Dave Grohl drops major news at Foo Fighters' Aussie concert
Foo Fighters have completed work on a new record, according to frontman Dave Grohl. The band's last release was in 2023, and Grohl hinted at a new album possibly coming this year. The group recently kicked off their Take Cover tour in Mexico, but guitarist Pat Smear had to sit out due to a foot injury from a gardening accident. Jason Falkner will fill in for Smear while he heals, and the band made light of the situation with a fake magazine cover mocking the incident.
Foo Fighters bring Beaconsfield miner on stage for emotional Launceston reunion
One of the Beaconsfield miners, Brant Webb, had an emotional on-stage reunion with Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl at a concert in Launceston, nearly 20 years after surviving a mining disaster. Webb and fellow miner Todd Russell were trapped underground for 14 days in 2006 and had requested an iPod loaded with Foo Fighters songs during their ordeal. Grohl played a special acoustic performance of a song he wrote for the miners at the concert, which Webb described as "pretty special." The miners' story had a profound impact on Grohl, who said it changed how he viewed songwriting. The emotional moment marked a significant milestone for Webb as the 20th anniversary of the Beaconsfield disaster approaches in April.