After a week of surprising the internet with an interesting new look, Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit dropped Dad Vibes – plus this new aesthetic – at this weekend's Lollapalooza.
Back in June, guitarist Wes Borland explained how perfectionist Fred Durst was struggling to land on the right vocals for various Limp Bizkit instrumentals on the band's much talked about Stampede Of The Disco Elephants album. But progress has seemingly accelerated rather a lot since then, as the Jacksonville rap-rock legends shared new song Dad Vibes at this weekend's Lollapalooza.
After a week of entertaining Instagram with a new grey hair and handlebar moustache look, Fred well and truly embraced his Dad Vibes by sporting the get-up onstage as the band's appropriately-named new tune played over the PA, and Bizkit gave out some free T-shirts to the Chicago crowd. It's not clear yet whether this look is just a temporary thing, or if we're going to have an entire album dedicated to this surprising new aesthetic. Either way, we're here for it.
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During the set, Fred reportedly also championed coronavirus vaccines, telling the audience: "It’s amazing that this can happen. Are you so happy to be out of the fucking house?
"How many people are vaccinated?" he then asked, before responding. "That’s very cool, very considerate, very thoughtful of you." Aww.
Check out Limp Bizkit's full Lollapalooza setlist:
1. Thieves (Ministry cover)
2. Break Stuff
3. Hot Dog
4. My Generation
5. Livin' It Up
(DJ Lethal interlude) Party Up (Up In Here) / Insane In The Brain
6. Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)
7. Nookie
8. My Way
(DJ Lethal interlude) Jump Around / Hip Hop Hooray / Just a Friend
9. Faith (George Michael cover)
10. Take A Look Around
11. Dad Vibes (New song)
And watch Dad Vibes:
Catch Limp Bizkit and Spiritbox at the following:
August 2021
2 Clive, IA – Horizon Event Center
5 Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Oakdale
6 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
9 Buffalo, NY – Rapids Theatre
12 Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
13 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
15 Huntington, NY – The Paramount
16 Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
19 Lincoln, NE – Centennial Mall & Street
21 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek and Amphitheater
24 Los Angeles, CA – Palladium
And see Limp Bizkit in the UK next year:
July 2022
22 Manchester Academy
24 London O2 Academy Brixton
