Callum, Jordy, Maxime en Tom op Pinopop Blink-182 emerged in the heyday of pop punk in the late 1990s and are still filling stadiums. But for anyone who loves their greatest hits like ‘All The Small Things’ and ‘What’s My Age Again’, there is good news: the Dutch band BLINK-182 TRIBUTE will be in Loburg on 9 November.
In 2018, guitarist and singer Callum Stamp was a co-organizer of the BlinkFest in De Melkweg in Amsterdam: a night in which numerous bands played numbers by Blink-182. ‘We enjoyed that so much that once the whole Covid pandemic was over and everyone was ready for live music again, we were itching to launch a tribute band ourselves. And in this genre, pop punk, Blink-182 really was the trendsetter. Back in the day, you were either a fan of Green Day or of Blink-182.’
Stamp (32), who has been around in the music world for many years and used to tour the country with Bounds Of Modesty, asked bassist and friend Tom Ruys (34) to join him. They held auditions for a drummer and found Jordy Kuijpers (21). ‘He didn’t even know who Blink-182 were,’ recalls Stamp. ‘There are young Blink-182 fans who got to know the band through hearsay, but Jordy had never heard of them. He thought they sounded great and he turned out to be rock-solid too.’
The band has a busy festival season behind them and is now playing every other weekend. What does the ‘real Blink’ think about that, actually? ‘They certainly know of our existence. Their drummer, Travis Barker, sees our stories on Instagram and sometimes gives them a like. I think he thinks it’s rather fun. It’s not called a tribute band for nothing – it’s an honour, after all. And we get the chance to feel 16 all over again.’
Sat 9 – 11 – 2024
22:30 hours
Loburg, Molenstraat 6 in Wageningen
Entrance 10 euros
TIPS:
THUR 17 October Emma’s Comedy Night (stand-up comedy) in Theater de Wilde Wereld
FRI 18 October Het Eindfeest (live music and performances) in the Superette
SAT 26 October Soundience (bluesy psychedelic rock) in Café Daniels
