Arizona Fall Frenzy Brings Out the Masses Despite Heat and Bomb Scares

This weekend, Valley concert lovers ignored record high temperatures (and bomb scares due to suspicious packages) and partied it up at the Fall Frenzy at Tempe Beach Park, taking in big names such as Devo, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots and Disturbed. People Tweeted their thoughts on the shows throughout the...

By Nicki Escudero

September 20, 2010

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This weekend, Valley concert lovers ignored record high temperatures (and bomb scares due to suspicious packages) and partied it up at the Fall Frenzy at Tempe Beach Park, taking in big names such as Devo, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots and Disturbed. People Tweeted their thoughts on the shows throughout the weekend, with Weezer even blogging about the show on their MySpace. Read on to see what was most buzzed about at one of the biggest Valley festivals of the year. (And read our review of Weezer here.)

@Weezer- 2010/09/18 Tempe AZ: Tempe Beach Park: X103.9 Fall Frenzy: ....Folks, we're about to take a fast... http://mysp.ac/bEjwh0 from =w= Myspace.

@LoveForeverLexi- @Weezer your performance at Fall Frenzy was amazing.! You sure are brave running around(: I love you guys♥

@jaylicious723- fall frenzy= AMAZING! i touched rivers hand from weezer!

@mrjsh- this weekend has been very interesting! Fall frenzy rocked. i gotta say, STP is a clear cut winner for the best set played.

@lalunatikat- Exhausted. Throat hurts. Feet hurt. Raspy voice. Probz broke. Fall Frenzy was SO worth it! :D

@phxrail- Weezer rocked at Fall Frenzy last night.

@monstrrr- Fall Frenzy was the best!!! Sublime with Rome just.... blew my mind!!!

@fenderstratboy2- Survived the Arizona Fall Frenzy. sublime w/ Rome rocked and weezer tore it up.

@eerbree- Fall Frenzy fucking rocked! I've never smoked so much haha thank you sublime! gnite imma bout to pass the f out

@TheDeadAirDave- DEVO fantastic! Primus rockin' now at Fall Frenzy on Tempe!

@bonzmd- Fall Frenzy is hot but fun!

@kellyrenee123- At Fall Frenzy! So. Hot. The Dirty Heads were awesome though! Worth it.

@ocdrumdevil- The Cult is killing it @ Arizona Fall Frenzy!!!!

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