Limp Bizkit

The undisputed kings of nu-metal around the turn of the century, Florida’s Limp Bizkit spent the rest of the noughties in a downward spiral of near-abusive ridicule from music fans and critics, increasingly questionable material (especially their 'Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)' record), and departing members, until they went on hiatus in 2005. Then an odd thing happened: the band reunited in 2009 to find that their brand of rap metal had gone full circle – it was suddenly cool to like Limp Bizkit again. Their hit-laden live sets were greeted with five star reviews and, especially at festivals, rock fans were whipped up into a frenzy. The difference now was that everyone had their tongue firmly in their cheek. I never got to see Fred Durst and The ‘Bizkit in their 1999-2001 heyday, only first encountering them at Reading Festival 2010, a year after they reunited and a year before they released their warmly received comeback album, Gold Cobra. Their set was the highlight of the festival. From opener "Hot Dog" to the closing cover of George Michael’s "Faith," the Reading Festival audience was unified in a nostalgic, sing-a-long mosh pit, with no-one singing or moshing with more glee than yours truly. "Break Stuff" and "Take A Look Around" were formative during my younger years in shaping my explorations into heavy metal; to see them live, finally, was much more special than I could ever have anticipated.
While Durst came across as an egomaniacal buffoon 10 years prior, these days he comes across as a loveable fool – a playful clown with a newfound humility – and Wes Borland was always one of the most underrated rock guitarists of the new millennium. Here’s hoping both band and fans keep the faith this time around!

Even though many say the Rap/Rock era of the mid to late 90’s was music of the muscle-head uncultured swine leading to believe it’s pseudo empowering awareness of a cross genre sound to really be superficial & misogynistic in it’s execution. I disagree & that is all depending on the individual. I also believe there are many musicians in that genre that haven’t gotten full credit for their musical talent.
One such band is Limp Bizkit. I had the pleasure to see them again in Saarbrücken on 13th of July. I saw them before in Frankfurt a few months ago & had such a great time that I couldn’t resist to see them again in an open air venue.
The weather brought an extra bonus to what was already to a fun & exciting event. They played the notable favorite songs in their catalog & as well as a brand new song from the upcoming album.
Their fan/audience interaction is nothing short but icing on the cake. Bringing on stage a young fan to experience a once in a life time up close & personal moment & to have another fan take the mic & letting him sing lead vocals on a song.
All this including a stellar performance. If you had to force me at gun point to try to find a flaw in the show. I would have to say I wish they would play some songs from their over looked album ‘The Unquestionable Truth’ I would of die if they played the song ‘The Story’ (in my opinion their best album. I recommend to give it a listen to if your a fan of Nu-Metal).
So even if your a So-So fan of Limp Bizkit check them out live you’ll enjoy it & if you are a fan & haven’t seen them at all I say “What the F**k is wrong with you, they kick ass live”. Nuff said m

You have to imagine that there’s nobody of a certain age who wouldn’t consider - privately or otherwise - the prospect of a Limp Bizkit live show to be anything other than riotously good fun. There’s few rock crowds in the world that wouldn’t go wild for Chocolate Starfish’s holy trinity - ‘Rollin’, ‘My Way’ and ‘Take a Look Around’ - but scratch the surface, and you come to realise that their canon is much stronger than you might remember; ‘My Generation’, ‘Nookie’ and anarchist anthem ‘Break Stuff’ are all setlist staples, too. Fred Durst, of course, remains one of the world’s most ridiculous men, but look at Bizkit’s festival form these past few years, and there’s no question he’s capable of holding even the hugest of crowds in the palm of his hand. Wes Borland’s appetite for frankly terrifying stage get-ups hasn’t faded, either, and there’s just the right amount of out-and-out silliness in the set - take that cover of George Michael’s ‘Faith’, for instance - to confirm that nobody in the band is taking themselves too seriously. Current indications are that material from newest record Gold Cobra is beginning to nudge its way into the fans’ affections; even if it had failed in that regard, though, the Jacksonville outfit would surely be happy with the sheer bedlam that their biggest hitters incite night after night.

Apart from a mid-hiatus in the mid 00's, Limp Bizkit have been a staple appearance on the live circuit and festival scene for the past twenty years. Despite receiving large amounts of criticism before their time away for awful live performances and weak material, the band returned in 2009 invigorated and stronger than ever.

Returning to their loyal fan base, the legends of
nu-metal pack out Birmingham's O2 Academy with the promise of a 'best of' show of sorts. From the piercing riffs of '9 Teen 90 Nine' the audience explode in a mass of moshing and fist pumping as the band begins an anticipated gig. Fred Durst isn't the most charismatic of frontmen but the audience do not need hyping further when the opening bars of 'Rollin'' begin.

Durst simply guides them through a set of cult hits and covers including 'Welcome To The Jungle' by Guns 'N Roses and a metal reworking of 'Faith' by George Michael. Early singles 'Nookie' and 'Break Stuff' wrap up a brief show but from the reaction of the fans they got everything they were hoping for.

Just saw at gunnersbury park London they were incredible want to book more tickets immediately was right at front great views of Fred and Wes pendulum also amazing
They still got it in droves in fact all the support acts great too lin Milton keyned

It was an amazing concert! They played amazing and they were really cool. I really loved it :) The music was good, the atmosphere was awesome, the moshpits were even better! It was an amazing night :D

Very good vibe at Brixton! Fred was happy to see such an awesome croud so he did his best 100%!

King Kwong was crap though, I almost fell asleep, but Mother's Cake rocked really well!

Except for the fact taht Fred was talking way to much (imho) and Wes was acting like a douche, it was an awesome show!
Too bad that there was no encore and no Nookie...

I missed the concert because I thought it was on Friday instead of Thursday. At least I had a great sex night so fuck yes. Thanks for the show, 10/10 would go again.

Best gig of my life. Crowd surfed amd got chuck right in front of the stage in front of Fred.
Not sure what else is there to say! Will go again sometime soon