![]() This was the third time I saw them but the first time since they had released their second album Awake. They lost the frills and just put the pedal to the metal. This set was more stripped down than the previous time I had seen them. They were still touring for White Pony and I remember Chino had a Mexican flag draped over his half stack. On to my seventh Deftones sighting! They had quite the challenge of following System but pulled it off. This turned out to be a huge advantage for Lucinda because we were at the back rim of the pit, which allowed her to see the stage perfectly. ![]() There was a huge pit that opened up in front of the stage and it didn’t let up until they went off stage. I know they played “Prison Song.” The fact is that they blew everyone off the stage that day. They were about a month and a half from releasing Toxicity. This was the second and one of the best times I ever saw them. Not a fan but they were also just getting popular because of the single “Your Disease” off the album Every 6 Seconds that had been released about three and half months earlier. The thing about seeing bands before they become famous is that they are putting 100% into their set, still trying to prove themselves. Puddle of Mudd was there and about a month and a half from releasing Come Clean, the album that rocketed them to stardom. I really went for the three bands listed on the ticket but there were a few other notables. ![]() It was worth it, and besides that gave us plenty of time to smoke out in the car. While I was happy to not have to blow dirt out of my nose for three consecutive days, it was about a 45-minute drive from Portland. This year saw Rockfest move from the Portland Meadows to Columbia Meadows in St. ![]()
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