“You know what I like about Philadelphia, is that you act like at any second, you could throw batteries at Santa Claus at an Eagles game!”
In any other instance, this statement might make a Philly crowd turn for the worse, but when it’s coming from Mark Hoppus, you can’t help but accept such a twisted compliment. It’s the type of good-natured ribbing we’ve come to expect from Blink-182 for almost thirty years now.
The pop-punk kings sold out the Big Joint last Friday, and it was the “biggest arena show of the tour,” as confirmed by the band on stage. In their time together, the trio have weathered major illness, lineup changes, and even a plane crash. Pack on the general wear and tear of life and aging, and it’s enough to make anyone lose their sense of humor.
Not for Mark, Tom and Travis. Impish as ever, their playful banter filled the spaces in a jam-packed setlist, usually trading jabs back and forth between each other. Every song had crowd backup, from the pogo-inducing “First Date” to the more somber “I Miss You.” As WMMR’s Ryan put it, it was “an evening filled with heartwarming moments and juvenile antics in equal measure, which shows how far these three friends have come.”
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SETLIST: Blink-182
1. Feeling This
2. The Rock Show
3. Man Overboard
4. Aliens Exist
5. DANCE WITH ME
6. Obvious
7. Bored To Death
8. EDGING
9. Up All Night
10. MORE THAN YOU KNOW
11. Carousel
12. Stay Together For The Kids
13. Not Now
14. Can’t Go Back (unreleased song!)
15. I Miss You
16. Down
17. When Your Heart Stops Beating (+44 cover)
18. There Is (Box Car Racer)
19. F*** FACE
20. ANTHEM PART 3
21. Always
22. What’s My Age Again?
23. First Date
24. All The Small Things
25. Dammit
26. ONE MORE TIME
Blink-182 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, 07/26/24
Photos by Bill Raymond/Digital Noise Mag
