MORE PHOTOS FROM MAY 18 CONCERT
Free Fan Appreciation Concert Downtown Sac

Local living legends, Deftones, took the stage at 8:15 p.m. and proceeded to play through 10 years of music.  The buzz lately about the Deftones has been their single release, Hole In The Earth off their newly titled full length, Saturday Night Wrist.

Chino Moreno called the new album, "...one of the most diverse records that we did."

What the show lacked in stage lighting and props was more than made up for with pure, raw musicianship and passion.  The show might also have been the loudest set Sacvibe has experienced with thundering drums by Abe Cunningham and wicked back-up vocals by bassist Chi Cheng.

Unfortunately, the sound of the band easily overpowered most of Chino's voice, save for the delicate sounds of  Change (In The House of Flies).

All-in-all, the show gave local fans a chance to hear the band's big sound, which may very well be one of the loudest, and softest on the tour circuit these days.

With ticket prices averaging about $45 per, it was nice to see Korn throwing their mega-rockstar status around and leveraging their power in favor of the kids. 

KORN's Jonathan Davis said recently,

"Let's face it, ticket prices suck... Kids shouldn't be shut out of concerts. We wanted to see if we could do something about it, and our new deal gives us a chance to give something back."

After Deftone's powerful performance, Korn came out and took fans on a trip that can only be described as quintessential Korn.

Jonathan Davis thanked his fans for sending email to him while he lay in a hospital bed near death earlier this summer in Europe. He proceeded to deliver an incredible performance dousing any doubts about his recovery. 

Towards the end of the show, Davis brought Chino out on the stage and performed Ice Cube's Wicked - an old school song they used to perform back in the day.

Late in the show, KORN performed an acoustic version of Hollow Life - from the middle of the seats between the VIP and the PIT areas next to the soundboard.  Around 11 O'clock, Korn exited stage left while fans banged on seats for an encore.

They returned for another 15 minute performance that included  Twisted Transistor, Y'all Want A Single and  Blind. 

Although field tickets were only ten bucks, don't be fooled and think that's where all the broke homies kick it.  Sacvibe spotted Exodus' bass player, Jack Gibson up there - okay, we saw him backstage and walked up to the field with "Jack-O-Lantern," an old nickname given to him because of his carrot bright red hair.

"Dude, I have an extra ticket, I'm like in front of the VIP area just above the pit, if you wanna go down there later," I offered.  Jack is not only an old friend from the '80s, not only the bass for Exodus, but he's also Chi Cheng's brother-in-law.

"Naw, I like it up here better.  My mom is down there (he points to section 102), I'll be down there later." Now there's some family values. 

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