There aren’t many things better for the soul of a struggling football coach the day after his season ends with a thud, than some rock & roll therapy in the form of taking in a live band with his wife. Football is a grind. It takes a lot of time and energy and it is a huge commitment. When it is over, the body, mind and spirit are all due for a factory reset and there was no better way to start that for this off-season than to spend the evening with my wife and catching one of the 70’s most underrated bands.
I’ve been fortunate enough to catch Foghat twice before. Back in 2014, they were opening for the equally awesome Blue Oyster Cult and Bachman-Turner Overdrive at the Ohio State Fair. Again in 2019, and coincidentally the very first live band reviewed on this page was Foghat opening for Bad Company in the Dayton area. This time was different, though. This would be my first chance to see Foghat as the headliner and able to play a proper full set.
Led by their thundering, founding drummer; Roger Earl, the quartet kicked off the evening with their opening staple “Chateau Lafitte ’59 Boogie“. Right from the get-go you could tell that the thumping bass and driving, slide guitar that are synonymous with the Foghat sound were going to be firing on all cylinders. The previous times that I had seen Foghat were with the long-time and charismatic front man Charlie Huhn on lead vocals. Replacing him in 2022 has been Scott Holt. I must admit, Holt’s vocals has added some needed power to these tunes. This is particularly evident on their newer songs and on the heavily blues influenced songs like “It Hurts Me Too“. Holt is no slouch, either, as a second guitarist. The band brought fresh life to jams like “Drivin’ Wheel” and “Stone Blue” and the aforementioned newer songs off of their recent album Sonic Mojo.
In case you didn’t know, the album was released in 2023 and spent 39 weeks atop of the Billboard Blues charts. They played “She’s A Little Bit of Everything” and “Drivin’ On” from that record. While it is obvious that fans are there to hear the hits, the band is even touring this year as the Slow Ride 50th Anniverary Tour, the new songs and the record itself work so well because they are keeping it simple. The band isn’t trying to re-invent the wheel. They are playing old school rock & roll music rooted in the blues. That’s what made them famous and that’s what is keeping them relevant nearly 55 years after their 1971 founding.
Of course, the trio of hits that ended the show were certainly the highlight. Their famous cover of Willie Dixon’s “I Just Want To Make Love To You“, “Fool For The City“, and the tour’s namesake iconic track “Slow Ride” were all received with crowd approval and applause. “Slow Ride“, the band’s era defining track that highlighted the soundtrack for one of my favorite movies of all time; Dazed and Confused, was the perfect cap to the night.
At 79 years old, Earl and his band mates appear to be having a great time still up there on stage and the songs sound great. That formula seems to be a recipe for success and is a testament that they’ve been able to carry the show forward all of these years. I don’t know how much longer Earl will want to remain on the road, but if he chooses to, he has surrounded himself with a band that seems to have the stamina to keep this thing drivin’ on.
Over the past seventeen days, I was able to take in live shows by the two biggest active rock bands in the world. May 11th, my niece and I took in Metallica. This past Wednesday, my daughter and I went up to Cleveland to see the one and only AC/DC. Both shows came as a surprise to me. My niece had picked up an extra ticket for the Metallica show when she grabbed tickets to surprise her boyfriend with. My daughter had apparently told my wife that she wanted to see AC/DC as her graduation gift. Unbeknownst to me, this plot involved a ticket for me as well for my birthday. Am I blessed or what?
AC/DC is one of those bands that, for some unknown reason, has kind of become mainstream to make fun of. It’s ridiculous. AC/DC and Led Zeppelin are the two most important hard rock bands of all time. Yet, it’s become cool for dorks in Falling In Reverse shirts to tell us that “If you’ve heard one AC/DC song, you’ve heard them all.” In honesty, that’s such a lazy take. Typically, the rhythm section is playing some straight forward blues based rock & roll but the late Malcolm Young also had some killer rhythm guitar lines as well. And brother Angus? Those leads are the stuff of legend and sound as great today as they did in the 1970’s.
