Today, the Black Cat announced a Foo Fighters show for this Friday, tied to Dave Grohl‘s new HBO miniseries, Sonic Highways. This Friday’s episode, the second in the series, will focus on the music of D.C., featuring superstars from the go-go and hardcore scenes.
FRI 9/24: Foo Fighters and a showing of Sonic Highways. Tix on sale AT BLACK CAT ONLY at 6PM TODAY. Ticket Info: http://t.co/PYzJIgMbZy
— Black Cat (@BlackCatDC) October 21, 2014
Correction, 10/24. RT @BlackCatDC: FRI: Foo Fighters & a showing of Sonic Highways. Tix on sale AT BLACK CAT ONLY at 6PM TODAY. Ticket…
— Black Cat (@BlackCatDC) October 21, 2014
Tickets go on sale at 6 p.m., and the line’s already out of control.
Holy shit line for #foofighters is down around the corner past St Ex almost down to 13th/T. #blackcatdc
— Erica Bruce (@btweenlovenlike) October 21, 2014
My buddy just sent me this pic of the people camped out in front of @BlackCatDC for Foo Fighters tickets. pic.twitter.com/CU0tzPYipt
— Matt Cohen (@Matt_D_Cohen) October 21, 2014
If you are not here in the next half hour, don't waste your time.
— Black Cat (@BlackCatDC) October 21, 2014
Turns out it only takes 90 minutes for enough Foo Fighters fans to show up and sell out the venue’s mainstage. (Each person is allowed two tickets, so only the first 350 or so people in line will get them.)
UPDATE: If you are not in line now, no chance.
— Black Cat (@BlackCatDC) October 21, 2014
Photo by Erica Bruce