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| caption           = Foo Fighters at [[Glastonbury Festival 2023]]. From left to right: [[Chris Shiflett]], [[Rami Jaffee]], [[Dave Grohl]], [[Nate Mendel]], [[Josh Freese]] and [[Pat Smear]].
| alias             = {{hlist|The Holy Shits<ref>{{cite news|last=Young|first=Alex|title=Foo Fighters performed a secret show as The Holy Shits in an abandoned train tunnel|url=https://consequence.net/2014/09/foo-fighters-performed-a-secret-show-as-the-holy-shits-in-an-abandoned-train-tunnel/|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=September 12, 2014|access-date=February 17, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222005031/https://consequence.net/2014/09/foo-fighters-performed-a-secret-show-as-the-holy-shits-in-an-abandoned-train-tunnel/|archive-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref>|Dee Gees<ref>{{cite news|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=Foo Fighters' Bee Gees Tribute Band Announces 'Hail Satin' LP|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-bee-gees-tribute-band-hail-satin-record-store-day-1185916/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 17, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617205028/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-bee-gees-tribute-band-hail-satin-record-store-day-1185916/|archive-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref>|The ChurnUps<ref name = ChurnUps>{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=2023-06-23 |title=Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury |website=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66004466 }}</ref>}}
| origin            = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], U.S.
| works             = {{hlist|[[Foo Fighters discography|Discography]]|[[List of songs recorded by Foo Fighters|songs]]|[[List of Foo Fighters concert tours|concert tours]]}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[post-grunge]]
* {{nowrap|[[hard rock]]}}
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| years_active      = 1994–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Roswell Records|Roswell]]
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]<!-- Listed in chronological order. -->
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| spinoffs          = 
| spinoff_of        = {{flatlist|
* [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]
* [[Sunny Day Real Estate]]<!-- Per PopMatters, cited below -->
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| website           = {{URL|foofighters.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Dave Grohl]]
* [[Nate Mendel]]
* [[Pat Smear]]
* [[Chris Shiflett]]
* [[Rami Jaffee]]
* [[Ilan Rubin]]
| past_members      = * [[William Goldsmith]]
* [[Franz Stahl]]
* [[Taylor Hawkins]]
* [[Josh Freese]]
}}

The<!--DO NOT REMOVE "THE". Per [[WP:THE]]: 'If a band is officially known without a definite article, but the members typically refer to their group as "the (Name)" in everyday speech, then the definite article should be included in running prose.' Many reliable secondary sources also use "the" with Foo Fighters.--> '''Foo Fighters''' are an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Seattle]] in 1994. Initially founded as a one-man project by former [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] drummer [[Dave Grohl]], the band comprises vocalist/guitarist Grohl, bassist [[Nate Mendel]], guitarists [[Pat Smear]] and [[Chris Shiflett]], keyboardist [[Rami Jaffee]] and drummer [[Ilan Rubin]]. Guitarist [[Franz Stahl]] and drummers [[William Goldsmith]], [[Taylor Hawkins]], and [[Josh Freese]] are former members.

Grohl created the Foo Fighters to release solo material after Nirvana broke up in 1994, and recorded their [[Foo Fighters (album)|eponymous debut album]] (1995) mostly alone in six days. After the songs drew label interest, he recruited Mendel and Goldsmith, both formerly of [[Sunny Day Real Estate]], and Smear, who had played with Nirvana on tour. The band made their first public performance in February 1995, five months before the album's release. 

Goldsmith quit during the recording of their second album, ''[[The Colour and the Shape]]'' (1997), with Grohl re-recording most of the drum parts, and Smear departed soon afterward; they were replaced by Hawkins and Stahl, respectively. The latter had been in [[Scream (band)|Scream]], the band Grohl had drummed for before joining Nirvana. Stahl was fired before the recording of the group's third album, ''[[There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]'' (1999), and the band briefly continued as a trio until Shiflett joined after the completion of ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose''. The group released their fourth album, ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]'', in 2002, followed by the two-disc ''[[In Your Honor]]'' (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material. The Foo Fighters released their sixth album, ''[[Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace]]'', in 2007.

For the Foo Fighters' seventh studio album, ''[[Wasting Light]]'' (2011), produced by [[Butch Vig]], Smear returned as a full-time member, after having appeared frequently with the band since 2005. ''[[Sonic Highways]]'' (2014) was released as the soundtrack to [[Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways|the television miniseries]] directed by Grohl. ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'' (2017) was the second Foo Fighters album to top the charts in the United States and the first to feature Jaffee, their longtime session and touring keyboardist, as a full member. Their tenth album, ''[[Medicine at Midnight]]'' (2021), was the last before Hawkins' death in March 2022. He was replaced by Freese from 2023 to 2025, and Rubin from 2025 onwards. Their eleventh album, ''[[But Here We Are]]'', was released in June 2023.

