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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl learned of daughter's record deal over dinner

The Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is not involved in his daughter Violet's music career.

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“We played at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert with the Foo Fighters. After we finished our set, everyone was encouraging us to go back on tour”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee look back on the moment that sparked the idea for a Rush reunion

Rush have just announced an extension to their Fifty Something Tour, with new dates in the UK, Europe and South America

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As a life-long Foo Fighters fanatic, I've spent years decoding Dave Grohl’s stadium-sized wall of sound – here are the 5 essential pedals you need to nail his tone

Ever wondered what pedals Dave Grohl uses live? Well, these are the stomps that power the Foo Fighters from Boss, ProCo, MXR, and more

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Foo Fighters spark fan frenzy with new ticket rule for surprise gig

Tickets could only be purchased in-person from a single box office

The Independent UK

Dave Grohl says ‘world is not the same’ since death of Foo Fighters bandmate

Taylor Hawkins died suddenly in 2022 while the band were on the South American leg of their world tour.

Evening Standard

“One day it was nothing but laughs. We're on stage and Dave's looking at me every night like, 'You're killing it, dude!!!' And then it was just... over": Josh Freese is still puzzled as to why he was fired from Foo Fighters

He’s now back behind the kit for Nine Inch Nails

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Josh Freese: Don't feel sorry for me

Josh Freese has insisted no one "should feel sorry" for him after he was sacked by the Foo Fighters because he's very happy with his career now.

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"I've got to be careful about what I say about it. But I've got a lot to say." Superstar drummer Josh Freese on his enforced "mystery" exit from Foo Fighters

"One day it was nothing but laughs... and then it was just over"

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Foo Fighters have 'finished' new album

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has suggested the band will be making a return to the charts shortly as they have "finished" a "whole new record".

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“He’s played with everybody, so he really saved us and rescued us tonight”: Dave Grohl thanks Jason Falkner for “rescuing” the Foo Fighters as they play their first show since Pat Smear’s bizarre injury

The former Nirvana touring guitarist has had to sit out the band’s latest tour after a spot of gardening ended with him breaking his leg

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Trent Reznor explains 'drummer swap' with Foo Fighters

Trent Reznor explained how his band Nine Inch Nails ended up swapping drummers with Foo Fighters after Josh Freese left Dave Grohl's group and joined NIN to be replaced in the Foo Fighters by NIN star Ilan Rubin.

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Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers: ‘We don’t want to be the biggest band in the world. It’s just fun playing with our besties’

The Australian rock band are ‘legit now’ with their second album Glory. They talk about performing while underage, playing with Dave Grohl and the ‘girl band’ label

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“I had no idea how good of a guitar player he was when we started recording. Most of the guitar on the records is him”: Foo Fighters super-producer Nick Raskulinecz on the most surprising thing about Dave Grohl's guitar playing

Raskulinecz credits Grohl with jumpstarting his career after the Foo Fighters frontman gave him the opportunity to produce and engineer the band's fourth album

Guitar World

“I finally get the opportunity to say, ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome, the most badass mother, Ilan Rubin”: Dave Grohl introduces new drummer at Foos' secret gig

And there’s another one tonight in Santa Ana

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Josh Freese didn't 'resonate' with Foo Fighters music

Ex-Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese has admitted that he didn't "resonate" with the music of the Dave Grohl-led rockers following his departure from the band earlier this year.

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“It wasn’t music that I really resonated with”: Josh Freese lifts the lid on his departure from the Foo Fighters

He felt he “had to be firing on all cylinders all the time.”

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“This is the original, hand-made at the Nashville Gibson Custom Shop”: Dave Grohl’s own Gibson DG-335 prototype has surfaced – and it’s up for sale on Reverb

The Gibson Custom Shop build featured on stage and in the studio with the Foo Fighters between 2005 and 2007

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Who is Ilan Rubin? Quick Facts on Foo Fighters' New Drummer After Firing Josh Freese from The Band

Ilan Rubin, renowned drummer and Rock Hall inductee, joins Foo Fighters, marking a new chapter amid band's recent changes.

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The Independent UK

Foo Fighters reveal identity of new drummer

Ilan Rubin is best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails

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Foo Fighters release new single to mark 30th anniversary

Rock star Dave Grohl has reflected on the evolution of the Foo Fighters.

The Independent UK

Dave Grohl and wife Jordyn Blum attend Wimbledon in first appearance since infidelity scandal

The Foo Fighters frontman and his wife were among the stars in the Royal Box on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Sam Fender and Chappell Roan help bring £1.2bn tourism boost to North West

Sam Fender, Chappell Roan and the Foo Fighters brought music tourists to Manchester, while Taylor Swift’s tour brought overseas fans to the UK.

The Guardian - AU

‘Don’t tell them ... they’ll all come’: why are so many sea-changers moving to Geelong?

Coastal town, an hour from Melbourne, overtakes the Sunshine Coast in popularity. Cait Kelly asks locals what makes it such an appealing place to live

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Foo Fighters‘ tour rider for Jakarta includes special permission to swear, smoke and drink on stage

Foo Fighters‘ tour rider for Jakarta allows them permission to swear, smoke and drink on stage but they won’t touch on “sensitive topics”.

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Taylor Hawkins' son Shane is touring with his late dad's covers band Chevy Metal, not Foo Fighters

Shane Hawkins has dispelled rumours he's taking over from fired Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese.

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