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The view
from the right grandstands directly beside the stage.
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This is
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Breaking
Benjamin was the first band on the main stage.
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Here's
the lead singer of Breaking Benjamin signing autographs. We didn't do much
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BuckCherry
on the main stage. I didn't think I would like these guys but they put on a great
show and I ended up grabbing a few songs of theirs on iTunes.
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I just had to take a picture of this girl. Yes... she's holding 3 Bud Lights and a
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Three
Days Grace on the main stage - we got a little closer for this and were right on the edge
of the crowd surfing and moshing.
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Puddle
of Mudd on the side stage. I've been a fan of these guys for awhile so it was great
to see them live. The second stage area was totally packed. Papa Roach played
here last and from what people were saying, it was completely insane. Unfortunately,
we took that time to get food. We were super hungry so I don't really regret it.
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Chevelle
on the main stage - they were ok and I know a few of their songs but not the best of the
day.
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Hinder
on the main stage. I knew a lot more of their songs than I realized and really
enjoyed them a lot. After Hinder, we started creeping our way up towards the front
for the 3 band finale climax.
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Velvet
Revolver on the main stage. Seeing Slash in person was pretty awesome and they put
on a great show doing one STP song and one GnR song. I didn't realize they had a new
album coming out and they played some songs off there which I obviously didn't recognize
so I was a bit lost, but they were awesome nonetheless.
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Evanescence
on the main stage. This was actually a really weird show for us since we had seen
them headline in Chicago less than a year ago. In this festival format, they only
had 40 minutes or so to play and they seemed really rushed and Amy Lee seemed kinda pissed
off and irritated the whole time, like she really didn't feel like being there.
Totally different feel from their Chicago show where they were awesome. It didn't
help that we had gotten fairly near the front by this point and were constantly having
crowd surfers going overhead... was a bit hard to concentrate. Still good to
see em play though although the pics kinda stink - they were on just as it got dark, they
played with low lighting and Amy never stops bouncing around the stage so it was rough to
get good pics even though I tried really, really hard.
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The
event closed with ZZ Top. It still seems like an odd choice to me... ZZ Top are
classic rockers and the rest of the show was packed with current alternative bands.
The stadium really emptied out before they even got on stage which was weird since they
were supposedly the "headliners". By this point, we had gotten really
close and ZZ Top put on just an awesome short set. You could really tell they've
been doing this foreverr and they rocked hard for a few old guys. We really, really
enjoyed ZZ Top and the pics came out great.
Overall, this was a really great trip. I got to see my good friends, Bryan and Dave
in Columbus on Friday night and headed to Dave and Busters for some great racing and a
couple legendary games of NBA Jam (or something like that). Was great to see them
and the concert was more than worth the 6 hour drive.
Thanks for coming with Greg! Thanks also to my wife Amy for watching the kids while
I was gone. Hope to do it again next year. 8^)
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