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The band's Extended Play sequence will culminate in a short film combining interviews and live performances about songwriting.
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The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. The band was initially a solo project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, who recorded the debut album mostly alone in six days. The band’s lineup includes Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett, keyboardist Rami Jaffee, and drummer Ilan Rubin. Former members include guitarist Franz Stahl and drummers William Goldsmith, Taylor Hawkins, and Josh Freese. Grohl created the band to release solo material after Nirvana disbanded. After the debut album, Mendel and Goldsmith joined the band, with Smear, who had played with Nirvana on tour. The band performed publicly for the first time in February 1995, five months before their debut album’s release. Goldsmith left during the recording of their second album, The Colour and the Shape (1997), with Grohl re-recording most of the drum parts. Smear also departed shortly afterward and was replaced by Hawkins and Stahl, respectively. Stahl had previously been in the band Scream, which Grohl had drummed for before joining Nirvana.
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Serj Tankian and Dropkick Murphys are also confirmed for the inaugural Maryland event in October.
New drummer Ilan Rubin makes his recorded debut with the band.
Dave Grohl has explained the chance encounter that inspired the new track.
Their new full-length 'Your Favorite Toy' features new drummer Ilan Rubin on his first LP for the band.
The Dingle gig featured 'A320' live for the first time in 25 years.
The album drops in April via Roswell/Columbia Records.
Tickets go on sale 14th November with six-ticket limit per customer.
The event will take place in June and July.
General tickets go on sale Friday 30th June at 9am BST.
The dates are in support of new album 'But Here We Are'.
The band are playing in support of their new full-length.
The dates are in support of new album 'But Here We Are'.
They'll take to the Pyramid Stage at 6:15pm.
Are they the festivals mysterious "The ChurnUps"?
It's the latest teaser from new album 'But Here We Are'.
It's the latest teaser from new album 'But Here We Are'.
The band will make their live debut with Freese later this week.
It takes place tonight (21st May).
Check out 'Under You' now.
The band's new full-length is coming this June.
The full-length is preceded by new single 'Rescued'.
The 20th edition of Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival has just announced its star-studded lineup, with Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, and Foo Fighters set to he...
Paramore, 070 Shake, Lil Nas X and more are also on the bill.
The lineup for Boston Calling 2023 also features Queens Of The Stone Age, Alanis Morissette, Bleachers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The National, The Flaming Lips, Niall Horan, Maren Morris and more.
Foo Fighters have bid farewell to 2022 with a heartfelt New Year's Eve message.
The post paid tribute to late band member Taylor Hawkins and the "healing power of music" that has helped the band get through the darkest of times.
The session was part of a nine-song set from Grohl and Kurstin with a slew of special guests.
Recording in front of a live audience in Los Angeles, the rendition has been described as a ‘Hanukkah-ized’ version of the classic track.
The album will be released on CD, vinyl and digitally on 28th October.
Hawkins, who passed away on 25th March, will be celebrated at "all-star rock and roll shows" at London' Wembley Stadium on 3rd September, and The Kia Forum in Los Angeles on 27th September.
Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic both win big.
A statement from the band reveals Hawkins passed while on tour in South America.
A statement from the band reveals the Hawkins passed away while on tour in South America.
The self-titled EP of thrash metal features eight tracks, and hooks into the plot of the band's recent film, which debuted last month.
They'll be backed by St. Vincent, Hot Milk, Courtney Barnett and more.
There's a rotating cast of names for the huge dates in London, Manchester and Birmingham
Foo Fighters have announced their tenth album, 'Medicine at Midnight'.
Well, sort of. If you like baths.
They'll play Bellahouston Park on 17th August 2019.
Foo Fighters have done pretty much everything a band can do. Twice.
Three guesses who's going to take home International Group, then...
Foo Fighters have announced an all-star cast for their upcoming European tour next summer.
Foo Fighters-curated festival Cal Jam is going to return to Glen Helen Regional Park & Festival Grounds in San Bernardino, California next autumn.
It's not even Hallowe'en yet but festival season is a relentless beast that simply cannot be contained. And Germany's twin festivals Rock Am Ring and Ro...
