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Foo Zeppelin

June 9th 2008 19:45
Foo Fighters at Wembley, June 7, 2008
The Foo Fighters!!!


I think it took a couple of days to sink in - I watched rock history in the making on Saturday night, I saw (half of) Led Zeppelin play to songs with the best rock band of the last 13 years, if not ever. The Foo Fighters gig in Wembley on Saturday was quite possible the best concert I will ever experience in my entire life.

I've been a massive fan of the Foos for ages, and I have wanted to see them live for about as long. Something always came up, though. When they played the O2 Arena in November last year, I couldn't go. Shortly after that the Wembley gig was announced and I knew that this was my shot to finally see them.

And man, did I pick the right concert there! 86,000 people, the Foos in top form rocking their socks off, and that encore. Now I am not a massive Led Zeppelin fan, but when Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones walked on stage, the shivers were chasing each other down my spine. How many more opportunities will be to see Led Zep live (it's a bit of a pity that Robert Plant couldn't be there, I have to admit)? Two, one, none at all? Who knows.

My personal highlights were some of the Foo classics, though. Singing along with an entire stadium full of people to all the songs, but especially to Breakout, Stacked Actors, My Hero, Everlong, Monkey Wrench, All My Life and Best Of You was AMAZING. Just the thoughts of My Hero - which turned into a collective Dave Grohl worship - and Everlong - greatest song ever - give me goose bumps.

Right after the show I said to myself, "Sonya, that's it - you have to give up rock concerts for good. This show just cannot be topped." Now I'm not so sure anymore that I will never go to another concert. Yet I can't see any other band replace the Foo Fighters as my rock gods.

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Comment by Anonymous

June 30th 2008 06:44
hey thanks for reading my post, i cant agree with you more about the Foos being the best rock show ever! it's really hard to compare any others to them; it's really unfair to compare others to them actually!!
hope you see more shows and write often!

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