Mark Hoppus to Bring ‘An Evening of Storytelling’ to Australia in 2026

Mark Hoppus is heading to Australia in 2026 — but this time, he’s not coming with Blink-182 or a bass guitar in hand.

Instead, the beloved frontman will take fans behind the scenes of his life and career for An Evening of Storytelling with Mark Hoppus, a spoken-word live tour that promises honesty, humour and vulnerability in equal measure.

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Hoppus will perform two exclusive shows: one at Melbourne Recital Centre on Thursday, March 19, and another at the iconic Sydney Opera House on Saturday, March 21. The tour follows the release of his 2024 memoir Fahrenheit‑182, which offered fans an unfiltered look into his childhood, rise to fame with Blink, public cancer battle, and the emotional fallout from band drama and personal loss.

Presale access for the Live Nation–promoted event opens Thursday, Nov. 13 at 12 p.m. local time via livenation.com.au/register, with general on-sale beginning Friday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. local time.

Unlike a typical pop-punk concert packed with Blink classics like “What’s My Age Again?” or “All the Small Things,” this event will trade moshing for meaning. Fans can expect a raw account of Hoppus’ journey — from growing up in the California desert as a latchkey kid, to Blink-182’s meteoric rise, to the 2021 cancer diagnosis that almost ended everything. He’ll also share behind-the-scenes moments that never made it to the stage — from label fights to friendship fractures to finding a way back to music and purpose.

Hoppus’ memoir, which debuted on the New York Times Best Sellers list earlier this year, has been praised for its candid tone and dark humour. The book’s title — Fahrenheit‑182 — nods to both Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Blink’s own cheeky mythology, but the content is far more personal than Blink’s tongue-in-cheek origins.

The tour marks Hoppus’ first solo visit to Australia since Blink-182’s reunion tour wrapped earlier this year.

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