105-642: Sonic Highways World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Foo Fighters , in support of their eighth studio album Sonic Highways . It began on December 10, 2014, in Cape Town , South Africa and continued through South America, Oceania, North America, Europe and Asia. The tour abruptly ended after the November 2015 Paris attacks which included the slaughter of fans and crew at a concert by fellow U.S. rock band Eagles of Death Metal . The band were playing in Bologna on
210-561: A Pocketwatch -era song that was best known as a Nirvana B side. In November 2006, the band released their first live CD, Skin and Bones , featuring fifteen performances captured over a three-night stint in Los Angeles. For the follow-up to In Your Honor , the band recruited The Colour and the Shape producer Gil Norton. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace was released on September 25, 2007. The album's first single, " The Pretender ",
315-414: A World War II term for unidentified flying objects . He hoped the name would lead listeners to assume the music was made by several people. He said later: "Had I actually considered this to be a career, I probably would have called it something else, because it's the stupidest fucking band name in the world." The demo tape circulated in the industry, creating interest among record labels. Grohl formed
420-496: A 2013 interview with MusicRadar, Mendel said Sunny Day Real Estate was inactive. According to Mendel, the band attempted to record a full-length album after the end of their reunion tour, but the sessions "just fell apart". In 2014 the band released one song from those sessions, "Lipton Witch," on a split 7-inch vinyl with Circa Survive on Record Store Day . In January 2022, the band announced its third reunion, with Chris Jordan replacing Mendel on bass guitar. The band embarked on
525-502: A 2013 interview with MusicRadar, Mendel stated that Sunny Day Real Estate was inactive. According to Mendel, the band attempted to record a new full length after the end of their reunion tour, but the sessions "just fell apart." In 2014, the band released a split 7-inch vinyl with Circa Survive on Record Store Day . The band's only song from the 7-inch, "Lipton Witch," was their first new material released in 14 years. In December 2018, William Goldsmith claimed on his Facebook page that
630-512: A North American tour to promote Sonic Highways , beginning with a special Fourth of July event in Washington, D.C. , that would commemorate the band's 20th anniversary. The all-day event was to be held at Washington's RFK Stadium featuring performances by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts , Heart , LL Cool J , Gary Clark Jr. , and Buddy Guy . Dave Grohl's injury initially led to speculation that
735-477: A band to support the album. He spoke to Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic , about joining the group, but he decided against it. Grohl said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together, but would have been "weird" for the others and place more pressure on Grohl. Instead, Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith , both of the recently disbanded Seattle group Sunny Day Real Estate . Nirvana touring guitarist Pat Smear joined as
840-580: A benefit concert in Hollywood for the AIDS denialist group Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives , with a speech by the founder, Christine Maggiore , and distribution of free copies of her self-published book, What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong? . The Foo Fighters website featured a section devoted to Alive & Well. Sandra Thurman , the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy , said this
945-583: A driving rainstorm. In September 2011 before a show in Kansas City , the band performed a parody song in front of a protest by the Westboro Baptist Church . It mocked the church's opposition to homosexuality and was performed in the same faux-trucker garb that was seen in the band's Hot Buns promotional video. It was announced on September 28, 2011, that the Foo Fighters would be performing during
1050-408: A farm in rural Washington , while Mendel and Goldsmith joined Foo Fighters , the band which Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl had formed following the death of Kurt Cobain . In 1997, following a dispute with Grohl during the sessions for the second Foo Fighters record, Goldsmith departed the band, but Mendel remained. In 1997, Sub Pop began pressing Enigk and Hoerner about the possibility of releasing
1155-505: A hiatus from touring (which would last until January 2011). These sessions likely lasted from late 2008 – early 2009. While the members of the Foo Fighters had initially planned for their new album (composed of songs from this recording session) to have come out in 2009 with almost no touring support, they ultimately decided to shelve most of the songs from these sessions. Three of these songs were later released — "Wheels" and "Word Forward" (on their 2009 compilation album, Greatest Hits ); and
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#17328525633391260-512: A lot of songs, there aren't lyrics! In a lot of cases, we never sat down to write them, because we just wanted to get it out of the way as fast as possible. So I just sang a lot of gibberish, which makes it really quirky. My favorite is the Japanese translations". After the breakup, Enigk pursued a solo career, releasing his first solo album, Return of the Frog Queen , in 1996. Hoerner moved out to
1365-482: A montage of Letterman highlights while the Foo Fighters played " Everlong ", which Letterman said had significant meaning for him after his open-heart surgery in 2000, introducing them as "my favorite band, playing my favorite song." The band postponed their international tour to make the appearance; the tour resumed on May 24, with a performance at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich, England. On June 12, Grohl fell from
