MGK is gearing up for a major fifth anniversary celebration of his homage to pop-punk, 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall. And he’s getting Saga Blade in on the action. In an Instagram post on Thursday (Sept. 25), Kelly roped his six-month-old daughter with former fiancée Megan Fox into the action in an adorable pic in which the little one is rocking a onesie emblazoned with a pink guitar while chilling out on the floor with a stuffed animal.
Kelly (born Colson Baker) and Fox welcomed Saga — whose face is obscured in the post — in March.
“5 years ago pop punk came back to life. the rest of this year we’re gonna be celebrating the 5 year anniversary of this album,” Kelly wrote in the post, which opens with the album’s cover shot of him standing near an empty swimming pool while sullenly holding a pink electric guitar with the LP’s name scrawled across the front. The album, which dropped on Sept. 25, 2020, topped the Billboard 200, giving MGK his first-ever No. 1 on the tally.
It spun off the singles, “Bloody Valentine,” which hit No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “My Ex’s Best Friend,” the blackbear collab that topped out at No. 20 on the Hot 100.
Kelly said that celebration will include the upcoming drop of five previously unreleased songs from the sessions that are being “mixed rn to release asap,” as well as a coffee table book of behind-the-scenes images, merch and a tour. “TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL I LOVE YOU,” Kelly wrote.
The album’s producer and co-writer, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, was there for it, writing in comments, “Our baby is 5️⃣ years old.” Good pal and frequent collaborator Mod Sun also weighed in, saying, “I’ll look back on that chapter of life with u in the highest regard. Best friends vs the world forever n ever. Proud doesn’t do it justice.”
The rest of the reel included snaps from that era, including Barker pounding out some beats as Kelly looks on, the whole crew hanging in the studio, close-ups of Kelly playing the pink guitar and smoking what looks like a joint, another shot of Barker at his full kit and a cameo from Trippie Redd. The series ends with a text from Barker wishing MGK a “happy tickets anniversary my brother.”
“5 years later i still can’t believe it. living like a maniac gave us some really good songs [crying laughing emoji],” Kelly texted back. “change my life forever. love you big bro.”
In the meantime, Kelly is gearing up to launch the tour in support of his most recent album, Lost Americana, which is slated to kick off at the Grammy Museum L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Oct. 1.
