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Foo Fighters

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Background information
OriginSeattle, Washington, U.S.
GenresPop, hip hop, pop rap
Years active1994-present
LabelsRCA
Capitol
Websitewww.foofighters.com
MembersCaptain Baranacles, Kwazii, Peso
Past membersDashi, Shellington, Tweak

The band has achieved a world-wide following, and has won many awards for their music. They have released ten studio albums and twenty-eight singles. Foo Fighters has won fifteen Grammy Awards, and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1][2] The current members of the band are Dave Grohl (singing and guitar), Pat Smear (guitar), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Nate Mendel (bass guitar), and Rami Jaffee (piano). Josh Freese Was announced for Hawkins replacement p[3] Alan Vaytsman performed many tribute to Taylor Hawkins. The song by John Lennon is dedicated to Taylor Hawkins.

Band members

Current members

  • Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar (1994–present)
  • Nate Mendel – bass (1995–present)
  • Pat Smear – guitar (1995–1997, 2010–present; session/touring musician 2005–2010)
  • Chris Shiflett – guitar (1999–present)
  • Rami Jaffee – keyboards, piano (2017–present; session/touring musician 2005–2017)
  • Josh Freese – drums, percussion (2023–present)[4]

Former members

Former touring/session musicians

  • Drew Hester – percussion, vibraphone (2005–2008)
  • Petra Haden – backing vocals, violin, mandolin (2005–2006)
  • Jessy Greene – cello, violin, backing vocals (2007–2008)
  • Laura Mace – backing vocals (2017–2022)[5]
  • Samantha Sidley – backing vocals (2017–2022)[5]
  • Barbara Gruska – backing vocals (2017–2022)[5]

Timeline

Studio albums

Tours

Main page: List of Foo Fighters concert tours

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  • Foo Fighters Tour (1995–96)
  • The Colour and the Shape Tour (1997–99)
  • There Is Nothing Left to Lose Tour (1999–2001)
  • One by One Tour (2002–03)
  • In Your Honor Tour (2005–06)
  • Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour (2007–08)
  • Wasting Light Tour (2011–12)
  • Sonic Highways World Tour (2014–15)
  • Concrete and Gold Tour (2017–18)
  • Medicine at Midnight Tour (2021–22)
  • Australia & New Zealand 2023/24 (2023–24)
  • Everything or Nothing at All Tour (2024)

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Awards and nominations

Main page: List of awards and nominations received by Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters first received a Grammy Award for their music video for "Learn to Fly" in 2000, and they have won ten others. These include four Grammys in the Best Rock Album category for: There Is Nothing Left to Lose; One by One; Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace; and Wasting Light; and three awards for Best Hard Rock Performance for the songs "All My Life", "The Pretender", and "White Limo".[6] The band also received three Kerrang! Awards. At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, the band won Best Rock Video for "Walk". They won the Radio Contraband Major Label Artist of the Year in 2011 and 2014. The band won Song of the Year for "Something from Nothing" and Album of the Year for Sonic Highways both in 2014.

The band was nominated for six Grammy Awards—Album of the Year, Best Rock Performance, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album, and Best Long Form Music Video (for Back and Forth)—at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards held in February 2012.[7] They won five of the six,[8] losing only to Adele in the Album of the Year category.[7]

In September 2021, the band received the first Global Icon Award at that year's MTV Video Music Awards.[9] The following month, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their first year of eligibility.[10]

Foo Fighters Media

  • Dave Grohl (pictured in 2019) founded Foo Fighters after his band Nirvana disbanded in 1994.

  • The Foo Fighters performing at Phoenix Festival in 1996

  • Long-time drummer Taylor Hawkins (pictured in 2017) joined the band in 1997.

  • Chris Shiflett (pictured in 2017) joined as guitarist in 1999.

  • Grohl performing with the Foo Fighters in 2003

  • Grohl performing with the Foo Fighters in 2006

  • The Foo Fighters performing live in 2007

  • Hawkins (second from left) and Grohl (right) with John Paul Jones (left) and Jimmy Page (second from right) of Led Zeppelin performing at Wembley Stadium, London, in 2008

  • The Foo Fighters in 2009. From left to right: Hawkins, Shiflett, Grohl, Mendel.

  • The Foo Fighters performing in December 2011

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Grohl interview: 'I'm going to fix my leg and then I'm going to come back'". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  2. ↑ Young, Alex (2021-10-31). "Paul McCartney inducts Foo Fighters Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Watch". Consequence. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  3. ↑ Childers, Chad. "Dave Grohl Confirms Rami Jaffe as Foo Fighters Member". Loudwire. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  4. ↑ Sun, Michael (2023-05-22) (in en-GB). Foo Fighters announce Josh Freese as new drummer after Taylor Hawkins' death. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/22/foo-fighters-announce-josh-freese-as-new-drummer-after-taylor-hawkins-death. Retrieved 2023-05-22. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bennett, Cole. "EntertainmentOpinion Medicine At Midnight: After 25 years, The Foo Fighters have still got it". The Comets’ Tale. Grand Ledge High School. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Grammy Winners List". Grammy Award. Retrieved April 28, 2008.[dead link]
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners And Nominees List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 12, 2012. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/. Retrieved October 12, 2022. 
  8. ↑ Halperin, Shirley (February 12, 2012). "Grammys 2012: Adele Wins Major Awards, Foo Fighters and a Beatle Bring on the Rock". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-adele-wins-awards-foo-fighters-paul-mccartney-289906/. Retrieved October 12, 2022. 
  9. ↑ Exposito, Suzy (September 12, 2021). "Foo Fighters shred, accept MTV Global Icon Award at the 2021 VMAs". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-12/foo-fighters-shred-accept-mtv-global-icon-award-at-the-2021-vmas. Retrieved October 12, 2022. 
  10. ↑ Young, Alex (October 31, 2021). "Paul McCartney Inducts Foo Fighters Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Watch". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
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