DETROIT — At the band's recent sold-out show at Little Caesars Arena, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus dispensed with concert tradition and cut straight to the point.
"That was the end of the show," he said, following their gigantic hit "What's My Age Again." "This," he said, pointing his hand downward at the stage for emphasis, "is the encore."
He and his bandmates proceeded to play three more songs — "First Date," "All the Small Things" and "Dammit" — without ever leaving the stage and making fans sit through the fake farewell and awkward hello again of the most tired staple of the concert playbook, the encore.
