Take off your pants and jacket! This week, Nathan and Will chat with Jason and Jonny from Swansea-based Blink 182 tribute One Eighty Two. 

A love of Blink, a Travis Barker lookalike and a Dad’s surprise intervention led to the formation of One Eighty Two in 2011. We talk about the early days of spamming venues for gigs, making contacts on the road and the slog of getting established as a tribute band.

Jonny asks what is or isn’t a swear word and we discuss the strict no swearing rules at tribute festivals. Jason tells us how they keep things relevant, and how the band stepped up when the real Blink 182 had to cancel a show in Glasgow.

Will reveals he is now the drummer in One Eighty Two.

You can find One Eighty Two here:

https://linktr.ee/Blink182tribute

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Catch the UK’s best/sexiest/wittiest/coolest [delete as appropriate] The Strokes tribute band ‘New York City Cops’ live in a city/town/hamlet near you - dates here (you can also book us via the website):

https://newyorkcitycops.com

The track featured throughout the podcast is ‘Is This Me?’ by our talented friends Le Groupe Fantastique, find them on Spotify here:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1bt8eDSsmV28QDxLCpLpDA?si=P3MSFW34RhGUxeFmm-yLWA

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