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title: "Blink-182 Turns 182 Day Into a Fairfax Avenue Pop-Up for Fans"
description: "Pop-punk fans queued up on Fairfax Avenue this week for a Blink-182 pop-up marking both the 182nd day of the year and the 25th anniversary of the band's album 'Take Off Your Pants and Jacket,' with limited-edition merch and an immersive nod to the group's early-2000s heyday."
category: "Entertainment"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/entertainment
author: "Arman Petrosyan"
published: 2026-07-02T08:30:03.000Z
updated: 2026-07-02T08:30:03.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/blink-182-turns-182-day-into-a-fairfax-avenue-pop-up-for-fans
tags: ["Blink-182", "pop-up", "Los Angeles", "pop-punk", "music"]
---
# Blink-182 Turns 182 Day Into a Fairfax Avenue Pop-Up for Fans

Pop-punk fans queued up on Fairfax Avenue this week for a Blink-182 pop-up marking both the 182nd day of the year and the 25th anniversary of the band's album 'Take Off Your Pants and Jacket,' with limited-edition merch and an immersive nod to the group's early-2000s heyday.

Leave it to Blink-182 to build an event around a calendar quirk. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year, and the band leaned into the coincidence with a Los Angeles pop-up that doubled as a birthday party for one of its best-known records.

## What it was

The pop-up ran July 1–3 at Complex LA on Fairfax Avenue, open to fans who reserved a spot, [Complex reported](https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/blink-182-complex-la-popup). The draw was a mix of exclusive merchandise and an immersive space built around "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket," the 2001 album marking its 25th anniversary this year, [That Eric Alper reported](https://www.thatericalper.com/2026/06/26/blink-182-open-an-immersive-pop-up-at-complex-la-for-take-off-your-pants-and-jacket-at-25/). That record debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and helped push the band's brand of bratty, hook-heavy pop-punk into the mainstream.

## The draw

Beyond nostalgia, the appeal was scarcity. The pop-up featured a collaboration with the streetwear label Pleasures, with limited-run jackets, shirts, hats and vinyl available only through the event and the band's official channels, [TicketNews reported](https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/06/blink-182-marks-182-day-with-exclusive-los-angeles-pop-up-experience/). Admission was free but required advance RSVP, and organizers warned that space was limited — the kind of setup that turns a merch drop into a lines-around-the-block occasion.

## Why fans showed up

A quarter-century on, "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" still anchors a certain strain of millennial nostalgia, from "The Rock Show" to "First Date." The Fairfax pop-up — in a neighborhood that has become a hub of streetwear and sneaker culture — was less a concert than a shrine, letting fans buy a piece of the anniversary and revisit an era of the band's music in person. For a group that has spent 25 years cheerfully refusing to take itself too seriously, a party built on the number 182 was entirely on brand.

## Sources

- [Blink-182 celebrates the 182nd day of the year with a Complex LA pop-up](https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/blink-182-complex-la-popup)
- [Blink-182 open an immersive pop-up at Complex LA for 'Take Off Your Pants and Jacket' at 25](https://www.thatericalper.com/2026/06/26/blink-182-open-an-immersive-pop-up-at-complex-la-for-take-off-your-pants-and-jacket-at-25/)
- [Blink-182 marks '182 Day' with an exclusive Los Angeles pop-up experience](https://www.ticketnews.com/2026/06/blink-182-marks-182-day-with-exclusive-los-angeles-pop-up-experience/)