Review: Foo Fighters at the Pepsi Center, 10/9/11

Categories: Last Night

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Chip Kalback
Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters last night at the Pepsi Center. More Foo Fighters Denver photos.
A few songs later, the band launched into a buoyant take on Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" with drummer Taylor Hawkins handling vocals before closing out the set with the vigorous "All My Life." For the encore, Grohl, with his acoustic guitar strapped on, appeared on a small stage on the other side of the floor and went through solo versions of "Long Road to Run" and "Best of You" with the house lights up for most of the two songs. The lights went down again as Grohl started "Times Like These" on acoustic, and right after the rest of the band kicked in, he ran down the stairs of the stage, traded his acoustic guitar for an electric, and ran down an aisle in the middle of the floor and back onto the main stage.

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Chip Kalback
Foo Fighters at the Pepsi Center last night. More Foo Fighters Denver photos.
After running though a fairly faithful take on Tom Petty's "Breakdown" and before ending the night with a beefy rendition of the hit "Everlong," Grohl said, "I got a plan. We'll go back home and make another record and come back and play for three and a half hours. As long as you keep coming back, I will, too."


CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Personal Bias: The Foo Fighters know how to put on one hell of a rock show.
By the Way: Mariachi El Bronx and Cage the Elephant both opened the night with solid sets, but were completely overshadowed by the Foo Fighters' marathon show.
Random Detail: Grohl dedicated "This Is a Call" to a gal in the front row who has seen the band 46 times.


SETLIST

Foo Fighters
Pepsi Center - 10/9/11
Denver, CO

Bridge Burning
Rope
The Pretender
My Hero
Learn to Fly
White Limo
Arlandria
Breakout
Cold Day in the Sun
Stacked Actors
Walk
Monkey Wrench
Let It Die
These Days
Skin and Bones
This Is a Call
In the Flesh (Pink Floyd)
All My Life

ENCORE

Long Road to Run
Best of You
Times Like These
Dear Rosemary
Breakdown (Tom Petty)
Everlong


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Pepsi Center

1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, CO

Category: General

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Amanda Keller
Amanda Keller

I was the lady with the birthday song that Dave wished a happy b-day right before Everlong!

Roux
Roux

Best opening line ever!!!

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