Foo Fighters @ Summerfest 2012

Yesterday afternoon, John & I headed up to Milwaukee to catch the Foo Fighter's concerts at Summerfest. Huge thanks to Mom who hung out with the kids from Noon---until we got home at 2:30 am. You can read a review of the show HERE--something I love to do after a concert we attend. 

We have been to many a Foo Fighters show together. Last year, John & Ren got to catch their Lollapooloza show from the stage--and even with that once-in-a-lifetime experience, according to John, this show was "epic". No argument from me. We rocked out for a good 2.5 hours. Dave promised they'd play until they couldn't play anymore. And play they did.

Their catalog of music spans 20+ years and is quite expansive. They opened with "One by One" and closed with "Everlong". Countless favorites were sprinkled in between, as well as samplings of The Police, Cheap Trick and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

We are utterly exhausted today, but it was well worth it. One for the books.

John's shirt of choice for the evening...

 A stop at Kopp's before the show for an insane burger, fries and custard. A Milwaukee must.

 Entrance to Summerfest.

We look calm now. We looked like teenagers jamming once the sun went down and the show started. The crowd was amazing. Such a mix of people, with one common denominator.

 Stole this awesome pic from the Summerfest site.

Everlong, the finale. View from our bleacher seats. Pretty sure Kenosha heard them last night.

And finally, the song Dave said he was most proud of in his life, which just so happens to be on our Saturday morning kitchen family playlist. The song he said he'll "take to his f-ing grave"...There is no better stage master. (And we just have to laugh and smile with pride--as we play this on YouTube, Lola is signing along, word for word. I grew up listening to my parent's music. Our kids will grow up listenting to ours.)