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    PHOTOS: Blink-182 give Ak-Chin Pavilion an ‘Enema of the State’

    By LR StaffAugust 7, 2019Updated:August 7, 2019No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
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    PHOENIX — It may have been two decades since the release of Blink-182’s breakthrough album, Enema of the State, but if Monday’s performance at Ak-Chin Pavilion was any indication, the band hasn’t lost sight of the juvenile humor that has long been their trademark. Dusting off tracks like “Family Reunion” — a gleeful 30-second celebration of profanity — and joking about “shooting our load too soon” when a volley of streamers became entangled in the rafters overhead, Blink-182 proved they still haven’t grown up.

    As the band played through Enema in its entirety, the departure of founding member Tom DeLonge was particularly felt on tracks like “All the Small Things” and “Aliens Exist,” the latter of which found the band launching dozens of inflatable aliens into the crowd — perhaps a jab at DeLonge’s known fascination with UFOs and conspiracies about extraterrestrial life. Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba, who replaced DeLonge in 2015 and toured with the band in support of 2016 release California, did an admirable job of filling in, and original members Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker sounded as good as they ever have.

    Post-Enema (heh), Hoppus and Skiba treated the lawn crowd to acoustic versions of “Down” and “Wasting Time” before disappearing to make way for the biggest spectacle of the evening, a drum solo that found Barker in an enormous gyroscope-like metal sphere that levitated and rotated while he pounded away. The evening closed out with the band’s first mainstream hit, “Dammit,” culminating with a massive blast of confetti and a thunderous ovation from the audience.

    Check out photos from Blink-182’s performance at Ak-Chin pavilion below, along with remaining tour dates, including a few festival stops.

    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.
    • Blink-182 performs at Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ on August 5, 2019.

    Photo Credit: Brent Hankins

    Setlist
    Dumpweed
    Don’t Leave Me
    Aliens Exist
    Going Away to College
    What’s My Age Again?
    Dysentery Gary
    Adam’s Song
    All the Small Things
    The Party Song
    Mutt
    Happy Holidays, You Bastard
    Wendy Clear
    Anthem
    Down
    Wasting Time
    Drum Solo
    Bored to Death
    Built This Pool
    I Miss You
    Blame It on My Youth
    Family Reunion
    First Date
    Dammit

    Remaining Blink-182 Tour Dates
    08/07 – San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
    08/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum
    08/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
    08/27 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
    08/30 – Portland, OR @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
    08/31 – Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
    09/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
    09/04 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
    09/06 – Wichita, KS @ Hartman Arena
    09/07 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Cove
    09/08 – Kansas City, MO @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
    09/10 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
    09/13 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
    09/14 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
    09/16 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
    09/20-22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Life Is Beautiful Festival
    10/11-13 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival

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