  4. Jul 23 2026
    Analysis

    Undercurrent flags the pattern: quiet year plus recurring tenth-album talk in the band's own language equals a record likely taking shape. Filed as watching, not fact. The piece →

    Source: Undercurrent analysis
  5. Aug 10 2026
    Official

    The confirmation. Travis Barker, on the New York Times' Popcast: "I'm starting a couple of other projects, like producing projects, working on the next blink album" — and, pressed on timing, that it's happening this year. First on-record confirmation of active work. Corroborated by Consequence and Kerrang's independent coverage of the same interview. Our full report →

    Source: NYT Popcast; Consequence; Kerrang
Tracked, Not Trusted

The rumor board

Unverified Claims in circulation, rated honestly. Nothing here is fact until it moves upstairs.

The album arrives in 2027Inference, unverified

Floated across secondary coverage of the Barker interview, and it fits the band's usual work-a-year-release-the-next rhythm. But Barker didn't say it, and nobody with sourcing has reported it. Cycle math, not news.

Full-band sessions are already underwayUnknown

Barker's quotes describe his own work. Whether Hoppus and DeLonge are currently recording — or whether this is still the drums-first phase Blink records historically start with — is genuinely unestablished.

Honest Gaps

What we don't know

  • The release date — of anything
  • The title
  • Whether Hoppus and DeLonge have started recording
  • Who's producing — Barker's production role on this record, if any, hasn't been stated
  • The sound, the songs, and any collaborators
  • Any live plans: no tour, festival, or one-off has been announced
The Dial Positions

What to watch next

  • Barker's socialsHistorically the band's leakiest faucet, affectionately — studio photos and cryptic captions have tipped every recent Blink development first.
  • Hoppus and DeLonge sightingsThe moment either is placed in a studio with Barker, "in progress" becomes "in session."
  • A lead singleEvery Blink album cycle has opened with a single weeks-to-months ahead of the record.
  • Retail and registration surfacingPre-order pages, vinyl variants, and rights registrations tend to appear days before formal announcements.
  • 2027 festival announcementsA headline slot announced for next year would date the era better than any rumor.
The Practice

Update history

  • Aug 14 2026 Tracker published, four days after Barker's Popcast confirmation. Evidence log assembled from Oct 2023 to date; the 2027 release claim classed as inference rather than reporting; full-band session status flagged as unknown.
Sources on record
  • The New York Times' Popcast — Travis Barker interview (published Aug 10, 2026)
  • Consequence — "Travis Barker Reveals blink-182 Are Working on a New Album" (Aug 2026)
  • Kerrang — "Travis Barker confirms a new blink-182 album is coming" (Aug 2026)
  • Tour and appearance records — Missionary Impossible (2025); Innings Festival and Mercedes-AMG premiere (2026)
  • Major listings services — touring status checks (Aug 2026)

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