tsmckenney
Mick
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So Gentlemen, this promised to be one hell of a show and the band from Los Angeles delivered in a big way. They played at the Target Center, which is located in downtown Minneapolis and isn't really the best venue for a show (at least not my kind of show), but they made the best of it and played in an absolute frenzy for nearly two hours. Zach was so exhausted from running the stage left to right and back again that he literally had to crouch over and catch his breath through many of Morello's solos. Watching the pit from above (I'm too old for that chit) was a show of it's own. There must have been a good two thousand people down there slamming back and forth throughout. It was an amazing sea of moving flesh. The band opened with Bombtrack and played the entire song in full Guantanamo jumpsuits with black hoods intact. Here's a couple links that capture the energy pretty well.
You can also do a search for an impromptu performance the band tried to play at the state capital. I won't include that here as it is political in nature. The band was not allowed to perform and were blocked by police twice upon trying to take the stage. Zack and the band then took to the crowd and did a couple songs acapella.
It's also worth noting that at the end of the Minneapolis show, the band took a long bow and ended with Zack asking the crowd to show some discipline around the police and to stage any demonstrations peacefully. In my opinion, that request avoided what could have been a lot of knuckle heads causing hell out in the streets afterwards.
Overall, this was one of the best shows I've seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTjnK5qDLgM - Bombtrack Stage View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoNX6XkGmYc - Bombtrack Pit View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3k8slpVaEA - Guerrilla Radio
You can also do a search for an impromptu performance the band tried to play at the state capital. I won't include that here as it is political in nature. The band was not allowed to perform and were blocked by police twice upon trying to take the stage. Zack and the band then took to the crowd and did a couple songs acapella.
It's also worth noting that at the end of the Minneapolis show, the band took a long bow and ended with Zack asking the crowd to show some discipline around the police and to stage any demonstrations peacefully. In my opinion, that request avoided what could have been a lot of knuckle heads causing hell out in the streets afterwards.
Overall, this was one of the best shows I've seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTjnK5qDLgM - Bombtrack Stage View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoNX6XkGmYc - Bombtrack Pit View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3k8slpVaEA - Guerrilla Radio