The Foo Fighters have won 15 [[Grammy Award]]s, including [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Album|Best Rock Album]] five times, making them among the most successful rock acts in Grammy history.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/11684482/Dave-Grohl-interview-Im-going-to-fix-my-leg-and-then-Im-going-to-come-back.html "Dave Grohl interview: 'I’m going to fix my leg and then I’m going to come back'"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619045037/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/11684482/Dave-Grohl-interview-Im-going-to-fix-my-leg-and-then-Im-going-to-come-back.html|date=June 19, 2015}}. telegraph.co.uk, June 18, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2016.</ref> In 2021, the band was announced as recipients of the first "Global Icon" award at the [[2021 MTV Video Music Awards]]. They were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2021, their first year of eligibility.

== History ==

=== Background and first demos (1990–1994) ===
[[File:FoosDublin210819-2 (48620472807) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Dave Grohl]] (pictured in 2019) founded Foo Fighters after his band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] disbanded in 1994.]]

In 1990, [[Dave Grohl]] joined the [[grunge]] band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] as the drummer. During tours, he took a guitar with him and wrote songs, but was too intimidated to share them with the band. He was "in awe" of the songs written by Nirvana's frontman, [[Kurt Cobain]].<ref name="Foobulous">di Perna, Alan. "Absolutely Foobulous!". ''Guitar World''. August 1997.</ref> Grohl occasionally booked studio time to record demos and covers, and released an album of demos, ''[[Pocketwatch (album)|Pocketwatch]]'', under the pseudonym Late! in 1992.<ref name="Alien parking">Bryant, Tom. "Alien Parking". ''Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters''. 2007.</ref>

Nirvana disbanded after the [[Suicide of Kurt Cobain|death of Kurt Cobain]] in April 1994. Grohl received offers to work with various artists. Press rumors indicated he might join [[Pearl Jam]],<ref name="Nirvana (USA).">Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th ed. Ed. Colin Larkin. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Web. June 14, 2015.</ref> and he almost accepted a position as drummer in [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]. Grohl later said: "I was supposed to just join another band and be a drummer the rest of my life. I thought that I would rather do what no one expected me to do." He instead entered [[Robert Lang Studios]] in October 1994 to record 15 of his own songs.<ref name="Alien parking" /> With the exception of a guitar part on "X-Static", played by [[Greg Dulli]] of the [[Afghan Whigs]], Grohl played every instrument and sang every vocal.<ref name=AMG>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/foo-fighters-mn0000184043/biography |title=Artist Biography [Foo Fighters] |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=November 18, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117072401/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/foo-fighters-mn0000184043/biography |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> He completed an album's worth of material in five days and handed out cassette copies of the sessions to his friends for feedback.<ref name="Alien parking" />

Grohl hoped to stay anonymous and release the recordings in a limited run under the name Foo Fighters, taken from [[foo fighter]], a [[World War II]] term for [[unidentified flying object]]s.<ref name="Alien parking" /> He hoped the name would lead listeners to assume the music was made by several people. He said later: "Had I actually considered this to be a career, I probably would have called it something else, because it's the stupidest fucking band name in the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/foo-fighters-on-their-band-name|title=Foo Fighters On Their Band Name|date=November 2010 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904170754/http://www.clashmusic.com/news/foo-fighters-on-their-band-name|archive-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> The demo tape circulated in the industry, creating interest among record labels.<ref>Strauss, Neil. "[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DE1338F93AA35750C0A963958260 The Pop Life] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521191537/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/09/arts/the-pop-life-a-maverick-pianist-answers-back.html |date=May 21, 2021 }}". ''The New York Times'', March 5, 1995. Retrieved on May 25, 2008.</ref><ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|last=Foege|first=Alex|date=August 10, 1995|title=Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters: Music Reviews|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/foo-fighters-19950810|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427033905/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/foo-fighters-19950810|archive-date=April 27, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2011|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

