Foo Fighters performed the second gig of their comeback tour final evening (May 26), and have been joined on stage by late drummer Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane.
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Earlier this week (May 24), the band performed their first full live performance of 2023 in New Hampshire. It additionally noticed them introduce newly-announced drummer Josh Freese (Paramore, Weezer, Nine Inch Nails), who took on the function following the passing of Hawkins final 12 months.
The second gig of their comeback got here on Friday evening on the Boston Calling competition, the place Shane joined them to carry out ‘I’ll Stick Around’. He had beforehand performed ‘My Hero’ with the band at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium final September.
Watch them play collectively in Boston, the place Foo Fighters have been additionally joined by Dave Grohl‘s daughter Violet for just a few songs, under.
As at their tour opener, the Boston gig opened with their comeback single ‘Rescued’ — taken from their upcoming album ‘But Here We Are’ — they usually additionally teased followers with a preview of one other new tune: ‘Under You’.
Another new tune titled ‘Show Me How’, that includes Violet, was shared earlier this week. Plenty of the new songs additionally aired throughout their livestream earlier this week and, going ahead, the band are set to play festivals together with Bonnaroo, Louder Than Life and Riot Fest.
They even have a sequence of North American headline exhibits lined up – and remaining tickets can be found right here – and Grohl has additionally teased that some UK stay exhibits are additionally on the horizon.
Reviewing their new album – out subsequent week – NME mentioned: “‘But Here We Are’ is a beautiful, noisy celebration of brotherhood and a stark, painful exploration of loss. It is messy, gut-wrenching, ambitious and gorgeous, as the remaining members of Foo Fighters push themselves to their limits and beyond. Through it all, ‘But Here We Are’ is an undeniable reminder of the healing, unifying power of music.”