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07/01/2001 Edgefest: Tool, The Tea Party, Big Wreck, Sevendust, Static in Stereo, Flybanger, Staggered Crossing, Bif Naked, Project Wyze (Barrie, ONT @ Molson Park)
By Woopop | July 1, 2001 11:59 pm
By virtue of overlapping sets on multiple stages, also at Edgefest but I didn’t see: Finger Eleven, 3 Doors Down, Gob (among others). We got to Molson Park about 1:30, cased the place real quick, then went into the main stage area and set up shop by the left tower. Project Wyze was up first, and immediately made me wonder why Sevendust was on the second stage. These guys suck. Period. Bif Naked was up next, trying to tell us the day was a scorcher, when it was really like 55 windy and cloudy all day… the weather sucked. At this point me and David headed over to the second stage, caught the end of Staggered Crossing, who were pretty good. Flybanger was on next, and while pretty heavy, they sound just like everyone else. But it beat the hell out of Bif Naked! We got back to the main stage, then I turned right around and got food with Sara, so we watched Static in Stereo while we were in line. They sounded pretty good, a straight up rock band. Sevendust was up next, and I was right in the pit for it… they played 6 songs, 2 new ones (I’m guessing Praise and Dead Set) plus Denial, Black, Bitch and Waffle. If the new songs are any indication, the new album is gonna kick ass! Their set was way too short, they shoulda been on the main stage. Came back to main for Big Wreck, who sounded very good, the stuff from their new album sounding just as good as the stuff from “In Loving Memory Of…”. Then the Tea Party came out, and they never disappoint! Roaring into Temptation, then Fire in the Head, a new song, Lullaby, which is anything but (it rocks!), and Psychopomp, they got the somewhat lethargic crowd going. Then back to the old stuff, Walking Wounded, Release, another new one I believe is called Apathy, Save Me into Led Zep’s Kashmir, Heaven Coming Down, and finally Sister Awake into Paint it Black, much to the delight of the crowd. Then it was time for the band EVERYONE came to see, TOOL. With an impressive stage setup, Maynard swayed in front of the video screen for most of the set. Opening with The Grudge, the crowd was whipped into a frenzy. Plowing right into Stinkfist, the energy continued as they took a brief pause before launching 46 & 2, Sober, Parabola, Schism, and closing with Lateralus. The set seemed way too short, as everyone was mentioning that they wanted to hear almost every other song that wasnt played! But they sounded incredible, and the stage show was a sight as well. After sitting in the parking lot for about 1/2 hour, we got out and slowly made our way home.
 Me and Adrienne in the crowd @ Edgefest, Barrie, ONT, 07/01/2001
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