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Fred Durst and the gang returned to the UK last night to play a warm up set ahead of their Reading and Leeds performances this weekend, and while a little older and a little greyer, the boys from Jacksonville, Florida kept the fans on their toes for the majority of the evening.
Donning a Suicidal Tendencies jacket, a pair of Nikes and his signature New Era cap – although no longer the trademark red colour fans are familiar with – Fred rapped his way through a catalogue of hits that, over the years, has amassed over 40 million in record sales.
Hearing ‘Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)’, ‘My Generation’ and ‘Hot Dog’, there was a distinct pattern to Limp Bizkit’s setlist - one that favoured the band’s 2001 album Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water. Not a true Limp Bizkit show without the mega hits ‘Nookie’ and the unofficial riot anthem of America, ‘Break Stuff’; it goes without saying that things got a little hectic at these points of the show.
Taking the time out to speak to the fans at various points throughout the night, Fred seemed a little less energetic than usual - but guitarist Wes Borland, whose extreme on-stage costumes continue to get weirder and weirder (last night’s saw him dressed like a Victorian ice cream man mixed with freedom fighter V from the movie V For Vendetta), picked up the pace with some heavy-duty shredding.
With Hip Hop interludes peppered throughout the set, 50 Cent’s ‘In Da Club’, Ludacris’ ‘Move Bitch’ and DMX’s ‘Party Up’ all paved the way to a random jam session that heard Fred take on Rage Against The Machine’s ‘Killing In The Name’, much to the delight of the crowd.
Ending on a bit of a sombre note due to someone in the audience getting injured, after performing their Mission Impossible II hit ‘Take A Look Around’ and then playing a Bee Gees record (random, right?), Fred sat comforting the injured party and announced to the crowd the night really was over.
With no real structure to the night, there was no question this was a warm up set for Reading and Leeds. It was a night for reminiscing, and a night that reminded fans how big Limp Bizkit were. Good music may get older - but it never dies.
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