| Concert Review of Foo Fighters at Xcel Energy Center on Sun Oct 02, 2005 |
| Event Date |
| Sun Oct 02, 2005 |
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| Star Tribune |
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| Review: Weezer, Foo Fighters complement each other Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune October 3, 2005 FOO1003 Never mind that each of their new albums have done lukewarm business and neither has ever been an "it" band of the moment. Both the Foo Fighters and Weezer acted like the biggest bands in the world Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center, and if nothing else, they each came off as relevant and entertaining as ever. For a price that usually only buys one act at this level ($40), the 14,000 or so fans got double the talent and three times the fun. British openers the Kaiser Chiefs didn't subtract anything, either. Weezer, in particular, fed off the camaraderie of the co-headlining tour so much, it even played its own version of the Foo Fighters' "Big Me." "I got plenty of rest last night, so I'm ready to rock," Weezer's forever-awkward and timid frontman Rivers Cuomo said. Yeah, watch out Jagger. Cuomo wasn't kidding, though, a point perhaps proven by the fact that he didn't wear his trademark big-rimmed glasses during his band's 80-minute set, which kicked off with "My Name Is Jonas." He also let each of his three bandmates sing one of Weezer's standard tunes (best of the bunch was bassist Scott Shriner's "DopeNose"). Cuomo didn't shy away from the limelight, though. He grabbed the microphone and danced around the stage guitar-less for "El Scorcho," and he encouraged audience participation for "Buddy Holly." At the start of Weezer's one encore, he sang a solo acoustic "Island in the Sun" on a small stage near the back. Pretty audacious acts for a guy who purportedly doesn't come out of his house for weeks on end. Weezer's set threatened to derail when the band copied Green Day's fans-take-over routine for "Undone -- The Sweater Song," but the band recouped and nailed "Hash Pipe" for a strong finish.. |
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| User Comments |
| Very energetic show! They pulled out all of the stops. Acoustic Everlong was a VERY memorable moment for me. |
| I swear this band Rocks and just plain old makes me happy :o) |
| They are ok, But they don't even come close to the creativity and pure musical magicians of a band like RUSH!!! RUSH IS AMAZING LIVE!!! |
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