The weekend started Friday night at the Friday Night Campground Party. We didn't camp out but we did swing by to catch the show. I missed the first few bands but got to see Lez Zeppelin SHRED for a few songs when we first arrived. That was cool because I was there for one thing... Foxy Shazam. The boys blew my freakin' MIND! The show was like watching a tornado with instruments and microphones. The singer rode the guitarist's shoulders while he was jamming a solo, the keyboardist stood on his keyboard several times, even the trumpet player was going nuts. It was insane!
Saturday we rolled out around 7am heading for the big show. Right away it was very obvious it was going to be a HOT day (reaching around 90). We were off to the right of the main stages so didn't get to catch many of the Jagermeister stage bands (well, I didn't SEE them but I definitely HEARD every bit of P.O.D. and Redlight King from across the yard). There were way too many awesome things to tell them all but here's a few of my favorite highlights from the day:
Weaving the Fate kicked off the main stages with a badass tribute to Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Paper Tongues debutted a new track from their upcoming 2nd album. Volbeat and Evanescence were just as badass as I hoped they were live (first time seeing both). Five Finger killed it even though Ivan was fighting a cold. Slash shredded through G'nR, Velvet Revolver, and his solo material (and I had the pleasure of MEETING him backstage, very nice guy). Halestorm blistered the stage (and the booty shorts Lzzy was wearing backstage could have killed a healthy man). Staind ran the gambit from their classic ballads to the hard hitting new album and ended with the acoustic track "Something To Remind You". And Shinedown brought it all home with an energy like none other.
For me, however, the highlights of the day focused around my favorite band: Korn! First, I heard rumor that Brian "Head" Welch was in attendance to perform with RED during their set. During the show, I had the pleasure of talking to Munky backstage who confirmed Head was there and it was the first time they'd seen him face-to-face in almost SEVEN YEARS! Korn hit the stage like a bomb blasting through a medley of old and new hits mixed with a few album cuts wrapping up with the full length cover of "Another Brick In The Wall" (where Munky SHREDDED for what seemed like days) and before closing with their trademark "Blind", Jonathan walked to the right of the stage and said "This spot on the stage has been very lonely for 7 years. I'd like to invite one of my favorite people ever to come out and have some fun with us." At that point Head came out from behind the stage with his axe held high and joined the boys for the final song. It was a moment I as a Korn fan had dreamed about since Head first departed in 2005 and I couldn't believe I was there to witness it LIVE!
2 years in and the Rebellion is already an establishment. Talks of 2013 have already begun and rumor is, this year may be looking at THREE DAYS OF ROCK! Guess we'll find out next year!
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