=== Formation and debut album (1994–1995) ===
Grohl formed a band to support the album. He spoke to Nirvana bassist [[Krist Novoselic]], about joining the group, but he decided against it. Grohl said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together, but would have been "weird" for the others and place more pressure on Grohl.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mundy|first=Chris|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/invasion-of-the-foo-fighers-19951005|title=Invasion of the Foo Fighters|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 5, 1995|access-date=November 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220011937/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/invasion-of-the-foo-fighers-19951005|archive-date=December 20, 2014}} Excerpt only; subscription required for full article.</ref> Instead, Grohl recruited bassist [[Nate Mendel]] and drummer [[William Goldsmith]], both of the recently disbanded Seattle [[emo]] group [[Sunny Day Real Estate]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=AJ |date=August 8, 2012 |title=5 Great Bands (Spun Off from Other Great Bands) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/161801-5-great-bands-spun-off-from-other-great-bands-2495826503.html |access-date=February 2, 2025 |website=[[PopMatters]] |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814211733/https://www.popmatters.com/161801-5-great-bands-spun-off-from-other-great-bands-2495826503.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nirvana touring guitarist [[Pat Smear]] joined as the second guitarist.<ref name="Breakout">Bryant, Tom. "Breakout". ''Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters''. 2007.</ref> Grohl licensed the album to [[Capitol Records]], releasing it on his new label, [[Roswell Records]].<ref name="Alien parking" />

The Foo Fighters made their live public debut on February 23, 1995, at the Jambalaya Club in [[Arcata, California]], followed by performances at [[Satyricon nightclub|Satyricon]] in Portland on March 3 and the Velvet Elvis in Seattle on March 4. The show on March 3 had been part of a benefit gig for the investigation of the rape and murder of [[The Gits|Gits]] singer [[Mia Zapata]]. Grohl refused to do interviews or tour large venues to promote the album.<ref name="Breakout" /> The Foo Fighters undertook their first major tour in the spring of 1995, opening for [[Mike Watt]]. The band's first single, "[[This Is a Call]]", was released in June 1995,<ref name=AMG /> and their debut album, ''[[Foo Fighters (album)|Foo Fighters]],'' was released the next month. "[[I'll Stick Around]]", "[[For All the Cows]]", and "[[Big Me]]" were released as subsequent singles. The band spent the following months on tour, including their first appearance at the [[Reading Festival]] in England in August.<ref name="Breakout" />

=== ''The Colour and the Shape'' (1996–1997) ===
[[File:Foo Fighters - Phoenix Festival 1996 (12882631835).jpg|thumb|left|The Foo Fighters performing at [[Phoenix Festival]] in 1996]]
After touring through the spring of 1996, the Foo Fighters entered [[Bear Creek Studio]] in [[Woodinville, Washington]], with producer [[Gil Norton]] to record its second album. While Grohl once again wrote all the songs, the rest of the band collaborated on the arrangements. With the sessions nearly complete, Grohl took the rough mixes to Los Angeles, intending to finish his vocal and guitar parts. While there, Grohl realized that he was not happy with the drumming and replaced most of Goldsmith's drum tracks with his own.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald|first1=Sam |title=FOO FIGHTERS HAVE FOUND A POST-NIRVANA IDENTITY |publisher=Tribune Publishing Company LLC|id={{ProQuest|342848747}}}}</ref> Though Grohl hoped that Goldsmith would still play on the tour, Goldsmith felt betrayed and left the band.<ref>Roberts, Michael. "[http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-12-03/music/bring-back-that-sunny-day/2 Bring Back That Sunny Day] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103091941/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-12-03/music/bring-back-that-sunny-day/2/ |date=November 3, 2012}}". ''Miami New Times'', December 3, 1998. Retrieved on May 28, 2008. Quote: "Dave had me do 96 takes of one song, and I had to do thirteen hours' worth of takes on another one", he points out. "It just seemed that everything I did wasn't good enough for him, or anyone else. I think that everyone at the label wanted Dave to play drums on the record. The producer ([[Gil Norton]]) wanted him to play drums on the record, and it felt like everyone was trying to get me to quit. But I didn't quit. I played drums on pretty much the whole record. But then, behind my back, Dave re-recorded the whole record without telling me. I found out through Nate, who, well, I won't get into that. But I thought, This is bullshit."</ref>

[[File:FoosLollBerlin190917-21 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Long-time drummer [[Taylor Hawkins]] ''(pictured in 2017)'' joined the band in 1997.]]
In need of a replacement for Goldsmith, Grohl contacted [[Alanis Morissette]]'s touring drummer [[Taylor Hawkins]] for a recommendation. Grohl was surprised when Hawkins volunteered himself.<ref name="Foobulous" /> Hawkins made his debut with the group in time for the release of its second album, ''[[The Colour and the Shape]]'', in May 1997. The album included the singles "[[Monkey Wrench (song)|Monkey Wrench]]", "[[Everlong]]" and "[[My Hero (song)|My Hero]]".

