Panic! At the Disco actually split in two a month ago, leaving behind lead singer Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith to carry on the name and their touring responsibilities. But to their credit, it would've been hard to spot that this incarnation of the band, with two temporary touring members, has only been playing together for a week or two.
The arrangements are a little more muscular than before, sacrificing some of the hippie folk-rock lightness of the second album, but otherwise the songs sound pretty much the same. The set was made up of mostly first album songs too, a return to the more emo-electro sound. They were only on for about half an hour, but they made the most of it with good sound and energy. Sadly the crowd wasn't much into them, apart from pockets of fervent fans dotted around.
Time to Dance
But It’s Better if You Do
The Only Difference…
That Green Gentleman
Lying is the Most Fun…
Camisado
New Perspective
Nine in the Afternoon
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
The crowd was really into Fall Out Boy, and they kept the audience happy with another set of hit after hit. It was my fourth time seeing them, and I would happily see them do it again, they keep improving their sound and their stage presence. Patrick now totally struts all over the stage, owning it.
Near the end of the set, Pete Wentz asked the crowd,“Do you want The Take Over or something old and fun?"
I cheered for The Take Over, but got Don't Stop Believing instead which is only, oh, one of my favourite 80s power ballads, yeah! Patrick said afterwards, "That was old and fun - like Mark Hoppus!" and Pete added, "That's for saying "All The Small Things”was written about me!"
Sugar We’re Going Down
Thriller
Sixteen Candles…
Grand Theft Autumn
Headfirst Slide…
Arms Race
I Don’t Care
America’s Suitehearts
Don’t Stop Believing
Dance Dance
Saturday
Getting to hear the re-formed Blink-182 play live was a little about reliving 16 all over again. The set didn't disappoint, packed full as it was of hits and nostalgia. The light show background was way cool, busy but not too distracting. There were plenty of highlights apart from the music itself: Tom Delonge taking off one of his guitars midway through the show and just handing it away to some kid in the pit (and yeah, the pit went into a frenzy trying to get to it), the fan who got pulled up on stage so all three band members could sign his arm, Mark Hoppus’ genial stage presence, Travis Barker's amazing drumming and his flying drum kit.
However, it's hard to imagine Blink-182 continuing on as if there had never been a break between the three of them. Mark and Tom’s fraught relationship was on show too, and it's hard to gauge how much of it is performance and how much of it is real animosity. Things got pretty uncomfortable towards the end of the night. Tom became more and more belligerent on stage, swearing at the audience and his band, “mock” hate directed in both directions. Mark admonished him at one point, saying something about this happening when you've been drinking all night. In the end he apologised, and Mark sand a little made-up tune "Sorry about my friend Tom!", but the two of them had some truly awkward moments on stage.
Dumpweed
Feeling This
Rock Show
What’s My Age Again
Go
Violence
I Miss You
Stay Together For the Kids
Down
Always
Stockholm Syndrome
First Date
Man Overboard
Don’t Leave Me
Not Now
The Country Song
Adam’s Song
All The Small Things
Reckless Abandon
Josie
Anthem (pt2)
(drum solo – Travis)
Carousel
Dammit
(drum solo – Mark)
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