Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Talks Possible Aus Tour: 'I Can't Wait To Come Back'

On the back of a brand new single and upcoming album release, seminal punk rock outfit Blink-182 are currently gearing up for a massive US tour set to kick off next month and bassist Mark Hoppus has discussed the possibility of the band returning to Australia.

In an interview with triple j's Veronica & Lewis, the 44-year-old Blink co-founder described Australia as a "second home".

"I would love to come to Australia, it's one of my favourite places to tour ever," Hoppus said.

"Australia was one of the very first places on planet Earth that really embraced Blink-182 back in the day, back in the mid '90s. We were able to tour Australia and have people come to the shows and it's always like a second home to us so I can't wait to come back."

Blink-182 last toured Australia in 2013 where they performed at the now-defunct Soundwave festival, as well as a string of headline shows, albeit the line-up then consisted of Tom Delonge (now replaced by Matt Skiba) and Avenged Sevenfold drummer Brooks Wackerman who temporarily stepped in for Travis Barker due to his resistance of flying, following a near-fatal plane crash in 2008. 

While Hoppus and Skiba may be well up for the trip Down Under, Barker's reluctance to board a flight may mean Blink never tour the country with Barker again. 

The plane crash killed four people and left Barker with burns to 65% of his body. 

He and producer DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) were the only survivors from the accident and just a year later Goldstein died of an accidental drug overdose. 

In an interview with Good Morning America last October (via Fairfax), the 40-year-old artist said he will fly again when his two children want to do so. 

"I tell my children, 'When you're ready to fly, I'm ready to fly,'" Barker said.

"So if my son came to me and said, 'Dad, let's fly to Hawaii,' or, 'Dad, let's go to Australia,' I'm in Australia."

Listen to the full interview with Hoppus below.