Foo Fighters live in London and Manchester

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Manic Street Preachers support Foo Fighters in Manchester. Always outspoken, Bassist Nicky Wire recently made headlines when he criticised Radiohead’s decision to release their ‘In Rainbows’ album as a pay-what-you-like download: â

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Foo Fighters at City Of Manchester Stadium, June 2. At the start of the set Dave Grohl promised to "play till we can’t fucking play any more". He then warned the crowd: "I hope you’ve had a really big piss. It’s going to be a long night."
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On the second night (Saturday June 7), Foo Fighters were joined by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones, prompting Dave Grohl to proclaim it "the greatest fucking day of my life".
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Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium, Friday June 6. The band closed their set with ‘Best Of You’, from their 2005 album ‘In Your Honor’. As he launched into the track Grohl told the 86,000-strong crowd: "Thank you for being fantastic on our special night. This is something else, thanks for coming out."
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Supergrass provided the main support for Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium, warming up the crowd with the likes of ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ and closer ‘Pumping On Your Stereo’. "Thanks London," declared frontman Gaz Coombes at the end of their sweaty set. "You’ve done yourself proud."
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Foo Fighters, Wembley Stadium, June 7. The gig saw frontman Dave Grohl realise a life-long dream by drumming for Led Zeppelin – or two of them, anyway. He got behind the kit to accompany Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on Zep classics ‘Rock And Roll’ and ‘Ramble On’.
Pic: Tom Oxley

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Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium, Saturday June 7. NME.COM has been inundated by messages from overwhelmed Foos fans raving about the band’s two Wembley shows. One NME.COM user, Lindsay_T, said the Saturday show was, "without a doubt the best night of my life".
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Foo Fighters fans at Wembley Stadium. The gig witnessed some ingenious stagecraft. During ‘Stacked Actors’ the band rotated their stage, with Taylor Hawkins playing a drum solo while revolving around the stadium, enabling his bandmates to dash backstage. Hawkins later sang lead vocals on Led Zeppelin’s ‘Rock And Roll’, taking the place of Robert Plant, who was unable to join the one-night-only Foos/Zep supergroup.
Pic: Tom Oxley

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, shortly before being joined on stage by Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. He told the crowd: "Playing Wembley Stadium is an honour, 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."
Pic: Tom Oxley

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Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium, Saturday June 7, the second of two giant shows at the home of English football. Foo Fighters had played the venue once before, for Live Earth in 2007, but on that occasion they only played five songs.
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Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium, June 6. Early in the set frontman Dave Grohl told the 86,000-strong crowd: "I used to think this place was big, but it’s fucking massive. I love it! How long do you want us to play for? You tell us!"
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