Many artists have objected to hearing their songs used to soundtrack Trump rallies. On Friday, that included Foo Fighters, whose 1997 hit “My Hero” played at an Arizona campaign stop to welcome Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage. RFK Jr. had announced that he was suspending his campaign for …
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Donald Trump has drawn the ire of yet another artist over his unauthorized use of music, this time angering Foo Fighters after Trump played that band’s “My Hero” at an Arizona rally Friday. At the campaign event, Trump revealed that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had both suspended his …
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Among Dave Grohl’s many contributions to popular music, easily in the top five is essential work with Tenacious D on their 2001 classic, “Tribute.” Grohl not only played rhythm guitar and drums on the studio version of the track, but he also popped up in the video, too, as the …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Over a year after releasing the band’s 11th studio album But Here We Are — the first project since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins — Foo Fighters …
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Foo Fighters were forced to end their concert in Queens, New York early last night. The rock band was performing at Citi Field when a thunderstorm hit the Tri-State area. The venue confirmed that the show had “concluded” on social media, citing “the presence of lightning in the area.” The …
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On Saturday night, Foo Fighters performed at London Stadium for the second night in a row as part of their Everything or Nothing at All Tour. About 20 miles away, on the other side of the city, Taylor Swift took the stage at Wembley Stadium for the second of three …
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The life cycle of a Foo Fighters song doesn’t always end with a track being recorded, released, and performed on tour. They have records that have made it onto albums, but never onto a tour setlist. They also have some that never made it past the early recording stages, but …
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A (sorta) new music festival has entered the chat: On Tuesday, Soundside Music Festival announced that Foo Fighters and Noah Kahan will headline its first-ever festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut this September. Soundside replaces Connecticut’s previous Sound on Sound with a new name, and new promoter, C3 Presents, which helms festivals …
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Foo Fighters pulled a prank on the Welcome to Rockville crowd Saturday, pretending to play a pair of Van Halen classics… only to reveal Mammoth WVH’s Wolfgang Van Halen was actually performing in the wings. The gag occurred during the headlining set’s usual mid-show medley featuring the music of drummer …
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Foo Fighters paid tribute to Steve Albini — who worked with Dave Grohl on Nirvana’s In Utero — Thursday night at the band’s concert in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Tonight, I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend we lost the other day, who I’ve known for a long, long …
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