8 The University Choir and Arts Choral host a concert tonight. For an exciting blend of various performances of pieces by Bruckner, Telemann and Williamsut, stop by Hill Auditorium at 8 p.m. And don't worry, it's totally free. Ulj £EIIw ia1 Tomorrow in Daily Arts: Check out a preview of the Boys Choir of Harlem, who will be coming Dec. 9 to Hill Auditorium. Tuesday December 7, 1999 5 THE CONCERT THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS 89X celebrates holidays early with prime line-up What better show could a radio station offer than one where all the bands play all their hits? That's exactly what happened at Sunday night's "The Night 89X Stole Christmas," featuring Ben Harper, Blink 182, Oasis and Bush, presented by 88.7 FM (CIMX). The band that kicks-off any arena rock line-up is normally the one that sounds the most pathetic, the one that the crowd falls asleep to and the one that no one actually wants to see. But with last night's line up, people hurried into Cobo Arena to see 'Ben Harper. Much to the dismay of the crowd, Harper and the Innocent Criminals mostly played songs from his lat- est album, "The Will To Live." With a double-necked guitar, Harper started his set off with the album's first single "Burn to Shine." Harper's set lacked favorites like "Ground on Down" and "Excuse Me Mister." But the audi- ence still received Harper well and acknowledged his skill as a live performer. Considering the rest of two of the other bands on the bill - Blink 182 and Bush - maybe he wanted the crowd to groove before they start on a rampage of pogoing. Blink 182 members Mark Hoppus, bassist; Tom DeLonge, guitarist; and Travis Barker, drummer; in their self-pro- claimed "crappy punk rock" not only entertained fans not only with their music, but with their humorous, if not imma- The. Night 89X Stole Christmas Cobo Arena Dec. 5, 1999 Ir ture, presence on stage. Hoppus and DeLonge opened the eight-song set proclaiming, "I'm not wearing any pants," "I'm not wearing any underwear" and "I want to have an orgasm on all of you." ' The band began its set with songs from their third album, "Enema of the State" including "Dumpweed," followed by "Don't Leave Me." Blink also performed several impromptu songs - a trait of Blink shows that sometimes engages or is inspired by audience members - includ- ing "It would be nice to have a blow job." The band then moved into "What's My r kI they all picked up and sang in chorus when Blink broke into "All the Small Things," the newest release off of the "Enema" album. After breaking into a brief rendition of "Genie in a Bottle," the band finished on "Dammit," proving the best per- formance of the set. The show took a turn towards gritty guitar rock for the next band: Oasis. They strolled onto the stage with the same confident swag- ger, the same markedly British appearance and the same cap- tivating stage presence that has made Oasis one of the world's most popular bands. But they are different. Gone are the days when lead singer Liam Gallagher paraded around stage - a pint of lager in one hand, a cigarette in the other - seeping further into a state of intoxication. Gone is the typical anti-American sentiment which has kept one of the few remaining pure rock bands from taking off in the states. Gone are long time rhythm guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and bassist Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan, and in their place Andy Bell and Gem respectively. The band has found new focus in sobriety. Liam's often out-of-control drinking habit reportedly came to a halt last March, when the band began recording their soon-to-be released fourth album. Ironically the band began its set with "Cigarettes and Alcohol" off their debut album "Definitely Maybe." Hiding behind a pair of dark glasses and long locks of untamed British hair the younger Gallagher captivated a crowd of English flag waving fans from the start. Older brother Noel brought the floor to a fever pitch just DAVID KATZ/Daily Left: Blink 182 was one of four bands to play at "The Night 89X Stole Christmas" at Cobo Arena. Above: Fans go nuts in the front row as Blink 182 starts its set. minutes later with a rendition of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love." The band continued the set with other fan favorites "Supersonic," "Wonderwall" and "Champagne Supernova," before finishing with an electrifying cover of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter." The wait between Oasis and headliner Bush seemed brutal for the audience. But appearances by Detroit Red Wings Sergei Federov, Manny Legacy and John Warden quenched the crowd's thirst for some famous people. The crowd expected Bush; they got the Gavin Rossdale Band, and didn't seem to mind all too much. As GRB began the set with radio favorite "Machinehead," shirt- less guys in the mosh pit took their brutal behavior to the extreme, one taking it upon himself to throw punches at mere bystanders just to get them started, or in the hospital for whatever reason he found necessary. Rossdale did his best "typical rock-star" imitation as he screamed words that nobody understood, but responded as if they did because, after all, it was Gavin who screamed them and he is so dreamy. The encore began with "Glycerine," which Gavin was orig- inally not going to perform because it was "too emotional," but did in the spirit of Christmas. Gavin played the song along with Bush guitarist Nigel Pulsford, who Rossdale referred to as "him." The show ended with "Little Things," in which Bush finally deviated from the recorded version of the song. Before leaving the stage, the band threw out guitar strings and drumsticks for fans to love, honor and cherish. Perhaps the best part of last night's show was that when the bands said, "Hello Detroit, they meant Detroit. Because instead of holding the show somewhere in the suburbs, this show was in the heart of the motor city. - Compiled by Daily Arts Writers Jewel Gopwani, Chris Grandstaf~ Dena Kirscher and Jennifer Yachnin. C/icago concert wows crowd By David Enders Daisy Arts Writer "The Night 89X Stole Christmas" in Detroit may have been good, but Chicago radio station (WKQX) 101.1's "Millennium Show" the pre- vious evening at the All-State Arena had twice the bands. The Foo Fighters have returned to the United States after a tour stop in Europe, playing in Chicago on Saturday night as co-headliners of an eight-band show that included Moby, Run DMC, Filter, Fiona Apple, Blink 182, Oasis and Bush. The Foo Fighters played an energetic set, beginning with material from their first album and mixing in songs from their latest album,"There's Nothing Left to Lose." Frontman Dave Grohl played to the audience, imploring them to hold up their lighters during the set "C'mon, you did it for Oasis and Blink," he said. He then jumped into the crowd with guitar and a microphone stand and sang "Ain't it the Life," a twangy ballad, to a female audience member. The band even played "Big Me," which Grohl admitted they don't play very often. In Chicago, Oasis played the exact same five-song set they played the next night in Detroit. Moby played first and DMC fol- lowed him up, doing a three-set that included their now-famous cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way." The audience members at the all ages show seemed unenthusiastic consid- ering, most of whom wouldn't have been born when DMC first donned their shell-toe Adidas in 1983. Apple also played a short set, and was more entertaining for her spastic dancing than for her music. Filter, who claims hometown roots in Chicago played their hits "Trip Like I Do" and "Hey Man, Nice Shot, and did their best to destroy as much of the equipment as possible before leaving the stage, smashing guitars, throwing mike stands, and pushing over speakers. Age Again?" the first release of their second album, greeted by cheers from the audience that grew successively louder between each verse. The audience grew relatively silent, however, as few rec- ognized "Pathetic" from the band's 1997 album, "Dude Ranch." The band recovered with songs from "Enema," including "Aliens Exists," a song the band described as "when aliens fly into your buttock." During the song, Hoppus walked from the stage into the crowd, breaking his guitar strap, but fin- ished the set alternately hugging his guitar and sitting on parts of the stage. "I still finished the song for you fucking people," he said afterward. While the crowd didn't react to "Going Away to College," MORE THAN 40,000 SERVED DAILY. 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