Smear left the Foo Fighters in 1997, citing exhaustion and burnout, and was replaced by Grohl's former [[Scream (band)|Scream]] bandmate [[Franz Stahl]].<ref name="Kerrang 1997">Johnson, Lisa. "Classic interview: October 1997". ''Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters''. 2007.</ref> Stahl toured with the Foo Fighters for the next few months and appeared on two tracks recorded for movie soundtracks, a re-recording of "[[Walking After You]]", also released as a single, for ''[[The X-Files (film)|The X-Files]]'' and "[[A320 (song)|A320]]" for ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''. A [[B-side]] from the "My Hero" single, "Dear Lover", appeared in the horror film ''[[Scream 2]]''. The tour for ''The Colour and the Shape'' album in 1998 included performances at [[Glastonbury Festival]] (on the main stage) and the [[Reading Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 24, 1998 |title=Specialist Organisation Makes for Good Festivals |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1998/Music-Week-1998-10-24-S-OCR-IDX-18.pdf |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=18 |access-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814164656/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1998/Music-Week-1998-10-24-S-OCR-IDX-18.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' (1998–2001) ===
In 1998, the Foo Fighters traveled to Grohl's home state of Virginia, to write their third album. However, Grohl and Stahl were unable to co-operate as songwriters; Grohl told ''[[Kerrang!]]'' in 1999, "in those few weeks it just seemed like the three of us were moving in one direction and Franz wasn't." Grohl was distraught over the decision to fire Stahl as the two had been friends since childhood. Shortly after that, Mendel called Grohl to say he was quitting to reunite with Sunny Day Real Estate, only to reverse his decision the next day.<ref name="Burn away">Beebee, Steve. "Burn Away". ''Kerrang! Legends: Foo Fighters''. 2007.</ref> The remaining trio of Grohl, Mendel, and Hawkins spent several months recording the band's third album, ''[[There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]'', in Grohl's home studio. The album spawned several singles, including "[[Learn to Fly]]", the band's first to reach the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Other singles included "[[Stacked Actors]]", "[[Generator (Foo Fighters song)|Generator]]", "[[Next Year]]", and "[[Breakout (Foo Fighters song)|Breakout]]".{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Before the release of the album, [[Capitol Records]] president [[Gary Gersh]] was forced out of the label. Given Grohl's history with Gersh, the Foo Fighters' contract had included a "key man clause" that allowed them to leave the label upon Gersh's departure. They left Capitol and signed with [[RCA Records|RCA]], who later acquired the rights to the band's Capitol albums.<ref name="Burn away" />

[[File:Chris Shiftlett - Water Rats - Wednesday 14th June 2017 ShiftlettWaterRats140617-11 (35234680452).jpg|thumb|left|[[Chris Shiflett]] ''(pictured in 2017)'' joined as guitarist in 1999.]]
After recording ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' was completed, the band auditioned a number of potential guitarists and settled on [[Chris Shiflett]], who performed with [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] and California punk band [[No Use for a Name]]. Shiflett initially joined as a touring guitarist but achieved full-time status prior to the recording of the group's fourth album.<ref name=back>{{cite video|author=[[James Moll|Moll, James]] (director)|title=[[Back and Forth (documentary)|Back and Forth]]|year=2011|medium=documentary|publisher=RCA}}</ref>

