The Foo Fighters concert on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater was enjoyed by both students and staff.
“Great energy,” Ms. Terri O’Leary said. “I was down in the seats and people were standing the whole time. It was rocking.”
O’Leary has been listening to them for about 20 years and loved the atmosphere of the concert. Hollywood Casino Amphitheater is separated into the seats, which are closer to the stage and more expensive, and the lawn, a cheaper area people can bring chairs and blankets to.
“It was a little cramped and smelly,” sophomore Eyde Hansen said.
Edye and her twin Carlye Hansen had lawn seats but both said they had an awesome experience seeing a band they had been listening to since they were little.
Right as the concert began the rain began as well.
“When it started raining I thought they were going to cancel it and got really scared,” Hansen said. “But then the rain stopped and a rainbow came out.”
Sophomore Lain Sherstoff wasn’t able to find tickets until it was too late and was stuck watching outside the venue.
“Dave Grohl is my spirit animal”, Sherstoff said. “I wasn’t even tired the next day because I was still so pumped.”
Since the concert was on a Wednesday night the week after school started, it caused a little extra tiredness the next day for most.
“I would rather it be during the weekend,” O’Leary said. “But I love live music so much that I couldn’t miss this experience.”
For most bands, having an injured musician would be enough to stop touring all together, but for the Foo Fighters it was just enough to name their tour after it. During the opening set Dave Grohl, the lead singer and guitarist, opened the show by projecting a video of himself falling off the stage and breaking his leg at one of his concerts this summer.
“My favorite part was when he showed videos of himself falling,” O’Leary said. “He basically just made fun of himself.”
Grohl played on a “throne” which had lights around it and moved across the stage as he played. Even with an immobilized leader, Foo Fighters still rocked the house.
“I never wanted to leave.” Sherstoff said

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