"It's not rocket science," said Dave Grohl towards the end of the Foo Fighters' first Welsh date in a long while. "You keep coming and we'll keep coming back..
" and so on the enigmatic frontman assured a huge crowd of adoring, moshing, bouncing fans on a hellishly sweaty night in the Welsh capital. He's right, it's not rocket science and we would certainly have them back in a heartbeat based simply on the stunning crowd reactions during the band's first gig in 17 years (rather than the 25 Grohl at first believed.) But it was definitely rock(et) and roll, I've not seen a band rock the stadium like that in a long while.
And as Josh Freese's drum solos reverberated around the stadium and Dave Grohl's gut-wrangling screams cut through a stunning summer night, it felt good to see an out-and-out rock performance. READ NOW: Review - Taylor Swift leaves Cardiff entranced with one of the greatest performances Principality Stadium has ever seen MORE LIVE MUSIC : The Boss' triumphant Welsh return provides storming start to European tour The bells and whistles of previous weeks are all well and good and very entertaining, but sometimes you just want to see a bunch of musicians headbanging, shredding their guitars (or accordions) and a crowd go absolutely wild for it. Kicking off with the undeniable riff of All My Life the band teared through an almost 30-year loaded back catalogue, one which any fan knows is ram-jam-packed with undeniable riffs.
It was just stunning hearing hits like The.