# The Strokes, Snoop Dogg, Linkin Park, Cage The Elephant, Foster The People, Bad Religion, Neon Trees Celebrate BFD Fest

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- Published: 2011-06-06T23:04:54-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

The Strokes rocked Mt. View, California, Sunday night at the BFD Festival. Photo
by Philip E. Daoust

Tens of thousands of festival goers packed into the **Shoreline Ampitheatre** Sunday
to mark the annual Bay Area **BFD** Live 105 Music Festival in **Mt. View**, California.

Crowds were treated to headliners that included The Strokes, Snoop Dog, Linkin Park,
Cage The Elephant, Bad Religion, Neon Trees, Manchester Orchestra, Foster The People
and many others. By the time the famous **New York City** rockers, **The Strokes**,
took the main stage, the ampitheatre, from the box sets all the way to the top of
the lawn, was packed with people.

Once The Strokes broke into “Under Cover of Darkness,” from their latest album, 
the crowd was cheering, applauding, yelling, standing and dancing. The energy was
thick and it got even thicker as the band broke into hit after hit.** Julian Casablancas**
and the band also banged out “Take It Or Leave It,” among other classic Strokes’
hits, and a few other singles from their recent, highly acclaimed album, _Angles_.

However, the biggest disappointment came when The Strokes ended their set almost
10 minutes before the scheduled end time.  For folks who paid upwards of $80 to 
see the band, that wasn’t very cool, especially without explanation.

[“Taken For A Fool”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Taken%20For%20a%20Fool-TheStrokes6.mp3)_
__ _ – **The Strokes** from _Angles_ (2011)_

[“Machu Picchu”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/Machu%20Picchu-TheStrokes6.mp3)__–**
The Strokes** from _Angles _(2011)_

[“Take It Or Leave It”](http://www.tunetheproletariat.com/audio/11 Take It Or Leave It.mp3)–**
The Strokes** from _Is This It?_ (2001)_

But the entire place really went wild when the hiphop icon himself, **Snoop Dog**,
took the stage, complete with his MCs and some old guy who danced around the stage
the entire set.  In addition, the stage was set up with two drummers, dancing girls,
a live DJ, a keyboardist, and the wafting waves of smoke.

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[⌊snoopdoggy⌉⌊snoopdoggy⌉[

Snoop Dog and his crew hopped the house Sunday night in Mt. View, California at 
BFD Festival.

This made for a big extravaganza in true Snoop fashion, complete with the hand bling,
shades and apparently smoking of marijuana on the stage during the set.  Snoop Dog
fired up some of his old skool classics, including “Gin and Juice,” “Sensual Seduction”
and “Nuthin But A G Thang” during the hour-long set.

Snoop Dog and crew also busted out covers of legendary hiphop songs like the classic,“
Jump Around,” which got tens of thousands of people up and jumping and dancing. 
There were also two tributes during the show. The most notable was Snoop’s tribute
to ** Tup****ac**, our personal favorite hiphop artist of all time. In tribute to
Tupac, Snoop Dog broke into “Gangsta Party.” The other tribute went to **Nate Dogg**,
who passed away in March at the age of 41 from complications stemming from a stroke.

“Gin and Juice” – **Snoop Dog** from _Doggy Style_ (2009)

“Jump Around” – **House of Pain** from _House of Pain_ (2005)

Snoop and his crew wrapped up their set with “Who Am I (What’s My Name)” before 
the stage was set up for the festival’s closing act, Linkin Park, who rocked through
a set of older classics and newer songs from their latest album. Throughout the 
band’s hour-long set, the still going festival goers – some of who had been there
for nine-plus hours, were still rocking and having fun.

Thankfully, even with uncommonly damp conditions – including a day-long rainstorm
on Saturday – the rain  held out on Sunday at the Shoreline, situated only a few
hundred feet from Google headquarters.

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Throughout the day, there were also terrific performances from Cage The Elephant,
Bad Religion, Manchester Orchestra, Foster The People, Airborne Toxic Event, and
many others. Wish we had more time to write about them all, but need to update the
Top Ten Songs page. Get more information and photos from [San Francisco’s Live 105 website](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/#ixzz1OXEdxEh6).

_Thanks to Jess Cluster and Live Nation for their assistance in making this event
possible._