Fans impressed after Blink-182's Tom DeLonge admits continuing his show despite nearing a heat stroke

ASUNCIONICO, PARAGUAY: Tom DeLonge had survived a major health scare this week at The Rock Show concert. The Blink-182 musician shared on Instagram on Thursday, March 21, that he suffered a heat stroke during the band's concert at Asuncionico in Paraguay this week.

"This was about 1 min before heat stroke hit," DeLonge captioned the post, alongside a photo of him facing the audience, according to People Magazine.

Tom DeLonge 'wobbled to the side of the stage and vomited for a bit'

DeLonge described being sick on the stage as, "Fell to my knees, everything went blurry, then wobbled to the side of the stage and vomited for a bit."

But he continued that the situation was soon under control. "Super fun. @markhoppus and @travisbarker made up for the lost time… man, this was not something I’ve ever felt before. 95 Degrees at a 11pm on stage. But… I made it back and finished the show. Cause that’s what Navy Seals do… @blink182", the 48-year-old wrote. 

Tom DeLonge was seen crouching down over his guitar

In fan-captured footage of the performance, the 'All the Small Things' singer can be seen crouching down over his guitar near the side of the stage during Blink-182's 11th track in the set list, 'More Than You Know' before he needed to take a break.

Mark Hoppus aimed to "keep the show rolling" in the meantime, telling Travis Barker to "go apes***" on the drums to kill time.

Tom DeLonge returned to the stage a few minutes later

The singer returned to the stage a few moments later and the group began playing 'Happy Holidays, You Bastard' and continued to perform 16 more songs in the set before wrapping up the gig.

Blink-182 is currently amid their South America tour dates. They are set to perform at Lollapalooza Brazil on Friday night, March 22, before they trek to Mexico for a string of dates.

On June 20, the band will kick off their One More Time tour in the US with a show at the Kia Center in Orlando.

They will also perform in cities and venues including Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, New York City’s Citi Field, Boston’s Fenway Park, among others, before ending in Toronto on August 15. In their hometown of San Diego, the trio will take the stage at Petco Park stadium.

Blink-182 released their ninth studio album 'One More Time' in October 2023 via Columbia Records.

Fans hail Tom DeLonge as 'the greatest human' after learning he continued the show despite nearing health collapse 

Soon after Tom Delonge shared the post on social media, many fans praised him for continuing the show despite the extreme temperatures.

"Seeing your idol almost fade away in front of you due to the heat, and still trying and trying to play and sing, with a wind chill of 40 degrees Celsius at midnight, is priceless, Tom Delonge, you are the greatest human man, I love you forever," said one fan.

"The real man of steel," praised one while another admitted, "Paraguay is too hot... This weather is seriously crazy." "Dear Tom, sorry for bringing you to hell itself. but in this hell called Paraguay we f*****g love u", wrote one. 

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