They also made sure to poke fun at Pittsburgh, asking about the Penguins: “Where (are) you guys in the playoffs now?”īlink-182 leaned heavily on three albums for 17 of their 25-song set: 1999’s “Enema of the State” album, 2001’s “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” and 2003’s “Blink-182.” Hoppus and DeLonge managed to bash Cleveland a few times, to the crowd’s delight. “This is what we do,” Hoppus added later in the show. Throughout the show, bassist Mark Hoppus and guitarist Tom DeLonge exchanged banter full of sexual humor, aimed at themselves and each other. The veteran rockers, who just officially got back together in October, opened with “Anthem Part Two” before “Rock Show.”Īnd then came “Family Reunion,” their joyous ode to profanity and other vulgarities. The show finished with fireworks, ticker tape and steam, which accompanied ‘Dammit’ and ‘Family Reunion’.Blink-182 might have grown older over the years, but they sure haven’t grown up.ĭespite enduring over the past eight years, among other things, a cancer scare, a departure and subsequent reunion with a founding member, and the scrutiny from marrying into a celebrity family, the pop-punk stalwarts are still managing to hold on to their irreverence and immaturity.Īnd the crowd in attendance at a sold-out show Wednesday night at PPG Paints Arena wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

Nonetheless, Blink-182 returned with ‘Violence’, Tom hammering at his pedal board and Travis performing an edgy drum solo before the word ‘FUCK’ lit up in flames across the back of the stage. “That’s it, the show’s over, there’s no more songs. “We’re Blink-182,” Hoppus said as they left the stage.

‘All The Small Things’ was met with a surge to the front and a girl dressed as the nurse from the cover of ‘Enema Of The State’ was hoisted above the crowd. “I always thought she meant semen,” DeLonge mused, to which Hoppus retorted, “You think a woman is singing about her semen bringing all the boys to the yard?” DeLonge replied: “I’m just thinking about semen Mark, tidal waves of semen.” ‘Ghost On The Dancefloor’ ended with a snippet of Kelis’ ‘Milkshake’, which led the band to discuss what the song meant.

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