Foo Fighters: Last News

Dave Grohl has revealed his pre-gig rituals during a new interview.Speaking to Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus for his After School Radio podcast on Apple Music Hits, the Foo Fighters frontman revealed details of his pre-gig routine.“It’s like one hour before the show, I open a Coors Light, and I’m like, ‘Oh, hello darkness, my old friend.’ But our dressing rooms are always filled with friends”, Grohl said.Speaking about the one thing he “love[s doing] the most” before a show, Grohl said that hanging out with friends is his favourite thing to do – something the band have been unable to do recently because of coronavirus restrictions.“I’m going to miss it. We’re not allowed to really have people backstage right now,” he said.

Foo Fighters will replace Stevie Nicks on the bill at Shaky Knees Festival in October after the latter cancelled all of her 2021 tour dates this week.The Central Park, Atlanta festival, which will take place from October 22-24, had been set to welcome the Fleetwood Mac musician as their Friday night headliner.However, Nicks cancelled her Shaky Knees slot this week along with her other 2021 gigs, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.Telling her fans that she was “devastated” to have to make the decision, Nicks said: “I want everyone to be safe and healthy, and the rising COVID cases [in the US] should be of concern to all of us.” The artist added that she is now looking “towards a brighter 2022”.A post shared by Shaky Knees Festival

Foo Fighters invited a fan on stage to play Dave Grohl‘s guitar part in ‘Monkey Wrench’ during their gig in Kansas last week – watch fan-shot footage of the moment below.The penultimate song of the band’s show at the Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs on August 5 featured a fan who was plucked from the crowd to help perform the ‘The Colour and the Shape’ song.The fan, Lauren, made her way on stage towards Grohl before the frontman stopped her in her tracks by jokingly saying “six feet!”, referencing social distancing measures.Grohl then handed Lauren his guitar and asked her if she’d ever “played a show this big”, adding: “It’s fucking cool.”“You’re not nervous, are you?” Grohl asked Lauren, who shook her head in reply.

ðµ https://t.co/HY6F1UKjTD ðµ pic.twitter.com/rFncxebnCqThe group then launched into Bee Gees hit You Should Be Dancing, with Dave telling the church members he saw their ‘momma dancing’ to the song.The Foo Fighters announced their new album, Hail Satan, in June, which sees them explore a disco sound and cover four classic Bee Gees tracks – Night Fever, Tragedy, You Should Be Dancing and More Than A Woman.The group – consisting of Dave, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee – also recorded their own rendition of Andy Gibb’s single Shadow Dancing for the release.The disc was released on July 17 in vinyl format and was sold for a limited time, with 12,000 copies pressed.The band promoted their new album on

Foo Fighters have trolled the Westboro Baptist Church with their disco-side project, after they picketed the band’s show in Kansas last night (August 5).The hate group, which has targeted Foo Fighters shows on numerous occasions in the past, turned up at the band’s concert at the Azura Ampitheater with a series of placards and chants.But they were soon drowned out by the Foos, who adopted their comedic disco-alter egos, The Dee Gees, to tackle the hateful activists.Driving in on the back of a pick-up truck, the band were dressed in 70s’ style jump-suits as they performed their own take on The Bee Gees‘ ‘You Should Be Dancing’.Addressing the protesters, Dave Grohl said: “Alright now, ladies and gentlemen, I got something to say.

Dave Grohl was joined on stage by his daughter Violet during Foo Fighters‘ headline set at Lollapalooza 2021 last weekend (August 1).The rock giants were nearing the end of their set at the Chicago festival when Violet joined them on stage for a high-energy cover of X’s ‘Nausea’.The track was the first cover to be recorded by the pair and also served as a nod to their family history – X’s D.J.

Mark Ronson has remembered the time he kicked Dave Grohl out of a recording studio.Speaking with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Ronson recalled the time the Foo Fighters frontman and former Queens of the Stone Age drummer showed up to the studio as Ronson was recording the 2017 album ‘Villains’ with Josh Homme‘s band.“He reminded me of how I kicked him out of the studio when he came one time in to crash a Queens session,” Ronson told Lowe about a subsequent meeting with Grohl.

Foo Fighters have paid an onstage tribute to ZZ Top‘s Dusty Hill, following his death earlier this week.Hill, the band’s long-standing bassist, died at his home in his sleep, a rep confirmed. No cause of death has yet been revealed.While tributes continue to flood in for Hill, Foo Fighters delivered their own salute to the late bassist as they kicked off their summer tour in Cincinnati on Thursday evening (July 29).Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins sported a sleeveless T-shirt that read ‘Dusty RIP’, while a mid-section of ‘Walk’ saw him run through a quick medley of the Texas band’s classics, including their 1974 hit ‘La Grange’.You can view footage of that below:I @foofighters ieri sera hanno suonato a Cincinnati.Taylor Hawkins, omaggia Dusty

Foo Fighters have shared a new video for ‘Shadow Dancing’, an Andy Gibb cover that appeared on the group’s recent disco side-project.The band first revealed their disco leanings with a cover of the Bee Gees’ ‘You Should Be Dancing’ back in February.It was then followed by a full album ‘Hail Satin’ under the name ‘Dee Gees’ earlier this month.Released as part of a Record Store Day drop, it consists of four Bee Gees covers and Andy Gibb’s solo track ‘Shadow Dancing’, plus five live versions of songs from the band’s 2020 studio album ‘Medicine at Midnight’.Now, the band have revealed the video for ‘Shadow Dancing’, which features drummer Taylor Hawkins stepping in on lead vocals.

