{"id":1122,"date":"2021-09-17T22:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/09\/17\/foo-fighters-fly-full-circle-in-return-to-syracuse\/"},"modified":"2021-09-17T22:22:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:22:07","slug":"foo-fighters-fly-full-circle-in-return-to-syracuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/09\/17\/foo-fighters-fly-full-circle-in-return-to-syracuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters Fly Full Circle In Return To Syracuse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Foo Fighters were scheduled to play the K-Rockathon<\/a> at the New York State Fairgrounds in the summer of 2000, but cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. They returned to play the Landmark Theater<\/a> with Queens of the Stone Age later that year with Dave Grohl covering Prince’s \u201cPurple Rain\u201d that night as an apology to the Syracuse audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 years later, Grohl and the band were about to send a virtual apology to the seated fans at the Lakeview Amphitheater big screen that the show might not go on. The band was stuck at JFK airport waiting on a plane for almost four hours due to fog. Grohl said the band set a deadline: if they weren\u2019t en route to Syracuse by 8:20 p.m., the show wasn\u2019t going to happen. 8:15 rolled around. Then 8:16. 8:17. 8:18. At 8:19 p.m. Grohl got word from the pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey said, alright, we\u2019re going to Syracuse,\u201d he said. \u201cWe got a fucking rock show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This energy carried from the plane’s landing at Syracuse’s Hancock airport to a police escort to Lakeview Amphitheater. The full band got out and immediately took the stage around 9:45pm. County Executive Ryan McMahon helped cater the show past the 11PM curfew, in true rock n roll fashion. \u201cThe question that was our call to make is how late do they play,\u201d McMahon said. \u201cThe team made the right call: They can play as late as they want and we\u2019ll deal with repercussions later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What occurred musically for the rest of the evening was pure rock n roll magic. The moment the house lights drew on the band, a mutual appreciation quickly developed between them and the crowd. Permission was granted to be able to rock the night away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Dave Grohl softly sang the opening verse to \u201cTimes Like These\u201d it created an in-the-moment fervor felt immediately by 17,000 people. He belted extra loud the nights appropriate lyrics during \u201cLearn to Fly:\u201d “Now, I’m looking to the sky to save me. Make my way back home when I learn to fly high.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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