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Description: 2005: Breakup and aftermath The band had been getting along at the time of their final album, but tensions arose afterward because of DeLonge's desire for a half-year respite from touring to spend time with his family, despite a planned spring U.S. tour, coupled with Hoppus' feelings of betrayal after the formation of Box Car Racer. Further problems arose in discussions regarding the band's future recording endeavors. In mid-February 2005... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: 2005: Breakup and aftermath The band had been getting along at the time of their final album, but tensions arose afterward because of DeLonge's desire for a half-year respite from touring to spend time with his family, despite a planned spring U.S. tour, coupled with Hoppus' feelings of betrayal after the formation of Box Car Racer. Further problems arose in discussions regarding the band's future recording endeavors. In mid-February 2005 the band inexplicably canceled a performance at Music for Relief's Concert for South Asia (a show put on by Linkin Park to aid victims of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake). This made their previous show on December 16, 2004 at The Point Depot in Dublin, Ireland, their last live performance. The planned tour was canceled and on February 22, 2005, after much tension, their band manager called Hoppus and Barker to tell them that Tom had quit the band. The label portrayed it as an "indefinite hiatus", while it was, in fact, a full break-up. DeLonge confirmed that "Blink-182 was dead". Geffen Records released a Greatest Hits compilation on November 1, 2005. It is essentially a collection of the band's singles. After many criticisms about the track listing from disappointed fans, the song 'Carousel' was added. A previously unreleased track was included on the CD, "Another Girl, Another Planet" (a cover song originally by The Only Ones). The song was also used as the theme song to Barker's new reality TV show, Meet the Barkers. Included was the previously issued "I Miss You" B-side and Blink-182 album bonus track "Not Now". The album reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. 2006¨Cpresent: Post-breakup DeLonge's new band, Angels & Airwaves released their debut album We Don't Need to Whisper on May 23, 2006, where it debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. The band released their second album I-Empire on November 6, 2007. They also released a DVD, entitled Start the Machine, about the final days of Blink-182 and the genesis of Angels & Airwaves. Hoppus and Barker's new project +44 also released their first album When Your Heart Stops Beating on November 14, 2006, and it debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. On May 25, 2008, Hoppus stated that the new +44 album was still in pre-production. Blink-182 is one of the bands to be featured in a documentary about modern punk music. The film entitled One Nine Nine Four is due to be released in early 2009. Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will narrate the film, which will also feature other punk acts such as Rancid, Green Day, NOFX, and The Offspring.