Tom DeLonge of Blink-182 has performed “All the Small Things” likely hundreds of times live, but he probably never experienced it quite like he did on Tuesday night during the San Diego Padres home playoff game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The musician and longtime Padres supporter was seated right next to the field watching his home team when the Blink-182 classic played for the crowd in the eighth inning, a tradition that has become somewhat common for the Padres.
The FS1 cameras captured DeLonge in what seemed to be an emotional moment as he listened to the crowd sing along to one of his band’s biggest hits.
“What a cool moment here in San Diego,” remarked Fox announcer Adam Amin as the cameras initially caught DeLonge from a distance, appearing to tear up. “Blink-182, especially for those of us of a certain age, we all know they have an extensive, very impressive catalog of late ’90s and 2000s pop-punk music. But to be in the ballpark when over 43,000 are singing one of your biggest hits to you, I can’t imagine the feeling.”
Fellow announcer Adam Wainwright then added, “That’s got to be like a musician’s world series right there.”
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Once the FS1 cameras got close to DeLonge, he broke from the moment and joined in with the crowd. Playing to the camera, he participated in the “work sucks, I know” part of the song with those in attendance, as seen in a tweet from the @MLBONFOX account below.
The Padres rally song seems to have resonated well as the hometown team secured their 4-3 victory, bringing the best-of-five series to a Brewers 2-1 advantage.
What Are Blink-182 Up To?
The band appears to be between albums at this time. There are no touring plans for the remainder of 2026, but their schedule picks up again in 2027.
The group has booked a European tour leg for summer 2027, hitting several major festivals including Rock for People, Rock Im Park, and Rock Am Ring.
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