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Jun 22

Best Of You

Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2008 in Film/TV, Me, Music, Reviews

June has been a busy month. A fortnight ago I went to see the Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the 11th time I’ve see the Foos in 13 years, and as ever they didn’t disappoint.
I’m not generally a fan of stadium shows as I don’t think many bands can’t actually put on a show worthy of that size audience, but there’s no doubt that the Foo Fighters can. Dave Grohl will go down as one of the greatest rock frontmen of all time, and rightly so.

The gig was great from start to finish with The Futureheads and Supergrass in support, before the Foos took to the stage playing ‘in the round’ with the stage in the middle of the pitch surrounded by thousands of rabid fans. The stage rotated 360 degrees so that everyone in the stadium got to see the band front-on, even those sitting behind the stage.

Everything was perfect – the band, the set-list, the stage, the lights, the special guests (Jimmy Page & John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin!) the crowd, and even the fireworks at the end.

I was really glad we went, as judging by Dave’s comments the band were in agreement that it was the highlight of their career, and I had a great day spent with some of my favourite people.

Where the Foo Fighters will go from here I’m not sure, but if they broke up tomorrow, I think I would be ok with that. On Tuesday we’re going to re-live the show at our local cinema where the soon to be released DVD of the show is being screened in high-definition with 5.1 surround sound. It’s not quite as good as being at the gig again, but it’s the next best thing!

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