1470-717: A new project, Thief, Steal Me a Peach, in which Hoerner played bass and Enigk played guitar. After Mendel returned from tour, Hoerner convinced him to let Enigk join Sunny Day Real Estate on vocals and guitar. Early on, the band's influences included Dischord Records bands like Rites of Spring and Shudder to Think . Where Hoerner's vocal style had been in the rougher, hardcore vein, Enigk's vocals were higher-pitched, inspired by Shudder to Think singer Craig Wedren . The musicians also decided to add slower tempos and more groove to their songs. The band's new style went on to shape what music fans and journalists alike consider
1575-474: A newly recorded version of "Rope" (which ended up making the final cut of Wasting Light ). In August 2010, the band began recording their seventh studio album with producer Butch Vig , who had previously produced the two new tracks for the band's Greatest Hits album. The album was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage using only analog equipment. The album won five Grammys and was nominated for six. The recording
1680-476: A one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl , the lineup now consists of Grohl (lead vocals, guitar), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear (guitars), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), and Josh Freese (drums). Drummers William Goldsmith and Taylor Hawkins , along with guitarist Franz Stahl , are former members of the band. Grohl, who created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana broke up in 1994, recorded what would become
1785-509: A performance in Arizona coinciding with one of the presidential debates . Having spent a year and a half touring behind One by One , Grohl did not want to rush into recording another Foo Fighters record. Initially Grohl intended to write acoustic material by himself but eventually the project involved the entire band. To record its fifth album, the band shifted to Los Angeles and built a recording studio, dubbed Studio 606 West. Grohl insisted that
1890-427: A rarities record of Sunny Day Real Estate material, including the band's early 7-inch releases and otherwise unreleased songs, such as the band's unused contribution to The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Given that the album with only this material would have been rather short, the band decided to regroup to record a few new songs. While working on the songs, the quartet realized that whatever had driven them apart
1995-455: A shot on calling upon God. He answered me. My pain was gone. I was full of joy. I had hope again. I must say that the true God is the one who is in the Bible, Jesus Christ," and, "I would be a fool to say that He hasn't worked miracles in my life." Goldsmith would later reveal the break up was mainly due to their lack of success and Enigk's desire to leave the band. In November 1995, Sub Pop released
2100-520: A show in California , for reasons that were never fully explained. When the band was asked to perform at the 1994 Almost Acoustic Christmas in Los Angeles for radio station KROQ , Hoerner refused to join them, leaving Enigk, Mendel, and Goldsmith to perform the show as a trio. After finishing their 1994 US tour, the band regrouped to begin recording the follow-up to Diary . While the events surrounding
2205-509: A single interview (though, strangely, the band posed for an advertisement for department-store chain Nordstrom ). In a 1998 interview with Norm Arenas of Texas Is the Reason , Hoerner explained that the band made up a fake band name and brought in a fake lead singer for the ad shoot, only to have the store stick their real band name on the ad. For most of its early days, the band also refused to play
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#17328525633392310-494: A supporting solo tour of the U.S. using material from his 2006 release, as well as his decade-prior solo album, Return of the Frog Queen . After some speculation in 2006 and 2008, in April 2009, several web sites reported that the band had reunited with all original members. The reunion was confirmed in June 2009, by Seattle radio DJ Andrew Harms from 107.7 The End . The band toured
2415-568: A tour with the Appleseed Cast in September 2022. In 1992, guitarist Dan Hoerner and bassist Nate Mendel met when they became housemates at the University of Washington . After jam sessions , they decided to form a band and sought a drummer, eventually deciding to invite William Goldsmith . Goldsmith played in many bands but decided to join the duo's project. They released a demo tape under
2520-448: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and joined them to perform the 1976 classic, " Tie Your Mother Down ", with Hawkins playing drums alongside Roger Taylor . The guitarist Brian May added a guitar track to the Foo Fighters' second cover of Pink Floyd 's " Have a Cigar ", which appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Mission: Impossible 2 . In 2002, May contributed guitar to "Tired of You" and
2625-456: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, their first year of eligibility. In 1990, Dave Grohl joined the grunge band Nirvana as the drummer. During tours, he took a guitar with him and wrote songs, but was too intimidated to share them with the band. He was "in awe" of the songs written by Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain . Grohl occasionally booked studio time to record demos and covers, and released an album of demos, Pocketwatch , under
2730-710: The Sonic Highways World Tour , followed with performances in South Africa in December and South America in January 2015. It continued to Australia and New Zealand in February and March. On May 20, 2015, the Foo Fighters were the final musical act to perform on Late Show with David Letterman , continuing their long association with the host as he wrapped up his 33-year career in late-night television. The show ended with
