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Foo Fighters @ Metro 8/4/17

8/9/2017

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By: Derek Jung

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So many Lollapalooza attendees expect to witness a #LollaMoment, a special cameo or performance from a band that will go down as a unique, memorable piece of festival history. These moments are unpredictable, and people wait through entire sets to witness anything at all, oftentimes walking away disappointed when nothing of significance happens. There are, however, rare occasions where a #LollaMoment is all but guaranteed, and Foo Fighters playing an intimate club show is one of those occasions. The band wasn't even booked at the adjoining festival, but announced an after show less than a week before the festival occurred. The ~1,000 available tickets sold out in less than an hour, and by the time Joseph and I arrived at the venue at 9:15, 15 minutes prior to the doors opening, the line stretched down and around the block. The excitement was palpable for everyone, and those without tickets were offering hundreds of dollars to anyone willing to sell their guest ticket.

It's quite the feeling being less than 30 feet from the stage to see one of the biggest bands of the last two decades. By the time the show started a little after 11, we were packed in like sardines, but that didn't prevent us from yelling and cheering at the top of our lungs. What proceeded is what I can only call "legen-wait for it-DARY". 3 hours and 30 plus minutes of non-stop, in your face, rock n roll. Perry Ferrell, lead singer of Jane's Addiction and founder of Lollapalooza appeared for a cover of "Mountain Song". David Bowie's guitarist was in the balcony and the band paid tribute to him, as was Dave Grohl's cousin who inspired him to get into punk music. The Foos also played 5 tracks off of their upcoming album, Concrete and Gold, and a wide range of different covers from AC/DC and Queen, to The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty. It was, quite frankly, the best show I have ever seen. 

The band is gearing up for an extensive world tour supporting Concrete and Gold. We'll be seeing them again in October, but we highly doubt it will come close to matching this one.

#LollaMoment achieved.
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Perry Farrell joins Foo Fighters on stage for "Mountain Song"
Setlist
Aurora
Run
All My Life
Times Like These
White Limo
The Sky Is a Neighborhood
Something From Nothing
The Pretender
Big Me
Cold Day in the Sun
Congregation
La Dee Da
Walk
These Days
My Hero
Skin and Bones
Dirty Water
Rope
Arlandria
Sunday Rain
Mountain Sound (Jane's Addiction cover w/ Perry Farrell)
Monkey Wrench
This Is a Call
I'll Stick Around
Miss You (The Rollings Stones cover)
Under Pressure (Queen cover)
Stay With Me (Faces cover)
Breakdown (Tom Petty cover)
Best of You
Let There Be Rock (AC/DC cover)
​Everlong
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