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    Foo Fighters Storm London's Wembley Stadium

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    June 07, 2008 by Scott Colothan | Photo by David Burbidge
    Foo Fighters Storm London's Wembley Stadium

    The Foo Fighters triumphed at the biggest show of their lives at London’s Wembley Stadium last night (June 6).

    Dave Grohl and co. treated the 86,000 sell-out crowd to a mammoth 21-song set which saw the front man almost get overwhelmed by the emotion of the occasion towards the end.

    Support earlier in the evening came from Supergrass who warmed the crowd up with a racy set featuring the likes ‘Caught By The Fuzz’, ‘Alright’ and ‘Pumping On Your Stereo.’

    For all their charm and plaudits for the crowd, they couldn’t compare to the all-consuming main event. At around ten to eight, the Foo Fighters took to their rotating stage and powered through set opener ‘Pretender.’

    The huge walkway extended far beyond the stage stretched far out into the crowd, which Grohl used to prowl and jog round like the true rock legend he is.

    The early pace of the set was frenetic with the band blasting out tracks like ‘’Times Like These’, ‘Learn To Fly’ and ‘This Is A Call’ with power and gusto.

    Grohl was his usual chatty self, telling the faithful fans “I love you ****ing assholes” and even praising Freddie Mercury and Queen’s performance at Wembley Stadium for Live Aid in the Eighties.

    The pace slowed two thirds of the way through with the acoustic favourite ‘Marigold’ and ‘Skin and Bones’, before ‘Everlong’ upped the tempo in the lead up for the dramatic finale.

    Featuring ‘Big Me’, ‘DOA’, ‘Generator’ and the final, astounding ‘Best Of You’, it was the encore that most of the 86,000 fans crammed into the stadium will have ringing through their heads all week.

    The band headline Wembley Stadium again this evening. CLICK HERE to see the band in live action earlier this week in Manchester.

    The full set-list was as follows:

    Pretender
    Times Like These
    No Way Back
    Cheer Up Boys
    Learn To Fly
    This Is A Call
    Long Road To Run
    Breakout
    Stacked Actors
    Skin + Bones
    Marigold
    My Hero
    Cold Day
    But Honestly
    Everlong
    Monkey Wrench
    All My Life

    Big Me
    DOA
    Generator
    Best Of You

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    • Just arrived home from Saturdays concert and all I can say is . . . .WOW!!! A totally outstanding performance!

      ~ by Sally Williams 6/7/2008 Report

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    • Such bad sound - really haven’t heard anything that bad for years. And as for the revolving stage.... well, just the once. I’’m afraid the Foos have finally got lost in showbiz, and joined the Rolling Stones academy for doin’’ it for the money"

      ~ by Twiz 6/8/2008 Report

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    • It was an awesome evening shame about the stage layout (couldnt see a thing) Had to use my imagination!!

      ~ by Iain W 6/8/2008 Report

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    • Worst foo gig I have seen and I have seen them a lot live. Revolving stage my ass. All the poor sods in the West Stand paying over £50 to see the back of the stage all night - unforgiveable greed for the stadium/band whatever to sell these tickets. Sound was shocking and set-list was predictable and dull. You have now played all the big venues Foos, please please please now go back to doing arenas as it works so much better.

      ~ by Mr Friday 6/8/2008 Report

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    • awsome!!!! thats all i have to say it was just awsome!!

      ~ by kewpi 6/8/2008 Report

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