2835-431: The "indie-emo sound." Emotional hardcore being a style initiated in the late 1980s saw a divergence in sound with bands like Sunny Day Real Estate who strayed away from the hardcore tendencies of original emotional hardcore or emo while keeping some of the intensity and stylistic motifs. The band's debut album, Diary , released by indie label Sub Pop in 1994, was greeted with numerous positive reviews. That September,
2940-457: The 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals . On June 17, 2006, the Foo Fighters performed their largest non-festival headlining concert to date at London's Hyde Park . Motörhead's Lemmy joined the band on stage to sing Shake Your Blood from Dave Grohl's Probot album. As a surprise performance, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen appeared to play part of We Will Rock You as a lead in to Tie Your Mother Down. In further support of In Your Honor ,
3045-511: The 2014 VooDoo Music and Arts Festival in New Orleans on November 2, 2014, in a two and a half hour performance that included an appearance from New Orleans native Trombone Shorty, who played "This Is a Call" with the band. On August 8, the band released a short clip of their latest work, titled 8. On August 11, the band announced that the new album would be titled Sonic Highways and released on November 10, 2014. An international tour, dubbed
3150-520: The Broken Leg Tour. The band continued to use the name at later North American performances. Prior to their August 21 concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri , the band rickrolled protesting members of the Westboro Baptist Church , as they had also done in 2011. On November 23, 2015, a surprise release following a month-long countdown clock on the Foo Fighters' website revealed
3255-665: The Cows ", and " Big Me " were released as subsequent singles. The band spent the following months on tour, including their first appearance at the Reading Festival in England in August. After touring through the spring of 1996, the Foo Fighters entered Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington , with producer Gil Norton to record its second album. While Grohl once again wrote all the songs,
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3360-628: The DeLuna Festival in Pensacola Beach, Florida . On September 29, the band performed at the Global Citizens' Festival before embarking on a break. Despite initially announcing a break after supporting Wasting Light , Grohl stated in January 2013 that the band had started writing material for an eighth studio album. On February 20, 2013, at the Brit Awards , Grohl said he was resuming work on
3465-457: The Fire Theft, and thus would not be supportive of Mendel completing the new Sunny Day Real Estate LP. Via Foo Fighters' representatives, Mendel denied Goldsmith's initial allegations, to which Goldsmith replied that he had not spoken with Mendel since 2011 after a planned conference call to discuss finishing the album did not happen. In January 2022, a new Instagram page for Sunny Day Real Estate
3570-502: The Foo Fighters for a potentially tenuous reunion. In September 1998, the band released How It Feels to Be Something On . For the album, the remaining trio replaced Mendel with Jeff Palmer, formerly of the Mommyheads . Palmer left the band after a short time, and he was replaced by Joe Skyward. The title track and "Every Shining Time You Arrive" were intended for Enigk's second solo album, but later became Sunny Day Real Estate songs. On
3675-426: The Foo Fighters in 1997, citing exhaustion and burnout, and was replaced by Grohl's former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl . Stahl toured with the Foo Fighters for the next few months and appeared on two tracks recorded for movie soundtracks, a re-recording of " Walking After You ", also released as a single, for The X-Files and " A320 " for Godzilla . A B-side from the "My Hero" single, "Dear Lover", appeared in
3780-518: The Foo Fighters released a rockumentary, directed by Academy Award-winner James Moll . The film, titled Back and Forth , chronicles the band's career. Then current and past members, and producer Butch Vig, tell the story of the band through interviews. After debuting on March 15, 2011, at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas , it was released on DVD three months later. On May 21, 2011, the Foo Fighters headlined
3885-637: The Foo Fighters started their world tour in support of the album. The band performed shows throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, including headlining the Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore on August 9. At the European MTV Music Awards in 2007, Pat Smear confirmed his return to the band in a touring capacity. Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
3990-921: The Machine 's Brad Wilk , members from Zac Brown Band , Bad Brains , HAIM , Jewel , among others. After the cancellation of their Glastonbury's headlining concert, Dave said that he intended to ask Paul McCartney and Kanye West to join the band during the performance. Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape There Is Nothing Left to Lose One by One In Your Honor Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Greatest Hits Wasting Light Sonic Highways Other (non-album songs) Covers Might be incomplete. Covers Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Founded as
4095-495: The Shape (1997), and most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl. Smear departed soon afterward. Smear and Goldsmith were replaced by Stahl and Hawkins. Stahl was fired before the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999). The band briefly continued as a trio until Shiflett joined after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose , solidifying the core of their lineup. The Foo Fighters released their fourth album, One by One , in 2002. It