A lot has changed since AC/DC played Ohio. They hadn’t played the Buckeye State since back to back shows in Columbus and Cleveland in 2016. Axl Rose, whom I thought did a great job, was on lead vocals for that tour after Brian Johnson was medically advised to retire due to him going deaf. Not everyone was keen on the Axl Rose led AC/DC however, as the arena date for Cleveland was attended by less than 9,000 folks. Thanks to the power of science, Johnson has been able regain his hearing, at least enough to allow him to sing. The band released their latest album, Power Up, in 2020 and unfortunately we all know what happened to any touring plans that may have came from that. It’s been a long road to get to this point, but they were finally able to start touring on their new album and the U.S. tour would finish with a stadium appearance in Cleveland.
To say their return was heavily anticipated is an understatement. Like I said, less than 9,000 people went and saw them in 2016 for their Cleveland date. Last week, over 50,000 people filed into Huntington Bank Stadium, home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. This was the third time that I’ve seen AC/DC and they were absolutely on fire. Johnson’s vocals were better than they were the first time I saw them back in like 2008. The star of the show, though, is Angus Young. He is 70 years old and his energy, let alone his guitar chops, blows away modern bands with players 30-40 years his junior. For anyone that says that you need an ocean of crowd surfers at a rock show to enhance the experience….all they need to do is watch footage of this concert. From the opening riff of “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” through the final cannon bursts of “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)“; the crowd was on their feet, pumping fists in the air, and singing back every lyric to these timeless songs. It’s almost as if when the songs are good enough, the fans don’t need to distract themselves with the world’s biggest game of “everybody look at me while I crowd surf.” Simply, it was two and a half hours (yes, you read that right) of pure rock & roll adrenaline.
My daughter and I were way, way, way up in the football stadium. Section 507. If you know anything about football stadiums, the seats closest to the field start in the 100s and gradually climb. We were as high as the stadium goes. It didn’t matter. With the exception of the band being so loud that at times the music was echoing by the time it reached us in the heavens, the band were fantastic, and the sold out crowd head banged for the entirety of the twenty one song set. I have no idea what the future for AC/DC holds. Brian Johnson is 77 years old. Angus Young is 70. If they come back, I’ll hopefully be there. If this turns out to be their swan song, then I salute them going out while they are still the biggest and baddest band in the world. Way up there in the sky where our seats were, I saw toddlers, teens, people my age, and people that appeared to be in their 70s and everyone in between. With that kind of impact and that kind of reach, surely, rock & roll ain’t noise pollution, rock & roll ain’t gonna die.
AC/DC Set List 5/28/2025 Cleveland, Ohio
If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It) – 1979
Back In Black – 1980
Demon Fire – 2020
Shot Down In Flames – 1979
Thunderstruck – 1990
Have A Drink On Me – 1980
Hells Bells – 1980
Shot In The Dark – 2020
Stiff Upper Lip – 2000
Highway To Hell – 1979
Shoot To Thrill – 1980
Sin City – 1978
Rock ‘n’ Roll Train – 2008
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – 1976
High Voltage – 1976
Riff Raff – 1978
You Shook Me All Night Long – 1980
Whole Lotta Rosie – 1977
Let There Be Rock (with extra long guitar solo) – 1977
As is the case every year in these parts, May is the big dog as far as major rock & roll happenings in Ohio. Columbus is home to the Sonic Temple Festival (formerly Rock on the Range) and always brings in some of the biggest names in rock and metal music. This year is certainly no exception. We are going to start with that festival as they are bringing in the biggest metal band in the world and we will end in Cleveland with the biggest hard rock band in the world.
Next week, May 8-11, will mark the return of the massive Sonic Temple Music and Art Festival to Columbus at Historic Crew Stadium. In recent years it was expanded to four days and now even offers four stages of music. There will be over 100 performances over the course of the four days. The event is 97% sold out and it is definitely not cheap. If you haven’t already secured tickets, they can be purchased here. They do offer a “pay later” option if that is up your alley. If the event does not sell out, you will likely be able to score good deals on the days of the shows. I’ve bought from the long-time scalpers that stand on 17th Avenue before and they are usually pretty negotiable. Highlighting the four days will of course be Metallica. They will headline on Friday and Sunday and will play two entirely different set lists. No songs will be repeated. They will be supported on Friday by the legendary Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie. On Sunday, when they close out the festival, they’ll be supported by Alice In Chains. All of these bands put on phenomenal live shows.
Wednesday May 14th brings Nazareth to my favorite small venue; Columbus’ The King of Clubs. The 70’s rockers will be appearing there for the first time. Tickets are still available and range from $30 for general admission to $60 for floor seating. There are also tables available from $200-$300 depending on how many seats. I’ve never seen Nazareth, but think this should definitely be a show worth checking out.
