Some lockdown entertainment to kickstart your weekend
07.04.2020 - 18:11 / nme.com
"A moment divine"
Dave Grohl has vividly recalled the time he was asked by Prince to jam with him and his band back in 2011, fulfilling the Foo Fighters frontman’s “rock’n’roll fantasy” in the process.
Grohl recalled the entertaining tale on his newly launched Instagram account Dave’s True Stories, which is aiming to keep people entertained during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with stories from Grohl’s past.
Posting on the account earlier today (April 7), Grohl recalled the time that he was
Some lockdown entertainment to kickstart your weekend
Dave Grohl was more than a little honoured when BBC bosses pitched him the idea of a star-studded cover of Times Like These, calling it “one of the hugest moments in my musical life”.
The BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge brought together (virtually) some of the music world's biggest superstars to perform a heartwarming cover of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These” to raise money for those in need during the COVID-19 crisis.The Foo Fighters themselves were included in the uplifting performance, joined in the comfort of their own homes by 5 Seconds of Summer, AJ Tracey, Anne-Marie, Bastille, Biffy Clyro, Celeste, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Dermot Kennedy, Dua Lipa, Ellie Goulding,
The Foo Fighters are getting a cover perfectly suited to the times.
They'll be joined by the likes of Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Yungblud and many more for the Live Lounge cover...
Nestled unobtrusively within the Brooklyn's Greenpoint area, Saint Vitus has a reputation that far surpasses its modest size. After all, few 250-capacity metal bar/venues have attracted everything from a secret Megadeth show to Nirvana's 2014 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction after party (featuring everyone from St. Vincent to Kim Gordon playing alongside Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic).
The Foo Fighters frontman has broken the tracks down by each stage of quarantine
Dave Grohl’s impromptu jam session with Prince in 2011 went beyond his “wildest dreams”.
Even legends get starstruck sometimes. When you're at a concert watching two superstars power though an impromptu jam session, there's always the chance one of them is totally losing it on the inside.
The Elton John-led starry benefit concert that featured Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys on Sunday has raised nearly $8 million to battle the coronavirus.
Two weeks after the Foo Fighters announced that they are postponing the Van Tour 2020, the group announced on Tuesday (March 31) the rescheduled dates for shows previously set for May."Playing a gig with a sock full of broken bones is one thing, but playing a show when YOUR health and safety is in jeopardy is another," Frontman Dave Grohl said a in a statement when originally announcing the postponement, referencing the time he fell off a stage and broke his leg in June 2015 but still performed.
"A steaming shit sandwich"
Hate only makes Dave Grohl stronger.
"You really think that's gonna stop me? It only makes me wanna fucking do it more."
Each artist performed from the safety of their own homes
After the Backstreet Boys dished out a joyful performance of "I Want It That Way" from each band member's living room Sunday night (March 29), on deck for iHeart's Live-At-Home Concert was Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl.