The sight certainly provided its share of complexity — an emerging trend in a building that seemingly couldn’t handle anything labeled “new.” The lines at the merch tables — five wide and 10 deep for most of the night. The lines at the concession stands — nonexistent.

Welcome to a concert that features emo-friendly bands, or in this particular case, Tuesday night’s stop of the Young Wild Things Tour at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia.

Maybe the alleged “emo-rexia” theory didn’t completely explain the lack of wait for food. While Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T’s and Cute Is What We Aim For rocked an arena that looked semi-full, their devotees walked to the atrium without the convenience of rocking plastic to get their grub on. The inviting food vendors inside the building did not accept credit or debit. If you are one who thinks that cash is so 2000, you took a walk around to the security gate, where a Wachovia ATM awaited your arrival.

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- In a post titled “Maybe Concerts Aren’t So Terrible After All,” blogger Karina goes to her first rock show in a long time and comes to the conclusion that Fall Out Boy are cute. “Is that demeaning?” she asks. (L’essence de Vie)

- Paul Roy caught the Van Halen (semi-)reunion tour from some nosebleed seats at D.C.’s Verizon Center and was a little taken aback by the choice of a reggae band as openers, but he thought VH sounded great and was pleasantly surprised by the abilities of young Wolfgang Van Halen. (Blogcritics Magazine)

- A 31-year-old computer geek checks in from the Netherlands, where he saw Iced Earth, and “they did not disappoint.” Opening band Turisas wasn’t really his cup of tea, but still provided some eye candy with one member that resembled Darth Maul, and another who looked like Barf from “Spaceballs.” (LevelZero’s Weblog)

- Earlier this week, Scottish blogger “il_magnifico” went to an Iron & Wine concert, which was “full of beardy goodness” and “funkier than I expected.” (LiveJournal)

You R Here user heavenlystar1017, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, snapped these great shots of bassist Pete Wentz crowd-surfing in the pit at a Fall Out Boy concert.

Check out all of heavenlystar1017’s uploads at yourhere.mtv.com …

Scanning various blog updates today, we find reviews of Fall Out Boy playing Down Under, Megadeth playing a few notches below the top of their game, and Def Leppard playing with their shirts off.

- Fall Out Boy played in Brisbane, Australia, last night, causing one blogger’s head to explode (not literally, we hope) and forcing her to endure barricade bruising, ringing ears and “mozzie” bites. (LiveJournal)

- Megadeth in NYC: “Head banging, crowd surfing, fist pumping, devil horns, mucho beer and whiskey consumption (and throwing), nonstop MOSHING… check check check check check check CHECK. How many metal moment checks is that? A lot.” (Ear Farm)

- Is “gunter glieben glauchen globen” German for “keep your shirt on”? If so, perhaps Def Leppard should be taking their own advice. How old are those guys, anyways? (Greasergrrl’s Surprise Machine)

- Maeve floats with Nick Lowe again, 18 years later, and — even though the music is timeless — feels a little old. (Bitzen Pieces)

Scanning the blogosphere’s concert reviews from this past weekend, we hear from one of Fall Out Boy’s Indonesian stalkers, get a look at Fergie in traditional Kazakh clothing and learn that apparently America’s #1 rock band is from Canada.

- A 16-year-old accounting student in Jakarta gives his account of staking out Fall Out Boy at their hotel after a show, and then hunting them down at a shopping mall the next day. (The Worst Damn Thing)

- Check out the Black Eyed Peas‘ Fergie dressed in traditional Kazakh garb during one of the first big Western concerts to be staged in Kazakhstan. We’ll spare you the “Borat” jokes, but we will wonder aloud whether the outfit needed dry cleaning afterward. (David Honl Weblog)

- “Hordes of lumpy dudes” pack into “a banner-ad-ridden former landfill” to watch a “lanky,” “dorky” bassist and the rest of Arcade Fire unleash an “epic, brutal and grief-stricken sonic Armageddon.” (All Shook Down)

- Muse prove arena rock isn’t dead during their show at an amphitheater — check out the photographic evidence. (LAist)

So, this blog would’ve come your way much earlier had my BlackBerry not decided to crap out during the VMAs (which is beyond convenient).

Anyway, I’ve been up in the Fall Out Boy suite all night, and I saw a host of hot performances (FOB with Lil Wayne, Travis McCoy and Tyga on a remix of “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” comes to mind), but nothing can touch Fall Out being joined on the suite’s tiny stage by none other that Rihanna, who positively KILLED a rocking version of her hit “Shut Up and Drive.”

Wearing a black leather dress and headbanging with reckless abandon, she tore through the tune with the fire of Joan Jett. It was truly a sight to behold … now only if I could get my BBerry to actually send the photos I took …

Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz has a stuffed weekend, what with the exclusive Friday night party he threw for his record label, Decaydance (see “Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz Rocks The Decks At Vegas Party; Panic Members Too Young To Get In”) — and, of course, his band’s VMA preshow performance (see “Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Mike Jones To Play During VMA Pre-Show”).

But while Wentz’s plate might be full, that doesn’t mean he isn’t going back for seconds — at the buffet table, that is. The busy guy is burning a lot of carbs, and what replenishes a hungry rocker better than a massive smorgasbord? Watch him explain why going to the buffet is just like playing “Supermarket Sweep,” and what rules you should follow if you dare grab a tray.

The stars were out on Friday in Vegas, and here’s a peek at what they were up to …

50 Cent, uploaded by laurenkluc:

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Using my ninja skillz, I was able to sneak backstage once again (note: “ninja skillz” means “a ‘working’ pass from one of my bosses”) to bring you more looks at what’s going down behind the scenes.

Kanye West — cigar in mouth, camo cap perched atop his head — arrived on the scene in a golf cart then dipped with a quickness into the green room. A few minutes later, a determined-looking ‘Ye made his way to the stage, an arm of silver-clad cellists marching behind him.

No sooner had West departed than new Smashing Pumpkins bassist Ginger Reyes and fellow four-string fiend Hunter Burgan from AFI swung by, posed for a photo (see below) and then turned the tables on yours truly with a little grilling of their own.

“Did you call me a month or so ago?” Reyes asked. (Note: No way, that was fellow MTV Newsman Gil Kaufman). “I’m still wondering how you got my number!”

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