<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Foo-fighters ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/foo-fighters Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:04:10 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “To get into the personal details, of why that didn’t necessarily sync up, just didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters explains why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking were kept vague ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/to-get-into-the-personal-details-of-why-that-didnt-necessarily-sync-up-just-didnt-seem-like-it-was-going-to-benefit-anybody-nate-mendel-of-foo-fighters-explains-why-the-reasons-for-josh-freeses-sacking-were-kept-vague xPwgnN28VE84mK3WqsTrDn Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:04:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I'm totally uninvolved. I'm like the dad that wants to be there and know everything and she's just totally doing her own thing”: Dave Grohl says he had nothing to do with daughter Violet’s record deal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/im-totally-uninvolved-im-like-the-dad-that-wants-to-be-there-and-know-everything-and-shes-just-totally-doing-her-own-thing-dave-grohl-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-daughter-violets-record-deal tE2HDoekjYaCi6NGME9zvA Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:26:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It wasn’t just me… we were like, ‘Hey man, that was awesome. That was such a blast, but we are going to move on and find another drummer”: Dave Grohl explains the simple reasoning behind Josh Freese’s Foo Fighters exit ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/it-wasnt-just-me-we-were-like-hey-man-that-was-awesome-that-was-such-a-blast-but-we-are-going-to-move-on-and-find-another-drummer-dave-grohl-explains-the-simple-reasoning-behind-josh-freeses-foo-fighters-exit NhDofmBLtwSGpWKv58VMLf Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:50:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/one-day-it-was-nothing-but-laughs-were-on-stage-and-daves-looking-at-me-every-night-like-youre-killing-it-dude-and-then-it-was-just-over-josh-freese-is-still-puzzled-as-to-why-he-was-fired-from-foo-fighters 4dFibCWuvPjUFpTpUVptbS Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:40:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ll be back here sooner than you think. And we might have a whole new record of fucking songs that we just finished the other day”: Dave Grohl seems to confirm new Foos album is on its way ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/well-be-back-here-sooner-than-you-think-and-we-might-have-a-whole-new-record-of-fucking-songs-that-we-just-finished-the-other-day-dave-grohl-seems-to-confirm-new-foos-album-is-on-its-way xAQipwrA894Fk7fsADwr3G Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:14:35 +0000 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:14:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In the classic tradition…”: Guitarist Pat Smear is out of upcoming Foo Fighters dates after “bizarre gardening accident” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/in-the-classic-tradition-guitarist-pat-smear-is-out-of-upcoming-foo-fighters-dates-after-bizarre-gardening-accident APgtgZGANWhRp3eP2S5rGQ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:28:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/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 AmCDHT3RaL8N66M5YQz69M Mon, 15 Sep 2025 10:35:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It wasn’t music that I really resonated with”: Josh Freese lifts the lid on his departure from the Foo Fighters ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/drummers/it-wasnt-music-that-i-really-resonated-with-josh-freese-lifts-the-lid-on-his-departure-from-the-foo-fighters vooAJszezi929ZtiQ9Bq36 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:06:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nine Inch Nails have just played their first show back with drummer Josh Freese ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/nine-inch-nails-have-just-played-their-first-show-back-with-drummer-josh-freese tLSRA6ugjAtivdTgTTcciF Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:53:41 +0000 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:53:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s a drummer swap! Ilan Rubin signs on as Foo Fighters' new beat supplier whilst Josh Freese rejoins Nine Inch Nails ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-a-drummer-swap-ilan-rubin-signs-on-as-foo-fighters-new-beat-supplier-whilst-josh-freese-rejoins-nine-inch-nails oaQHYEmG8jvmfDXhfaSKsi Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:37:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "We have mended broken bones and broken hearts. But we have followed this road together, with each other, for each other, no matter what": Foo Fighters mark their 30th anniversary with a new song ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/we-have-mended-broken-bones-and-broken-hearts-but-we-have-followed-this-road-together-with-each-other-for-each-other-no-matter-what-foo-fighters-mark-their-30th-anniversary-with-a-new-song 29s66qo4YCp8VhizoBu4XX Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:32:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 has just