Concert Review: Foo Fighters - 2/15/2011, Troubadour, West Hollywod, CA

When I heard about the Foo Fighters last 'secret show' I was determined not to make excuses and get my ass to this show.  It was at one of my favorite little places to see a show, the Troubadour.  When my friend and I arrived around 2 PM, there was already a sizable line forming.  We got in line and started counting the heads in front of us.  By 5 PM, they finally started and handing out wristbands, and $20 later, our spot in rock awesomeness was saved.  We get back to the Troub in time to catch a few songs from the opening act, Mariachi el Bronx.  Suffice to say, this was a good time to hang in the back of the bar and drink a few beers.  One of the things I love about the Troub is you can see the headlining act hanging out upstairs.  They peek their head out periodically from behind the curtains to see the fever grow and it brings goosebumps to my arms.  I look up and see Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins do some pre show pumping up, friggin sweet.  The Foo take the stage at 9, and immediately start with the first track of their new album.  They tear through the 11 tracks, and the crowd goes wild for every hard rocking riff.  Their first song after the Wasting Light album run was Stacked Actors, a hard hitting blaster of energy.  Grohl and co. expanded the song with a slightly spacey jam in the middle.  It made the song new again, and it proved that this truly is one of the best rock and roll bands ever.  Continuing on with the tracks, The Pretender (accompanied by a violinist), My Hero and Generator I can only hope this night never ends.  The hits keep coming, the beer keeps flowing and the crowd keeps rocking.  The night ended with a track the Grohl claimed, 'had only been played live a couple of times,' Butterflies.  Needless to say my socks were missing when it was all said and done (they'd been rocked off halfway through the show).

My picture worthy Foo Fighters wristband