Two iconic punk rock trios performed in front of a sold out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium Thursday evening in a benefit concert to raise money for Los Angeles fire recovery efforts.
Blink-182 was joined by Alkaline Trio for an evening of reflection, community and toilet humor — the full Blink live experience.
The evening began with a solemn yet celebratory bagpipe performance from a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department before Alkaline Trio, the influential gothic-inspired pop punk band opened the show with “Time to Waste,” the lead track from their seminal 2005 album “Crimson.”
Their set concluded with a performance of one of their most beloved tracks, “Radio,” released 25 years ago as part of their second album, “Maybe I’ll Catch Fire.”
Alkaline Trio, whose co-lead singer Matt Skiba was the third member of Blink-182 during Tom Delonge’s second hiatus from the band, returned later in the show to perform “Bored to Death” alongside his former bandmates.
Blink-182 came to the stage with their Gold-certified single “Feeling This,” before taking it back to the year 2000 with “The Rock Show.”
During their set, Delonge and bassist/singer Mark Hoppus exchanged playful barbs at one another while taking multiple moments to thank the firefighters who helped battle Los Angeles’ deadly wildfires last month.
Hoppus told the crowd it was a welcome change to break away from playing stadiums and arenas to perform at the 4,000-person Palladium, calling the club his favorite music venue in L.A.
Throughout the nearly three-hour show, Blink-182 kept the packed auditorium engaged with high-energy performances and plenty of crowd interaction, embodying the sound and spirit that helped shape a generation of millennial music fans.
When all was said and done, following a pseudo encore of “One More Time,” Blink’s most recent chart-topping single that chronicles the band’s complicated history and past breakups, the two legendary bands raised tens of thousands of dollars for wildfire relief efforts and other organizations that worked around the clock in L.A. time of need.
All proceeds from ticket sales went to Pasadena Humane, California Fire Foundation, Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and ARC Firefighter Fund.
