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Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the death of Kurt Cobain and the resulting dissolution of his previous band. The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II, which were known collectively as foo fighters. Prior to the release of the Foo Fighters' 1995 debut album Foo Fighters, which featured Grohl as the only official member, Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith, both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, as well as fellow Nirvana touring bandmate Pat Smear as guitarist to complete the lineup. The band began with performances in Portland, Oregon. Goldsmith quit during the recording of the group's second album, The Colour and the Shape (1997) when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself. Smear's departure followed soon afterward. They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl, respectively, although Stahl was fired before the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999).

Upcoming Gigs

Currently touring with 15 upcoming dates. View the full list and buy tickets via SongKick

Bamboozle Festival 2012 (Headline Act)
Support Acts: Blink-182, Bon Jovi, Incubus, Skrillex, The All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Mike Posner, Boys Like Girls, Mac Miller, Brand New, The Maine, Motion City Soundtrack, The Gaslight Anthem, We Came As Romans, Alesana, Miss May I, Anti-Flag, Bayside, Kreayshawn, Bouncing Souls, ASAP Rocky, He Is We, The Wonder Years, Emmure, Whitechapel, Outasight, Nevershoutnever, Hot Water Music, Comeback Kid, Catch 22, Periphery, DJ Pauly D, The Promise Ring, Timeflies, The Receiving End of Sirens, Ballyhoo!, AER, Like Moths to Flames, The New Cities, TesseracT, The Story So Far, Trapped Under Ice, Stray from the Path, Riff Raff, Patent Pending, Murphy's Law, Cherri Bomb, Nasty, Folly, Iggy Azaela, Aiden Chance, Sailesh
Venue: North Beach - Location: Asbury Park, NJ, US

Bamboozle Festival 2012 (Headline Act)
Support Acts: My Chemical Romance, The All-American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, The Maine, Motion City Soundtrack, Anti-Flag, ASAP Rocky, Emmure, Nevershoutnever, Hot Water Music, Periphery, DJ Pauly D, Iggy Azaela
Venue: North Beach - Location: Asbury Park, NJ, US

Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2012 (Headline Act)
Support Acts: Metallica, Franz Ferdinand, Beck, Bloc Party, Stevie Wonder, Skrillex, Passion Pit, Justice, Norah Jones, Regina Spektor, Sigur Rós, The Kills, Andrew Bird, Explosions In the Sky, fun., City and Colour, Washed Out, MSTRKRFT, Santigold, The Walkmen, Big Boi, Wolfgang Gartner, Portugal. The Man, Tame Impala, Dispatch, Dr. Dog, Fitz & The Tantrums, Jack White, Tennis, Rebelution, Grandaddy, YACHT, Of Monsters & Men, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Die Antwoord, White Denim, Zola Jesus, Sharon Van Etten, Amadou & Mariam, Jovanotti, Michael Kiwanuka, Alabama Shakes, Mimosa, Big Gigantic, The Be Good Tanyas, Thee Oh Sees, Tanlines, Yellow Ostrich, Trampled by Turtles, Geographer, Sean Hayes, Two Gallants, Wallpaper, Bomba Estéreo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Animal Kingdom, Caveman, Electric Guest, Reggie Watts, The M Machine, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Allen Stone, Papa, Father John Misty, Honey Island Swamp Band
Venue: Golden Gate Park - Location: San Francisco, CA, US

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Links

Official Homepage: http://www.foofighters.com/
Fan Page: http://www.fooarchive.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foofighters
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/foofighters
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/foofighters
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters

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