Foo Fighters at Wembley? No thanks.

So today, Radio 1 announced that the Foo Fighters will be playing Wembley Stadium next June (the 6th to be exact). You would think that, as a Nirvana, Foos and Grohl fan, I would jump at the chance to get tickets.

Well I'm not.

It is absolutely nothing to do with the band themselves. I'm pretty sure that they will put on a brilliant show at Wembley. Since their brilliant Live Earth performance, I'm sure many will have wanted them to go back for a full-on Foos gig there. It is looking like next year's biggest stadium show in the UK.

And that is the problem. It is a big show. The last time I saw Foo Fighters, it was at Hyde Park in June 2006. Whilst it was a great day and I had a nice time, the setlist was very average and I know a lot of people complained about the sound. And to add that, we all had to endure Motorhead. If I want to see the Foos again, I'll want to see them at a far smaller venue (and unbelievable, an arena gig counts!)

The other potential problems is going to be a re-occurnace of the niggles I encountered when seeing Muse this year. Only a week before the gig, they'll announce a golden circle and piss off lots of punters. Whilst I can understand why there is a need for it (safety), I still hate the idea. So standing isn't going to be that much fun if you are not in the circle.

After the first gig sells out, another one will be added and then if the gig is really successful then the DVD of the gig will feature the second day, pissing off the fans who thought that their own date would be special.

So the reason I'm not going next year, although if persuaded I might try and look on Scarlet Mist every now and then, is not because of the Foos. I'm just fed up of massive summer gigs.

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