May 19th brings two of the bigger hard rock acts of the 2000’s to Blossom Music Center up in Cuyahoga Falls. Six days later they will also visit Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center. The tour features Staind and Breaking Benjamin. I’ve seen both of these bands a number of times and they both sound great live. There are plenty of tickets available for both shows and those can be purchased right here.
On May 21st Billy Idol and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will come to Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center. I haven’t seen Billy Idol live, but Joan Jett was great at the very first Sonic Temple back in 2019. There are plenty of tickets available in all sections of the large venue. They range in price from $22-$270 depending on location and can be purchased here.
May 23rd will bring another classic rock veteran to the Buckeye State. Pat Benatar will visit The Ohio State University’s Mershon Auditorium. Tickets are pricey and range from $65-$270. They can be bought here. I saw her open for Journey once and her show was fine. The tour will make stops in Sylvania (Toledo-ish) the next night and down on the river in Marietta on the 27th.
There is only one active band right now that could top the Metallica visit next week. Short of Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin reuniting, that band is AC/DC. It’s been a long time since the boys from Down Under have played in Ohio and it very well could be the last time that they do. They will be playing in Cleveland for the final night of their tour on May 28th at Huntington Bank Field; home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. The show is nearly sold out and the few remaining seats range in price from $221-$360. If you can swing it, buy your tickets here, and go see one of the greatest rock acts of all time for possibly the final time. I’ve been fortunate enough to see AC/DC twice and can’t recommend it enough!
That’s all for May! June has some good stuff coming up too, but May is definitely the time to go see some live music!
Well, I dropped the ball on this one, and am already behind. Hopefully, you already knew that Cold was in Columbus at The King of Clubs last Saturday night. If not, my bad. The Jacksonville outfit also visited Cleveland two nights prior but won’t be back in Ohio for the remainder of the tour. They will visit nearby Indianapolis, Lexington, KY and Covington, KY to end the jaunt on May 30th through June 1st if you want to make the trek to see them.
If you are in the Cincinnati area, southern rock legends ZZ Top are rolling into the Queen City TONIGHT at the Andrew Brady Music Center. Plenty of tickets remain available and range from $46 to $165. They can be purchased here. I’ve been fortunate enough to see ZZ Top twice and they were stellar both times. This is the Houston trio’s only announced visit to the Buckeye State this year.
Classic era Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate is on tour and visiting each of the three big C’s of Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus. On April 12th he’ll be playing at the Taft Theatre in Cincy. On the 15th he’ll play TempleLive Cleveland and on the 16th he will visit TempleLive Columbus. The tour is featured as the final time that Tate will play Queensryche’s famous Operation Mindcrime album in its entirety. Tickets are still available for all three shows through Ticketmaster. If you dig 80’s era metal, this is a show worth looking into. My buddy Dan and I met Geoff Tate several years ago as part of an after show meet and greet from a Queensryche gig. The show was fantastic.
Thursday, April 17th, folk rock legend Bob Dylan stops in Toledo at the Stranahan Theater. This show is sold out. Two nights later the music icon stops in Youngstown at the Powers Auditorium. At the time that I am writing this, there are three total tickets still available. Dylan, who will turn 84 in May, is one of the most influential songwriters of all time.
April 19th brings options to people in Columbus. Icons like Bob Dylan? No. However, rock favorites from nearby Point Pleasant, West Virginia that have adopted Columbus as a second home, Bobaflex will be playing a rare live show at The Newport Music Hall. The band has largely been quiet for the better part of a decade as some members have moved on to a quieter life and others have soldiered on with a new project: The Lonely Ones. Occasionally, though, the McCoy brothers convene the Bobaflex band to do these one off shows at The Newport. General admission tickets are still available for $20 and can be purchased here. They aren’t all that active these days, but Bobaflex used to play anywhere and everywhere in the Buckeye State. They’ve played its biggest festival, the former Rock on the Range, but I’ve also seen them three times in Marion and another time in Mount Vernon. They aren’t in it for the stardom, they just want to play live shows…and they’ll probably party with you afterwards.