seen its biggest ever discount - this is a call to save a whopping £380 at Andertons ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electric-guitars/the-epiphone-dave-grohl-dg-335-has-just-seen-its-biggest-ever-discount-this-is-a-call-to-save-a-whopping-gbp380-at-andertons khQGs7wUGJCUpbntUkyjnR Wed, 14 May 2025 14:38:26 +0000 Wed, 14 May 2025 14:54:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ "This is a game-changer for us. I mean, that's a pretty essential piece of gear": Andertons just slashed £249 off the Behringer X32 mixer, which has Foo Fighter Chris Shiflett's stamp of approval ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/mixers/behringer-x32-cyber-monday-deal T6jbVp8PwZUcZHhqbqXc9c Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:31:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is this the best, the best, the best Black Friday deal for Foo Fighters fans? Save a whopping £230 off the newly released Epiphone DG-335 Dave Grohl signature guitar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electric-guitars/black-friday-epiphone-dg-335-dave-grohl-deal RVZZUj9qMv8zBRH5YWsxmg Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:47:01 +0000 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 15:47:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/theres-three-of-us-playing-guitar-in-foo-fighters-a-lot-of-tone-details-can-get-lost-which-is-what-drew-me-to-the-cleaver-that-p-90-cut-chris-shiflett-on-how-he-found-his-weapon-of-choice-with-his-fender-cleaver-telecaster-deluxe KNZfULHgi9kKuYFFWC9ozU Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:08:55 +0000 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:09:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kurt ended up giving me this rad guitar!”: Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear recalls how his ‘good’ guitar wasn’t good enough for Nirvana ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/kurt-ended-up-giving-me-this-rad-guitar-foo-fighters-pat-smear-recalls-how-his-good-guitar-wasnt-good-enough-for-nirvana y2XvCDKpeaaaStMrSqSX2V Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s been road-tested, dropped on its head, kicked around, x-rayed, strummed, chicken-picked, and arpeggio swept!”: Fender and Chris Shiflett team up for signature Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electric-guitars/fender-chris-shiflett-cleaver-telecaster-deluxe DVqj2cm8RjbbQYCaaPDPiW Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:36:30 +0000 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:22:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Foo Fighters discovered a ghostly presence that not only knew how to terrify people, but also about the ins and outs of using Pro Tools”: The scariest places music has been recorded ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/recording/the-foo-fighters-discovered-a-ghostly-presence-that-not-only-knew-how-to-terrify-people-but-also-about-the-ins-and-outs-of-using-pro-tools-the-scariest-places-music-has-been-recorded 4f29z6Lp8h3CJEgVrqGgxU Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I mean, that is like so illegal in the Foo Fighters but I’ve slipped it in just a little bit without asking!”: Chris Shiflett says Richie Sambora inspired him to take a pink Superstrat on tour with the Foos, and now he’s divebombing in solos ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/foo-fighters-chris-shiflett-takes-charvel-superstrat-on-tour-divebombs-in-his-solos-all-because-of-richie-sambora VKRytG5kGCHwWNrR7BowAi Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:31:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ How a chance encounter in rural Ireland inspired Dave Grohl to form the Foo Fighters: “Even in the most remote area I could possibly find, I can’t outrun this thing... so I thought, ‘I'm gonna go home, and I’m gonna start over’” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/ireland-dave-grohl-nirvana-foo-fighters vnYYwXDpjCK5NqAG2wmnp Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:37:58 +0000 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:23:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I only played the drums on that song”: Foo Fighters cover Tenacious D but Dave Grohl forgets the words ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-grohl-tenacious-d eFjhjhBJcCK6dnoqi3CzQL Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:24:06 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m telling you man; you don’t want to incur the wrath of Taylor Swift”: Dave Grohl lights the blue touchpaper on Foo's "Errors Tour" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/im-telling-you-man-you-dont-want-to-incur-the-wrath-of-taylor-swift-dave-grohl obM4gAXCesL54ZNem3eWxK Mon, 24 Jun 2024 10:15:51 +0000 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:10:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Watch this, he’s not fu*king around!” says Dave Grohl as Shane Hawkins plays drums with Foo Fighters during two consecutive London dates ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-shane-hawkins-play-drums-foo-fighters-ill-stick-around-and-my-hero-london D7N2tS6eKXSSBaH2WmPsCX Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:56:07 +0000 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:15:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Grohl spotted using a Gibson Explorer again live with the Foo Fighters – but something about this one suggests it might become a signature model ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-grohl-is-using-a-gibson-explorer-again-live-with-the-foo-fighters-but-something-about-this-one-suggests-it-might-become-a-signature-model UDgxYbjNm93t5ZZgfBpNsK Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:37:20 +0000 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:53:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch: Josh Freese delivers a jaw-dropping version of Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher drum intro at Foo Fighters’ Glasgow gig ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-josh-freese-plays-van-halen-hot-for-teacher-drum-intro-foo-fighters gt2iqTiNrNM6uoTLHUtR8L Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:23:36 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:27:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I continue to miss Taylor, as does the band, his family, friends and the rest of the world.” Josh Freese pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins while marking one year as the Foo Fighters’ drummer ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/josh-freese-pays-tribute-to-taylor-hawkins-while-marking-one-year-since-he-officialy-got-the-gig-as-foo-fighters-drummer jR6JEe3rGVxPHE2esoVv8W Wed, 22 May 2024 20:06:39 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2024 10:07:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Don't even get us started on that Van Halen sh*t": Wolfgang Van Halen plays Eruption and Hot For Teacher with the Foo Fighters ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/wolfgang-van-halen-plays-eruption-and-hot-for-teacher-with-the-foo-fighters zWfx5mV4Wza2mqr9Na9eVL Sun, 12 May 2024 22:03:03 +0000 Mon, 13 May 2024 07:20:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Inside some of these catchy tunes lie really interesting voicings": Learn 4 guitar chords from the Foo Fighters ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/foo-fighters-chords ygfmFkYigfazxuKRE3GXsA Mon, 06 May 2024 08:00:01 +0000 Mon, 06 May 2024 20:16:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It continues to be bittersweet. Part of me is like, 'I wish there wasn’t a reason for me to be the drummer in the Foo Fighters.’” Josh Freese on getting the call from Dave Grohl to take over from Taylor Hawkins ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/josh-freese-on-joining-foo-fighters-replacing-drum-tracks-double-kick-and-sting 9b3XnsvFmWiCdRRHjYM85W Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:28:17 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:38:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years: “APC has always been a very special band for me…” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/josh-freese-rejoins-a-perfect-circle KWui6uXomyskTZbt2mGB9a Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:28:12 +0000 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:32:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just got some prototypes in different colours… It sounds really good”: Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has a new signature Telecaster incoming – here’s everything we know about it so far ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/chris-shiflett-shares-details-of-his-new-signature-fender-telecaster-deluxe UaaGnzirFpS5vDZJKJKyGJ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:07:01 +0000 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:07:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Holy sh*t, that's good!”: Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett on replacing his amps with the Quad Cortex for his solo tour – plus, the lowdown on the other essentials in his current rig ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/chris-shiflett-quad-cortex-guitar-gear-interview JuNgyYa23n7bbr8nE27HQY Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:48:48 +0000 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:58:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is one of the most requested models in Epiphone’s history”: Foo Fighters fans rejoice – the Dave Grohl DG-335 is finally here and it’s got Gibson USA pickups ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/epiphone-launches-dave-grohl-dg335 zLi69vDXDR8LBBkwyWSaaF Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:00:09 +0000 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:06:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 songs featuring Josh Freese on drums (that you might not know were him) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-songs-featuring-josh-freese-on-drums-that-you-might-not-know-were-him TPYTkWhnSpdj3c5A94Wpoh Wed, 27 Dec 2023 08:22:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Grohl has sketched instructions for building a beer bong and how to smuggle hash in a cassette tape, and now they’re being auctioned for charity ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-grohl-beer-bong-hash-smuggling-instruction-drawings-auctioned-for-charity BDbxRPkuqzx6NwTQNUMiQL Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:06:32 +0000 Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:11:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Shiflett on the overlooked key to becoming a better guitar player, making records the Nashville way and why he used an amp pedal for his solo