• Dave Grohl - vocals, guitar
• Nate Mendel - bass
• Chris Shiflett - guitar
• Taylor Hawkins - drums
• Pat Smear - guitar (left 1997)
• William Goldsmith - drums (left 1996)

Foo Fighters were formed in 1995 by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl in 1995. The band is named after the World War II term 'foo fighter', used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena. UFOs, and the like, then.

With the exception some guitar from Greg Dulli (of the Afghan Whigs) on the fuzz-soaked 'X-Static' Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal on the tracks that made up the band's self-titled debut album. Fellow ex-Nirvana man Krist Novoselic was originally in line to be in the Foo Fighters. Since the release of 1997's The Color And The Shape, the Foo Fighters have been a commercially successful band capable of headlining festivals the world over.

Album discography:

1995 Foo Fighters
1997 The Colour and the Shape
1999 There Is Nothing Left to Lose
2002 One by One
2005 In Your Honor
2007 Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

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Releases

• Echoes Silence Patience And Grace - album, out 24/09/2007 on RCA. 1 review (read/post)
• The Pretender - single, out 17/09/2007 on RCA. 1 review (read/post)
• DOA - single, out 05/09/2005 on RCA. (post review)
• In Your Honour - album, out 13/06/2005 on RCA. 1 review (read/post)
• Best Of You - single, out 30/05/2005 on RCA. 1 review (read/post)
• Have It All - single, out 22/09/2003 on RCA. (post review)
• Low - single, out 23/06/2003 on RCA. (post review)
• Have it All - single, out 12/05/2003 on RCA. (post review)
• Times Like These - single, out 06/01/2003 on RCA. 1 review (read/post)
• One By One - album, out 21/10/2002 on RCA. 1 review (read/post)
• All My Life - album, out 07/10/2002 on RCA. (post review)
• The One - single, out 11/03/2002 on RCA. (post review)

Past events

• Sat 07 Jun at London Wembley Stadium. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 18 Nov at London O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome). (post review)
• Sat 17 Nov at London O2 (formerly the Millennium Dome). (post review)
• Tue 13 Nov at Cardiff International Arena. (post review)
• Mon 12 Nov at Sheffield Hallam FM Arena. (post review)
• Sat 10 Nov at Aberdeen Aberdeen Exhibition Centre (AECC). (post review)
• Fri 09 Nov at Glasgow SECC. (post review)
• Tue 06 Nov at Birmingham NEC. (post review)
• Mon 05 Nov at Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena. (post review)
• Fri 02 Nov at Manchester MEN Arena. (post review)
• V Festival Stafford - Sunday, Sun 19 Aug at Stafford Weston Park. (post review)
• V Festival Chelmsford - Saturday, Sat 18 Aug at Chelmsford Hylands Park. (post review)
• Sun 18 Dec at London Earls Court Exhibition Centre. (post review)
• Sat 17 Dec at London Earls Court Exhibition Centre. (post review)
• Fri 22 Nov at London Wembley Arena. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 09/05/2008: Metallica fan Dave Grohl expects a "kick ass" album
• 26/03/2008: Oasis confirm first live show of 2008
• 21/02/2008: HOT OFF THE PRESS: Watch BRIT Awards Winners
• 23/11/2007: Trusty Grohlkeeper: Foos announce second Wembley show
• 20/11/2007: Foo Fighters to play Wembley Stadium
• 02/10/2007: Love: 'Grohl hit on me...Kurt hated him'
• 26/09/2007: Extra dates added: Sex Pistols, Foo Fighters
• 18/09/2007: Grohl: "She's a total, raging, disgusting, rich, lazy party slut"
• 28/08/2007: Foos schedule November dates
• 10/07/2007: New Foos: Grohl's lot ready album six

Features

• 17/07/2008: Johnny Foreigner's 2008 diary: June
• 11/06/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: Is stadium rock back?
• 04/06/2008: Nirvana's back catalogue Top Ten: editors' choices
• 24/01/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: Brits at the bookies, and our favourites
• 06/07/2007: Reading/Leeds: Main Stage
• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekender: Main Stage Reviews
• 06/07/2007: Raz on The Raz @ Reading
• 19/02/2007: The 4-4-2 of Indie Rock: DiS's musical XI
• 11/11/2002: D-Frag MCR #4: Manchester Gig Previews
• 05/09/2002: Carling Weekender: Reviews

Links

• Foo Fighters - official site

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