Foo Fighters for playing shows where everyone must be vaccinated.John Joseph, who has dubbed the band the “Flu Pfizers”, said in a new interview that it’s a “bullshit” move from the legendary rockers.He told The Void With Christina: “I forget what the dude’s name is – he’s in some big fuckking band — he’s, like, ‘I’m not playing any vaccinated-only shows.’ He was in a big English band; I forget what the name of them is,” began Joseph.As Consequence Of Sounds points out, his opening remarks were likely referring to Stone Roses singer Ian Brown who in March stepped down from headlining play Warrington’s Neighbourhood Weekender because of its COVID-19 vaccination policy.“[Then] you’ve got motherfuckers like Dave Grohl, who used to play drums

Foo Fighters‘ disco side project, the Dee Gees, have shared their debut album ‘Hail Satin’ to streaming platforms.Previewed back in February with the band’s take on the Bee Gees’ ‘You Should Be Dancing’, the album originally arrived as part of a Record Store Day drop on July 17, and was recorded at the band’s Studio 606.It features four Bee Gees covers, a rendition of Andy Gibb’s ‘Shadow Dancing’ and five live versions of songs from the band’s latest studio album, last year’s ‘Medicine at Midnight’.Back in February, Foo Fighters (and Dee Gees) frontman Dave Grohl explained the decision to initially cover the Bee Gees’ ‘You Should Be Dancing’.“Somebody said, ​‘Hey, have you seen that Bee Gees documentary?’ And I was like the last person on

Foo Fighters have announced that they’ll play a string of shows in Alaska next month.The band’s first-ever shows in the Last Frontier will see them perform at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage on August 17 and 19, followed by a date at the Carlson Center on August 21.Sharing the news on social media earlier this evening (July 14), the Foos posted an animated clip that sees a purple bear eat a fish, an eyeball turn into a moose, followed by each band member morphing into one another.“ALASKA!!! ARE YOU READY FOR SOME ROCK AND ROLL???” the band captioned a post.

Dave Grohl took Pharrell Williams by surprise when the Foo Fighters frontman shared an unexpected revelation about the biggest hit from his earlier band, Nirvana.

Foo Fighters performed to a fully vaccinated audience last night (June 20) at the first full-capacity arena gig in New York City since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.The band took to the stage at Madison Square Garden in front of over 15,000 fans last night in what was one of the first major events to take place since New York lifted most of its COVID-related restrictions last week.Foo Fighters dedicated their MSG gig to their late stage manager Andy Pollard, who worked with the band for over 12 years, following his death last week.Foos fans had to show proof of vaccination prior to the show in order to gain entry.

Foo Fighters have been confirmed as the first band to perform at Madison Square Garden since March 2020.The rock giants will play to a fully vaccinated crowd on June 20, marking the first full-capacity show at the iconic venue in over 450 days.Announcing the show on social media, the Foos wrote: “We’ve been waiting for this day for over a year. And @TheGarden’s going to feel that HARD.

Dave Grohl has opened up on the time he found his mum, Virginia, necking beers with Green Day.The Foo Fighters frontman was co-hosting The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (May 24) to promote his new TV series From Cradle To Stage.The series sees Grohl teaming up with Virginia to explore the close bond between famous musicians and their mothers, with appearances from the likes of  Imagine Dragons‘ Dan Reynolds and his mother, Christine Reynolds and Pharrell and his mum, Dr.

It was Dave Grohl Night on “The Tonight Show”.

Dave Grohl joined Jimmy Fallon at 30 Rock on Monday to co-host The Tonight Show. In their opening monologue—in which the pair went back and forth, with set-up and punchline—they touched on everything from the return of a canceled celebrity to Timothy Chalamet’s surprising new role.

Two for the price of one.

Crowdfunder‘s £100,000 target.It was confirmed last September that the legendary bar, a favourite of many rock stars including Foo Fighters‘ Dave Grohl, would be closing its doors due to losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.Back in January, it was revealed that The Crobar had raised £40,000 of its overall £95,000 goal and bosses set out plans to relaunch in a new central London location post-COVID.After raising an additional £30,000 pounds and launching a digital pub in March, Crobar staff this week announced that the venue has been saved.

Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Carole King are among the acts who have shared their reaction to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.