tour ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/chris-shiflett-on-the-overlooked-key-to-becoming-a-better-guitar-player-making-records-the-nashville-way-and-why-he-used-an-amp-pedal-for-his-solo-tour hjA5gqCqAjczamT5hBTiQj Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:55:18 +0000 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:35:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ H.E.R plays a Charvel to join Foo Fighters for a sublime duet on their song The Glass ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/her-plays-a-charvel-to-join-foo-fighters-for-a-sublime-duet-on-their-song-the-glass XC4wYLDdnhWiZBNEqXzDrK Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:32:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Shane Hawkins play drums on Led Zeppelin, Van Halen and Black Sabbath songs with Taylor Hawkins’ cover band, Chevy Metal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/shane-hawkins-drums-with-taylor-hawkins-covers-band-chevy-metal-zeppelin-van-halen-black-sabbath-songs t7o7qoF9RCXM6RDrNx9FfS Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:27:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Weezer drummer Pat Wilson play guitar with Foo Fighters at Japan's Fuji Rock festival ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-weezer-drummer-pat-wilson-play-guitar-with-foo-fighters-plus-alanis-morisette-sinead-oconnor-tribute dZ74y5rWRUEhAbVGobXmyU Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:34:56 +0000 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 15:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch a teenage Josh Freese appear in a promo video for Simmons electronic drums ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-teenage-josh-freese-foo-fighters-appear-in-simmons-electronic-drums-promo-video xPtwwNwJbzpa4Y9oSa9eFR Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:15:48 +0000 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:28:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch: the time Josh Freese sat in on drums for Blink-182 at Warped Tour ’99 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/watch-new-foo-fighters-drummer-josh-freese-sit-in CYv2XoHQzAg72ex6yNA34Y Tue, 23 May 2023 12:38:07 +0000 Tue, 23 May 2023 22:45:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five reasons to rewatch Foo Fighters debuting new drummer Josh Freese ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/foo-fighters-unveil-josh-freese-new-drummer-watch-again SoFc2EBQJxERyA5QjfmSbJ Mon, 22 May 2023 18:41:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Grohl plays a white Gibson DG-335 custom signature guitar as Foo Fighters debut new song Nothing At All ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dave-grohl-plays-a-white-gibson-dg-335-custom-signature-guitar-as-foo-fighters-debut-new-song-nothing-at-all VyFd4BG5ZhX5ybmUN48LSj Mon, 22 May 2023 13:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Did Paiste cymbals reveal the new Foo Fighters drummer early? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/paiste-cymbals-reveals-foo-fighters-drummer-early-with-blurred-photo-of-drum-kit 7H9bXoMdjVmsJJebjfP9Wj Sun, 21 May 2023 18:06:14 +0000 Sun, 21 May 2023 18:11:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters unveil new song Under You plus a streamed event as speculation surrounding new drummer continues ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/foo-fighters-release-new-song-under-you-as-speculation-about-who-will-be-the-new-drummer-continues i9WCBcfGQG4iT9xdbvvZT3 Wed, 17 May 2023 21:33:11 +0000 Wed, 17 May 2023 21:57:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters tease 13-second clip of what appears to be their first new music since Taylor Hawkins’ passing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/foo-fighters-tease-first-new-music-since-taylor-hawkins-passing 8pbRJqpsQLUKfDzkL3msid Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:40:15 +0000 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:47:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch 100 drummers play Foo Fighters' double-drum classic, My Hero in tribute to Taylor Hawkins ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/100-drummers-play-foo-fighters-my-hero-in-tribute-to-taylor-hawkins-one-year-anniversary QsKSJi95qG9zSWAbW8Zea Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:25:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Taylor Hawkins LA tribute concert: everything you need to know ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/how-to-watch-the-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert-live-and-on-demand 6B79XT8ifbqhEKihwwkNQH Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:41:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Foo Fighters tear through a three-song medley and pay tribute to Charlie Watts at the MTV Video Music Awards ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/foo-fighters-live-mtv 7fS3wHwheaS8Bw2hiQGhu5 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:50:32 +0000 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:59:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear touring pedalboards revealed ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-chris-shiflett-pedalboard JmFt6bpfsR7Wa3gTAqxEC8 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:50:20 +0000 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:36:20 +0000