Phantogram wrapped up the side stage with a set anchored by the gorgeous “Fall In Love,” a song that may not make crowds shake their collective asses, but anyone familiar with the trip-hop boom of the mid-’90s is very aware how the lush female vocals over an atmospheric melody fits right in with the dance music scene. “It’s pretty cool because I split my time between California and Minnesota growing up, so I used to grow up listening to KROQ and I grew up coming out to Weenie Roast actually, so it’s very cool to be here today,” Barnett said. But the infectious, if adolescent-minded “xoxo,” with its refrain of “Fuck that bitch,” was equally well received.Īlso going over well on the side stages, set up in a parking lot of the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, Calif., were Bleachers, the current side project from Fun.’s Jack Antonoff, and American Authors, whose Zac Barnett told Billboard following its set how the show was special to him because of childhood memories he had of growing up part time in Los Angeles. Opener Cherub was the first of many acts on the day to infuse their energetic hook-laden sounds with dance beats, with the smash “Doses and Mimosas” being an obvious crowd-favorite. KROQ Weenie Roast 2014 Photos: Avicii, Beck, Fall Out Boy, Foster The People & MoreĪnd what this year’s array of talent showed is how much alternative is being swayed by the dance music scene.
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