***OFFICIAL FOO FIGHTERS THREAD***
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I saw them in 2005, playing after Audioslave.
Then, I saw them in 2010 in Stockholm and felt I never needed to see that greatest hits jukebox again. Saw them in 2018 anyways. Felt the same way. Just makes me tired. Skipped them in 2015 when he broke his leg."Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
2-feign-reluctance said:My wife saw them at The Big Day Out in 1999 (?) and said it was one of the best shows she's seen. I wish I'd made an effort to see them when they played close. My Aunt Sara's sister was close with Taylor and they would always get on his guest list in STL when they played, I turned down the chance some years ago and still regret it!
Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall0 -
FR181798 said:Zod said:I still can't believe it's been over 25 years since my first Foo Fighters show. Taylor Hawkins had only been in the band for a few months (and I remember thinking, isn't that guy I saw play with Alanis last summer?). He brought an fantastic energy to the band (and I have amazing memories of the Taylor Hawkins / Dave Grohl drumoff they did on that tour).Glad to see their trying to make a go of it. Hopefully it works out. I imagine it's not going to be easy to get back on the saddle, especially those first shows.
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"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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I never really delved into Foo fighters or NHC much. I did casually watch the NHC set at Ohana when I was there. Taylor was having a fucking blast and I thought they sounded really good. They had a great energy/vibe. That is just one of those things that had stuck with me after the show that I’ll always remember.
Now that I think about it, it was the first band I had seen at Ohana. They were on when I walked in. I got a couple tall boys and sat back on some cement picnic tables and watched.
Edit: Upon further review. NHC was the first band I had seen on night 2. First band I had seen on night 1 was White Reaper. Just wanted to clarify. Thanks.Post edited by Hi! onDetroit 2000, Detroit 2003 1-2, Grand Rapids VFC 2004, Philly 2005, Grand Rapids 2006, Detroit 2006, Cleveland 2006, Lollapalooza 2007, Detroit Eddie Solo 2011, Detroit 2014, Chicago 2016 1-2, Chicago 2018 1-2, Ohana Encore 2021 1-2, Chicago Eddie/Earthlings 2022 1-2, Nashville 2022, St. Louis 2022
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Just got tickets to Boston Calling. Looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters again.0
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Looks like they are doing South America in September.0
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My first show was in '97. They played the UBC Student Rec Centre in Vancouver. It was shortly after Taylor Hawkins joined the band. I'd seen the Alanis Morisette/Our Lady Peace tour in Vancouver a year and a bit earlier, so I recognized him right away (and probably from the you learn music video). The drumoff between Taylor and Dave was epic. Such a good show.2nd time was '98 at Edgefest in Barrie, ON. Really good short afternoon festival set (always found it interesting that edgefest had Canadian bands headline those festivals, so always relegated the american bands to the afternoon).Then 2000 opening for RHCP in Vancouver. The blew RHCP out of the water. Dave Grohl did a tour of the Arena with his guitar... so epic. I think this was the last show I saw where FF weren't doing smaller venues, early festival sets, or being an opening band. I didn't see them again until the wasting light tour in Vancouver. Last one I saw was the last Vancouver show in 2018. I remember Taylor picking this girl from the crowd from a small town on my Island, and they did an amazing cover of under pressure together.So glad I got to see all those shows. I was in complete shock that FF were going to play the city I live in because the arena here is only 7000 people if you sell every seat including behind the stage. Then the unthinkable happened.I'm glad they're getting back on the road. Would love to see them again.What that also makes me thing of, was even though Dave Grohl was famous from Nirvana, and that helped get the original butts in the seats, they had to work hard at it. It took them a bit to build. A number of tours and albums before they could get to Arena headlining status.0
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My first show was a free in store at Best Buy in Alpharetta, Georgia, in 2000. They played an acoustic set. Pretty awesome!
Then, I saw them that night in Atlanta on their tour with RHCP. Great show! They were both touring There is Nothing Left to Lose and Californication. Some of my favorite albums!
Saw them in Atlanta again with Weezer and then the Wasting Light tour at Music Midtown in 2012, one night before PJ!
They always do a great show!0 -
GlowGirl said:Just got tickets to Boston Calling. Looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters again.
If Flaming Lips & QOTSA were the same day I would already have a ticket in hand... Don't want to miss a hometown QOTSA show, but I'm not ready to commit my Memorial Day weekend just for their festival set just yet... that one will be a game time decision.0 -
Merkin Baller said:GlowGirl said:Just got tickets to Boston Calling. Looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters again.
If Flaming Lips & QOTSA were the same day I would already have a ticket in hand... Don't want to miss a hometown QOTSA show, but I'm not ready to commit my Memorial Day weekend just for their festival set just yet... that one will be a game time decision.0 -
GlowGirl said:Merkin Baller said:GlowGirl said:Just got tickets to Boston Calling. Looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters again.
If Flaming Lips & QOTSA were the same day I would already have a ticket in hand... Don't want to miss a hometown QOTSA show, but I'm not ready to commit my Memorial Day weekend just for their festival set just yet... that one will be a game time decision.
I heard good things about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. If I end up going on Sunday I'll be sure to get in for their set too.
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Merkin Baller said:GlowGirl said:Merkin Baller said:GlowGirl said:Just got tickets to Boston Calling. Looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters again.