4200-606: The Stone Age. Hawkins and Grohl talked about resuming work on One by One and after a very satisfying performance the following day, they agreed to stay together. The group re-recorded nearly all of the album in a ten-day stretch at Grohl's home studio in Alexandria, Virginia , the following month. The original version of One by One , referred to by the band as Million Dollar Demos, has never been released in its entirety although seven tracks were leaked online in 2012 and 2015. The album
4305-518: The United States and Canada in September and October 2009, and Australia in February 2010 as part of the Soundwave Festival. The band's first show was a surprise secret show on September 16, 2009, at Hell's Kitchen in Tacoma, Washington . To coincide with the new tour, the band's first two albums were remastered and reissued with bonus tracks and newly written liner notes. For their 2009 reunion tour,
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4410-616: The album and that it was slated to be released a month after the premiere of the TV show. In June 2014, the band agreed to play a show in Richmond, Virginia , that was entirely crowd-funded by fans on the website Tilt.com . The show took place on September 17 before 1,500 fans. The band played 23 songs over the course of two and a half hours. The Foo Fighters announced their tour would include performances in Cape Town on December 10 and Johannesburg on December 13. The band played three performances under
4515-518: The album be divided into two discs – one full of rock songs, and the other featuring all acoustic tracks. In Your Honor was released in June 2005. The album's singles included " Best of You ", " DOA ", " Resolve ", and " No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun ". During September and October 2005, the band toured with Weezer on what was billed as the Foozer Tour. The Foo Fighters played a headline performance at
4620-551: The album not reaching their expectations amid much infighting, Grohl spent some time helping Queens of the Stone Age complete their 2002 album Songs for the Deaf . Once that album was finished and touring had started for both the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, the band was on the verge of breaking up entirely. Grohl reunited with Hawkins, Shiflett, and Mendel to play the Coachella Festival , alternating days with Queens of
4725-449: The album the following day. On September 6, 2013, Shiflett posted a photo to his Instagram account that indicated 13 songs were being recorded and later described it as "pretty fucking fun". Rami Jaffee has recorded parts for two songs, one of which was "In the Clear". Butch Vig , who worked with the band on Wasting Light , confirmed via Twitter in late August 2013 that he was producing
4830-450: The album, Hoerner took the opportunity to write about his environmental concerns in "100 Million". While supporting the album, Sub Pop approached them about the possibility of filming the band for a live release. Two shows were documented, one on video and one on audio, in the form of Live . In the weeks after their release, the band noted their displeasure with the video and CD, complaining that Sub Pop did not allow them final approval on
4935-565: The album. The band confirmed that it would end its hiatus by playing two shows in Mexico City on December 11 and 13. On October 31, a video appeared on the official Foo Fighters YouTube channel showing a motorcyclist, later revealed to be Erik Estrada , delivering each of the band members an invitation to play in Mexico. On January 16, 2014, a picture was posted to the Foo Fighters' Facebook page with several master tapes labeled LP 8. On May 15, it
5040-721: The alias The Holy Shits in September 2014; the first at the Concorde 2 club in Brighton, England , where Grohl invited lead singer Jay Apperley of the tribute band UK Foo Fighters on stage to sing, followed by the House of Vans and the Islington Assembly Hall. On September 14, 2014, the band performed at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games , their first official show in England since closing Reading Festival in 2012. They closed out
5145-408: The artwork or on the final mixes. Having fulfilled their contractual obligations, the band left the label. The band's manager Greg Williamson departed, and the band signed with Time Bomb Recordings , an independent label distributed by BMG . The band joined with long-time Hüsker Dü sound engineer Lou Giordano to record The Rising Tide , released in June 2000. The band had high expectations for
5250-605: The band between 2000 and 2001, and Chris Jordan (bass), who joined the band in 2022. Founding bass guitarist Nate Mendel was a member of the band during three of its four incarnations. Sunny Day Real Estate were one of the early rock bands in the Midwest emo scene which they helped establish, despite not being from the Midwest themselves. In 1994, the band released their debut album Diary on Sub Pop Records to critical acclaim. However, shortly after recording their second album LP2 ,
5355-440: The band broke up. Rhythm section Mendel and Goldsmith joined Foo Fighters , while lead vocalist and guitarist Enigk embarked on a solo career. In 1997, they regrouped long enough to record two more studio albums and a live album, but ultimately disbanded once again in 2001. The band reunited again in 2009. Bassist Nate Mendel, who chose to remain with Foo Fighters during the previous reunion in 1997, took part in this reunion. In
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#17328525633395460-558: The band frequently played a newly written song called "10". On September 29, 2009, the band performed the song "Seven" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . The band also performed at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival , and went on to play their first ever European gig on May 29 at Barcelona 's Primavera Sound . After that, they played at the HMV Forum in London for their debut UK gig on May 31. They were also scheduled to play at
