CHULA VISTA, Calif. — If it had anything to do with panties, punk or poop, then the guys of Blink-182 had it covered at their hometown concert Thursday night.

The spokesmen for all things gross kicked off their summer tour at this San Diego suburb's 20,000-seat Coors Amphitheatre. Fresh-faced girls in hooded Blink-182 sweatshirts and tight jeans cheered as a glitzy neon sign reading "Now playing: The Mark, Tom and Travis Show" was lowered. Boys with panties on their heads whooped it up. Even parents, stocked with earplugs and blankets, clapped for the lit stage that stood empty for minutes save for the flashing drive-in-inspired sign.

So when the band finally ran out and opened with "Dumpweed" (RealAudio excerpt), from the quadruple-platinum Enema of the State (1999), there was no stopping the crowd of moshers up by the front of the stage who ignored the "no moshing" notes plastered across the front gates. True to form, singer/bassist Mark Hoppus, in a bright orange shirt and knee-length shorts, hopped around the massive stage as singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge plugged away on the group's short, jerky songs.

And if watching the tattooed heartthrobs run wild wasn't enough, the stage was equipped with microphone cameras that, when working, shot up-your-nose close-ups of the guys on a giant screen. Of course, there was also footage of women jumping in bathing suits and lingerie.

"Wow, look at all these people. We're all going to get laid," DeLonge announced in his high-pitched voice. "You're all invited to our bed after the show."

'It's So Awesome'

As the band tore through "Don't Leave Me" (RealAudio excerpt) and "Aliens Exist," the teens who sat farther back, where there was no crowd-surfing, jumped even higher than Hoppus. Girls formed Rockettes-like rows and waved their arms in unison.

"This is such a rush to see all these people here!" Anna Glazer, 15, of San Diego said. "This is my first time seeing Blink, and it's so awesome."

While the music inspired chest-pounding and breast-flashing, it was the trio's signature stage banter that kept the hour-and-a-half show moving at full speed. They rattled off jokes about vaginas and penises. There was a short song about blow jobs and another featuring nothing but profanities.

But despite all the naughtiness, it was when the band played "Dammit" (RealAudio excerpt), from 1997's Dude Ranch, that the crowd really erupted. Fans sang so loudly it was difficult to hear that the band, which also includes drummer Travis Barker, was actually playing tightly — just like real rock stars.

While many were experiencing this local-sensation-gone-big for the first time, there were a few skeptical veterans milling about. "They're a lot more tame now," Josh Mosler, 26, of San Diego said. "I remember seeing them in these really small clubs where girls would throw their bras onstage. But they still rock."

The band did pay homage to those older hometown fans when, before playing early songs, Hoppus announced, "This is for the 200 people here who know us from Cheshire Cat" (the band's 1994 debut on indie label Cargo Records' Grilled Cheese imprint). When many more than 200 people clapped, Hoppus responded, "Most of you were 10 years old when Cheshire Cat came out!"

Underwear Antics

The show closed with a crowd and radio favorite, "All the Small Things" (RealAudio excerpt), then a special cameo by Hoppus, who ran out in boxer shorts and jiggled his butt when Sisqó's "Thong Song" was played on the PA before the band returned for its encore.

"I'm normally not a big punk fan, but I am now," Elisse Montgomery of San Diego said. The 16-year-old won tickets on the radio and met the band. "Travis signed my T-shirt!" she said, gushing.

Veteran Los Angeles punk band Bad Religion opened the show with a spirited 45-minute set that covered songs off their latest album, The New America, as well as favorites from the group's two-decade career. Before that, Fenix*TX warmed up the audience with their short, punky songs.

"The other bands I could take or leave," said Gary Braudaway, 42, who escorted his 11-year-old daughter, Michelle, to the show. "But I liked Blink. My daughter has been wanting to see them for a long time."