At Wednesday night’s Minneapolis stop of the “Anger Management Tour,” Limp Bizkit, Eminem, Papa Roach and Xzibit proved to be the perfect equation to a great show — two kick-ass headliners plus two impressive openers.

An almost whine-free vocal performance from Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst proved to be the deciding factor in Limp’s performance. After three albums and multiple singles, the Bizkit’s set was filled with crowd sing-alongs and numerous mosh pits.

The songs receiving the greatest response from the young hoochie girls and meat-head guys in the crowd were those that have had videos accompanying them on MTV, proving that this crowd came straight from watching the latest episode of “Total Request Live.”

The sold-out Target Center went into an uproar when Limp’s giant half-robot set began to open up its flaps revealing DJ Lethal and drummer Jon Otto perched 10 feet above the stage. A doorway at the bottom of the robot raised and guitarist Wes Borland, bassist Sam Rivers and Durst walked onto the stage.

Their set was filled with pyrotechnics and loud booms, but the tightness and energy of Limp lived up to the theatrics. Durst’s message to the crowd didn’t tackle any subjects like politics — he pretty much stuck to the band’s ongoing cheesy message of “keeping it real.”

Stunts such as having a fan on stage during “My Way” and having two little girls from the crowd dancing for “Nookie,” along with lots of hugs for all of them, kept the cheers coming for Durst.

One of the set’s highlights included four Limp Bizkit girl dancers and an amazing break-dancer complementing the rocking sounds of “Rollin,'” while a rap duet with Xzibit on “Getcha Groove On” added in some hip-hop flavor.

Eminem’s stage setup was also elaborate, and he went through three costume changes, but his performance still lived up to the imagery. Unlike a typical rap show, Eminem relied on his talent as a rapper and his catchy songs to keep the crowd going — hardly using any of the “wave your hands in the air” style of crowd engagement.

“Stan” was marked by vocal help from the crowd, who sang Dido’s part, and there wasn’t a mouth in the Target Center that wasn’t rapping the words to “The Real Slim Shady.”

A few songs featured the other five members of Em’s group, D12. These songs proved why Eminem has his own solo career and the others don’t. It’s hard to believe that Em would rap with Dre, Snoop and even Xzibit, while at the same time associating himself with such crap as D12. The only cool part of D12 was their new single, “Shit on You,” which features Eminem.

Opening the night was Xzibit, who is promoting the upcoming release of his album in December. His rapping was fairly tight, and his new songs seemed catchy enough. He, too, only fell into the stereotypical rap performance a few times. Xzibit was able to excite the crowd better than the average opening act, despite the poor sound system quality.

The astonishment of the night came when Papa Roach ambushed the crowd with its rocking sound. Frontman Coby Dick became so involved in the music as he was banging his microphone on his head and walking through the crowd.

The musicianship from guitarist Jerry Horton and bassist Tobin Esperance was the tightest of the evening, and the song “Last Resort” got the crowd the wildest it would be until Limp Bizkit played “Faith” later in the night.

The double headliners of the “Anger Management Tour” both proved their talent can match the dramatics of their show. And the opening acts showed they are going to be more than just opening acts in the future.