Blink-182 is an American alternative rock band formed near San Diego, California in 1992. Originally known as "Blink," the band adopted the name "blink-182" in 1995. The band's second album, 1997's "Dude Ranch", was the first to be released using the name "blink-182". In 1998, Travis Baker joined Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus to create the band's most stable line-up. After DeLonge left in 2005, the band went on an indefinite hiatus. The Barker, Delonge, and Hoppus line-up reunited in 2009, but DeLonge would leave a second time in 2015. Between 2015 and 2022, Mike Skiba took over as blink-182's drummer. In 2022, DeLonge returned as a permanent member of the band.