Foo Fighters have shared their contribution to the '7-inches for Planned Parenthood' compilation.
Foo Fighters are going to play three stadium shows in spring 2018.
Foo Fighters are going to play three stadium shows in June 2018 - the band will perform at Manchester's Etihad Stadium, before two nights at London Stad...
You know Carpool Karaoke, right? That thing where musicians get in a car with professional Sean Spicer apologist James Corden and sing a bunch of their...
Foo Fighters’ new album ‘Concrete and Gold’ is finally here. The band have been teasing the release for bloody ages, with Dave Grohl teasing fans with a...
Foo Fighters have shared a video for a brand new track from their forthcoming album. ‘The Sky is a Neighbourhood’ is the latest track to be lifted from...
Foo Fighters have performed another new track, ‘Arrows’, live. The band played the song at Athens’ Herodes Atticus Odeon in Greece yesterday (10th July)...
Last night, Foo Fighters debuted their new track ‘Arrows’ live in Greece.
Foo Fighters have debuted another new track from their forthcoming album.
Line dancing and beer swigging are some of the first things on the agenda on the closing day of Rock Werchter. With their shanty rock sing alongs, Dropkick Murphys energise and engage, not leaving the stage until the entire field is stood arm in arm. Performing rock and roll at its rawest, The Kills are electric and magnetic. Fusing garage punk with addictive hooks, the band are larger than life and as loud as they come. You won't find a more adoring crowd than the one that stands before Benjamin Clementine as he takes to the stage. He of the mighty voice spellbinds from where he sits at his piano, a backing band and choir bringing his songs to an ethereal dimension of life. A performance of 'Condolence' incites a rousing sing along that rings crystal clear for near ten minutes, while the applause that follows each song extends into gleeful foot stomps of appreciation. Teaching his lyrics and conducting his crowd, the musician basks in the moment as much as the gathered bask in the melodies. Ending with a second rendition of recent single 'Phantom Of Aleppoville', the time he spends on stage is nothing short of magic. For a band to let loose to, there's none better than The Avalanches. Their sample heavy, groove laden sound brings the enthusiasm and frenzied dance moves out the woodwork. Bounding their way around the stage with an impossibly infectious energy, their performance is all about feeling good - and that's exactly what every person present is treated to. From the addictive chorus of 'Frankie Sinatra' to the euphoria of classic hit 'Since I Left You', it might have taken the band a long time to get back to this, but they've never sounded better. When it comes to headlining a festival, there are few that master the art quite as well as Foo Fighters. Playing up to the hype, each band member introducing themselves with minute long covers, drawing out their songs with extended refrains, the stadium giants know just how to appease their crowd. Dave Grohl is every bit the rock star, chatting away to the audience between songs, inviting The Kills' Alison Mosshart on stage for a song, playing a guitar signed by fans, and throwing himself into every refrain he plays. Singing their hearts out to every song - and there's a lot of them - the adoration in the crowd is as instantaneous and ceaseless as the riffs that echo from the stage. The music speaks for itself. 'Times Like These' into 'Learn To Fly' get things off to an anthemic start, while songs like 'My Hero', 'Monkey Wrench', and 'Best Of You' incite sing alongs so loud they practically take on a lease of life of their own. There's no encore ("because it wastes time") and no frills, just straight up rock and roll, solid bangers, and a good time. With chorus chants continuing late into the night, you don't get festival sets bigger than this.
With chorus chants continuing late into the night, you don't get festival sets bigger than this.
Foo Fighters are set to play a show at the Acropolis in Athens.
The band will play the special gig at the historical site on 10th July.
Foo Fighters are playing a new show in London this September. Fresh off the back of releasing their new album ‘Concrete and Gold’ on 15th September, the...
Tickets for the venue's special 10th birthday show go on sale today (28th June).
It might have been better if they just got on with it, though.
The Magic Gang, The Big Moon, Mura Masa and more join the fray today too.
Foo Fighters have been playing a few tracks from their new album ‘Concrete And Gold’ live. The band’s latest album is set to drop on 15th September. So...
Dave Grohl is also calling “the hugest thing we’ve ever done”.
