The Foo Fighters put on a terrific concert at Cricket Arena in Charlotte, NC on Friday night. The show followed the release of their sixth album, but featured a wide spectrum of material spanning their 13 years of existence. Dave Grohl, the band's energetic lead singer demonstrated his awesome stage presence by wowing the crowd with both his passionate vocals and intense showmanship. HiFi Handgrenades opened the show, they are a new punk band out of Detroit. Their sound was far from unique, but surprisingly polished for a new band. A lot of their material sounded similar, but in general, they were one of the more tolerable opening acts I have seen. The entire atmosphere of the venue changed the minute Foo Fighters took the stage. Their opening song was a surprise to many fans, "Let it die" is a track off the new album with a mellow opening that gradually broadens into a crunching electric jam. It opened quietly, in stark contrast to the uproar from the crowd, but escalated to the level one would expect from a concert opener. The most well received songs of the evening were without a doubt some of Foo Fighter's older classics, such as Times Like These and Everlong. The band truly was worth the price of admission, playing for almost two and a half hours. Everyone at the show certainly got their money's worth, and experienced one of music's greatest post-grunge bands. The band's long musical history was clearly evidenced by their supreme stage presence. They were as professional as they were passionate, playing studio quality songs with the added energy of a live performance. It was my second time seeing Foo Fighters, my previous experience with them, they shared time with Weezer. While that was an incredible show, I enjoyed the simple short opener, long main event format of the Charlotte show. It really let the band open up their musical "playbook" and not worry about time sharing constraints. It was an awesome show!