Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10712 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-08-25
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 120 minutes

Synopsis
The Foo Fighters are captured here during their two sold out performances at Wembley Stadium in 2008. Features 18 songs, including 'Breakout', 'Monkey Wrench', and 'All My Life'. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones also accompany the band for performances of 'Rock And Roll' and 'Ramble On'. Parental advisory.

Customer Reviews

I wasn't there...
...but unlike some of the other 'reviewers' I have actually watched the DVD before writing a review.

I was a little unconvinced after the opening tracks but it got better and better as the DVD went on. I like the Foo Fighters but not their biggest fan and yet it's an easy 5 star rating for me especially when you've got the bonus of two tracks with half of Led Zep giving a superb performance. Buy it.

Grohl said this was The Greatest Moment Of His Life. Watching this, you can believe it.
In my mind, for some strange reason, the Foo Fighters are still the same band they were when they came out in 1995 : a brave venture by the unknown quantity that was Dave Grohl, doggedly fighting after he could've folded and spent the rest of his life being known only as Nirvana's former drummer, making a brave stab at a new direction.

In fact, I would go so far as to say that Kurt Cobain wasn't even the best songwriter in Nirvana. Dave Grohl is, over time, becoming at least the equal of his former bandmate, if not more so, and with each record he makes, is proving ever more his talent, his skill. The Foo Fighters are proof incarnate that neither age nor fame need dull the fire, nor prosperity make one fat and useless, and "Live at Wembley Stadium" is a rare thing : a bunch of guys who'd play this music wether it meant dossing on fans floors or Learjetting around the world, who do it for love - and it pays well - rather than seeing it as a way of getting rich or getting laid.

Two hours taken over two nights, "Live At Wembley Stadium" shows the odd dichotomy of the lineage : whilst Kurt Cobain fretted over ticket sold, every record sold, without seemingly knowing that form the moment you charge at the door or for a demo tape, you've already sold out - the Foo Fighters just get on with it. Think of it as an education : making the world better with good music, and the more people hear it, the better our lives will be.

Filmed with gorgeous style (as evidenced by a cinema-broadcast at the time), the show is captured with no shortage of style. Visually, it simply works. The style captures the feeling of being there in the way that few filmed shows do, and it's refreshing to see a show released as is quickly and with little post-production, redubbing and fancy fixing after the event. It's a euphoric celebration, seeing The Foo Fighters playing a football stadium, and holding it in the palm of their hands, and effortlessly taking 86,000 people on a thrilling rollercoaster ride of not-rubbish Stadium Rock.

The set is not a `best of' Foo Fighters, nor a complete collection of the shows over the two nights (6 songs are missing), and only three songs from the most recent album are present. But its never mere nostalgia, it's a simple and straightforward recording of a great band, firing their way through some - but not all - of their best songs, and in the way, managing to play a couple of old rock classics with half of Led Zeppelin (Jones and Page making their first new live recording in 28 years, in fact) : and the Zep covers sound immense. No wonder Grohl said this was The Greatest Moment Of His Life. Watching this, you can believe it.

You won't know if you weren't there
I've bought this mainly because I wanted a record of the show. Yeah, I was there on the Saturday, but my memory was slightly addled from the alcohol. Whilst this DVD doesn't disappoint, there must have been room for a few more tracks. Big Me, This is a Call and Let it Die were definitely played on the Saturday. Like I say there are definitely a couple of tracks missing. Two of which came from their first album and it's a shame not to have a record of those live, for some of us who have followed from the start.

Also, I think this just melds the two nights together. Perhaps it would have been better to have a 2 DVD ensuring everything from both nights was covered. One for each night...or maybe that's for next time.

I'm pretty sure on the Saturday there was a pretty long bluesy jam session (not part of stacked actors) which was not on here.

Aside from that, nice to have this to keep the memories alive.