BottleRock pulls plug on Foo Fighters

Even though the group was allotted a two-hour headlining slot on the third day of the luxe festival in the heart of Napa, the group only made it midway through “Everlong,” its hit song from 1997, when it ran up against the concert’s strict 10 p.m. curfew. The promoters promptly shut down the speakers and video screens as Grohl and the band kept going to the wild cheers of the sold-out crowd. More than 80 eclectic artists performed during the three-day festival, including after parties like the Foo Fighters’ private concert at the 150-capacity Blue Note Napa on Friday night. From wine tastings and gourmet food offerings, to an onsite spa and countless VIP perks — there was always more to discover, more to taste, more to do. Grohl was racing against time from the moment the Foo Fighters took the stage, sensing that for their first major rock show in two years they would have trouble covering all the highlights of their two decades-plus career. “How many people have never seen the Foo Fighters before?” he asked, eliciting a huge cheer from the audience that stretched as far as the eye could see on the grounds of the Napa Expo.