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"I loved playing Rumble, it's a great way to meet our fans up close. I look forward to playing against more of our fans on the road!" - Jerry Horton from Papa Roach, SegaNet Member Our coverage of the tour includes exclusive interviews with the band,
the chance to view and download candid photographs from the tour, read
entries from the official tour diary and download the latest Bizkit music
and media! Plus, you can keep in touch with other fans on our message
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the live chat with Fred Durst held on Friday, November 10th.
There's two inches of snow on the ground at the Denver International
Airport and the mercury hits the mid-twenties by 4 in the afternoon. By
nightfall at the Pepsi Arena it's cold enough to freeze the snot inside
your nose. That doesn't stop hundreds of the loud and the young from
turning out to wait in line for entrance to the night's show. It's not
open seating; they won't get a better view by coming early. At best they
might get a little closer to the stage if they have tickets for the venue
floor. These kids are just amped.
The line-up might as well follow the sales records each band has
shattered with nasty lyrics, bad attitudes and stage shows that make the
ears bleed: XZIBIT, Papa Roach, Eminem and Limp Bizkit storm the stage
tonight. The mere sight of my All Access Pass and the camera around my
neck elicits pleas from the crowd for shelter from the cold. These people
don't need my help, not if they're deranged enough to be standing outside
in this weather in nothing but skin tight halter-tops and a little blush.
They need shrinks.
One kid breaks form, stepping out of the line, he walks up and asks
where the pictures are going. His name's William, he's in college and he
knows all about SegaNet, since NFL2K1 and Tony Hawk rule the dorms. He and
some fellow University of Northern Colorado students have made the trek to
Denver and have been standing in line since 4 o'clock. When asked what
form of mental infirmity has them waiting in this cold, Will sums up the
sentiment of the crowd.
"Limp Bizkit will throw a badass show. They know how cold it is out
here and they're gonna reward us."
The rest of the crowd looks at me like I'm the one missing brain
cells, asking such a stupid question. Over the course of the next four
hours I discover that I've definitely been missing something, and it's
big.
At 6:00 XZIBIT warms up on the main stage. Pepsi Arena is home to both
the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche and like every other date,
so far, on this tour, this giant venue is sold-out. Nonetheless, the PA
system manages to fill the entire arena with bass and beats. These guys
mean business. Over the next half-hour they squeeze every ounce of noise
out of the system, tweaking and adjusting levels as they rehearse rhymes
to a bone-rattling track. Suddenly I realize what's about to happen.
To be continued...
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