Zou het in 1999 zijn gebeurd, dan was dit waarschijnlijk het grootste nieuws uit de punkpopgeschiedenis: gitarist Tom Delonge stapt uit Blink-182. In elk geval voor de komende tijd. Hij zal worden vervangen door Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba. Mark Hoppus en Travis Barker leggen het vertrek als volgt uit:“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 indefinitely, 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.De geplande shows gaan dus gewoon door, net zoals Delonge blijft doorgaan met net doen alsof er mensen naar zijn project Angels & Airwaves luisteren.