Live On Letterman: Foo Fighters in concert from the Ed Sullivan Theater on April 12, 2011 DVD

Foo Fighters Play Entire New Album And Rock The Classics During Two-Hour Live On Letterman Showcase

Foo Fighters Live on Letterman (John Paul Filo/CBS)

From the moment the broadcast beamed out of the Ed Sullivan Theater and onto our monitors, it was clear Foo Fighters were out to do more than just perform a few songs in passing: they were here to make a statement.

Decked out in ’60s-style Beatles suits with a retro backdrop, and broadcast in glorious black and white, Dave and the boys harkened back to the Fab Four’s legendary Ed Sullivan Show performance (not to mention Nirvana‘s video for “In Bloom”), timelessly bridging the history of the legendary stage with the modern technology pumping their performance onto our computer screens, ‘Droids, iPhones, and iPads.

The band even did their best to stand in place and bop in a very controlled, early ’60s fashion. But of course, suits and all, these guys couldn’t be contained by the starch of early rock ‘n’ roll, and they thrashed as they belted out “Bridge Burning,” “Rope,” and “Dear Rosemary. “

Foo Fighters Live on Letterman (John Paul Filo/CBS)

It’s probably too early to say whether “White Limo” is a clear favorite off the new album, or if it was that Foo Fighters truly hit their stride four tracks deep into the set. But the band and the fans flew into a furious fit for this banging rocker. Towing the album line, the Foos rocked straight into “Arlandria,” which is clearly in competition with “White Limo” as a fan favorite. Even MTV legend Matt Pinfield was banging along in the front row.

Foo Fighters continued to beat out new classic after new classic as they rounded out the track listing for Wasting Light in perfect order. Then, just as they finished the final cut off the album, “Walk,” and the crowd assumed the show must be over, Foo Fighters launched into an assault of their greatest hits. The webcast itself also changed course, leaping from vintage-y black and white into a Technicolor splash as the band rocked out favorites like “All My Life” and “Times Like These.” Grohl even dedicated “My Hero” to David Letterman.

Foo Fighters Live on Letterman (CBS photo)

Following “Learn to Fly,” Dave handed the rains over to Taylor, who joked that “this isn’t ‘Octopus’ Garden’ or ‘Help from my Friends’” as he took over vocals on “Cold Day in the Sun.” After a brief vocal break, Grohl took control back to rock out classics “Big Me,” “Stacked Actors,” “Monkey Wrench,” “Everlong,” “Best of You,” and “This Is a Call.”

Foo Fighters Live on Letterman (John Paul Filo/CBS)

The crowd in the theater was rapt with rock ‘n’ roll the entire set, as the longest Live on Letterman show ever (nearly two hours!) swept by and felt like it was done as soon as it started.

The setlist was epic. If the show wasn’t recorded, you probably wouldn’t believe it actually happened. The Foos played Wasting Light in it’s entirety before killing the classics.

Take a look at this:

Bridge Burning
Rope
Dear Rosemary
White Limo
Arlandria
These Days
Back & Forth
A Matter Of Time
Miss The Misery
I Should Have Known
Walk
All my life
Times like these
My hero
Learn to Fly
Cold Day in the Sun
Big Me
Stacked Actors
Monkey Wrench
Everlong
Best of You
This is a Call

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does anyone have this video as a download?

please and thank you

podrias subir por favor el video de este show por favor?

i'll be posting the blu-ray version of the show over on my blog soon.

http://blu-ray-on-dvd.blogspot.com/

Thanks 4 this, Pepe! My fave Foo’s album played live in its entirety with a few classics thrown in. Excellent sound too. All the live Foo’s I’ll ever need. Cheers! Peace.

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