After playing, "Don't Tread On Me," drummer Chad Sexton took it away with an amazing solo. It started off slow then progressed faster and then he just kept going. It was pretty much a tease, because the solo was so good, but no one knew what was next or even when it would stop. Five minutes into the solo (yes I checked my phone) and Sexton was going strong.

I overheard someone yell, "Go on with your bad self!" And man did he. The suspense of the crowd was growing. Finally the crowd could catch up to the beat and began clapping along. But just when you thought that the solo was over the rest of the band came out onto the stage.

The whole stage was now lit up and you could see that separate drums were put out for each member to join in on. The crowd got at least 10 minutes of drums and just couldn't contain themselves. Neither could I, though.

It was by far the most intense drum or yet percussion work I have seen since the movie, Drumline. (Yeah, sorry, no real comparison because 311 killed it.)

Finally everyone was back their own ways of playing. Each member then got their own solo as a way of introducing themselves. Needless to say "P-Nut" (nickname from bass guitarist Aaron Wills) got down.

He got the bass into a melodic flow and even brought some more edgy sounds into the flow of things. The crowd loved it and yelled "P-Nut" over and over. He definitely can slap some bass.

But before we knew it, 311 exited the stage, but clearly no one was leaving. Everyone wanted an encore. The chanting began once again. "Three eleven. Three three eleven."

I kept hoping they would play the cover of "Love Song" by The Cure, but they didn't. I think I put my hope a little too high on that one, but it was still an amazing encore and better yet, an entire show.

Personal Bias: I love 311. I'm a little upset I didn't get to see Slightly Stoopid, but at least I didn't miss 311. The show honestly surprised me. I didn't expect it to be that amazing and man was I wrong. My best friend loved it too. Or Hexum?

Overheard In the Crowd: "P-Nut!" was heard all throughout the night. Most of what I heard was some people asking for bud, or just singing along.

Random Notebook Dump: Damn, Doug "SA" Martinez (rapper/turntables/backing vocals) is sweating up a storm. (Yes, he changed his shirt during Sexton's drum solo.)