There are reports that Blink 182 front man Tom Delonge has quit the band, with a poster for a US Festival all but confirming the news. Blink 182 are listed on the posters as 'Blink 182 with Matt Skiba' - Skiba of Alkaline Trio fame.
A statement released by the band in light of these live announcements read as follows:
Matt Skiba of the Alkaline Trio will join Blink-182 in replacement of Tom DeLonge at the 8th annual Music and Tattoo festival. "We were all set to play this festival and record a new album and Tom kept putting it off without reason. A week before we were scheduled to go in to the studio we got an email from his manager explaining that he didn't want to participate in any Blink-182 projects indefinetly, but would rather work on his other non-musical endeavors." Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus plan to honor all Blink-182 commitments including the Musink Festival and are excited to have singer/guitarist Matt Skiba join them for this project. "No hard feelings, but the show must go on for our fans." Additionally, Skiba will continue to make new music and tour with the Alkaline Trio.
We'll look to provide more updates as they happen.