As the sun set on a beautiful clear summer night, Melbourne was treated to an amazing performance by none other than the incredible Foo Fighters.
The 30,000 strong crowd filed in early to check out support act (and good friends of the Foo Fighters) Tenacious D. Jack Black and Kyle Gass rocked it out with some new songs like “Death Star” and one that they had to abandon half way through because Jack Black couldn’t remember the words… But it was their old favourites “Tribute” and “F**k her gently” that started the first of many sing-alongs throughout the night.
“We supply the lightning, the Foos bring the thunder!” declared Jack Black and he wasn’t wrong. Right on cue, the lights dimmed and chords of “All my life” boomed out and the Foo Fighters got the party started.
The show was part of their Wasting Light world tour and the Foo Fighters played songs from their brilliant new album. Dave Grohl introduced “These days” as the next single and the best song he has ever written. He hinted that its video clip was going to be filmed during the Australian leg of the tour by teasing the crowd with “you might see some of your pretty faces on MTV soon”.
Dave Grohl was in fine form throughout the show, running all over the stage and the massive walkway that extended out deep into the crowd like a little kid who had drunk a little too much red cordial. “I hope none of you have work tomorrow because we've got a lot of things we've got to do”, he promised early in the show.
And they did not disappoint. The Foo Fighters whipped the crowd into a frenzy that lasted all night. "This one goes out to all the old Foo Fighters fans," Dave Grohl said as he launched into “Breakout”, which had everyone singing along so loudly they almost drowned out the band.
When Dave Grohl announced that it was bassist Nate Mendel's birthday, the crowd broke into an impromptu chorus of "Happy Birthday". Unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly in sync (or in tune). "What the f**k was that?" was Dave Grohl's reaction. "Were you guys singing 'Happy Birthday'? Because what it sounded more like was 'HEERGGGH GHHGHGERRR BBBBEEEERGHDEEERGH'," he said, mocking our efforts.
After a playing a show filled with 16 years worth of rocking hits that prove why they are, and always will be, one of the greatest bands ever, we got down to the business end of the evening. While everyone was waiting for the encore, Dave Grohl appeared on the big screen on night cam and began negotiating how many more songs they would play. The offer of just one song elicited a loud BOO and drummer Taylor Hawkins joined in on the fun, bringing the number up to five songs.
Dave Grohl then ran up walkway onto a raised podium and started an acoustic version of “Wheels”. “We'll play as many songs as we can until they tell us to stop”, Dave Grohl told an adoring crowd. There was a slight interruption by a person who managed to jump the barrier into the floor area from where Dave Grohl referred to as the “shitty seats”. He was pulled up on stage when the crowd expressed their disapproval when security dragged him away.
After almost three hours, the show was finished with “Everlong” – a perfect ending to a perfect night.
Setlist:
All My Life
Rope
The Pretender
My Hero
Learn To Fly
White Limo
Arlandria
Breakout
Cold Day In The Sun
Stacked Actors
Walk
Monkey Wrench
These Days
This Is A Call
In The Flesh (Pink Floyd cover)
Best Of You
Encore:
Wheels
Times Like These
Generator
Tie Your Mother Down (Queen cover)
Everlong
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