Across town, at the same time, at A&R Music Bar will be New York rockers Wheatus. Admittedly, I don’t know anything about them outside of their absolute banger; “Teenage Dirtbag”. Tickets are available here for only $17-22. At that price point, you really can’t go wrong. At the bare minimum, you’re going to get live music and get to sing along to one of the most iconic rock songs of the early 2000’s. It’s kind of hard to not have a good time under those circumstances. If you’re closer to the Cleveland area, they will be in Lakewood the night before at Mahall’s.
Wrapping up April will be arena rock legends Journey. They are coming to Cleveland for a private concert for season ticket holders of the Cleveland Browns on April 24th. The concert will be a Draft Day party and will feature a full headlining set at Huntington Bank Field, the home stadium of the Browns. Tickets are free for Browns season ticket holders. As of now, they are available for purchase from Ticketmaster as resell tickets. The current range is $20-$182. I expect these prices to steadily drop. Ohio weather in April is unpredictable and a band like Journey is not going to want to play to an empty stadium. If you know a Browns season ticket holder, reach out to them for their tickets if they aren’t going to go. Journey has been a great performance each of the several times that I have seen them over the years; albeit with three different singers. Few bands have a catalog of tracks that everyone knows every word to. Journey is one of them. This one should be a good time as long as the band members keep their egos in check and leave their drama in San Francisco.
That wraps it up for April. Go try to see some live music! If April doesn’t do it for ya, don’t worry, we’ve got the big boys coming up in May.
Quiet Riot. The members that are continuing to carry on the legacy of the very important heavy metal outfit headlined the annual Picktown Palooza festival in the Columbus suburbs last weekend. The band was fantastic and were touring on their ongoing 40 Years of Metal Health (41 now) tour that began in 2023. Their story is one of triumph and tragedy alike, and they were sure to pay homage to their former band members that aren’t with us anymore; namely an iconic trio of rock stars that left this world too soon: guitarist Randy Rhodes, drummer Frankie Banali, and lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow. Anyone that dares refer to themselves as a metal head, ought to know the importance of 1983’s Metal Health record and what it meant for the future of the genre. Metal Health was the first metal album to every top the Billboard charts. Ever. It’s a great record from start to finish and I strongly encourage anyone to put it into their rotation regularly.
For starters, the festival has definitely grown tremendously since the last time that I attended. I believe that it was in 2019 when Dokken headlined and the event was held in the middle of town. It is now held on the campus of one of their huge high schools and was certainly much larger than in the past. Sponsored by local rock station, QFM 96, the concert attendance numbered in the thousands by my estimation. The show was highlighted not only by the hits but by deeper cuts like “Love’s a Bitch” and “Run For Cover” but the absolute highlight was being able to finally see “Thunderbird” performed live. You can check my video of that performance below.
Quiet Riot performing “Thunderbird” live at Picktown Palooza
The last time that I’d seen Quiet Riot was in 2007 at The Ohio State Fair when they played the Celeste Center with Slaughter. While classic era members DuBrow and Banali were still in the band at that time and the show was great, the set list was very short (only 8 songs for a headliner?!) and didn’t have enough stuff from their iconic album. Sadly, DuBrow would leave this world just three months after that gig at the young age of 52. The current era of the band righted those wrongs in Pickerington with a 15 song set that featured a heavy portion of the Metal Health record. Afterall, when you have an album that went 6x platinum, it’s wise to feature it in your live show. With that being said, however, I always encourage new music and I was happy to see the band play a song that wasn’t released until 2022; “I Can’t Hold On”. The song was a lost demo track written by DuBrow and Grossi back in the early 2000s that had been forgotten about until it was found on an iPod in 2021. The current band constructed the track from its demo status and released it two years ago.
