July 8, 2001



Blink-182 -- LIVE!!
Thursday, July 5, 2001 // Milwaukee, WI



        Well, this was quite a fun concert. Kathleen, Terry, and I arrived at Summerfest at about 6:30. We went to the comedy stage and watched Lewis Black for about 45 minutes. He is a very funny, and very angry man. Anyway, after that, we went to the Marcus Amphitheater to see the Blink-182 show. Well, we ate at the Arby's stand and while we were eating, we heard what we thought was New Found Glory starting to play. So, we went in, only to find that it was some band I've never heard of and I don't even remember their name. After them, New Found Glory came out and played their set, including the ever so famous "Hit Or Miss." By then, it was about 9:00. At 9:30, the lights went down and everyone became loud. The curtains opened and Blink-182 took the stage. The yellow drums that Travis used on the last tour had been traded for some festive red, white, and blue drums, and they had the word "BLINK" spelled out in giant letters across the back of the stage. They started with "The Rock Show" and practically scared the hell out of me when they broke out the pyrotechnics. Interestingly, they only used pyrotechnics during songs from the new album, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket. The highlight of the show (for me, anyway) was Travis's drum solo during "Roller Coaster." About 20 seconds prior to the solo, the platform that his drums were on actually moved forward to the front of the stage. Then, while he was busting out his sweet solo, it rotated around and around. It was very kewl. The second best part of the show was when this super drunk, annoying guy fell down the steps next to our section. We all had a good laugh. The concert was about 1.5 hours long, and they still made fun of each others' moms, but there were two things that really disappointed me. 1) The only song they played from Dude Ranch was "Dammit," and 2) They didn't play any funny short songs. The only one they did was a new version of "The Country Song." All in all, it was a good concert. The following is a list of the songs they played from each album.


Take Off Your Pants And Jacket
Anthem Part 2
First Date
Story Of A Lonely Guy
The Rock Show
Stay Together For The Kids
Roller Coaster
Reckless Abandon
Give Me One Good Reason
Please Take Me Home

Enema Of The State
Dumpweed
Aliens Exist
What's My Age Again?
Adam's Song
All The Small Things

Dude Ranch
Dammit

Cheshire Cat
Carousel
M & M's



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