As I was turning 30, my brother Jonny had tickets to see the Foo Fighters at Milton Keynes and decided to take me along with him. Foo Fighters are one of my favourite bands, ever. I was seeing Take That at Wembley the day before so was unsure of being too worn out to enjoy it. But after a second offer by Jonny I decided why not! And I’m glad I did.
It would be unfair to compare the Foo Fighters with Take That. They are completely different. But if you asked me which one I enjoyed more, it would absolutely be Foo Fighters. They were absolutely awesome.
The gig took place at Milton Keynes Bowl which is basically a huge grass bowl with a stage at the bottom. The place had about 40,000 people at it was packed. Some of the warm up acts I didn’t really like the much. Biffy Clyro was bad. I’d only heard a few of their song and thought they were quite a mellow band. I was wrong!
After Jonny and I had a few beers, seen the support acts it was time for the Foos. They started with their new album, Wasting Light, and mixed it up a bit with a few of their ‘oldies’. Every few songs Dave Grohl would have a little ‘chat’ with us making him seem just a ‘normal guy’ and seemed genuinely gracious of the support of us fans.
About halfway through Dave announced a ‘special guest’ – none other than Roger Taylor, the drummer from Queen. He played a few songs with them, which again, we awesome.
Dave and the rest of the band played a few more songs and then announced ANOTHER special guest – Alice Cooper! No one could believe it. They went on to play School’s Out for Summer and Feed My Frankenstein. Amazing!
Thanks Foo Fighters for not disappointing me, and confirming, in my mind at least, you are THE best band in the World. Oh, and thanks Jonny for getting the tickets 