Following the release of new track 'Run', Foo Fighters have announced their next album: 'Concrete and Gold' is due on 15th September.
The band teamed up with Greg Kurstin for the release.
Foo Fighters are back with a surprise new single and video. Titled ‘Run’, the new video sees the band as really very old dudes. It’s directed by Dave Gr...
They're dressed up as really, really old dudes. REALLY old.
Foo Fighters are playing a secret show RIGHT NOW to celebrate their announcement as the second headliners for this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Foo Fighters have been rumoured as headlining Glastonbury for months now, alongside confirmed bill toppers Radiohead, and also heavily rumoured Ed Sheer...
Foo Fighters have just confirmed as headliners for California’s BottleRock Festival, alongside Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Maroon 5.
After being announced for shows all over Europe and beyond, it appears that there may be more to the Foo Fighters’ 2017 - with the band apparently spend...
The final two headliners for Glastonbury 2017 - in addition to Radiohead - are rumoured to be Ed Sheeran and Foo Fighters.
Foo Fighters‘ Taylor Hawkins has given an update on the band’s new album, the follow-up to ‘Sonic Highways’, saying while they “will” be making a record...
They join Angel Olsen, Jenny Hval and loads more.
Following its first announcement a few weeks back, Roskilde has announced that Foo Fighters will headline its 2017 event, their first time playing the D...
Their summer is getting busier by the day – that ‘hiatus’ went well then
Foo Fighters have announced their first live show of 2017 - they’re set to headline next year’s Nos Alive festival.
They’ll join Depeche Mode at the top of the bill of the Lisbon based festival.
It's been almost a year since Foo Fighters finished their world tour (and released their Saint Celia EP to celebrate) but it looks like the wheels are s...
'KOTA' will be released later this month. Check out first track 'Range Rover Bitch' now.
The countdown is over and Foo Fighters' have announced details of a new EP. It's called 'Saint Cecilia', it's five tracks long and you can listen to it...
Foo Fighters have cancelled the remaining dates of their current European tour, following the attacks in Paris on Friday (13th November) that saw over 1...
Earlier this week, Foo Fighters swung by Cesena, Italy for a very special performance, having been invited by the Rockin’1000 campaign. The scheme saw 1...
Foo Fighters producer Butch Vig has revealed in a new interview that there could be a second season of the band’s documentary series Sonic Highways as e...
Foo Fighters are now 6/1 to headline Glastonbury 2016 according to William Hill, having been the favourites at 3/1 earlier this year.
No, not the TV series. Foo Fighters have launched a new website, acting as a lobby, with a countdown. Mysterious, right? The clock runs out on 23rd Nove...
Foo Fighters have won two Emmy awards for the documentary series that accompanied their last album, 2014’s ‘Sonic Highways’.
From Green Day's 'Cigarettes and Valentines' to Weezer's 'Songs From The Black Hole', history is full of albums that never saw the light of day. The sto...
After cancelling UK shows last month, including dates at Wembley and a Glastonbury headline slot, Foo Fighters have announced a re-arranged run for this...
When the Foo Fighters pulled out of Glastonbury because of Dave Grohl's broken leg, they let Kanye West make his 'greatest living rock star' speech with...
With the mud settling at Worthy Farm after another Glastonbury Festival, William Hill have revealed their odds on who they think will be heading up the...
William Hill are currently offering odds of 10/1 that Foo Fighters will still appear at Glastonbury for a secret set, despite the band having been force...
Foo Fighters have confirmed they have cancelled more shows due to frontman Dave Grohl's broken leg.
Despite being an absolute trooper and soldiering on through the rest of a concert in Sweden after breaking a leg, Dave Grohl has had to be at least a li...
BBC Radio 1’s One Big Weekend event in Norwich has started to look interesting, with some of the latest batch of acts announced for the May event. Takin...
To celebrate yesterday’s Record Store Day, Foo Fighters played a special show at an Ohio record store. With frontman Dave Grohl acting as official ambas...
Foo Fighters will play a special show this weekend for Record Store Day. With Dave Grohl taking the role of official ambassador for the annual event thi...
Every Foo Fighters tour with five or more confirmed dates, with full setlist data and most-played songs.
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