by Savana Delacroix
Oh Sunset Strip Music Fest, you dirty little bitch. Once a year, all leather-clad miscreants venture out in the sun for a little bit of daytime drinking (or maybe a lot) and rocking all along Sunset Blvd. We were there and here’s how it went down:
The day kicked off by us unfortunately missing our pals in She Wants Revenge but arriving just in time for Brooklyn rockers Matt and Kim. Did we expect their set to include blue balloons and Kim flashing her vajayjay tattoo? No, no we didn’t. However, it did and it didn’t disappoint. The energetic (to say the least) duo rattled through a series of their songs before finally concluding by leading the audience in a sing-along of “Just A Friend” by Biz Markie.
Following Matt and Kim, we beat the heat by quickly ducking into the VIP bar at On The Rox. It was there we encountered David Faustino of Married With Children fame telling those around him that he needed to sober up so he could get drunk again. To be honest, we actually heard him say that twice so apparently, “Operation Get wasted by 4 PM” was a success. Ironically, Hollywood Jesus (a local man who dresses like Jesus and wanders Hollywood) was happily posing with all the sinners just outside the Roxy. And yeah, we totally posed with him too.
Having sufficiently cooled down, we went over to the main stage to watch Bush heat us up all over again. It is really hard to be professional when Gavin Rossdale manages to look and sound exactly the same as he did in the ‘90s – i.e. scorchingly hot. Behind the scenes, we spied little Zuma Rossdale clad in headphones dancing around to his dad’s music. Meanwhile, Mrs Rossdale politely stayed out of sight until Bush’s set was done and then greeted a few lucky fans off to the side of the stage.
Our evening finished up with a shit ton of explosions, shooting flames, a roller coaster and a some good ol’ fashion rock ‘n’ roll courtesy of Sunset Strip legends, Mötley Crüe. To say their set was a “face melter” would be an understatement. Of all the glam bands of the era, The Crüe are the only ones who still seem to have it together. Their sound is just as tight as ever, and hell, now Tommy Lee drums on a rollercoaster track. Each night of the Crüe’s tour thus far, Tommy has pulled an audience member on stage to ride his drum set rollercoaster… but for the last show of their tour he brought Deadmau5 on stage and the duo took a spin. It was beyond awesome and we were beyond blown away. Hey Tommy, next time give us a spin, k?
Hit our Sunset Strip Music Festival photo gallery on SuicideGirls.com for more images.