They did that and more. The current lineup was energized and lead vocalist Jizzy Pearl (who has also sung for contemporary acts L.A. Guns, Ratt, and Love/Hate) had great control of the crowd. Drummer Johnny Kelly (formerly of Type O Negative, Kill Devil Hill, and Danzig) had the unenviable task of trying to fill the enormous shoes of Frankie Banali. Banali famously held the spot behind the drum kit from 1980 until his death in 2020 and poured his life into keeping the band’s legacy alive after DuBrow’s death in 2008 as was documented in the 2014 rockumentary: Quiet Riot: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back. It is a fantastic film that documents the real life struggles of a band that seemingly had it all, lost it all, and the lifelong grind of trying to climb back to keep the dream and the music alive. It’s seriously a great film and a must stream if you haven’t already. Like I said, no small task for Kelly to sit in Banali’s seat. However, he played great and combined with iconic bass player Rudy Sarzo, the rhythm section was on point all night. Sarzo is one of those guys that has been around the heavy metal and classic rock band block, general good guy, and is well respected not only for his work with Quiet Riot but also in the following bands: Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Blue Oyster Cult, Whitesnake, The Guess Who and Geoff Tate’s Queensryche. The last of those, with Queensryche, I felt he was the star of the show when they played Columbus’ famed Newport Music Hall about a decade ago. The dude is a legend. Lastly, lead guitarist Alex Grossi, has held down that spot for nearly 20 years now. His playing did justice to those Cavazo riffs of the heyday era but he also made sure to pay homage to the all to brief career of the bands founding member; Randy Rhodes, as well. I hope that this incarnation of the band continues to tour for many years and perhaps for the 45th or 50th anniversary of Metal Health, they can play it in its entirety!
Quiet Riot Set List – July 13, 2024, Pickerington, Ohio
1. Run For Cover (1983)
2. Slick Black Cadillac (1983)
3. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (1984) (Slade cover)
4. I Can’t Hold On (2022)
5. Sign of the Times (1984)
6. Love’s a Bitch (1983)
7. Condition Critical (1984)
8. Thunderbird (1983)
9. Party All Night (1984)
10. Blackout in the Red Room (1990) (Love/Hate cover)
Well, I’m going to start this one with the elephant in the room. The first Buckeye Motorcycle and Music Rally festival in Columbus, OH (at least on Saturday, I didn’t attend Friday) was horribly attended. I don’t know who dropped the ball. I don’t know if this was promoted poorly or if tickets were too expensive or if there were just too many other things to do in Columbus on this day, but I genuinely felt bad for all involved. I felt bad for whomever put this event on, because I don’t see any way that they made any return on their investment to host this event. I felt bad for the dozens of pop up shops and food trucks that had nobody to serve. I felt bad for the three great bands that likely haven’t played to crowds this small in ages.
With that said, each of the three bands that I took in, remained professional and put on great shows. At 6 p.m. Fuel took to the stage. The Pennsylvania rock band had played this venue before at 2014’s Rock on the Range Festival, which was the last time I had seen them perform. At this point in the evening there were only a few hundred people in the massive stadium to catch their set, and that’s a shame because they were on top of their game. The people in the pit area to the right of the band was spirited and engaged and I believe kept the band inspired to put on a good performance. Honestly, with as poorly attended as this was, the event’s organizers should have began massively discounting ticket prices a month ago to try to recoup some cost and they also should have allowed everyone on to the stadium floor yesterday as it became apparent that dividing the fans into areas made the crowd size look even smaller. At one point the band even remarked that they didn’t care if they were playing to 5 people or 15,000. Most importantly, the band sounded great and were able to debut a new song from an upcoming album release that they seemed genuinely excited about. Of course, their late 90’s and early 2000’s anthems “Shimmer” and “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)” were very well received by the fans in attendance but the prospect of new music is always welcome by fans and band alike.
Fuel performing “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)”.
I was very excited for the next performer of the night; Oliver Anthony. I believe that this was his first visit to Columbus. I don’t do many reviews of country artists or go to many country shows. Country music has become so commercial over the past twenty years with so many of the radio friendly artists honestly being the farthest thing from country. In recent years, however, there has been an uptick of talent being exposed that is more representative of real country music. Oliver Anthony fits that mold. His band was fantastic and brought their brand of foot stompin’, back porch sittin’, Blue Ridge Mountain music to life. After a brief Bible reading and a performance of “Amazing Grace”, Anthony would also remark about the scarcity of the crowd; commenting that “I guess tonight will be an intimate affair” or something to that effect. When their set began at 7:30 the crowd may have been pushing 1,500 spectators. While the attendees were few, the ones that came enjoyed the band in a steady rain for the majority of the set. Obviously, the highlight was their 2023 anthem “Rich Men North of Richmond”, a song that resonated with millions of Americans from every sort of background that are fed up with being sold out by the suits in Washington, D.C. However, if you haven’t dug into the rest of their catalog yet, you are sorely missing out. Songs like “Cobwebs and Cocaine”, “Ain’t Gotta Dollar”, “I Want To Go Home”, and “I’ve Got To Get Sober” as well as a cover of Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” were all highlights as well as many more. These are the types of songs that I mean when I say real country. These are the types of songs and the type of music that depict the kind of struggles that those rich men North of Richmond know nothing about. The band concluded their set with “Rich Men North of Richmond” and had three minutes left of stage time when it concluded…so they played it again, much to the delight of the rain soaked yet raucous crowd. Normally, they would also include a cover of “Free Bird”, which was requested from the crowd but Anthony quipped that “someone else had to play that one tonight.”
