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Review || Foo Fighters Johannesburg </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday night 13 December 2014, saw 50 000-
60 000 fans descend on the iconic FNB stadium to witness the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>legendary American Rock Outfit -Foo Fighters
at the second of their two show South African tour. Now this is very different
to the usual electronic events we cover. But when the opportunity came for us
as a special media invite courtesy of Big Concerts to witness the “Foos” live
in action on home soil well, it is a no-brainer and we could not resist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Has to be said that as media guests getting
into the stadium was seamless and easy and we had awesome seats too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The opening act was South African rock band BLK JKS who told
us during their performance that the Foo Fighters had requested them as
openers. Pretty cool having home grown talent being requested by and showcased
at performances by world greats. They were followed by the English Indie rock
band the “Kaizer Chiefs” yes named after the South African football club Kaizer
chiefs. Definitely a special performance as the lead singer Ricky Wilson crooned
and charmed crowds in a Kaizer Chiefs kit shirt. A stand out moment was most
definitely when they performed one of our favourites “Ruby” and the entire
stadium crooned along.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Kaizer Chiefs
definitely set the scene for the main act the Foo Fighters who were greeted
with the eruption of near to 50 000 screaming people as they appeared on
stage led by lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl belting out the grammy
award winning track “All my life”.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now it has to be said the 45 year old Dave Grohl the former
Nirvana drummer with roles as the “Foos” lead vocalist, guitarist and
drummer/percussionist is truly the epitome of rock legend. He along with the
band had the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands as they performed hits
stretching across their 20 year existence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dave Grohl meant business when he kindly told the crowd that
they should prepare for a “ very long night” as they only plan to stop the
performance when they are tired “none of the 1 hour, 1 ½ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, 2 hour or even 2 ½ hour shit, we go on until
we tired” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he quipped and was not joking
as <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the performance lasted a whopping 3
hours. Most definitely worth the price tag right?!?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Being their first ever performance in South Africa, 20 years
late, Grohl told the crowd, “This is our first time here ever and it’s a really
big deal. We didn’t know if anyone knew our songs or the band, but since we got
here, everyone has been so nice to the band I have no idea why we waited so
long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every time we made a record we’d tour all the usual places,
America, Canada, the UK, Japan, and then someone would say ‘Hey, do you want to
go to those places you’ve never been? And we were like hell no! We’re
exhausted’. But this time we thought, why don’t we start the world tour in
South Africa?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lucky us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Over the three hours the Foo Fighters took over FNB stadium and
captivated fans as they performed some of their greatest hits and fan
favourites including: "Learn to Fly", "Breakout", </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> "</span>Hey Johnny
Park!", "Monkey Wrench",</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"> "Congregation" and "Walk". We were also treated to solo Grohl performances
of "Wheels" and "Times</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Like These".</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Memorable moments were definitely when Grohl and drummer
Taylor Hawkins swopped roles. Hawkins showcased his vocal talent by singing a
cover of Cheap Tricks “Stiff competition” while Grohl displayed instrumental
mastery on the drums. That was not the end of the covers though as the band
also performed a cover of Queen and David Bowie’s seminal hit “Under Pressure”,
as well as the Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” much to the crowds delight as the
show neared the end. With an already impeccable performance and without a doubt
having pleased the thousands of fans the Foo Fighters closed their show with
“Best of You” followed by “Everlong”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Foo Fighters most definitely delivered a flawless
performance and a memorable experience and it is without a doubt that anyone
who was disappointed by the show seriously needs to get their head checked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to Big Concerts and all the Partners for making the
Foo Fighters possible and hopefully as Grohl said they will be back!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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