Just like the biggest summer movie blockbusters tend to be mindless affairs full of car chases and loud explosions, summer concerts are sometimes best enjoyed with big, dumb rock songs being played at high volume with thousands of people singing along. That was certainly the case last night as Stone Temple Pilots closed out their short July tour under the stars at Merriweather Post Pavilion. The crowd was far from a sell out, likely owing to the band’s appearance at last year’s Virgin Festival, but what those in attendance lacked in numbers they made up for in volume and sheer fanaticism.

Despite buzz of a new album due later this year, the band stuck to its guns, giving those in attendance what they wanted by playing their hits and some deep album cuts, but no new material. The 18 song set featured seven songs from their debut album, Core, and it was those songs that got the biggest cheers of the night. “Interstate Love Song,” “Wicked Garden” and “Crackerman” satiated the crowd’s need for percussive rock, while “Plush,” “Sour Girl,” and “Big Empty” slowed things down a bit and gave the crowd a chance to take over singing duties for a chorus or two.