Fans young and aged laced up their Chuck Taylors and headed for the New Jersey’s Meadowlands complex May perhaps 1-2 for any sweltering weekend of rock, pop, punk and hip-hop as Bamboozle 2010 juxtaposed Drake, Hanson, Ke$ha, MGMT, the reunion of Jack’s Mannequin singer Andrew McMahon with Something Corporate and also the return of Bamboozle veterans The Maine. Here’s the low-down on one of the most memorable sets at Bamboozle 2010.
1. Weezer (Festival MVP)
Even though both days produced stacked lineups, inside end the festival’s ideal arrived down on the final arranged on Sunday. Weezer closed out the weekend in true rock star fashion: who could possibly major Rivers Cuomo smashing a ukulele on stage? The band squeezed in hits like “Beverly Hills,” ” Island In The Sun,” “Undone” and “Buddy Holly” into a 90 minute established that integrated two encores and also a cover of MGMT’s “Kids” that rivaled their stage-right neighbor’s own performance.
2. Drake
If there was an award for “Best Game” it can be hard not to give it to Drake. The smooth talker won through the Saturday crowd with lines like “The physician told me that I shouldn’t appear out right here and execute right now, but I mentioned, ‘motherf*cker you crazy, I’m in this article to determine my family.’” Right after copious shout-outs to the females inside the audience, the rapper introduced a single lucky young lady up for any dance. Drake was positive to include a disclaimer saying, “Before you can come up the following, I don’t know if you’ve been around the net but just know anything’s liable to occur. You might get touched on, kissed on, sucked on, and licked on. I tend not to give a f*ck.” He followed having a kiss that virtually landed his female fan for the floor. He also gave his adore to Young Funds along with a exclusive shout out to Lil Wayne, hoping the jailed rapper would hear his dedication within the radio.
3. Paramore
Picking up after Drake to close out Saturday’s festivities around the Skate and Surf stage, pop-punk stalwarts Paramore drew teens, couples and also families for their headlining overall performance. Missed out on the Paramore encounter at Bamboozle?
4. Something Corporate
Something Corporate’s principal stage efficiency Saturday showcased the reunion of Jack’s Mannequin singer Andrew McMahon with his aged band mates and a single of Saturday’s bigger crowds. The band struck a chord while using the younger audience people and brought back memories for others with higher school anthems like “If You C Jordan.”
5. Girl Talk
Identified for his unauthorized samples of popular songs and loose interpretation the “fair use” clause of copyright law, mash-up producer Gregg Michael Gillis, who goes by the stage name ” Girl Talk,” queued up his signature remixes from a series of laptops backed by a person significant entourage of dancers and crowd people at the principal stage on Sunday. Absolutely more of the dance party than an onstage performance, the leaf-blowers modified into toilet paper cannons and sheer degree of mayhem made Girl Talk a must-see.
6. Ok Go
The newly independent pop-rockers opened their established Sunday with 2002 single “Get Over It,” and in addition to playing a killer placed, they definitely win the award for most crowd surfers. The four-piece adopted with ” A Million Ways,” their viral sensation ” Here It Goes Again,” plus a cover of Pixies song “Debaser” that unsurprisingly provoked a mosh-pit of epic proportions. The band also played “Invincible” in addition to tracks from their new album ” Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.”
7. Hanson
Say what you’ll about Zac, Taylor, and Isaac, but these 3 have can come an extended way from their teen-pop commence inside 90s. Actively playing an upbeat mix of new and aged tunes on Saturday’s primary stage (“MMM-Bop” notably absent), the brothers brought an absolutely various power towards the festival with their sing-along pop. Oddly, one particular with the set’s highlights occurred when the boys have been joined by original Blues Brother’s people Alan “Mr. Fabulous” Rubin and Tom “Bones” Malone on horns.
8. The Maine
One particular from the most buzzed about Saturday performances, The Maine returned for their second stint at Bamboozle. Encouraging crowd participation with odd requests like “Now I want you all to stick out your tongues and lick ‘em with one another,” the Arizona quintet’s half hour arranged produced excellent energy for the Sony Bloggie stage and was even now creating conversation Sunday afternoon.
9. Motion City Soundtrack
Whilst Ok Go’s crowd surfing masses have been difficult to major, Motion City Soundtrack had the edge Sunday when it came to wild pits. Rocking by means of early tracks like ” My Favorite Accident” and ” This is for Real,” the band also played hits like ” A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)” off their latest release “My Dinosaur Life.”
10. Matt And Kim
The Brooklyn dance punk duo, who took the stage ahead of MGMT on Sunday, were being a single on the much more buzzed about performances with the weekend, drawing massive crowds to get a forty-minute set that enclosed a playful take on Alice Deejay’s “Better off Alone.”