i am sparticus: Scott Matthews, Foo Fighters (acoustic)
Scott Matthews, Foo Fighters (acoustic)
A few things before I start this review. Firstly, I understand that you’re jealous that I saw the Foo Fighters live acoustically and you didn’t, but you should probably try and get over that. Secondly, for some reason the Ipswich Regent decided that it would be a good idea to take everyone’s cameras off them and insist that all phones were switched off. This is a small minded, silly decision and in result I have no decent photos of the night. Thirdly, there were many many people at the gig who could not understand when it was perhaps not the most appropriate timing for clapping, or who could not understand when it was perhaps not the appropriate clapping for the timing. Either way, not so great.
But, those are very minor things, things I just want to get out of the way so that they can be never mentioned again and I can talk about how amazing the concert was without interruptions. Support was Scott Matthews and he was very good if very nervous. He sounds vaguely Jeff Buckley-ish when he sings and so it really throws you when he starts speaking between songs in a really think Brummie accent. The first three and last song were the best, the middle part of the set seemed someone lacking. Very good none-the-less. Next time he might want to tell everyone who he is from the stage though, when he announced “the website is scottmatthewsmusic.co.uk” the “aaaah” from the audience was noticeable.
Then Dave Grohl came on stage after much applause he sat down and with just an acoustic guitar sang “Razor” and the crowd went absolutely silent because this was the greatest thing anyone could ever see. It was very very good. The rest of the Foos joined to finish the song and they then proceeded to laugh and joke and play through every single song off the acoustic album as well as 10 or so other older ones. They played “See You” and “February Stars” and “Next Year” and “Best Of You” and “Everlong” and Dave Grohl was like THAT CLOSE TO ME. Sorry, the excitement may carry me away at this point, but you have to understand that the Foo Fighters played right there and then on the stage in front of me and they were the best thing ever.
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