Mark Hoppus Performs At Travis Barker’s House Of Horrors For First Time Since Cancer Free Announcement

Blink-182 co-lead vocalist Mark Hoppus made his triumphant return to the music scene over the Halloween weekend with a live, digital show with bandmate Travis Barker. This is the first time Mark Hoppus has performed since announcing that he was cancer-free. The show was live-streamed from Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker’s house and was available to see online on pay-per-view basis. There was much hype surrounding this show, which was called Travis Barker’s house of horrors, as it was a collaboration between Hoppus and Barker for the first time in quite a while. All throughout 2021, the headlines related to Blink-182 were dominated by Mark Hoppus’ public battle with stage 4 blood cancer. After extensive chemotherapy treatment, Hoppus’ body was able to beat back the cancer and allow him to partake in his musical pursuits again. Throughout his time in treatment, he would Livestream and occasionally try to play songs for his fans on the live-streaming platform Twitch.

During the live show this weekend, Hoppus and Barker performed the songs “What’s My Age Again”, “The Rock Show” and “Family Reunion”. In their performance, they were supported by Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft. You can watch the show on Youtube

Photo Credit: Marv Watson

Joe Hageman: Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am an aspiring writer currently enrolled at New York University majoring in English and History. I have previous writing experience writing non fiction book summaries for Ki Book Club. I also served as a guest DJ on the University of Minnesota college radio station while in High School. I enjoy staying up to date on music industry related news and being on the cutting edge of what musical artists are making waves. My current favorite artists are Frank Ocean, Sufjan Stevens, and Yves Tumor. I have been writing at Mxdwn since October, 2021.
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