Weenie Roast

Omg Weenie Roast...this blog will do it very little justice.

Felipa and I got to the venue around 3:30 and had to wait in line a while to get in.

When we finally got in, we bought t-shirts right away. Felipa bought a Weenie Roast 2009 shirt, while I bought a Jimmy Eat World (!!!!!) shirt. =) I was so happy.

Then we roamed around and checked out various vendors. We came to the guest services table, where they were selling $10 tickets to a bunch of other concerts. One of the concerts was The Offspring!!! I had wanted to go before but didn't want to splurge on one more concert, so I didn't buy tickets. But this deal was too good to pass up. I called Monica to see if she'd be down to go and she said, "I'd be so DOWN." So I bought two tickets for Friday, June 5th at Irvine. Yay! I can't wait for her to visit.

Dexter Holland, for those of you who don't know, is a USC alumnus and the marching band plays a bunch of Offspring songs. So this concert can only be fully enjoyed with a fellow band member, especially my roommate =)

I digress.

After that I told Felipa we should head to our seats because I wanted to see Airborne Toxic Event. It's sad, but I only wanted to see them for their one famous song, "Sometime Around Midnight." However, their other songs were pretty good too! And the lead singer was a hottie. When they played their one famous song though, I was so happy! That song makes me want to cry every time I hear it. It's one of those songs that you wish applied to your life.

Next up were The Silversun Pickups. They were probably my least favorite of the show. Not that they were bad, it's just that I only know one of their songs and they didn't seem too exciting. Although, the female bassist was so cool! She reminded me of Maggie Gylenhaal. I definitely had a girl crush on her.

A part of me also couldn't enjoy The Silversun Pickups because I was totally freaking out that Weezer was the next band! It kept going through my mind. I wanted to see them already! I kept wanting Silversun to play Lazy Eye already because that would definitely signal the end of their set.

Once Silversun was done, I was so excitedddd! The rotating stage moved, and this couch with five guys sitting on it emerged. It was WEEZER! They were all wearing snuggies, sunglasses, and loafing on a couch. Omg major amazingness...

First they played the Sweater Song. Rivers Cuomo took off his snuggie to reveal some hot pink straight jeans (!!!) and a grey shirt. The whole time they played I just wanted to give Rivers a huge hug! They played other songs like Troublemaker, Hashpipe (so good), Beverly Hills, Pork and Beans, Perfect Situation, Say It Ain't So, Buddy Holly, and Island In The Sun.

BUT. The best and most surprising and most jizz-worthy part of their set was, without a doubt, their cover of MGMT's Kids. Rivers said, "Let's get down," as three of the guys made their way over to some keyboard setups. When they started playing Kids, everyone was kinda like "What the..." but in a good way! Then in the middle of the song, they transitioned to Lady Gaga's Poker Face!! The way Rivers sang "P-p-p-poker face" was the most adorable thing I have ever seen and heard. Aww and the bald spot in the back of his head is even adorable to me! Oh dear. Another unhealthy obsession. =)

What's really cool is that the entire crowd was pretty much into their set. Everyone was standing up, singing along to every song they played. It felt so good to be there. Weezer! I still can't believe it was Weezer. It's like one of those things you never think you'll get to go to, but then you do get to go, and you don't believe that you went...does that make sense?

When their set ended, a little part of me was very sad. But still so happy. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were up next, but I really had to pee. So Felipa and I went. Neither one of us are huge YYY fans, but I usually like whatever I hear from them. Felipa thinks they sound too much like The Pretenders. We went potty and got back just in time to hear their last song. I really liked watching the lead singer. She's full of energy and her voice is so funky! I likez it a lotz.

Then it was JIMMY EAT WORLD!!! Ahhhhhhhhh! As if the concert couldn't get any better. Jim Adkins looked exactly the same as always. He's so awesome! And the guitarist, I forget his name, was super awesome too. They played Futures, Sugar on the Asphalt(? i don't think that's the name of the song), Work, A Praise Chorus, The Middle, Chase this Light, Always Be, Let it Happen...and some others. =) A part of me wished they had played some more of their older stuff, but it's all good. I really really really want to see them again in concert. With Liz!

Kings of Leon played their set after JEW, and it was supah awesome also. I was surprised that they played Sex On Fire in the middle of the set rather than at the end. Every song sounded amazing! It was like having all their music come to life. Their instrument-playing skills are great and the lead singer's voice is so freakin sexy. Yum.

After them was Rancid...they put on a good show, I was just kinda bored because I don't know any of their music. Next was Travis Barker and DJ AM. I don't know what to say about them.

Travis is very talented.

Overall though, Weenie Roast was the BEST way to kick off my summer. I feel like it was a good sign of things to come. I will be extremely broke for the next 3 months, but the music I'll be listening to will rock my world.