Watch skating legend Tony Hawk introduce Interpol on stage in San Diego: “I’m not gonna quit skating until Interpol stops touring”

Skating icon Tony Hawk has taken to the stage in San Diego to introduce Interpol, and said that he vows not to “quit skating until Interpol stops touring”. READ MORE: Interpol tell us about new album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton’: “We just felt, ‘Let’s make this one count’” The moment took place as Interpol continued their 2026 US tour dates on Saturday night (August 15), taking to the stage at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Before their headline performance, skating legend Tony Hawk took to the stage to introduce them, and share how he first came across their music over two decades ago. “It is my honour and privilege to introduce you to this band,” Hawk said, adding that he discovered them back when they dropped their debut album ‘Turn On the Bright Lights’ in 2002. “I got to see them live for the first time doing a sound check at Jay Leno,” he added, referring to their 2004 appearance on the US chat show. “I was a guest on Jay Leno with them [and] they actually had my ramp behind the sound stage… I watch them play ‘Slow Hands’. They watched me do slow hand plants.” Hawk continued, saying that he has noticed similarities between their respective careers. “I feel like we’ve had a simi...