{"id":79077,"date":"2023-10-27T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T19:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=79077"},"modified":"2023-10-27T14:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T21:33:45","slug":"blink-182-dennys-long-beach-why-meme-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/music\/blink-182-dennys-long-beach-why-meme-performance","title":{"rendered":"Blink-182 played a surprise show at a Long Beach Denny\u2019s. It was a tribute to a classic meme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After signing records at Fingerprints Music on Thursday afternoon, Blink-182 surprised fans at a Denny\u2019s near California Heights to play an impromptu show\u2014and one that paid tribute to a classic viral video.<\/p>\n<p>Only so many people were lucky enough to pre-order a copy of the band\u2019s new album \u201cOne More Time\u201d to get their records signed at Fingerprints, but those who happened to be dining at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/v6ucGktFqHes2PL68\">Denny\u2019s<\/a> on Atlantic Avenue were able to catch a viral spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the band posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/blink182\/status\/1717953051779109348?s=20\">video<\/a> of their special diner performance on Twitter to promote their next tour: \u201cComing to stadiums, arenas, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennysDiner\">@dennysdiner<\/a> locations near you in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79069\" style=\"width: 1170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/IMG_4411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/27113243\/IMG_4411.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/27113243\/IMG_4411-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/27113243\/IMG_4411-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/27113243\/IMG_4411-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/27113243\/IMG_4411-192x106.jpg 192w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/27113243\/IMG_4411-400x221.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot of a video posted to Blink-182&#8217;s Twitter account.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s some history here to explain Blink-182&#8217;s weird venue choice. Remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pwjoolflFzE\">this video<\/a> from 2013?<\/p>\n<p>Titled &#8220;The Dennys Grand Slam,&#8221; the video shows a metal band (allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/metalinjection.net\/trend-watch\/viral-video-of-the-day-millennium-what-the-fuck-is-up-dennys#:~:text=A%202013%20clip%20of%20a,fuck%20is%20up%2C%20Denny's%3F%22\">named<\/a> either \u201cLive Without\u201d or \u201cOrdinary Life\u201d) who appears to be hyping up a crowd inside a Denny\u2019s restaurant as one of its members yells into a mic: \u201cWhat\u2019s up?! What the [expletive] is up Denny\u2019s?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In perfect meme-mimicry, Mark Hoppus, Blink&#8217;s vocalist and bass player, shouted this famed phrase at his own Denny\u2019s audience in Long Beach on Thursday night. Then, Hoppus, along with Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge launched into a new song, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lv-cOIuJ1k0\">ANTHEM PART 3<\/a>, which sent the crowd into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Coming to stadiums, arenas, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennysDiner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dennysdiner<\/a> locations near you in 2024. Tickets on sale now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XHLpRRlafJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/XHLpRRlafJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xInVzXkHQw\">pic.twitter.com\/xInVzXkHQw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 blink-182 (@blink182) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blink182\/status\/1717953051779109348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And for a special look at what it was like inside that Denny\u2019s last night, user @dannacafuir posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dannacafuir\/video\/7294462397786426666?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7294697667870754347\">this Tik Tok<\/a> from the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This story has been updated to clarify that Travis Barker was not Blink-182&#8217;s original drummer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blink-182 showed up to play a song at Denny&#8217;s on Atlantic Avenue on Thursday. 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