Thu 6 Mar – Foo Fighters, Against Me!
From the very first song to the last, there was just a lot to enjoy. And the way the regular stage had a catwalk that extended to a smaller stage (on the General Admission floor) offered those at the far end of the Forum a chance to see the band (when they played an acoustic set of 6 songs). I've always dreaded concerts at the Forum, because the sound is never great (and the parking sucks), but for the Foo Fighters I gladly plucked down the ducats. I've seen them everytime they've played in LA, and they've NEVER disappointed. Now that they've conquered the Forum, can headlining the Rose Bowl be far off in the future? As for the songs, they did 20 in all (beginning with "Let It Die", then roaring through "The Pretender/Times Like These/Breakout/Learn To Fly/Cheer Up Boys/This Is A Call/Stacked Actors") until it came down to move over to the smaller stage and play a 6 song acoustic set ("Skin and Bones/Marigold/My Hero/Cold Day In The Sun/But Honestly/Everlong"). I'd staked out a spot on the side corner of this smaller stage, so I enjoyed this part of the concert most, and was able to take a lot of good pictures on my digital camera. After this set was done, the band reverted back to the original larger stage in front, to finish with really loud versions of "Monkey Wrench" and "All My Life". But they weren't finished yet... After briefly leaving the stage, of course they were going to do encores! And they did. "Big Me" followed by a cover (tonight it was "Darling Nikki" by Prince; the night before, they did "Next To You" by the Police), then "Long Road To Ruin" and "Best Of You". Over 2 hours of proper entertainment that left everyone going home happy (and wanting for the next time Dave & Co. come by to play).