5565-494: The band organized a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. Members who had performed with them in late 2005 appeared, such as Pat Smear , Petra Haden on violin and backing vocals, Drew Hester on percussion, and Rami Jaffee of The Wallflowers on keyboard and piano. While much of the setlist focused on In Your Honor' s acoustic half, the band also used the opportunity to play lesser-known songs, such as Ain't It The Life, Floaty, and See You. The band also performed Marigold,
5670-425: The band performed lead single " Seven " on an episode of The Jon Stewart Show . A few days later, they taped several songs for MTV 's 120 Minutes . Through November and December, the band undertook a US tour with Shudder to Think and Soul Coughing in support of the album. The band projected an enigmatic presence to the public. While supporting Diary , the band allowed only one publicity photo and granted just
5775-400: The band present "more than a hint of grunge ". Other musical genres used to describe the band's music include alternative rock , post-hardcore , post-punk , indie rock , and post-grunge . The band's sound is characterized by " gnarled " guitar work and Jeremy Enigk 's explicitly emotional vocal performances. Sunny Day Real Estate are regarded as "one of the prime influences on
5880-464: The band would drop out of the event but they later confirmed they would perform; however, the injury did prevent them from headlining the 2015 Glastonbury Festival . The band performed for 48,000 people with Grohl in a custom-built moving throne which he claimed to have designed himself while on painkillers. Beginning with the show on July 4, the Foo Fighters re-branded the North American tour as
5985-427: The band's eponymous debut album essentially by himself in six days. After the songs drew label interest, he recruited band members Mendel and Goldsmith, both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate , and Smear, who had played with Nirvana on tour. The band made their first public performance in February 1995, five months before the album's release. Goldsmith quit during the recording of their second album, The Colour and
6090-525: The band's first to reach the US Billboard Hot 100 . Other singles included " Stacked Actors ", " Generator ", " Next Year ", and " Breakout ". Before the release of the album, Capitol Records president Gary Gersh was forced out of the label. Given Grohl's history with Gersh, the Foo Fighters' contract had included a "key man clause" that allowed them to leave the label upon Gersh's departure. They left Capitol and signed with RCA , who later acquired
6195-413: The band's name "was just a random thought that popped into my head that came from a Talking Heads song, ' (Nothing But) Flowers '". He felt that since the band's outlook on the world saw that every possible thing was becoming a commodity to be bought and sold, it was possible that one day, people would even start selling sunny days. The lyrics made him ponder what could be sold as property, and come up with
6300-458: The band's new drummer the following year. Their eleventh album, But Here We Are , was released in June 2023. The Foo Fighters have won 15 Grammy Awards , including Best Rock Album five times, making them among the most successful rock acts in Grammy history. In 2021, the band was announced as recipients of the first "Global Icon" award at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards . They were inducted into
6405-432: The band's second album, bearing only the label Sunny Day Real Estate . The album was released without cover art or liner notes, and was distributed by Sub Pop as LP2 . It has also occasionally been referred to as "The Pink Album", a reference to its solid pink cover. When Sub Pop contacted the band for artwork for the release, the band had nothing to offer, so Goldsmith suggested that they "make it pink". The album included
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#17328525633396510-465: The band. In need of a replacement for Goldsmith, Grohl contacted Alanis Morissette 's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins for a recommendation. Grohl was surprised when Hawkins volunteered himself. Hawkins made his debut with the group in time for the release of its second album, The Colour and the Shape , in May 1997. The album included the singles " Monkey Wrench ", " Everlong " and " My Hero ". Smear left
6615-645: The closing ceremony of Blizzard Entertainment 's annual video game convention, BlizzCon. On August 27, 2012, the Foo Fighters ended their European tour with a headline performance at Reading and Leeds Festival . On September 5, the band performed a show at the Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina , as a benefit for Rock the Vote . The show, which occurred at the same time as the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte,
6720-441: The commercialization of sunny days. The newly baptized band started as an instrumental outfit, but decided to add a singer. After testing with a female vocalist, Hoerner decided to start singing. The band recorded a self-released two-song 7-inch single called Flatland Spider . Afterwards Mendel took a break to tour with local band Christ on a Crutch. Goldsmith called his high school friend Jeremy Enigk to play along with them in
6825-456: The concert in Gothenburg , Sweden on June 12, 2015, the lead vocalist of the band, Dave Grohl, fell off the stage early in the set and fractured his leg, but the rest of the band decided to continue performing while Dave was attended to backstage by on-site medical staff, with the drummer Taylor Hawkins doing double-duty as lead vocalist. He returned to the stage just fifteen minutes later to finish
