As a rainbow stretched across Villa Park Stadium tonight (Thursday, June 27), Dave Grohl addressed the Brummie crowd. "What is this, Hawaii?!" he yelled. "Birmingham is the most beautiful city in this entire country! I feel like I'm on vacation!" The noise from the crowd was deafening as Foo Fighters fans raised their voices by way of thanks for the compliment.
There's something really earnest about this frontman and tonight in Aston , the comment about our city was no empty remark designed to provoke a reaction. I'm sure of it because Brummies were treated to some super surprises. Not only did we get to see a band that somehow sound even better in the flesh than they do on record, who exude the raw energy and skillful musicianship that made an £80 gig ticket feel like a bargain, but we also got a Villa Park first.
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Hot Milk came out early and rattled the teeth out of my noggin, hollering a statement of intent that's frankly too rude to publish here on a family news website. Screams and melodies from two vocalists gave them gravitas and dual guitars added extra weight for those heavier songs. Pop punk bounces didn't quite get the crowd moving but, it was early days and beers are £8 a pop onc.
