Setlist: Blink-182

Here's the list of tunes BPD member Jeremy485 reported from a recent show:

Feeling This
Up All Night
The Rock Show
What's My Age Again?
Down
I Miss You
Wishing Well
Happy Holidays, You Bastard
Dumpweed
Always
Violence
After Midnight
First Date
Heart's All Gone
Man Overboard
Ghost On The Dance Floor
All the Small Things
Josie

Encore:

Reckless Abandon
Can a Drummer Get Some
Carousel
Dammit
Family Reunion

Member Review: Blink-182

BPD subscriber Beefy Boy just this in:

Blink-182 , reuniting following drummer Travis Barker's near death in a 2008 plane crash – played a smartly-paced 90-minute set with a few from the forthcoming studio album Neighborhoods, their first since 2003.

”It's been eight years, don't f'ing rush us or we'll break up again,” singer/bassist Mark Hoppus jokingly threatened halfway through the set before he and singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge feigned splitting up.

With Barker on a riser and the group shown on video screens in black and white, Blink-182 quickly delved into hits like The Rock Show and What's My Age Again? while Up All Night, the first single off Neighborhoods, fared far better than anticipated.

”You guys have been rocking so hard my hair collapsed,” Hoppus said of his new “no hawk” hairstyle.

Occasionally ambling around the stage but content to mostly stick to their own sides, Hoppus and DeLonge sounded strong on the beefy Stay Together For The Kids and the sullen I Miss You, the latter seeing DeLonge on his knees to finish.

When not talking about urine, belching before excusing himself or asking fans to boo Hoppus, DeLonge did little to embarrass himself musically on the old-school punk punch of Dumpweed and Hearts All Gone, a new tune “which sounds like an old one.”

Of the new ones performed probably the best was After Midnight, quite groove-focused and guitar driven. It came across great but with at best a smattering of fans knowing it the track didn't gain much traction.

Other highlights were All The Small Things, Man Overboard and First Date. As First Date ended DeLonge briefly got serious, saying he was amazed 16,000 people were singing the song.

The only component that hasn't changed a bit is Barker's ridiculous prowess behind the drum kit. A drum solo during the encore saw Barker on a specially designed kit which rose high above the crowd and deep into the audience, even going on a very steep angle at one point.

Barker brought his son and daughter with him. It was neat to hang with the three of them backstage.

On the whole, the show was a sweet blast from the recent past, and what could be a promising new chapter.

Hey Beef, you weren't the babysitter, were ya? Seriously, thanks for the review.

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Blink-182 Summer tour

If it hadn't been for drummer Travis Barker's near-fatal airplane crash last year, Blink-182 might not be touring this summer.

But after a five-year hiatus, the rock trio -- Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge -- will embark on a nearly 50-date North American arena and amphitheater tour, beginning July 24 and wrapping October 3.

The trek will feature support on various dates from Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French.

The rock act has also tapped stage designer Martin Phillips to help create "the most ridiculous display of lights and images we can imagine," Hoppus said in a statement. Phillips has worked on tour stage designs for such artists as Kanye West, Daft Punk and Nine Inch Nails.

Rumors that Blink-182 could reunite after its messy split in 2005 started last year after Hoppus posted a blog saying that Barker's survival and the death of Blink-182 producer Jerry Finn had put the band members back in touch.

Blink-182 confirms that it is writing new songs, but the word on the street is that this tour is about the hits.

Here's the entire US schedule:

July 24: Las Vegas (the Joint)
Aug. 4: Milwaukee (Marcus Amphitheater)
Aug. 6: Boston (Comcast Center)
Aug. 9: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Aug. 12: Hershey, Pa. (the Star Pavilion)
Aug. 13: Cincinnati (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 14: Pittsburgh (Post Gazette Pavilion)
Aug. 15: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
Aug. 16: Omaha, Neb. (Westfair Amphitheater)
Aug. 18: Minneapolis (Xcel Energy Center)
Aug. 20: Indianapolis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Aug. 21: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 22: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 25: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 27: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 28: Camden, Pa. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Aug. 29: Hartford, Conn. (New England Dodge Music Center)
Aug. 30: Washington, D.C. (TBD)
Aug. 31: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Sept. 2: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
Sept. 3: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 4: Kansas City, Kan. (Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone)
Sept. 6: Denver (Fiddlers Green Amphitheater)
Sept. 7: Salt Lake City (David O. McKay Events Center)
Sept. 10: Seattle (White River Amphitheater)
Sept. 12: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheater)
Sept. 13: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Sept. 14: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
Sept. 16: San Diego (Cricket Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 17: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 19: Phoenix (Tempe Beach Park)
Sept. 21: Albuquerque, N.M. (Journal Pavilion)
Sept. 23: Dallas (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
Sept. 24: Houston (Superpages.com Center)
Sept. 26: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
Sept. 27: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
Sept. 29: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheater)
Oct. 1: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 2: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 3: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata Events Center)

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