In January 2000, Mendel led a benefit concert in Hollywood for the [[HIV/AIDS denialism|AIDS denialist]] group [[Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives]], with a speech by the founder, [[Christine Maggiore]], and distribution of free copies of her self-published book, ''What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong?''.<ref name=MJ>{{cite web|last=Talvi|first=Silja|title=Foo Fighters, HIV Deniers|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/02/foo-fighters-hiv-deniers|work=Mother Jones|access-date=January 15, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202101030/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2000/02/foo-fighters-hiv-deniers|archive-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gutierrez|first=Oriol Jr.|title=Figuring the Foo Fighters|date=December 21, 2009|url=http://blogs.poz.com/oriol/archives/2009/12/figuring_the_foo_fig.html|publisher=POZ|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027075913/http://blogs.poz.com/oriol/archives/2009/12/figuring_the_foo_fig.html|archive-date=October 27, 2014}}</ref> The Foo Fighters website featured a section devoted to Alive & Well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foofighters.com/aliveandwell/index.shtml |year=2000 |title=Alive and Well |author=Staff writer |website=Foo Fighters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020810172556/http://www.foofighters.com/aliveandwell/index.shtml |archive-date=August 10, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Sandra Thurman]], the director of the [[Office of National AIDS Policy]], said this was "extraordinarily irresponsible behavior{{nbsp}}... There is no doubt about the link between HIV and AIDS in the respected scientific community."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Denizet-Lewis |first=Benoit |date=July 2000 |title=Cause Celeb |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AlN-17xfY88C&pg=PA52 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=16 |issue=7 |page=52 |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521191534/https://books.google.com/books?id=AlN-17xfY88C&pg=PA52 |url-status=live }}</ref> All links and references to Alive & Well were removed from the Foo Fighters website by March 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foofighters.com/aliveandwell/index.shtml |year=2000 |title=Alive and Well |author=Staff writer |website=Foo Fighters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021008052930/http://www.foofighters.com/aliveandwell/index.shtml |archive-date=October 8, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Around 2001, the Foo Fighters established a relationship with the English rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]], as they (particularly Grohl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/dave-grohl/person/23908/trivia.html |title=Dave Grohl Trivia and Quotes on |publisher=Tv.com |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708053836/http://www.tv.com/dave-grohl/person/23908/trivia.html |archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> and Hawkins<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/taylor-hawkins/|title=Interviews – Guitar Center|publisher=Gc.guitarcenter.com|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711133118/http://gc.guitarcenter.com/interview/taylor-hawkins/|archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>) were fans. That March, Grohl and Hawkins inducted them into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/queen/transcript/dave-grohl-and-taylor-hawkins-/|title=Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins induct Queen &#124; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|work=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |publisher=Rockhall.com|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418181849/http://rockhall.com/inductees/queen/transcript/dave-grohl-and-taylor-hawkins-/|archive-date=April 18, 2012}}</ref> and joined them to perform the 1976 classic, "[[Tie Your Mother Down]]", with Hawkins playing drums alongside [[Roger Meddows-Taylor|Roger Taylor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Foo Fighters joined by Queen legends |url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme/23362 |work=[[NME]] |access-date=March 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521043625/http://www.nme.com/news/nme/23362 |archive-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> The guitarist [[Brian May]] added a guitar track to the Foo Fighters' second cover of [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[Have a Cigar]]", which appeared on the soundtrack to the movie ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''. In 2002, May contributed guitar to "Tired of You" and the outtake "Knucklehead". The Foo Fighters and Queen have performed together on several occasions since, including [[VH1 Rock Honors]] and the Foo Fighters' headlining concert in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch Foo Fighters Cover 'Somebody To Love' At Taylor Hawkins' Last Concert |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-final-concert-queen-cover |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=JamBase |language=en-US |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224221210/https://www.jambase.com/article/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-final-concert-queen-cover |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''One by One'' (2001–2004) ===
[[File:David Grohl.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Grohl performing with the Foo Fighters in 2003]]
Near the end of 2001, the Foo Fighters reconvened to record their [[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|fourth album]]. After spending four months in a Los Angeles studio, the album "just didn't sound right" and the band had no confidence it would sell well. With the album not reaching their expectations amid much infighting, Grohl spent some time helping [[Queens of the Stone Age]] complete their 2002 album ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]''. Once that album was finished and touring had started for both the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, the band was on the verge of breaking up entirely. Grohl reunited with Hawkins, Shiflett, and Mendel to play the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Festival]], alternating days with Queens of the Stone Age. Hawkins and Grohl talked about resuming work on ''One by One'' and after a very satisfying performance the following day, they agreed to stay together. The group re-recorded nearly all of the album in a ten-day stretch at Grohl's home studio in [[Alexandria, Virginia]], the following month.<ref name=back/> The original version of ''One by One'', referred to by the band as Million Dollar Demos, has never been released in its entirety although seven tracks were leaked online in 2012 and 2015.<ref name=spin>{{cite journal|url=https://www.spin.com/2003/07/foo-fighters/|title=The Good Fight|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=November 2002|page=72|first=Alex|last=Pappademas|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107022246/http://www.spin.com/2003/07/foo-fighters/|archive-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>

The album was released in October 2002 under the title ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]''. Singles from the album included "[[All My Life (Foo Fighters song)|All My Life]]", "[[Times Like These (Foo Fighters song)|Times Like These]]", "[[Low (Foo Fighters song)|Low]]", and "[[Have It All (Foo Fighters song)|Have It All]]". The tour for the album included a headline performance at the 2002 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]].

