This one was a blast to make. I remember trying to figure out “Dammit” on the guitar in my garage as a teenager after hearing it for the first time on MTV. I had Dude Ranch and Cheshire Cat, and got their first album with Travis Barker the day it came out (the guy at FYE had to open the box for me because they hadn’t stocked the shelf yet). Soon after that, they became one of the biggest bands in the world. It feels insane to me that all these years later, I got the request to make a poster for them. I love it when things come full circle. To make it one step crazier, Alkaline Trio is the opening band. Alkaline Trio was my first real concert and they blew me away. A few years later, my band got to open for them at a local venue, and then about 10 years later, my other band was with them on Warped Tour. This is a weird, small world.
For the Missionary: Impossible Tour, I thought it would be fitting to have a deranged saint-esque figure — in this case, siamese cat nod to Cheshire Cat. Our area is renown for mountain biking, so I incorporated cycling elements for his halo and frame. In his hands, I gave him both a Black Apple (native to Benton County where the venue is located) with the stem on, honoring The Natural State, and a diamond for our other moniker — The Diamond State.
Vahalla Studios absolutely crushed it with the print job. The regular version looks fantastic and the gold foil version turned out just as I had hoped. So rad!
BLINK-182 (with Alkaline Trio)
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
Rogers, AR — 09.24.2025
18″ x 24″
5-Color Screenprint
Printed by Vahalla Studios in KCMO
Hand-signed and numbered
Available in the shop
