As expected following a series of recent surprise club shows that introduced new drummer Ilan Rubin, Foo Fighters will embark on a North American stadium tour next summer. The Dave Grohl-led group has also released its second fresh tune of the year, the ferocious “Asking for a Friend,” ahead of an anticipated new album at […]
Foo Fighters are rewarding fans who didn’t get a chance to see them at four surprise club shows in recent weeks with a live EP, Foo Fighters – Are Playing Where ??? Vol. 1, which is exclusively available now as a pay-your-own-price download for Bandcamp Friday. Accurately described as “six absolutely ripping live tracks recorded […]
Foo Fighters were supposed to return to the road for the first time in more than a year — and with brand new drummer Ilan Rubin — on Oct. 2 in Jakarta. But Dave Grohl and company clearly couldn’t wait to get back onstage, which they’ll do tomorrow (Sept. 13) at the 900-capacity Fremont Theater […]
Nine Inch Nails touring drummer llan Rubin will replace Josh Freese behind the kit in Foo Fighters, multiple sources confirm to SPIN. The decision to hire Rubin, 37, was made two weeks ago following the departure of Freese, who was let go in May. Freese had filled the Foos’ drum role since 2023 in the wake […]
A new documentary titled Let There Be Drums!, out on Oct. 28, features the last filmed interview from late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. A trailer was just released yesterday in which there’s a clip of Hawkins saying that the “second I sat on the drums, it was like a bolt of lightning went through […]
Bigger has traditionally been better when it comes to the Foo Fighters, so it was no surprise the group outdid itself again on Tuesday (Sept. 27) at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum during the second of two tribute concerts for drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died suddenly on March 25. Having just staged a massive celebration of […]
Miley Cyrus rocked out with Def Leppard and members of the Foo Fighters tonight (Sept. 27) at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, performing “Photograph” as a duet with Leppard’s Joe Elliott. Beforehand, Def Leppard was joined by Grohl, Weezer drummer Pat Wilson and Foos guitarists Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett […]
Dave Grohl’s 16-year-old daughter Violet kicked off a star-studded tribute to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins tonight (Sept. 27) at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles with a moving rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” backed by guitarist Alain Johannes. “This is the hometown shit tonight, so you’ve gotta make it loud for Taylor,” Dave […]
On the eve of the second Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in Los Angeles, Heart co-founder Nancy Wilson has shared a song about the late Foo Fighters drummer, “Amigo Amiga,” which she began writing the day of his March 25 passing. [embedded content][embedded content] At the request of the Foo Fighters, Wilson will perform the track […]
Fresh off performing in London with his Foo Fighters bandmates for the first time since drummer Taylor Hawkins’ death, guitarist Chris Shiflett has released his second solo single in recent weeks, “Born & Raised.” The track offers up a big dose of Nashville twang thanks to contributions from crack Music City players such as bassist […]