For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004, upon learning that [[George W. Bush|George W. Bush's]] presidential campaign was using "Times Like These" at rallies, Grohl decided to lend his public support to [[John Kerry]]'s campaign, saying, "There's no way of stopping the president playing your songs, so I went out and played it for John Kerry's people instead, where I thought the message would kinda make more sense."<ref name=xfm>{{cite web|url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2005/x-clusive-foo-fighters-vs-president-george-w-bush|title=X-clusive: Foo Fighters Vs President George W Bush|date=May 11, 2005|publisher=[[XFM]]|access-date=December 21, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828074927/http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2005/x-clusive-foo-fighters-vs-president-george-w-bush|archive-date=August 28, 2012}}</ref> Grohl attended several Kerry rallies and occasionally performed solo acoustic sets. The entire band joined Grohl for a performance in Arizona coinciding with one of the [[U.S. presidential election debates|presidential debates]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rashbaum |first=Alyssa |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1492809/20041020/grohl_david.jhtml |title=Dave Grohl Reunites With Krist Novoselic At Kerry Rally — News Story &#124; Music, Celebrity, Artist News &#124; MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=October 20, 2004 |access-date=May 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213200409/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1492809/20041020/grohl_david.jhtml |archive-date=February 13, 2009}}</ref>

=== ''In Your Honor'' (2005–2006) ===
[[File:Dave Grohl in London.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Grohl performing with the Foo Fighters in 2006]]
Having spent a year and a half touring behind ''One by One'', Grohl did not want to rush into recording another Foo Fighters record. Initially Grohl intended to write acoustic material by himself but eventually the project involved the entire band.<ref>Greenblatt, Leah. "[http://www.ew.com/article/2005/06/13/ew-talks-foo-fighters No 'Foo'ls] ". ''Entertainment Weekly'', June 17, 2005. Retrieved on May 26, 2008.</ref> To record its fifth album, the band shifted to Los Angeles and built a recording studio, dubbed Studio 606 West. Grohl insisted that the album be divided into two discs – one full of rock songs, and the other featuring all acoustic tracks.<ref name="Chosen">Greenwald, Andy. "The Chosen Foo". ''Spin''. August 2005.</ref> ''[[In Your Honor]]'' was released in June 2005. The album's singles included "[[Best of You (Foo Fighters song)|Best of You]]", "[[DOA (Foo Fighters song)|DOA]]", "[[Resolve (song)|Resolve]]", and "[[No Way Back/Cold Day in the Sun]]".

During September and October 2005, the band toured with [[Weezer]] on what was billed as the Foozer Tour.<ref>Montgomery, James "[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509264/20050909/weezer.jhtml Weezer, Foos Bring Arena-Rock Spectacle To Foozer (WeeFighters?) Tour Kickoff] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224211415/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509264/20050909/weezer.jhtml |date=February 24, 2008}}". MTV.com, September 2005.</ref> The Foo Fighters played a headline performance at the 2005 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]. On June 17, 2006, the Foo Fighters performed their largest non-festival headlining concert to date at London's [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]. Motörhead's [[Lemmy]] joined the band on stage to sing "Shake Your Blood" from Dave Grohl's ''[[Probot (band)|Probot]]'' album. As a surprise performance, [[Brian May]] and [[Roger Meddows-Taylor|Roger Taylor]] of Queen appeared to play part of "We Will Rock You" as a lead in to "Tie Your Mother Down".

In further support of ''In Your Honor'', the band organized a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. Members who had performed with them in late 2005 appeared, such as [[Pat Smear]], [[Petra Haden]] on violin and backing vocals, [[Drew Hester]] on percussion, and [[Rami Jaffee]] of [[the Wallflowers]] on keyboard and piano. While much of the setlist focused on ''In Your Honor''{{'}}s acoustic half, the band also used the opportunity to play lesser-known songs, such as "Ain't It The Life", "Floaty", and "See You". The band also performed "Marigold", a ''[[Pocketwatch (album)|Pocketwatch]]''-era song that was best known as a [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] B-side.

In November 2006, the band released their first live CD, ''[[Skin and Bones (Foo Fighters album)|Skin and Bones]]'', featuring fifteen performances captured over a three-night stint in Los Angeles.

