Famend and always-in-demand drummer has had tenures with Weapons N’ Roses, 9 Inch Nails, Devo and dozens extra
Foo Fighters formally revealed throughout their “Making ready Music for Live shows” livestream Sunday that famend drummer Josh Freese will be a part of the band full-time for his or her summer season tour, filling the emptiness left by the late Taylor Hawkins.
Dave Grohl and firm promised a “few surprises” through the livestream, and so they delivered as Freese was formally launched in a humorous clip the place Foo Fighters are solicited by potential A-list drummers — like Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee and Instrument’s Danny Carey — earlier than it was finally revealed that the seat behind the package belonged to Freese.
The addition of Freese — an in-demand session and reside drummer who has had prolonged tenures with everybody from Weapons N’ Roses and 9 Inch Nails to Paramore and Devo — was long-anticipated by followers, particularly after Freese, with out clarification, canceled his summer season exhibits backing the Offspring and Danny Elfman.
Freese was additionally among the many all-star drummers to carry out with Foo Fighters throughout their Taylor Hawkins Tribute Live shows in 2022, resulting in hypothesis that he was among the many frontrunners to interchange Hawkins full-time.
Along with welcoming Freese to their lineup, Foo Fighters’ free “Making ready Music for Live shows” livestream — recorded on the band’s 606 Studios — additionally launched followers to new music from the band’s upcoming LP However Right here We Are, which arrives June 2 and represents “the primary chapter of the band’s new life.”
Foo Fighters’ summer season tour — spanning North America and Europe — kicks off Could 24 in Gilford, New Hampshire and contains stops at festivals like Bonnaroo, Outdoors Lands, Ohana, Riot Fest and Austin Metropolis Limits.
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