At 9 o’ clock it was time for the event’s headlining act, the iconic Lynyrd Skynyrd, to make their first appearance at Crew Stadium and their first visit to Columbus since 2012 when they opened the city’s Columbus Commons venue in downtown. That show was the first time that I was able to officially review this legendary group and photograph them as they toured in support of their Last of a Dyin’ Breed record. As they have every time that I’ve been fortunate enough to see them (I believe last night was #12 since the 2006 tour with 3 Doors Down and Shooter Jennings), they brought their best effort. This was my first time seeing them since the passing of guitarist Gary Rossington last spring, and while Damon Johnson has mighty big shoes to fill, he served admirably and the band is now able to continue on and keeping some of the greatest music ever written alive and relevant in the live setting. I’d imagine that by the time that Skynyrd took the stage that the crowd had probably reached a few thousand strong and the rain held off for the rest of the night. The Jacksonville band played their pretty standard 14 song set and while there weren’t many surprises, I imagine it is nearly impossible to find the perfect set list unless they were going to play until 3 a.m. Alas, they wrapped up around 10:30, sounding as good as ever. I hope that at some point Columbus gets another shot to see this band before they hang ’em up for good. If I don’t get a chance to see them again, I was glad to be there throughout the years. They always made sure to “play it pretty” for Cincinnati, Columbus, Cuyahoga Falls, Toledo, and Dayton in all of the different venues that I saw them play. Not only did I get to see them all of those times, the supporting acts that they’ve brought out on the road has also been the stuff of legend: Hank Williams, Jr., ZZ Top, Bad Company, 3 Doors Down, Justin Moore, Shooter Jennings, Black Stone Cherry, Blue Oyster Cult, The Marshall Tucker Band, and .38 Special are just some of the groups that I’ve also seen along the way as a touring partner of the Lynyrd Skynyrd band.
The inaugural Sonic Temple Music and Art Festival made its debut in 2019. The final headliner to close out that event was the Dave Grohl led Foo Fighters. After back to back to back years of COVID related issues preventing the festival returning until now in 2023, it is fitting that Foo Fighters will return to once again to close out the festival. When the concert used its former moniker, Rock On The Range, there were several iconic moments that perhaps can only be appreciated if you were there. Special moments that make your hair stand up and gives you goosebumps. The tributes to Chris Cornell by Corey Taylor and Taylor Momsen come to mind just days after Cornell’s passing. Soundgarden were set to headline the event that year. When Foo played in 2019, they also laid claim to some of those special moments. Actor and comedian Pauly Shore was at the concert to headline the comedy tent and had just lost his dad in the nights before. Grohl and company brought Shore up on stage and when they performed “My Hero” in dedication to Pauly’s dad, there couldn’t have been a dry eye in the stadium. Later, they also brought out The Struts lead singer Luke Spiller to duet with Taylor Hawkins on the Queen and David Bowie classic “Under Pressure”. That moment was pretty special at the time, but even more now due to Hawkins’ untimely passing last year. I’m confident in my belief that when they return to the main stage at Historic Crew Stadium next month, that there will be another moment or two that will be cemented in the lore of this festival.
Started in 1994 after the death of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana’s disbanding, Grohl formed Foo Fighters as a side project for him to continue to make music. Initially, he played all of the instruments, as this was meant to simply be a creative outlet for him to share his ideas and songs that he hadn’t previously done in Nirvana. The quality of the songs and the demand for more, ultimately led to putting together a group of musicians to tour and make subsequent Foo records with. It paid off as the Foo Fighters went on to become one of the biggest rock bands of the past thirty years, selling millions of records, playing concerts to millions of fans, and ultimately getting themselves inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021! Don’t miss them during what is sure to be an unforgettable performance in May. Tickets can be purchased here! As always, I’ve linked my Top 20 Foo Fighters songs for your listening pleasure below, but please make sure to vote in my poll at the top of the page to let your choice be heard!
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