If Flaming Lips & QOTSA were the same day I would already have a ticket in hand... Don't want to miss a hometown QOTSA show, but I'm not ready to commit my Memorial Day weekend just for their festival set just yet... that one will be a game time decision.
I heard good things about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. If I end up going on Sunday I'll be sure to get in for their set too.
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I saw them on their very 1st tour, '95, Foos were supporting Mike Watt, and Hovercraft with Ed on drums opened the whole lineup. At the end there were THREE drumsets set up, with Watt's drummer, Grohl and then the Foos drummer at the time (their 1st drummer). "Epic" is an understatement. Incredible show in a club!
Have seen them many times since. Still outrageously grateful that as shows started up again after the most locked down part of pandemic lockdown, I a) was lucky to grab a ticket and b) suppressed my anxiety about going to a fully sold out club show (you did have to show vax card and wear a mask, but still it was early days back to shows) and one of the first shows I saw coming out of lockdown was Dave Grohl's hometown Foos show in DC at the 9:30 Club, 1,200 people, and the Foos doing the same set they played at MSG around the same time and that they played in stadiums.
And that was my last time seeing Taylor Hawkins on drums. So glad he did "Somebody to Love" that night, fully.0 -
JH6056 said:I saw them on their very 1st tour, '95, Foos were supporting Mike Watt, and Hovercraft with Ed on drums opened the whole lineup. At the end there were THREE drumsets set up, with Watt's drummer, Grohl and then the Foos drummer at the time (their 1st drummer). "Epic" is an understatement. Incredible show in a club!
Have seen them many times since. Still outrageously grateful that as shows started up again after the most locked down part of pandemic lockdown, I a) was lucky to grab a ticket and b) suppressed my anxiety about going to a fully sold out club show (you did have to show vax card and wear a mask, but still it was early days back to shows) and one of the first shows I saw coming out of lockdown was Dave Grohl's hometown Foos show in DC at the 9:30 Club, 1,200 people, and the Foos doing the same set they played at MSG around the same time and that they played in stadiums.
And that was my last time seeing Taylor Hawkins on drums. So glad he did "Somebody to Love" that night, fully.
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GlowGirl said:JH6056 said:I saw them on their very 1st tour, '95, Foos were supporting Mike Watt, and Hovercraft with Ed on drums opened the whole lineup. At the end there were THREE drumsets set up, with Watt's drummer, Grohl and then the Foos drummer at the time (their 1st drummer). "Epic" is an understatement. Incredible show in a club!
Have seen them many times since. Still outrageously grateful that as shows started up again after the most locked down part of pandemic lockdown, I a) was lucky to grab a ticket and b) suppressed my anxiety about going to a fully sold out club show (you did have to show vax card and wear a mask, but still it was early days back to shows) and one of the first shows I saw coming out of lockdown was Dave Grohl's hometown Foos show in DC at the 9:30 Club, 1,200 people, and the Foos doing the same set they played at MSG around the same time and that they played in stadiums.
And that was my last time seeing Taylor Hawkins on drums. So glad he did "Somebody to Love" that night, fully.0 -
JH6056 said:GlowGirl said:JH6056 said:I saw them on their very 1st tour, '95, Foos were supporting Mike Watt, and Hovercraft with Ed on drums opened the whole lineup. At the end there were THREE drumsets set up, with Watt's drummer, Grohl and then the Foos drummer at the time (their 1st drummer). "Epic" is an understatement. Incredible show in a club!
Have seen them many times since. Still outrageously grateful that as shows started up again after the most locked down part of pandemic lockdown, I a) was lucky to grab a ticket and b) suppressed my anxiety about going to a fully sold out club show (you did have to show vax card and wear a mask, but still it was early days back to shows) and one of the first shows I saw coming out of lockdown was Dave Grohl's hometown Foos show in DC at the 9:30 Club, 1,200 people, and the Foos doing the same set they played at MSG around the same time and that they played in stadiums.
And that was my last time seeing Taylor Hawkins on drums. So glad he did "Somebody to Love" that night, fully.0 -
JH6056 said:GlowGirl said:JH6056 said:I saw them on their very 1st tour, '95, Foos were supporting Mike Watt, and Hovercraft with Ed on drums opened the whole lineup. At the end there were THREE drumsets set up, with Watt's drummer, Grohl and then the Foos drummer at the time (their 1st drummer). "Epic" is an understatement. Incredible show in a club!
Have seen them many times since. Still outrageously grateful that as shows started up again after the most locked down part of pandemic lockdown, I a) was lucky to grab a ticket and b) suppressed my anxiety about going to a fully sold out club show (you did have to show vax card and wear a mask, but still it was early days back to shows) and one of the first shows I saw coming out of lockdown was Dave Grohl's hometown Foos show in DC at the 9:30 Club, 1,200 people, and the Foos doing the same set they played at MSG around the same time and that they played in stadiums.
And that was my last time seeing Taylor Hawkins on drums. So glad he did "Somebody to Love" that night, fully.
Casual hey let's go see the drummer from nirvanas new band, also mike watt, not sure who he is but has a cd with a bunch of rockers on it. Eddie too. Ok let's go.
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Enjoyed listening to Medicine at Midnight today. With new tour dates (festivals) announced it felt good to listen to the Foo’s again!Melbourne #1 '98
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Just got tickets to the 120th Harley Davidson festival they will be playing at on July 14th!
I wish I was a sacrifice, but somehow still lived on.0
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