Dave Grohl and his band paid homage to Dallas musicians Taylor Hawkins and Dimebag Darrell on Wednesday.
On a sweltering, humid day in Fair Park, Foo Fighters fans lined up in droves early at the gates of Dos Equis Pavilion. By 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the line had grown to several hundred people of all ages sporting multiple generations of Foo Fighters concert T-shirts and garb.
When the gates were finally opened, a vast mix of fans sporting Stone Temple Pilots, Tool, Alice in Chains and Smashing Pumpkins T-shirts flooded the concession stands, looking like a throwback to the Starplex days of the '90s. It's been a revitalizing time for Dallas rock fans,Millennials and Gen-X rockers weren't the only ones excited about the evening. Foo Fighters seem to bring a multigenerational crowd, including several rockers fromand the owner of the legendary Trees.
At 8:01 p.m., all lights in the venue fell as Dave Grohl ran onstage dressed in all-black to a deafening wall of cheers from the crowd. Guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett followed suit along with new drummer Josh Freese, longtime bassist Nate Mendel and keyboardist Rami Jaffee. With a guitar strapped to his shoulder, Grohl greeted his audience with his signature brand of humor saying, “It’s gonna be a long night, motherfuckers.”album, quickly following with “No Son of Mine.
“Listen, if we’re going to go three hours tonight, we’ve got to break that shit down a bit,” Grohl said. “Do you know what I’m saying?” As the crowd cheered Foo Fighters on, the band moved into new territory for the night. In the middle of the next song, Grohl and Shiftlett faced one another in a guitar transaction of sorts, consisting of complementary solos, sonic textures and pivoting positions.
Before transitioning into the next song, Grohl took a few seconds to carefully contemplate his words while gently strumming the chords to mega-hit, “My Hero” from 1997’s“I want to dedicate this next one to an old friend that lived around here,” Grohl said. “His name was Dimebag Darrell.” evoked a tender spark of emotion from the crowd as they paid their tributes, singing every word of the Foo Fighters single.
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