6930-461: The exception of a guitar part on "X-Static", played by Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs , Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal. He completed an album's worth of material in five days and handed out cassette copies of the sessions to his friends for feedback. Grohl hoped to stay anonymous and release the recordings in a limited run under the name Foo Fighters, taken from foo fighter ,
7035-479: The free EP Saint Cecilia , including a single of the same name . Alongside its release, Grohl announced that the band would be going on an indefinite hiatus. In response to growing rumors of a breakup, the Foo Fighters released a mockumentary video in March 2016 portraying Grohl leaving the band to pursue electronic music and Nick Lachey (formerly of 98 Degrees ) becoming the group's new singer, ending with: "For
7140-420: The horror film Scream 2 . The tour for The Colour and the Shape album in 1998 included performances at Glastonbury Festival (on the main stage) and the Reading Festival . In 1998, the Foo Fighters traveled to Grohl's home state of Virginia, to write their third album. However, Grohl and Stahl were unable to co-operate as songwriters; Grohl told Kerrang! in 1999, "in those few weeks it just seemed like
7245-560: The injury, the band canceled its remaining European tour dates. In July, one thousand Italian fans held the Rockin' 1000 gathering in Cesena , Italy, performing "Learn to Fly" and asking the Foo Fighters to come play in the town. The performance video went viral and impressed Grohl, resulting in the band appearing in Cesena on November 3. The Foo Fighters planned to follow their international tour with
7350-420: The investigation of the rape and murder of Gits singer Mia Zapata . Grohl refused to do interviews or tour large venues to promote the album. The Foo Fighters undertook their first major tour in the spring of 1995, opening for Mike Watt . The band's first single, " This Is a Call ", was released in June 1995, and their debut album, Foo Fighters , was released the next month. " I'll Stick Around ", " For All
7455-721: The middle day of the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama . On June 4, 2011, they played a surprise set at the 2011 KROQ Weenie Roast . They also headlined two sold-out shows at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on July 2 and 3, joined on stage by artists such as Alice Cooper , Seasick Steve , and John Paul Jones . They headlined the final night at the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza in Chicago 's Grant Park on August 7, 2011, performing part of their set in
7560-401: The millionth time, we're not breaking up. And nobody's going fucking solo!" Sunny Day Real Estate Sunny Day Real Estate is an American emo band from Seattle , Washington, formed in 1992. The band currently consists of founding members Jeremy Enigk (vocals, guitar), Dan Hoerner (guitar) and William Goldsmith (drums), alongside Greg Suran (guitar), who originally played with
7665-417: The name "Empty Set". Post-release, the band changed their name from Empty Set to Chewbacca Kaboom, upon realization that a band with the name Empty Set already existed. However, when another demo tape was released, the new name earned them little attention, and it was yet again subject to change, this time to One Day I Stopped Breathing. The band eventually settled on the name Sunny Day Real Estate. Mendel stated
7770-505: The night of the attacks and had been due in Paris after leaving Italy. The tour marked Foo Fighters' first concerts ever in South Africa, Colombia and South Korea . On most concerts there was a B-stage, where first acoustic songs were played before the band launched into cover versions. One exception was Slane Castle in Ireland, where rainy conditions prevented the usage of said stage. During
7875-578: The option of retaining the Sunny Day Real Estate name, the trio decided that it was time to leave the past behind them and start fresh. Mendel remained with the Foo Fighters , joining the Fire Theft when his schedule allowed it. In 2006, Enigk reignited his solo career by recording and releasing the LP World Waits on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. Following the October 17 release, Enigk embarked upon
7980-470: The outtake "Knucklehead". The Foo Fighters and Queen have performed together on several occasions since, including VH1 Rock Honors and the Foo Fighters' headlining concert in Hyde Park . Near the end of 2001, the Foo Fighters reconvened to record their fourth album . After spending four months in a Los Angeles studio, the album "just didn't sound right" and the band had no confidence it would sell well. With
8085-687: The pseudonym Late! in 1992. Nirvana disbanded after the death of Cobain in 1994. Grohl received offers to work with various artists. Press rumors indicated he might join Pearl Jam , and he almost accepted a position as drummer in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . Grohl later said: "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life. I thought that I would rather do what no one expected me to do." He instead entered Robert Lang Studios in October 1994 to record 15 of his own songs. With
8190-562: The punk festival Groezrock in Belgium as part of a European tour, but had to cancel their date due to the volcanic ash situation. In 2009, the band had been making statements from the stage implying that new recorded material was on the way. In early 2010, Dan Hoerner confirmed in an interview with Australian music website FasterLouder that the band were writing a new album, and were expecting to start recording in May 2010. Mendel ultimately returned to recording and touring with Foo Fighters. In
8295-475: The recording of the Pink Album. There was much talk but little really known about the reasons for the break-up. While many fans focused on Enigk being a reborn Christian , Enigk and other band members later downplayed that aspect. In a letter addressed "To Seth and other readers", Enigk responded to rumors regarding his faith. Dismissing the connection between his conversion and their break-up, Enigk wrote, "I took
