The Pretender

Along with 'The Pretender' being one of the best Foo Fighters tracks to date I went to see them last night at Meadowbank stadium.

Getting there was a mission. After negiotiating some dreary rundown areas of outskirts Edinburgh we found our way there via Princes Street.

Silversun Pickups sounded good, but didnt really hear too much of them. Did get a free CD outside the venue though!

Then the might of Nine Inch Nails took to the stage. It started out with the intro to Year Zero, 'Hyperpower', with just Trent on keyboards and then they powered into an amazing set. The first time I have seen NIN and they are amazing. So much power and energy. And they killed it. They really did.

The Foo Fighters had a lot to live upto after that performance and after a lengthy wait in some rain they took to the stage. Opening with Everlong on a solo guitar Dave commanded the stage. Shame that everyone decided to mill about and start yakking away when they played. So we moved back a bit and got a better view. I now hate stadium gigs. But the setlist was good. A mixture of old and new. Some good older ones like Breakout, Generator, Mokey Wrench and then some of the newer stuff like Best Of You, All My Life and ended with The Pretender. A storming track live. Sure to be the opener at any of their future gigs.

You can see some photos on flickr here.

And then we tried to leave Edinburgh! Ended up in Musslebrough by the sea! Finally found the bt-pass and headed home. Edinburgh is gay.