joeystrange Posted March 12, 2012 Posted March 12, 2012 I'm currently listening to the Foo Fighters set from Reading '95 and wondered if anybody here was there? I think it would have been a pretty cool thing to see! Quote
coasterbass Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 I was there!!!! Reading '95 was my first festival and it was awesome. I spent the whole weekend in the moshpit - White Zombie were the best. Anyways, yeah I went to see the Foo Fighters. To this day I've never seen such a crowd. I was expecting a lot of interest but from about 2hrs beforehand there was a general shift away from the main stage to the marquee. Perhaps because (if I recall rightly) they were on at the same time as Bjork! I managed to get in the marquee (the crowd went back for miles outside) and was about 25m out wide stage left. My enduring memory was of a guy (guys?) climbing right to the top of the central pillars of the marquee. The whole gig was mental though. I wasn't aware of a recording - not that I ever looked. If its available somewhere and you have a link then please PM me. Would be great to hear it in a more chilled setting. Quote
Norris Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 Of course you already know they're headlining the Reading & Leeds festival this year?... Quote
coasterbass Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 At least they're on the main stage this time. I forgot to add that the marquee was a hot. Stupid hot. No possibility of getting out to go to the bar. Security were throwing water over the crowd. Ahhhh happy days.... Quote
joeystrange Posted March 13, 2012 Author Posted March 13, 2012 [quote name='coasterbass' timestamp='1331631951' post='1576029'] I was there!!!! Reading '95 was my first festival and it was awesome. I spent the whole weekend in the moshpit - White Zombie were the best. Anyways, yeah I went to see the Foo Fighters. To this day I've never seen such a crowd. I was expecting a lot of interest but from about 2hrs beforehand there was a general shift away from the main stage to the marquee. Perhaps because (if I recall rightly) they were on at the same time as Bjork! I managed to get in the marquee (the crowd went back for miles outside) and was about 25m out wide stage left. My enduring memory was of a guy (guys?) climbing right to the top of the central pillars of the marquee. The whole gig was mental though. I wasn't aware of a recording - not that I ever looked. If its available somewhere and you have a link then please PM me. Would be great to hear it in a more chilled setting. [/quote] That's cool! Yeah, he keeps telling people to get down or they'll get kicked off stage but apparently they didn't listen. They put it online a few days ago, probably as a precursor to this year's announcement. Here's the link: [url="http://reading.foofighters.com/?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=awe.sm-twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=foofightersreading-foofightersreadingtwitter"]http://reading.foofighters.com/?utm_campaign=&utm_medium=awe.sm-twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=foofightersreading-foofightersreadingtwitter[/url] Quote
Stag Posted March 13, 2012 Posted March 13, 2012 I saw them at Ozzfest (yes really) just after The Colour And The Shaps was released. Very good back then, those first three albums are ace. I really like the first one cos the production on it is so raw and punky, Good Grief being a particular fave. Quote
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