Blink-182 are Fan-Approved!

Finally, after much heart-break, and waiting, the kings of punk-pop have returned to the stage. August 14th Blink-182 will take with them bands who they have musically inspired, including Chester French, Panic! at the Disco, and Fall Out Boy, to the Post gazette Pavillion in Pennsylvania. Every band hit the stage that night with one intention. To please all 29,000 fans in the place!
Chester french is made up of a group of kids who met in college, and stem from all around the country. Their name comes from artist and sculptor, Daniel Chester French. This group of kids had amazing fan communication throughout their set. The crowd seemed to react appropriately, despite their thirst for the main attraction.
Following the up and comers, came Vegas-based band, Panic! at the Disco. arriving on tour with a replacement guitarist and bassist due to a resent split, the quartet played fan favorites, as well as a new song, 'New Perspective.' Stage chemistry was amazing, and the songs came across as solid as when the original members performed them together. P!ATD has been known to play the occation Blink-182 cover song back in their basment days, which fueled their excitment throughout their set. The crowd responded well to everyone's favorite Vegas gentlemen, but still thirsted for more.
Illonois based Fall Out Boy came out with high spirits. Their complete joy of opening up for one of their own inspirations, and simply being able to perform was enough for these four guys to put on a spectacular show. Again, playing fan favorites from all of their hit records. They even let the crowd choose which song they wanted to hear, by measurement of applause. The crowd settled on a 'fun new song', which was a cover of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing.' They set into this song with a little help from Panic! frontman, Brendon Urie. the crowd responded accordingly. By screaming, cheering, and full out applauding.
The lights go down, the phones and cameras go up, and the curtain drops. We are greeted by the fun loving trio, Blink-182. Not only did they please the fans by playing hits such as 'All the Small Things,' 'Stay Together for the Kids,' and 'What's my age again?', but also by having drum artist Travis Barker hooking himself to a harness, and playing the flying and swinging drum kit. Excitment overwhelmed even the king of awesome himself, Tom Delonge. During many of the songs the words seemed to escape him, and he reached to the crowd to help remember the words. Mark Hoppus even noted the fun by describing it as "a birthday cake wrapped around a wedding ring, tucked inside an orgasm." A phrase that even the greatest of critics couldn't create Mr. Hoppus, truely!
'Dammit,' will close out the performance for the evening, being joined by floating wavy men that you often see at a car lot. They couldn't have chosen a better song to sum it all up. The kings have picked up where they left off, and have plans to hit the studio after their reunion tour. After so many years, they continue to inspire up and coming musical legends, and remain total bad-asses.
After talking to fans afterwards, some simply gave me a thumbs up when I asked what they thought about the show. I also got a "Blink-182 put on the performance of a lifetime." Even fans who came for the opening acts stated that they are walking away with new heros in the world of punk-pop music.