In the wake of the September 11 attacks , the band draped an American flag over a set of amplifiers and drummer Travis Barker played on a red , white , and blue drum kit . At one concert , DeLonge invited the crowd to join him in his cheers of " Fuck Osama bin Laden ! " Reception towards the '' Take Off Your Pants and Jacket '' Tour was generally positive . Jim DeRogatis of the '' Chicago Sun-Times '' was positive in his review of the band 's concert at the Tweeter Center , writing , " There is a long and noble tradition in rock 'n' roll of hyperenergetic , ultramelodic , sha-la-la-la stupidity , and Blink has proven itself to be a worthy inheritor of this tradition — not as great as the mighty Ramones just yet , but at least as good as the Troggs or the Archies or Grand Funk Railroad . " The band 's appearance at Radio 104 Fest in Hartford , Connecticut was reviewed by Roger Catlin of the '' Hartford Courant '' : " Blink-182 ... has earned its place at the top . Both bassist Mark Hoppus and guitarist Tom DeLonge are tighter now from working with ace drummer Travis Barker for a few years . The show 's focus is more their bracing , melodic songs rather than the childishly vulgar banter between them . " Ed Masley of the '' Pittsburgh Post-Gazette '' called the trio " the Steely Dan of cartoon punk " , feeling that " the dirty jokes were nearly overshadowed by musical highlights ... Some , I 'm sure , would argue that the show was worse than reprehensible . But unlike , say , Limp Bizkit , Korn or Eminem , these clowns did it all for the giggles . At a time when so much of teen culture is focused on hate and aggression , last night 's show was practically refreshing . " Randy Lewis of the '' Los Angeles Times '' felt the concert tasteful in light of the then-recent September 11 attacks ; " In some strange way Blink-182 's concert Sunday at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim provided a kind of catharsis , or at least temporary escape , for the thousands of fans who turned out . " He praised the group 's inclusion of humor , while also comparing drummer Travis Barker to Keith Moon of The Who
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket Tour