- The White Stripes, known for their cheeky sense of humor, were back at it again in Detroit this past weekend. Jack White brought Meg White out on stage during the encore break of Saturday night’s Raconteurs concert at the Fillmore Detroit. I’m sure the crowd was hankering for a White Stripes mini-set, but instead they got a case of blue balls. After an introduction from Jack, Meg left the stage while the rest of The Raconteurs filed onto stage and performed their encore.
- Speaking of encore breaks, Dave Grohl returned to the stage before the encore of the Foo Fighters’ second of two shows at Wembley Stadium and announced: “playing Wembley Stadium is an honor, and if we didn’t take advantage of this opportunity, the greatest fucking night in our band’s lives… for all 86,000 of you motherfuckers, it isn’t gonna be any other show.” Then, he welcomed Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page to the stage for a rollicking version of Rock and Roll and a gripping Ramble On…
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- Since it’s Bonnaroo Week at Hidden Track, let’s finish with a story about the festival. The fine folks at Buzz’d have teamed up with the festival’s promoters to offer the Bonnaroo Mobile service. Using the mobile web feature on your phone, you can use Bonnaroo Mobile to keep in touch with your friends, sign up for alerts, access performance schedules for specific artists, ‘buzz’ people with showtimes, give real time reviews of the music and report on what is happening across the venue for free. Festival-goers can register for the free service by selecting the “Bonnaroo Mobile” link on the festivals’ website, or by texting “BM” to 96321. [Hat Tip goes out to John Condon]