8400-483: The release, and subsequently undertook a lengthy US tour. Afterward, the band announced their breakup. After their second disbanding, Hoerner again retreated to his farm in Washington, eventually working with Chris Carrabba on tracks for Dashboard Confessional . In 2001, Enigk and Goldsmith reunited with Mendel to form a new band, called The Fire Theft , releasing their first self-titled album in 2003. While they had
8505-405: The rest of the band collaborated on the arrangements. With the sessions nearly complete, Grohl took the rough mixes to Los Angeles, intending to finish his vocal and guitar parts. While there, Grohl realized that he was not happy with the drumming and replaced most of Goldsmith's drum tracks with his own. Though Grohl hoped that Goldsmith would still play on the tour, Goldsmith felt betrayed and left
8610-506: The rights to the band's Capitol albums. After recording There Is Nothing Left to Lose was completed, the band auditioned a number of potential guitarists and settled on Chris Shiflett , who performed with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and California punk band No Use for a Name . Shiflett initially joined as a touring guitarist but achieved full-time status prior to the recording of the group's fourth album. In January 2000, Mendel led
8715-699: The rise of emo punk". Numerous bands and artists have cited Sunny Day Real Estate as an influence, including Dashboard Confessional , Hawthorne Heights , the Get Up Kids , Thursday , Piebald , and Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack . As of 2008, Diary was the seventh best-selling album released on Sub Pop , having sold more than 231,000 copies. In 2013, Diary took the first place in LA Weekly ' s list "Top 20 Emo Albums in History". In 2016, Diary also topped
8820-660: The second guitarist. Grohl licensed the album to Capitol Records , releasing it on his new label, Roswell Records . The Foo Fighters made their live public debut on February 23, 1995, at the Jambalaya Club in Arcata, California , followed by performances at Satyricon in Portland on March 3 and the Velvet Elvis in Seattle on March 4. The show on March 3 had been part of a benefit gig for
8925-410: The sessions have not been publicly discussed, the band was clearly enduring internal conflict. Rumors abounded that the root cause was Enigk's sudden conversion to Christianity . In early 1995, the band announced that it was disbanding. William Goldsmith would later reveal in June 2020 on the "This Was The Scene" podcast that the band had already decided to split up before their first US tour in 1994 and
9030-474: The set in a chair and kept playing until the end of the concert. However, the remainder dates of the European leg was cancelled due to Dave's leg fracture. This cost the band as much as $ 10 million in lost fees and travel expenses not offset by box office revenue. Many artists joined the band on stage during the tour, including Perry Farrell , Stevie Nicks , Red Hot Chili Peppers ' Chad Smith , Rage Against
9135-421: The songs recorded during the brief sessions, as well as tracks such as "Rodeo Jones" that were recorded during the sessions for Diary . Enigk confessed in an interview in December 2008 that because the band had already broken up during the recording of LP2 , he and Hoerner never sat down to complete the lyrics; "We broke up and we just felt like we were done. We put no energy into the artwork or into anything. On
9240-463: The stage before a final encore of "Best of You", an ecstatic Grohl shouted "Welcome to the greatest fucking day of my whole entire life!". Throughout the tour for Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace , the Foo Fighters had been writing and practicing new songs at sound checks. After the Foo Fighters had completed this tour in September 2008, they recorded 13 new songs in Studio 606, shortly after announcing
9345-403: The stage in Gothenburg, Sweden , during the group's second song, breaking his leg. The band continued playing while Grohl received medical attention, who then returned to the stage to finish the last two hours of the band's set from a chair while a medic tended to his leg. After the concert, Grohl was flown to London for surgery, requiring six metal pins to stabilize the fracture. As a result of
9450-581: The three of us were moving in one direction and Franz wasn't." Grohl was distraught over the decision to fire Stahl as the two had been friends since childhood. Shortly after that, Mendel called Grohl to say he was quitting to reunite with Sunny Day Real Estate, only to reverse his decision the next day. The remaining trio of Grohl, Mendel, and Hawkins spent several months recording the band's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose , in Grohl's home studio. The album spawned several singles, including " Learn to Fly ",
9555-511: The unfinished fifth Sunny Day Real Estate album remained "silenced, abandoned and buried within the murkiest depths of David Grohl's sock drawer." He would later clarify that he was referring to the Grohl-owned Studio 606 where the album sessions took place and were abandoned due to Jeremy Enigk not receiving "the moral support as well as engineering that he deserved." Goldsmith also claimed that Grohl disapproved of Nate Mendel's involvement in
9660-493: Was "extraordinarily irresponsible behavior... There is no doubt about the link between HIV and AIDS in the respected scientific community." All links and references to Alive & Well were removed from the Foo Fighters website by March 2003. Around 2001, the Foo Fighters established a relationship with the English rock band Queen , as they (particularly Grohl and Hawkins ) were fans. That March, Grohl and Hawkins inducted them into
