I remember the first time Blink-182 played in Mexico

What beautiful moments he left us Blink-182 when he came to Mexico even though Travis Barker was injured… In the late 90s and early 2000s, pop-punk was one of the most popular musical styles in the music industry (here are 10 songs to commemorate this musical period) … And there, Blink-182 were the absolute masters of the scene.

Of course, despite their worldwide success, Blink-182 took a little longer than necessary to visit Mexico when they were already a band. In fact, nothing was saved during these years; Until then there are only three dates, spread over two Federal District and another in Monterrey.

Blink-182 is in Mexico for the first time

These three concerts in Mexico took place in 2004 and although they were unforgettable shows, The band found themselves in a delicate moment. It’s true that with their eponymous album from 2003 they left us very good songs like “Feeling This” or “I Miss You”… But that was already known under the table There were two or three instances of friction between the trio.

Back then it was said that the creative process was no longer what it used to be because the different musical inclinations that Blink-182 members Tom, Travis Barker and Mark pursued: The band alternated songs about first dates, parties and boring growing up, to topics like divorce and painful breakups.

The sound of the album also largely leaned towards this Alternative rock and a bit of post-hardcore, left pop-punk in the background. And beyond the musical aspect, DeLonge is said to be in a phase where he questioned whether it was worth continuing with the group, taking the risk, among other things, Time with his family at the expense of the countless tours Blink took.

But hey, despite everything, The 2004 Blink-182 shows in Mexico were, as mentioned, memorable, despite Travis Barker being injured. Were you there? Do you remember these concerts? If not, let us refresh your memory here.

Blink-182’s first concert in Mexico took place in Monterrey; Travis Barker was already injured

The first stop of Blink-182 in Mexico, with everything and Travis Barker injured, It was April 22, 2004 in Monterrey. The Coca-Cola Auditorium was the venue where the Californian trio arrived. The opening band was Pandawhich at this point was already beginning to position itself more strongly than the group that divided the audience almost evenly into fans and critics.

You can even find photos of both bands behind the scenes on the Internet. While the group may not have been at their best, they performed like the big boys and put on a great show in the royal lands. The most striking thing is, as I said, this Travis Barker suffered a serious injury as he suffered a fracture the right foot during Blink-182’s Australian tour.

Some dates in Oceania and Japan have been canceled, But Travis Barker’s recovery time made it possible to restart everything to reach Mexico, yes, with the experienced drummer still in the lineup. But this guy is a professional and he did it as best he could without so many setbacks.

Blink-182 later held two concerts in Mexico City

After passing through Monterrey Blink-182 came to the Mexican capital on April 23 to play at the Palacio de los Deportes with Travis Barker, who was raffled off despite his injury. And since his visit received a great response, a second appointment was opened in the “Copper Dome” on the 24th.

And it was an experience like no other to hear live the hits that boosted the band’s career, such as “What’s My Age Again?”, “The Rock Show”, “I Miss You”, “Adam’s Song”, ” First Date.” “All The Small Things” and of course the spectacular conclusion “Hell again”.

Remember the moment when you liked other songs “Dumpweed”, “M+M’s” and “Man Overboard”? In this video you can see How Travis Barker conditioned his drums so he could use his left foot to play the bass drum and not endanger his other injured leg. The good Travis undoubtedly demonstrates his talent.

Now the videos may not be of the best quality, but everything recorded from these concerts and what we show you here is for keepsake Emotions and nostalgia during this visit of Blink-182 to the country.

Blink-182 setlist in Mexico City in 2004

Well, to continue to add a lot of nostalgia to the matter, we leave you with the setlist below Blink-182 was playing in Mexico City in 2004 when they came with all their might and Travis Barker was injured of his leg. Let’s hope nothing bad happens and we can experience it without any setbacks their reunion tour, which begins in Tijuana.

The feeling
Simple goal
How old am I again?
Violence
The rock show
Apparently
I miss you
Asthenia
Adam’s song
First date
Go
Stay together for the children
Dumpweed / M+M’s / Josie / Man Overboard
Reckless abandonment
All the little things
down
The Fallen Interlude (date only: April 23)

Encore:

Stockholm syndrome

Hell again