I got into the Foos when I was in high school in the early 2000's, and they were far from being a "cool" band. When I went to college, I wanted to go see them live (I think it was the "rock" leg of the In Your Honor tour), but no one in my new city wanted to pay $35 to go with me. So, for $35, I went by myself and saw Kaiser Chiefs open for the Foo Fighters, who were co-headlining with Weezer. Easily one of my Top Ten concerts.
In fact, it was so much fun that when it came around the next summer, I went to the acoustic show by myself, too