9765-425: Was analog to tape and used no computers, not even to mix or master. Vig said in an interview with MTV that the album was entirely analog until post-mastering. Pat Smear was present in many photos posted by Grohl on Twitter, and a press release in December confirmed Smear played on every track on the album and was considered an official member of the band once again. The first single from Wasting Light , " Rope ",
9870-542: Was announced only two weeks prior. Tickets to the 2000-person capacity venue sold out in under 60 seconds, setting a record for the site. The band set another personal record during the show itself, being the longest that the band had played to date at just under 3.5 hours with a setlist of 36 songs. On September 21, the band headlined the Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia . The following evening, they headlined
9975-494: Was announced that the album would be released in November and that the Foo Fighters would commemorate the album and their 20th anniversary with an HBO TV series directed by Grohl titled Sonic Highways . Eight songs were written and recorded in eight studios in eight different American cities with video capturing the history and feel of each town. On July 30, Butch Vig revealed that the Foo Fighters had finished recording and mixing
10080-481: Was behind them, and decided to continue working on new material, eventually signaling to Sub Pop that they wanted to release a full new album. Initially, Mendel intended to quit the Foo Fighters to rejoin Sunny Day full-time, but hedged for several months on actually quitting. Just before starting the recording sessions for the album, Mendel turned down the opportunity, noting that he did not want to leave what he had with
10185-425: Was followed with the two-disc In Your Honor (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material. Foo Fighters released their sixth album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace , in 2007. For the Foo Fighters' seventh studio album, Wasting Light (2011), produced by Butch Vig , Smear returned as a full member, after having appeared frequently with the band since 2005. Sonic Highways (2014)
10290-478: Was issued to radio in early August. In mid-to-late 2007 "The Pretender" topped Billboard 's Modern Rock chart for a record 19 weeks. The second single, " Long Road to Ruin ", was released in December 2007, supported by a music video directed by longtime collaborator Jesse Peretz (formerly of the Lemonheads ). Other singles included " Let It Die " and " Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) ". In October 2007,
10395-604: Was nominated for five Grammy Awards in 2008. The Foo Fighters won Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance (for "The Pretender"). The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while "The Pretender" was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Song. On June 7, 2008, the band played Wembley Stadium , London, and was joined by Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin to play " Rock and Roll " (with Grohl on drums and Hawkins on vocals) and " Ramble On " (sung by Grohl, drums by Hawkins). As Page and Jones left
10500-554: Was posted to the group's page teasing new music featuring a drawing of a tugboat while a snippet of an unreleased song played in the background. The song “Novum Vetus” was released on January 27; it was revealed that the song originated during the recording sessions for How It Feels to Be Something On. The song was recorded by the three original members of the band, plus their new members, bassist Chris Jordan and guitarist Greg Suran. Sunny Day Real Estate has primarily been classified as emo , and according to Brian Raftery of AllMusic ,
10605-409: Was released as the soundtrack to the television miniseries directed by Grohl. Concrete and Gold (2017) was the second Foo Fighters album to reach number one in the United States and the first to feature Jaffee, their longtime session and touring keyboardist, as a full member. Their tenth album, Medicine at Midnight (2021), was the last before Hawkins' death in March 2022. Freese was announced as
10710-418: Was released in October 2002 under the title One by One . Singles from the album included " All My Life ", " Times Like These ", " Low ", and " Have It All ". The tour for the album included a headline performance at the 2002 Reading and Leeds Festivals . For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004, upon learning that George W. Bush's presidential campaign
10815-552: Was released to radio in February 2011. On April 16, 2011, the Foo Fighters released an album of covers, Medium Rare , as a limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day . The promotion for the album was highly praised for its originality. Wasting Light debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's first album to do so. Other singles for the album included " Walk ", " Arlandria ", " These Days ", and " Bridge Burning ". Alongside Wasting Light ' s release,
10920-519: Was set up by Goldsmith, leading to speculation that a fourth reunion of the band was imminent. This was confirmed by Spin on January 24, 2022 – with Enigk, Hoerner and Goldsmith confirmed to be involved. A North American tour with the Appleseed Cast was announced in May 2022. On September 10, Sunny Day Real Estate played their first show of this reunion at The Big Dipper (a venue co-owned by Hoerner) in Spokane . On January 17, 2024, an Instagram Reel
11025-416: Was using "Times Like These" at rallies, Grohl decided to lend his public support to John Kerry 's campaign, saying, "There's no way of stopping the president playing your songs, so I went out and played it for John Kerry's people instead, where I thought the message would kinda make more sense." Grohl attended several Kerry rallies and occasionally performed solo acoustic sets. The entire band joined Grohl for
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