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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Foo Fighters have dropped the second song from their forthcoming album “But Here We Are,” a bruising punk-tinged song called “Under You,” with the album due on June 2. But they also announced a special streaming event on Sunday that seems likely to reveal their still-unannounced new drummer, who is widely expected to be session veteran Josh Freese. The band launches a massive tour — their first without drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died tragically in Colombia last year — in New Hampshire on May 24. According to the announcement, “Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts” is a streaming event on Live Nations Veeps platform “packed with rock & roll (including debut performances of songs from ‘But Here We Are’), exclusive behind the scenes footage, and a few surprises—all captured in the spacious yet homey confines of the band’s own 606 studios.”

Foo Fighters have shared the ‘Under You’ — the latest single to be released from their forthcoming album — and announced a free global streaming event.Shared today (May 17), the single is the second that the rock veterans have taken from their upcoming 11th studio album ‘But Here We Are’, following on from ‘Rescued‘ last month.Set for release on June 2 via Roswell Records/Columbia Records, the LP will mark their first new material since the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.The band first teased the new track earlier this week by sharing a 25-second snippet online. This featured the emotive lyrics: “I woke up and walked a million miles today / I’ve been looking up and down for you / All this time it stills feels just like yesterday / That I walked a million miles with you.”The track is takes on an upbeat pop-rock sentimentality, with both singles drawing upon the emotive rock sounds of their 1995 self-titled debut, and the dynamic songwriting seen with their fan-favourite LP ‘The Colour And The Shape’.

Thania Garcia The Foo Fighters are looking at a long touring season that kicks off at the end of this month at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion on May 24 and continues through a series of festival dates until November. The group fronted by Dave Grohl has top-billing for all of their festival appearances, including their first at the Boston Calling Music Festival on May 26, and their newly announced stint for Chicago’s Riot Fest taking place on Sept. 15-17. This is the first time the band will perform a consistent lineup of shows since Taylor Hawkins’ death in March of last year. And while fans await the band’s return to stages, the speculation surrounding prospective drummers is whittling down to very few viable options.

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Foo Fighters have teased another new song from their forthcoming album ‘But Here We Are’.The unnamed track, which follows recent comeback single ‘Rescue Me’, is set to drop this Wednesday (May 17).The band have shared a 25 second snippet of the song which features the lyrics: “I woke up and walked a million miles today / I’ve been looking up and down for you / All this time it stills feels just like yesterday / That I walked a million miles with you.” You can listen to it below.It will be the second single from the Foo Fighters’ first album since the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year.5.17.23 pic.twitter.com/ZBPiR6P6v9— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) May 15, 2023Produced by longtime collaborator Greg Kurstin and the band, ‘But Here We Are’ is described as “the first chapter of the band’s new life” and “a brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything [the band] endured over the last year” as “a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family”.Revealing their plans to continue without Hawkins earlier this year, the band posted: “Foo Fighters were formed 27 years ago to represent the healing power of music and a continuation of life. And for the past 27 years our fans have built a worldwide community, a devoted support system that has helped us all get through the darkest of times together.

Sam Ryder has been joined on stage at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest by Queen drummer Roger Taylor.This year’s instalment of the concert took place in Liverpool, following the ongoing political conflict taking place in Ukraine. Ukraine won the competition last year, with Ryder coming in second place.Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra opened this year’s Eurovision song contest with an emotive rendition of their 2022 winning song, ‘Stefania’.The opening also saw the band joined by musicians and famous figures from afar.

Foo Fighters have confirmed that there are UK live dates that are “soon to be announced” ahead of their North American tour.Spotted by the Foo Fighters UK fan group on Twitter, the rock icons have taken to their official website and shared that there are “forthcoming and soon-to-be-announced” UK live dates. Early ticket access is easily accessible by pre-ordering any format of their forthcoming album ‘But Here We Are’.The Dave Grohl-led band will be kicking off their North American tour on May 24 in Gilford, New Hampshire.

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Foo Fighters were reportedly scheduled to perform on Saturday Night Live (SNL) before the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike forced cancellations.According to Entertainment Weekly, the band were supposed to perform for SNL‘s season final later this month alongside debuting host Jennifer Coolidge of The White Lotus. The now-cancelled episode would have marked the Foo Fighters’ eight performance on the long-running show.

