Did Tom DeLonge Use Autotune During Blink-182 Set at Coachella Festival 2023?

Did Tom DeLonge Use Autotune During Blink-182 Set at Coachella Festival 2023?
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Did Tom DeLonge use autotune at Coachella Festival 2023?

DeLonge formally reunited with the band in its first show at the Coachella Festival. The 2023 event marked the guitarist-vocalist's first performance with Blink-182 since dropping the 2011 "Neighborhoods."

While some celebrated his return, others turned sour as they noticed how he reportedly used autotune during the band's set.

Tom DeLonge Accused of Using Autotune at Coachella Festival 2023

Fans who attended the Coachella Festival uploaded the videos they took from the "What's My Age Again" hitmaker set. Some noted that the singer sounded "robotic" at times, leading the public to assume that he used autotune.

They noticed it even more during the band's "First Date" performance, during which DeLonge sang with a "reported obvious" pitch correction.

After the clips went viral, fans expressed their dismay on Twitter and called out the vocalist for using the audio processor - although Blink-182 has not commented about it.

One fan said, "The amount of autotune on Tom DeLonge's voice during that Blink performance at coachella should be illegal."


"Watched some of the blink-182 reunion, and the amount of autotune on Tom DeLonge's vocal was hilarious. Dude sounded like an AI version of himself," another added.

DeLonge officially reunited with Blink-182 years after he was replaced by Matt Skiba in 2015. He had also been open about the reunion in his interviews, even during his appearance on "The Late Late Show With James Corden."

He revealed at that time that they always talk about a reunion and playing together again, hyping fans by saying it was their common interest.

Blink-182 Reschedules South America Tour

Amid the autotune rumors, Blink-182 continues to focus on its music career. It recently announced the new schedules of its tour dates in Lima and Mexico City.

Blink-182 will now perform at Estadio San Marcos in Lima, Peru, on March 27, 2024. It will then have a now-four-day show at The Sports Palace in Mexico City on April 2, 3, and 5, with the show happening on April 6.

See the other Blink-182 tour dates and venues below:

May 4 - St. Paul, Minnesota - Xcel Energy Center

May 6 - Chicago - United Center

May 9 - Detroit - Little Caesars Arena

May 11 - Toronto - Scotiabank Arena

May 12 - Montreal - Bell Centre

May 16 - Cleveland - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse

May 17 - Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena

May 19 - New York - Madison Square Garden

May 20 - Belmont Park, New York - UBS Arena

May 21 - Boston - TD Garden

May 23 - Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena

May 24 - Brooklyn, New York - Barclays Center

May 26 - Baltimore - Baltimore Arena

May 27 - Hershey, Pennsylvania - Hersheypark Stadium

June 14 - Phoenix - Footprint Center

June 16 - Los Angeles - Banc of California Stadium

June 20 - San Diego - Pechanga Arena

June 22 - San Jose, California - SAP Center

June 23 - Sacramento, California - Golden 1 Center

June 25 - Seattle - Climate Pledge Arena

June 27 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena

June 29 - Edmonton, Alberta - Rogers Place

June 30 - Calgary, Alberta - Scotiabank Saddledome

July 3 - Denver - Ball Arena

July 5 - Dallas - American Airlines Center

July 7 - Austin, Texas - Moody Center

July 8 - Houston - Toyota Center

July 10 - Tampa, Florida - Amalie Arena

July 11 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida - FLA Live Arena

July 13 - Atlanta - State Farm Arena

July 14 - Charlotte, North Carolina - Spectrum Center

July 16 - Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Arena

Sep. 2 - Glasgow, U.K. - OVO Hydro

Sep. 4 - Belfast, U.K. - SSE Arena

Sep. 5 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena

Sep. 8 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis

Sep. 9 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena

Sep. 12 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena

Sep. 13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Avicii Arena

Sep. 14 - Oslo, Norway - Spektrum

Sep. 16 - Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena

Sep. 17 - Hamburg, Germany - Barclays Arena

Sep. 19 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena

Sep. 20 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle

Oct. 2- Lisbon, Portugal - Altice Arena

Oct. 3 - Madrid, Spain - Wizink Centre

Oct. 4 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Sant Jordi

Oct. 6 - Bologna, Italy - Unipol Arena

Oct. 8 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome

Oct. 9 - Paris, France - Accor Arena

Oct. 11 - London, U.K. - The O2

Oct. 14 - Birmingham, U.K. - Utilita Arena

Oct. 15 - Manchester, U.K. - AO Arena

Oct. 21 - Las Vegas - When We Were Young Festival

2024

Feb. 9 - Perth, Western Australia - RAC Arena

Feb. 11 - Adelaide, South Australia - Entertainment Centre

Feb. 13 - Melbourne, Victoria - Rod Laver Arena

Feb. 16 - Sydney, New South Wales - Qudos Bank Arena

Feb. 19 - Brisbane, Queensland - Entertainment Centre

Feb. 23 - Auckland, New Zealand - Spark Arena

Feb. 26 - Christchurch, New Zealand - Christchurch Arena

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