=== ''Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'' (2007–2009) ===
[[File:Foo Fighters Live 21.jpg|thumb|The Foo Fighters performing live in 2007]]

For the follow-up to ''In Your Honor'', the band worked once again with ''The Colour and the Shape'' producer Gil Norton. ''[[Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace]]'' was released on September 25, 2007. The album's first single, "[[The Pretender (Foo Fighters song)|The Pretender]]", was issued to radio in early August. In mid-to-late 2007 "The Pretender" topped ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Modern Rock chart for a record 19 weeks. The second single, "[[Long Road to Ruin]]", was released in December 2007, supported by a music video directed by longtime collaborator [[Jesse Peretz]] (formerly of [[the Lemonheads]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/search/video/?q=Jessie |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526195747/http://www.mtv.com/search/video/?q=Jessie |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |title=Peretz |publisher=Mtv.com |access-date=July 18, 2011}}</ref> Other singles included "[[Let It Die (Foo Fighters song)|Let It Die]]" and "[[Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)]]".

In October 2007, the Foo Fighters started their world tour in support of the album. The band performed shows throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, including headlining the [[Virgin Mobile Festival]] in [[Baltimore]] on August 9. At the European MTV Music Awards in 2007, Pat Smear confirmed his return to the band in a touring capacity.

''Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'' was nominated for five [[Grammy Awards]] in 2008. The Foo Fighters won [[Best Rock Album]] and [[Best Hard Rock Performance]] (for "The Pretender"). The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, while "The Pretender" was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Song.

[[File:Foo Fighters with John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, 2008.jpg|thumb|left|alt=John Paul Jones, Taylor Hawkins, Jimmy Page, and Dave Grohl hugging and smiling onstage|Hawkins (second from left) and Grohl (right) with [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] (left) and [[Jimmy Page]] (second from right) of [[Led Zeppelin]] performing at [[Wembley Stadium]], London, in 2008]]
On June 7, 2008, the band played [[Wembley Stadium]], London, and was joined by [[Jimmy Page]] and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] to play "[[Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin song)|Rock and Roll]]" (with Grohl on drums and Hawkins on vocals) and "[[Ramble On]]" (sung by Grohl, drums by Hawkins). As Page and Jones left the stage before a final encore of "Best of You", an ecstatic Grohl shouted "Welcome to the greatest fucking day of my whole entire life!".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/37175 |title=Led Zeppelin reunite at Foo Fighters show &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=June 8, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019132953/http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/37175 |archive-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref> Throughout the tour for ''Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'', the Foo Fighters had been writing and practicing new songs at sound checks. After the Foo Fighters had completed this tour in September 2008, they recorded 13 new songs in Studio 606, shortly after announcing a hiatus from touring (which would last until January 2011). These sessions likely lasted from late 2008 – early 2009. While the members of the Foo Fighters had initially planned for their new album (composed of songs from this recording session) to have come out in 2009 with almost no touring support, they ultimately decided to shelve most of the songs from these sessions. Three of these songs were later released — "Wheels" and "Word Forward" (on their 2009 compilation album, ''[[Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album)|Greatest Hits]]''); and a newly recorded version of "Rope" (which ended up making the final cut of ''[[Wasting Light]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fooarchive.com/features/kdec10.htm|title=Kerrang's 50 albums you need to hear in 2011|publisher=Fooarchive.com|access-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122153928/http://www.fooarchive.com/features/kdec10.htm|archive-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>

=== ''Wasting Light'' (2010–2012) ===
[[File:Foo Fighters 2009.jpg|thumb|The Foo Fighters in 2009. From left to right: Hawkins, Shiflett, Grohl, Mendel.]]

In August 2010, the band began recording their seventh studio album with producer [[Butch Vig]], who had previously produced the two new tracks for the band's ''Greatest Hits'' album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/107044/foo_fighters|title=Foo Fighters Promise Heavier New Album|access-date=March 10, 2010|publisher=idiomag|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140927/http://www.idiomag.com/peek/107044/foo_fighters|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref> The album was recorded in Dave Grohl's garage using only analog equipment. The album won five Grammys and was nominated for six. The recording was analog to tape and used no computers, not even to mix or master.<ref>Micallef, Ken. "The Foo Fighters Grohl's Garage." ''Electronic Musician'' 05 2011: 18,20, 22–24. ''ProQuest.'' Web. February 14, 2016</ref> Vig said in an interview with MTV that the album was entirely analog until post-mastering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656791/foo-fighters-album.jhtml|title=Exclusive: Butch Vig Talks 'Primal, Raw' Foo Fighters Album – Music, Celebrity, Artist News|publisher=MTV|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603103659/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656791/foo-fighters-album.jhtml|archive-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref> Pat Smear was present in many photos posted by Grohl on Twitter, and a press release in December confirmed Smear played on every track on the album and was considered an official member of the band once again.<ref name="fooarchive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.fooarchive.com/news/?p=338|title=FooArchive News " 'Walk' to NOT be the next Foo Fighters single|publisher=Fooarchive.com|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711015054/http://www.fooarchive.com/news/?p=338|archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>

