The IMC Magazine Issue 19 / September 2016 | Page 17

There's a sort of uneasiness heading into a concert when a main member of the band has been replaced. Especially when the band is as popular as the kings of pop punk, Blink-182. When founding member, Tom DeLonge made his second exit from Blink (whether by choice or forced out, the story has been different depending on the source) there were many questions if the band would survive without one of the pivotal members, and in stepped Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio.

The All-American Rejects kicked off the night, with signer Tyson Ritter's comedic antics. "Where were you twelve years ago? Oh I know you were watching us on TV everyday!" Even the biggest pop-punk-emo music snob from the turn of the millennium catches themselves singing along to the hits of "Swing, Swing" and "Move Along." Hometown heroes, A Day To Remember, annihilated the crowd, putting on an even better performance than they did back in April. Hard hits like "2nd Sucks" and "Paranoia" mixed in with the softer "Have Faith In Me" and "If It Means A Lot To You," the band's set was tight and packed a punch for the crowd.