Concert Review: Foo Fighters - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (February 25, 2008)
Published March 14, 2008
Just like the entire evening, the Foo Fighters were graced with additional background vocals as well as receiving loud ovations after each song concluded.
Are you asking yourself, what else happened this evening? During the encore, David Grohl held the set list and it showed no additional songs after “All My Life” from the album One By One. Grohl and Taylor shared the backstage camera spotlight as Grohl threw up one finger to signify one more song.
The audience shook him off by booing. Grohl held up another finger. The audience shook him off again by booing. Taylor held up ten fingers and the arena erupted in excitement. Grohl preceded to shake him off and finally held up a third finger and the Foo Fighters once again graced us with three additional songs.
David Grohl sang a duet with violinist Jesse Green on the song titled “Big Me” from the album titled Foo Fighters. Unfortunately, the concert had to be concluded. So, it was no surprise that the Foo Fighters ended their performance with “Best of You” from the album titled In Your Honor. As Grohl thanked the audience and blew a kiss to the arena, the concert was over.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Foo Fighters, and I do not think there are many of you, visit the Foo Fighters' web site or their MySpace page and watch or listen to their music.
If it turns out that you enjoy the Foo Fighters’, make sure you purchase their albums. For those of you who own a video iPod, you can purchase the Foo Fighters Video Retrospective package that contains all of their earlier videos. f you cannot afford the entire package, download your favorite individual videos.
Finally, I am looking forward to providing future coverage of the Foo Fighters whether it will be an interview, another live performance, or both. Below is the set list from the Foo Fighters’ performance at the Allstate Arena.
Allstate Arena Set List:
1. “Let It Die”
2. “The Pretender”
3. “Times Like These”
4. “Breakout”
5. “Learn To Fly”
6. “Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)”
7. “This Is A Call”
8. “Stacked Actors”
9. “Skin And Bones”
10. “Marigold”
11. “My Hero”
12. “Cold Day In The Sun”
13. “But, Honestly”
14. “Everlong”
15. “Monkey Wrench”
16. “All My Life”
Encore:
17. “Big Me”
18. “Long Road To Ruin”
19. “Best Of You”
- Concert Review: Foo Fighters - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois (February 25, 2008)
- Published: March 14, 2008
- Type: Review
- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Acoustic, Music: Alternative Rock, Music: Hard Rock, Music: Rock
- Writer: Always Acoustic
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