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The Offspring played a thrilling show at Rockhal Festival on Monday night, with the crowd already packed before the band even took the stage.
On Monday 19th August The Offspring played their third sold out show in Rockhal. As we parked at the train station in Belval and approached the venue, the crowd noise from Esch/Alzette was already audible, even though the venue was not visible yet. It was loud!
Due to some planning issues on our end and a last minute change of plans from my other half, we arrived fairly late, at 8:30pm, an hour and a half after the doors opened. The queue was still long, four long lines. Unfortunately, this meant we missed the opening band, Destroy Boys.
Once inside, we noticed that The Offspring were now scheduled to play at 9:30pm instead of 9pm as originally scheduled. We grabbed a drink, walked to the back of the hall, and sat down. Interesting fact: this was my first show in the main hall of Rockhal.
Around 9pm, to our surprise, the room went dark and there they were, ready to give us a great show. I’ve seen The Offspring perform live before—at Rock Ring 2022 ——It was a good show. Even though they didn’t play my favorite song at the time, I was still happy as a teenager.
Before the show started, my boyfriend watched the previous Playlist The Offspring had already played it, so I knew what to expect, whereas he, being a metalhead, was completely blind. I’ve never even tried to Google it, but I guess you can find anything nowadays.
However, I was pleased to see that there were a lot of old songs on the list, and hearing them live again gave the 15-year-old me a lot of excitement.
I’ve heard that The Offspring’s shows are hit or miss, but I can confidently say that this show was a definite hit. Compared to my festival experiences, I think they perform better in smaller venues because the fans are eagerly waiting for them.
Starting with their breakthrough song “Come Out and Play,” my favorite of the night was the third song “Want You Bad”—even my boyfriend recognized it immediately. More songs followed, drum solos, and some covers—including a Ramones song—until we got to the best part of the show: the oldies, hit after hit.
The ball pops up and everyone starts singing along to “Why Don’t You Get a Job?” – what a classic!
But other classics soon followed, like “(Can’t Get My) Head Around You,” “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)” and “The Kids Aren’t Alright.”
The whole show was filled with banter between singer Dexter Holland (who, incidentally, has a PhD in molecular biology) and lead guitarist Noodles. The latter joked that his friend counted 969,000 people at the door, which is highly unlikely in a country like Luxembourg, but it felt like it. The atmosphere was great, people were singing, moving around, and it was loud.
At the end of the show, they returned to sing their two biggest hits: “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” and “Self Esteem,” the latter of which made me scream. An hour and 15 minutes later, the fun was over.
All in all, it was a great show, definitely better than the one I experienced two years ago. The teenager in me was thrilled, my boyfriend had a blast, and I was glad we could still make it – even if it was last minute.
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