brian's blog

Weezer + Foo Fighters concert was solid. Some highlights:

• No alcohol service?! What's that about?
• Weezer replaced "Green Day" with "Foo Fighters" in El Scorcho's lyrics; funny
• El Scorcho is an awesome awesome song
• Josh thinks Green Day (who visited Seattle recently) and Weezer must have the same production company, since both shows had a) a song where they invited an audience member up to play acoustic, b) an acoustic solo on a small stage at the back of the arena, and c) a grand finale of colorful confetti showering the crowd (Green Day's confetti had a printed grenade symbol, Weezer had the Weezer "W" logo)
• Foo Fighters had a 15 foot tall wall of giant old speakers behind the stage. Very cool design.
• Dave Grohl jammed in the empty general admission area at the back of the arena at one point, only a few feet from us. A girl in the spotlight beside Grohl was completely freaking out, trembling and flailing, and literally screamed with frustration when her camera phone wouldn't work properly.
• Grohl spoke a few times about his life in Seattle, living up on Aurora, shopping for long johns at Fred Meyer (during the grunge days), etc
• Not too surprisingly, Grohl had a turn at the drums for a song, swapping roles with the Foo drummer. (Weezer's lead, Cuomo, swapped with the drummer for a song, too.)
• At least 10 people from my team in 4 separate parties were at the concert. MSN Music likes Weezer & Foo.