Saturday night's (Aug. 29) Foo Fighters gig at Chicago's Wrigley Field showcased the most emotion to date since the group continued their tour after Dave Grohl leg break. That's quite the accomplishment, seeing as how the "Something from Nothing" singer makes it a point to conjure fans to the stage to share in a special moments like chugging beers and manning the drum kit. This show in particular, invoked some wonderful memories for the former Nirvana drummer as he shouted to the crowd and even shed a few tears in the city where his music career took flight.
"If it wasn't for your city I wouldn't be here right now," Grohl shouted to the sold out crowd, tending to over-use his favorite curse word.
Like he discussed during the launch of the group's album and HBO documentary series Sonic Highways, he recalled the time when he was a teen visiting from Washington, D.C., and his cousin Tracy brought him to his very first rock show. Right down the street at the Cubby Bear, Dave Grohl was mesmerized by local band Naked Raygun, Entertainment Weekly reports.
To repay the band who's music inspired him to launch a music career, he enlisted the talents of Naked Raygun, Urge Overkill and Cheap Trick to perform during the five and a half hour Chicago gig. The band has toured a number of stadiums throughout North America but Wrigley Field was the first to completely sell out. The Foo Fighters ripped through staples like "Monkey Wrench," "Everlong" and "My Hero" as Grohl rolled around stage on stage in his specially crafted guitar throne.
He revealed that the concert has been planned for a year but didn't mention whether or not the date was supposed to coincide with his cousin's birthday, but it did. He brought Tracy onstage with along with his mother and fellow birthday girl. As The Wall Street Journal notes, Grohl admitted that the "real reason we're here tonight" was the blow out candles on her cake and hear "Happy Birthday" delivered by a crowd of Foo Fighters fans.
