Gaston’s Limp Bizkit Lead Singer Durst Plays Anyway After Storms
By: Rusty Wise – Wise News Network
Charlotte, NC (WNN) – Storms and lightning were abundant on Friday night, August 2nd, 2024, at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC. Many fans were waiting to see the Nu-metal genre Limp Bizkit band with Gaston County, NC native Fred Durst.
The Limp Bizkit Tour “Loserville” was scheduled to start at 6:30 PM with special guests, including Corey Feldman, Riff Raff, Bones, Eddy Baker, and N8NoFace. However, the first round of storms ended around 7:00 PM, causing Corey Feldman to miss his performance. N8NoFace started playing around 7:30 PM, but his show was cut short to only 20 minutes due to another round of storms. The storms and lightning persisted until around 9:15 PM, when they finally moved away.
Due to the approaching storms, PNC officials directed lawn ticket holders to return to their cars and take shelter. A few spectators left after being informed by parking staff that the concert may be canceled. However, most spectators returned for the headlining performance by Limp Bizkit.
Limp Bizkit took the stage at approximately 10:00 PM with their signature song, “Break Stuff.” In the opening, Limp Bizkit’s lead singer Fred Durst stated, “Live Nation and God thought they could keep a homeboy from Gastonia, North Carolina, from doing this. That ain’t happening. Thanks for sticking around”. The rest of the show featured everyone getting on stage, at least in a spectator role that was supposed to perform that night. Stagehands brought a couch on stage at Fred’s direction, and lights moved to seat some co-performers, such as Corey Feldman, Eddy Baker, Bones, etc. Bones and Eddy Baker sang in some of the improvised setlist songs. The night continued with all the Limp Bizkit hits played, including “Rollin,” “My Way,” “Nookie,” and more. At 11:00 PM, officials told the band to stop from the sidelines due to the 11:00 PM curfew at the PNC Music Pavillion. Fred wasn’t going for it, and the band continued to play for another 15 minutes, ending with “Break Stuff” again, which seemed fitting for the night. Thank goodness none of the 1999 Woodstock shenanigans from the crowd happened where Durst and Limp Bizkit were blamed for causing chaos in that Woodstock event.
Video of Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit speaking to the audience in Charlotte, NC, on August 2nd, 2024.
Much of Fred Durst’s music inspiration comes from being bullied in school and his skateboarding days when he was young. The more people discredited him, the more he pushed back. According to Durst, the name Limp Bizkit has no meaning; he just wanted a name to repel people. His artistic drawing skills came from his brief time as a tattoo artist when he talked some Korn band members into getting tattoos from him. That connection further propelled the band’s career forward.
He’s always wanted to be a director in the Hollywood movie industry, and he did so in the 2019 movie “The Fanatic” starring John Travolta, which Fred wrote and directed. Critics were hard on that film, too, but is it so bad that it’s good? There is such a thing in entertainment.
The Limp Bizkit band plays a combination of heavy rock-rap and consists of Fred Durst – Lead Singer; Wes Borland – Guitar; John Otto – Drums; Sam Rivers – Bass; and DJ Lethal – Turntable.
All the band members work very well musically together. However, there have been times when Durst and Borland disagreed, and Borland left the band for several years in the early 2000s but has returned. Borland compliments Limp Bizkit with his unusual guitar riffs, theatrical masks, body paint, makeup, and costumes along with his art on several Limp Bizkit album covers. Otto’s drums and Rivers’ bass are closely connected, complemented by DJ Lethal’s turntable music additions and Durst’s rapping lead vocals.
Critics have been hard on the Limp Bizkit band, from their raw, profanity-laced lyrics to the simple beats and chords, but they are still playing to huge crowds after all these years. They are in the music entertainment business and entertain the fans who love them. After receiving several Grammy nominations, filling up venues, and selling millions of albums, they must be doing something right. Limp Bizkit is led by Fred Durst, a boy who grew up in Gastonia and Cherryville, NC, who wants it “his way or the highway.”
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