Foo Fighters have announced a live show in Brazil with Wet Leg and Garbage – find all the details below.The Dave Grohl-led band are due to perform at the Estádio Couto Pereira stadium in Curitiba, Paraná on September 7, two days before their previously confirmed gig in São Paulo (September 9).Both Wet Leg and Garbage will appear as special guest support acts at the new date.Tickets go on general sale at 10am BRT this Thursday (May 4) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Check out the announcement post below.A post shared by Foo Fighters (@foofighters)The news comes shortly after Grohl made a surprise appearance during Wet Leg’s set at the second weekend of Coachella 2023.Last year, the frontman spoke of his admiration for the Grammy-winning duo – aka Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – while speaking to The Independent.“This Isle of Wight band is starting to blow up in America,” Grohl explained.

Travis Barker has given a promising update on the new Blink-182 album, telling fans it’ll be finished before they head out on tour.Last year, the classic lineup of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker confirmed they would be reuniting ahead of a world tour and a new album.So far, the band have released just one single from the album – ‘Edging’ – but DeLonge has promised that the record contains some of the “most progressive” music of their career so far.At the start of 2023, DeLonge added that the currently-untitled record is “the best album we’ve ever made.”“I’m personally tripping and so proud of what we have created TOGETHER. As one unified force of fun, eternal youth, and most of all – close friends,” he continued.Last night (April 29) Travis Barker took to Twitter to tell fans the “album will be finished before we leave on tour.”Album will be finished before we leave on tour— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) April 29, 2023Blink-182 were originally due to kick off their world tour in March with a tour of South America but those dates were postponed to 2024 due to Barker injuring himself while drumming. Instead, the pop-punk trio made their live return with a last-minute set at weekend one of Coachella Festival.

Foo Fighters‘ guitarist Chris Shiflett has shared his latest single ‘Dead and Gone’ from his forthcoming solo album.The track, written in 2020 during the pandemic and recorded with producer Jaren Johnston of the Cadillac Three in Nashville, features Charlie Worsham on dobro and Tom Bukovac on guitar.Shiflett shared that the song is an ode to the characters and character of his Santa Barbara hometown.“My hometown was an odd mix of luxury paradise and working-class grit and continues to be a bottomless pit of lyrical inspiration,” he said. “Sad to say there’s been more than a few friends who’ve left us too soon, so there are lots of stories there, kind of a lost generation.”A full new solo album, recorded with producer Jaren Johnston, is set for release later this year via Snakefarm.Shiflett released two NEW songs, ‘Born & Raised’ and ‘Long, Long Year’, in 2022, which were his first new solo releases since his 2019 album ‘Hard Lessons’.Meanwhile, Foo Fighters recently announced their 11th album ‘But Here We Are’ and shared its first single ‘Rescue’.

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Foo Fighters are healing through music. The rock band announced the forthcoming release of their first new music since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year.  will be out on June 2 while a new single, "Rescued," is available now. «A brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters endured over the last year,  is a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family,» states a press release announcing the news.

Foo Fighters have announced that they will release new album ‘But Here We Are’ this summer. Out now is new single ‘Rescued’.The album will be the band’s first since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.

Blink 182 loudly announced to the world that they’re officially ready for their long-awaited 2023 tour.Starting May 4, Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker will take off on their international tour sending them to arenas, stadiums and festivals all over the globe up until they wrap their run at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young Festival on Oct. 21 and Oct.

“Rescued,” the band’s first song since the death of beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022.And you can feel the ghost of Hawkins in the haunting chorus: “We’re all free to some degree/To dance under the lights/I’m just waiting to be rescued/Bring me back to life.”Back in ferocious form, you can hear the revived Foos emerging from their mourning after Hawkins died at 50 from a suspected overdose while the group was on tour in South America.“It came in a flash/It came out of nowhere/It happened so fast/And then it was over,” sings frontman Dave Grohl, seemingly referencing Hawkins’ passing at the beginning of the song.Later, Grohl hints at his deep grief: “I fell in a trap/My heart’s getting colder.” Then the singer repeats a plea to “rescue me tonight,” as if he wishes he could have saved Hawkins.“Rescued” dropped Wednesday as the Foo Fighters announced “But Here We Are,” their 11th studio album, due June 2.It’s the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s follow-up to 2021’s “Medicine at Midnight,” which arrived just four months before Hawkins’ death.A press release describes “But Here We Are” as “a brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters endured over the last year” and “a testament to the healing powers of music.”The release continues, “ ‘But Here We Are’ is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life.”

On June 2, Foo Fighters will release But Here We Are, the Dave Grohl-led rock band's 11th album and the first since the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.

After a year of loss, mourning and personal reflection, Foo Fighters are ready to release their first new album following the death of the rock band’s drummer, Taylor Hawkins, in March 2022.