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FOO FIGHTERS – New Single Out Today And 2026 Tour With QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

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New striking strokes

24 October 2025

As teased yesterday rock heavyweights FOO FIGHTERS have a new single out, named ASKING FOR A FRIEND. Along with it comes the news of a series of stadium concerts
for 2026 along with their mates Queens Of The Stone Age.

Dave Grohl has a lot to say about it all: “Since our return to the stage in San Luis Obispo
five weeks ago, we have been reminded of why we love and are forever devoted to doing this Foo Fighters thing.

From reuniting as a band and staring at a list of 30 years worth of songs to brush off, to reimagining versions with the incredible blessing of the one and only Ilan Rubin behind the drums, to reconnecting with our amazing fans and blasting them with everything we’ve got,
no matter the size of the venue, because we would not be here without them, we have the
most solid core. And the sun is finally rising over the horizon.

What better way to share the view than with close friends?

In 1992 I first saw the legendary Kyuss perform at the Off Ramp in Seattle and met Mr. Josh Homme. The band were friends of a friend, and before long their album Blues For The Red Sun became the soundtrack to that summer. 33 years later and with many miles behind us, I have shared some of my life’s most rewarding musical moments with my dear friend, Josh.

A lifelong bond that goes far beyond the sound we’ve made together. So it is with great happiness that we can share this next chapter together with his almighty Queens Of The
Stone Age.

Let’s rock now. The Foos do what they do for
more than 3 decades now, writing massive
tunes for massive stadiums.

TOUR

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Image Of The Day – Creepy FOO FIGHTERS Artwork

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5 October 2025

This is the artwork for the 6-track live EP, titled FOO FIGHTERS ARE PLAYING WHERE??? VOL. 1 that Dave Grohl & Co dropped out of the blue on Bandcamp (their first music on this platform) this weekend.


Photo by Elizabeth Miranda

The tracks come from the surprise club shows that the band played across the US last month. The EP is available exclusively on Bandcamp, with proceeds going towards local charities working to combat food insecurity in San Luis Obispo and Santa Ana, California, Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut, the four cities where the gigs took place.

And? Whacking loud!


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JUKEBOX 2025 – Week 27 Five New Rad Tracks Added Twice A Week

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In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX playlist that matters.

ALL TOGETHER

The 5 fresh ones
TRACK BY TRACK


Credit: Frances Carter

Band: THE BETHS
Who: Voltaic pop outfit
from New Zealand.

Track: NO JOY
Newest single from their forthcoming longplayer
Straight Line Was A Lie, their 4th one. It’ll see the
day of light on August 29th.

Hit the drums,
strike a chord,
take the mic.
Play & sing.

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Band: THE UNKNOWNS
Who: Four raucous indies from down under who
state “It’s just rock and roll, don’t worry about it.”

Track: NONE TO ME
News piece from their 3rd album, named
Looking From The Outside and available from 28th July onwards.

Nasty. Vicious. Sick.
Punk! Punk! Punk!
The Saints‘ stranded,
again.

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Band: FOO FIGHTERS
Who: The former Nirvana drummer
Dave Grohl‘s thundering army.

Track: TODAY’S SONG

They celebrate their 30th anniversary as a group
(11 albums so far) and Grohl wrote this for the
festive occasion.

Smells like ear-shattering spirit.

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Band: OASIS
Who: You know.

Track: ACQUIESCE
Unplugged version, that will appear on the 30th anniversary deluxe edition of their
2nd LP What’s The Story (Morning Glory)?, out on October 3rd. More info here.

“Because we need each other
We believe in one another”

I hope so.

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Artists: KURT VILE and Luke Roberts
Who: Former War On Drugs troubadour
and Nashville songsmith friend.

Track: CLASSIC LOVE
Title track of their upcoming,
collaborative EP that pops up on 25 July.

Vile: “I always thought “classic love” was the epitome of a song that belonged on the radio. When I heard Luke and Kyle [Spence’s] recording of this it just floored me: like this could be old or new, just a timeless track… I figured the best way I could help it reach the masses was to just get myself up in that track as well and move ‘er through the KV/Verve machine.”

Lazy tune for a lazy day.

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FOO FIGHTERS Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album 30 Years Ago Today

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Significant longplayers from yesteryear

4 July 2025

When legendary grunge Nirvana broke up, following Kurt Cobain‘s
suicide (5 April 1994) drummer Dave Grohl started to write and record
songs of his own as a cathartic experience to recover from the fateful
Cobain passing.

It led to the self-titled debut album of his new band FOO FIGHTERS.
The record was released on July 4th in America, today 30 years ago.

It reached #23 in the United States, #2 in the UK and New Zealand, and #5 in Canada.

The name Foo Fighters was taken from the description World War II aircraft pilots would
use to describe various UFOs. This science fiction theme is further continued with the name of Grohl’s Capitol Records imprint, Roswell Records, a reference to the city of Roswell, New Mexico, known for the Roswell UFO incident of 1947.

The album cover was designed by Grohl‘s then-wife, photographer
Jennifer Youngblood, featuring a Buck Rogers XZ-38 Disintegrator Pistol.

Rolling Stone:  “Dave Grohl could turn out to be the ’90s punk equivalent of Tom Petty, whose vocal timbre and wry manner he occasionally approximates here. Like Petty, Grohl displays a good-natured humility that belies his talent for nailing the raw emotional substance that lies just beneath the surface of the average rock cliché… If Foo Fighters has a theme, it’s that music remains the ultimate anodyne.”

Singles: Big Me / This Is A Call / I’ll Stick Around

– BIG ME –

– THIS IS A CALL –

– I’LL STICK AROUND –

Smells like Grohl spirit.

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SHANE HAWKINS Joins FOO FIGHTERS On Stage In LONDON For A Herculian Performance

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FOO FIGHTERS are in the middle of a European tour.
Last Thursday they played in London.

Shane, the son of the Foos’ late drummer Taylor Hawkins joined
the band for a Herculean performance of I’ll Stick Around from
their self-titled debut LP, released in 1995.

The 17-year-old Shane hit his drums with
an enormous and relentless vehemence.

Grohl: “We particularly like it when he plays this song.”

It isn’t the first time he played with Foo Fighters. In 2022, he performed
My Hero at a tribute concert for his father, and last year, he and Grohl‘s
daughter Violet both joined the group for an appearance at Boston Calling.

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