LOCATION:
Harbor Yard Arena, Bridgeport, CT
Row E, sidestage
BANDS:
Foo Fighters
Weezer
Hot Hot Heat
PRICE: about $50
DETAILS OF EVENT:
CONCESSIONS: As usual, I arrived hungry. Got a hamburger clocking in at $5.50. I'm not even gonna front. It was damn good. Also got a bottle of water for $2.75.
VIEW: Awesome. Sidestage, but could see everything. I had an aisle seat and no one was in my way.
PRE-SHOW VIBE: Pretty relaxed crowd. The music over the speakers prior to the Foos was especially good. But all I remember is "Twisted Transistor" (Korn) and "B.O.B" (Outkast). I thought it was funny they played Korn. But at Korn, I thought it was funny they played Foo ("All My Life"). Maybe they have a secret friendship no one knows about. When they're ready, they'll tell us. Perhaps blog about it on MySpace.
ATTENDANCE: Less full than you'd think. Alllmost sold out.
AUDIENCE: All ages. Some parents were there as fans and/or chaperones.
WARDROBE: Very much like everyone just went out to a dive bar right before showtime.
STAGE SET: HHH and Weezer had basic black with their logo gigantic. Foo Fighters had frickin' laser beams Pink Floyd style, and big screens all over (see below photo of Dave).
ARI RATING (ADRENALINE RUSH INDEX - 1-10):
Frame of reference:
1= I sat in my chair motionless and felt no emotional connection
10=I walked out bruised and high off nothing but the energy of the show
I give it an 11. Easily one of my top 10 favorite live shows. And this was only my second time seeing them.
SETLIST:
Foos:
In Your Honor
All My Life
My Hero
Best of You
Learn To Fly
Up In Arms
Times Like These
The One
Stacked Actors
DOA
This Is A Call
Breakout
Everlong
(encore break)
Cold Day In The Sun (dave on drums)
Monkey Wrench
Weezer:
opened with Hash Pipe, the rest isn't in order:
Say it Ain't So
My Name is Jonas
Buddy Holly
Photograph
Sweater Song
Dope Nose
Beverly Hills
We Are All On Drugs
This is Such a Pity
El Scorcho
Island in the Sun
Perfect Situation
Surf Wax America
they also covered "Big Me" since Foos don't play that on this tour
then maybe two others I didn't know (one was slow)
HHH: I only remember a song with the title "Nowhere" in it, and a song where he kept saying "Wash your dirty mouth". Sorry Shannon :(
HIGHLIGHTS:
Weezer: I forgot how much I liked them. I don't know how I've gone this long without purchasing at least one CD of theirs. Definitely psyched about "My Name is Jonas." "Say it Ain't So" got a pretty good reaction out of the crowd. It was a homestate show, as Rivers is from Storrs (UConn Land). "Island in the Sun" was cool, because Rivers showed up in the back of the arena and did it by himself on acoustic guitar. During the "Sweater Song", they pulled a kid out of the audience to play acoustic guitar. Though the kid seemed way too relaxed. Like at Green Day's shows the kids are sooo excited, whereas this kid got up there like he'd been playing with the band his whole life. Maybe he's just that cool. Who knows. Also kind of interesting, Rivers let other band members sing. The bassist sang "Dope Nose", the guitarist sang some slow-ish song (the pace reminded me of "Imagine" by Lennon), and the drummer sang "Photograph."
Foos:
Dave singing "In Your Honor" (at a different show).
Oh. My. GOD. As soon as I heard the opening chords of "In Your Honor" (the song playing on my profile page) I got major chills. That song was made to be the opening song for their set. Just brilliance. Then they just kept kicking my ass with every song they played. "Stacked Actors" was a pleasant surprise. I didn't think they'd play it, so I was psyched. Like the Roseland show a few years ago, Dave ran through the crowd. People went nuts, jumping the barricades to get to him in the back of the arena. "Everlong" was of course awesome. Dave came out and played alone (electric guitar) then right at the end where it builds up again, the rest of the band came out to finish out the song all rocked out. "Best of You" has a special meaning to me, so I loved that. It was also cool to see Taylor come out and sing. He played guitar on that song while Dave played drums. Dave randomly playing the opening riff to "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" was cute (that's my favorite guitar riff of all time). I'm telling you though, as soon as Dave walks out, it's over. Done. You're in heaven watching a rock god in action. Like I always say- some people go to church, I have this.
LOWLIGHTS:
Nothing I can think of.
DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS SHOW? (YES/NO - EXPLAIN):
Hell yes. Even casual fans of both bands would love it. They've both been around so long that if you've watched MTV or listened to rock stations at all in the last ten years, you'd recognize the songs and be able to get into the show. As you can see from both setlists, it's pretty much their greatest hits.
