Foo Fighters

When a friend calls, Dave Grohl answers. And when that particular friend is Josh Homme, calling to ask him to make an appearance at the Josh Homme & Friends benefit concert, the Foo Fighters frontman jumped straight into rehearsal mode. Grohl’s process started with pulling up the lyrics to Doja Cat’s rebellious single “Paint the Town Red” and concluded with him penning a completely new song specifically for Homme. “I spent a couple of days trying to figure out like, ‘What the fuck am I gonna play?’” Grohl…

Dave Grohl paid tribute to his one-time Nirvana bandmate Paul McCartney (technically, it’s true!) with a rendition of “Live and Let Die” at the Love Rocks NYC benefit concert Thursday night, March 7.  The Foo Fighters frontman gave a characteristically full-throated performance of McCartney’s hit 1973 James Bond theme song. Though he strained a bit to hit some of the high notes during the ballad-y sections and left the “You know you did” refrain to the backing vocalists, he attacked the hard rock portions the way…

Foo Fighters are heading to Washington, D.C. for a one-night-only show on March 5 to advocate for healthcare price transparency. Fat Joe and Chuck D will also be in attendance. The private event is hosted by Power to the Patients, a nonprofit dedicated to creating “a more affordable, accessible, and equitable healthcare system through price transparency.” The band joins Fat Joe, who has helped lead the charge by meeting with members of Congress to urge them to pass legislation that will codify and expand healthcare…

Actor/Tenacious D singer makes surprise appearance at Auckland show to lend a hand on Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap track Foo Fighters resumed their tour of Australia and New Zealand Saturday following a monthlong break, and as they have done a handful of times on the trek, the band delivered a cover of AC/DC’s “Big Balls.” This time, however, they were joined by Jack Black for the saucy Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap track. Taking the stage at Auckland, New Zealand’s Mount Smart Stadium, Dave Grohl…

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, the Killers, Vampire Weekend, Bonnie Raitt and hundreds more set to invade the Big Easy this spring The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, the Killers, and Bonnie Raitt highlight the 2024 Jazz Fest lineup as the venerated festival returns to New Orleans from April 25 to May 5. Vampire Weekend, Queen Latifah, Heart, Bomba Estéreo, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Earth, Wind & Fire, Widespread Panic, and the Beach…

“She was the most important person in my entire life. So I thought this had to be the most important music I ever made," singer says of But Here We Are's 10-minute track Dave Grohl goes in-depth about the Foo Fighters track “The Teacher,” which he penned as a tribute to his late mother Virginia, on the latest episode of the Song Exploder podcast. Virginia Grohl, a longtime teacher, died in August 2022, about five months after the death of Taylor Hawkins; Foo Fighters’ latest album But Here We…

Once upon a time, Dave Grohl hit snooze instead of joining boygenius in the studio. Phoebe Bridgers (and her bandmates) recently spoke to NME and revealed that the Foo Fighters frontman and the trio had a “missed connection” when they were making The Record. “There was this missed connection where Dave was actually going to come to the studio and play on ,” Bridgers told the outlet. “Then he slept through it or whatever, and we didn’t end up meeting.” In the interview, Bridgers reflected on her and her…

Shaky Knees in Atlanta is getting in early on the hype for next year’s festival season, announcing Foo Fighters, Weezer, and Noah Kahan as headliners for 2024. The three-day event will take place May 3 through 5 at Central Park in downtown Atlanta. The lineup leans heavily on rock and alternative acts, including Queens of the Stone Age, the Offspring, Young the Giant, Girl in Red, Billy Idol, Portugal. The Man, Interpol, Royal Blood, Waxahatchee, Dinosaur Jr., Miike Snow, Del Water Gap, Holly Humberstone, Chicano…

The singer and songwriter recently performed the Foo Fighters song alongside the band on Saturday Night Live H.E.R’s magnetic take on the Foo Fighters single “The Glass” was first previewed when she joined the band on Saturday Night Live in October. Following the performance, the singer and songwriter laid the track down on her own in the studio. On Friday, Nov. 17, H.E.R.‘s solo rendition of “The Glass” will be made available on streaming as the A-side of Foo Fighters’ double single release.…

Brian Johnson, left, and Justin Hawkins Photograph: Kevin Mazur/MBC Facebook Twitter Brian Johnson, left, and Justin Hawkins…