It was a cool night when this year’s installment of the Honda Civic Tour, headlined by Fall Out Boy of Chicago, rolled into Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Sunday. The evening was chock full of all types of performances – from good to bad to boring.

Opening the night was the dance-pop group Cobra Starship. The group is best known for its contribution to the “Snakes on a Plane” soundtrack with the song “Bring It,” and they certainly tried to do just that. But despite their best efforts, Starship disappointed. Although the music is catchy, it comes off as arrogant and too much of a joke.

Next up was the “Peoples Champ,” rap artist Paul Wall. The audience was a very “rock ‘n’ roll” crowd, they were not too cool to bump and grind to Wall’s rhymes. He did a good job of not trying to cater the show to the rock crowd and put on a hip-hop show. Even for fans who have no interest in his style, his performance was bearable.

Taking the stage next were Chicago, up-and-comers The Academy Is. Lead vocalist William Beckett lead his five-piece band as they surged through their set of relatively inoffensive pop-rock. Splitting the set list between their two releases, it was quite obvious the fans were much more into the older material from the album “Almost Here.” This was a shame because the newer songs from the album “Santi” were well-performed and the band seemed much more into them. Though Beckett did a great job of trying to whip the audience into a frenzy, the rest of the band was rather stationary and did little to interact with the crowd. With the exception of a terrible sounding bass guitar, they played well, but the performance was lacking.

Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker of Blink-182 were up next with their newest musical endeavor, +44. Hoppus was obviously the oldest person on stage and it showed in his performance.

He moved around a little, but he was subdued for someone known for his previous pop-punk days. The songs, mainly from their latest album, “When Your Heart Stops Beating,” were boring and left the audience simply staring at the stage. The whole band just seemed off and disinterested in what they were doing. Even the usually steadfast Barker seemed to be a little off; however, old -school fans were treated with a “cover” of the Blink-182 hit “The Rock Show.” Overall, it was a boring performance.

After some rather cumbersome opening show theatrics, Fall Out Boy took the stage to the delight of every 14-year-old girl in the Blossom Music Center. They went right into the opening track, “Thriller,” from their most recent album, “Infinity on High.” Never standing still for more than a few seconds, the entire band took the spotlight at various stages of the evening.

Bassist Pete Wentz spoke to the crowd on various controversial topics, including how terrible “Spider-Man 3” was. Lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump took a few minutes in the middle of the set to play the delicate piano ballad “Golden” from “Infinity,” which came off extremely well. Guitarist Joe Trohman flirted with the crowd and jumped and flailed with his own brand of reckless abandon. Even drummer Andy Hurley was brought to the front of the stage for a drum solo that was surprisingly impressive.

Fall Out Boy have gotten to a point where they have a good number of hits and after they play them, there is not much time for anything else. Instead of playing songs that longtime fans may not have seen before, they stuck to the tried and true songs that have been mainstays on previous setlists.

Though they were playing a huge amphitheater, they did the best they could to interact with the crowd and keep their fans involved. It is a testament to a band that on many levels is blowing up, yet trying its best to stay grounded.

Alex Drumm can be reached at [email protected].