The first single from ''[[Wasting Light]]'', "[[Rope (Foo Fighters song)|Rope]]", was released to radio in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/news/26064-new-foo-fighters-video-album-release-date |title=New Foo Fighters video & album release date – News &#124; State Magazine |publisher=State.ie |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=July 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217022725/http://www.state.ie/news/26064-new-foo-fighters-video-album-release-date |archive-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref> On April 16, 2011, the Foo Fighters released an album of covers, ''[[Medium Rare (Foo Fighters album)|Medium Rare]]'', as a limited-edition vinyl for [[Record Store Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/foo_fighters_to_release_covers_album.html|title=Foo Fighters To Release Covers Album|publisher=Ultimate Guitar|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012221834/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/foo_fighters_to_release_covers_album.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> The promotion for the album was highly praised for its originality.<ref>{{cite web|author=Terr on|url=http://www.upvenue.com/article/1332-how-to-properly-promote-an-album-release-foo-fighters.html|title=How to Promote an Album – Foo Fighters|publisher=Upvenue.com|date=April 9, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827010529/http://www.upvenue.com/article/1332-how-to-properly-promote-an-album-release-foo-fighters.html|archive-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref> ''Wasting Light'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming the band's first album to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471963/foo-fighters-earn-first-no-1-album-with-wasting-light|title=Foo Fighters Earn First No.&nbsp;1 Album with 'Wasting Light'|date=April 20, 2011|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525020141/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471963/foo-fighters-earn-first-no-1-album-with-wasting-light|archive-date=May 25, 2013}}</ref> Other singles for the album included "[[Walk (Foo Fighters song)|Walk]]", "[[Arlandria (song)|Arlandria]]", "[[These Days (Foo Fighters song)|These Days]]", and "[[Bridge Burning]]".

Alongside ''Wasting Light''{{'}}s release, the Foo Fighters released a rockumentary, directed by Academy Award-winner [[James Moll]]. The film, titled ''[[Back and Forth (Foo Fighters documentary)|Back and Forth]]'', chronicles the band's career. Then current and past members, and producer Butch Vig, tell the story of the band through interviews. After debuting on March 15, 2011, at the [[SXSW]] festival in [[Austin, Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472522/foo-fighters-discuss-back-and-forth-documentary-at-sxsw|title=Foo Fighters Discuss 'Back and Forth' Documentary at SXSW|date=March 17, 2011|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109183350/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472522/foo-fighters-discuss-back-and-forth-documentary-at-sxsw|archive-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref> it was released on DVD three months later.

On May 21, 2011, the Foo Fighters headlined the middle day of the [[Hangout Music Festival]] in [[Gulf Shores, Alabama]]. On June 4, 2011, they played a surprise set at the 2011 [[KROQ Weenie Roast]]. They also headlined two sold-out shows at the [[National Bowl|Milton Keynes National Bowl]] on July 2 and 3, joined on stage by artists such as [[Alice Cooper]], [[Seasick Steve]], and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]. They headlined the final night at the 20th anniversary of [[Lollapalooza]] in [[Chicago]]'s [[Grant Park (Chicago)|Grant Park]] on August 7, 2011, performing part of their set in a driving rainstorm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/ |title=Lollapalooza: 2011 Line Up |publisher=FLineup.lollapalooza.com |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212185945/http://lineup.lollapalooza.com/ |archive-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Foo Fighters @ AMMI Park.jpg|left|thumb|The Foo Fighters performing in December 2011]]
In September 2011 before a show in [[Kansas City]], the band performed a parody song in front of a protest by the [[Westboro Baptist Church]]. It mocked the church's opposition to homosexuality and was performed in the same faux-trucker garb that was seen in the band's Hot Buns promotional video.<ref>{{cite news|title=Westboro Church serenaded by Foo Fighters before concert|url=http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/water_cooler/westboro-church-serenaded-by-foo-fighters-before-concert|access-date=September 18, 2011|newspaper=NBC Action News|date=September 16, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923161415/http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/news/local_news/water_cooler/westboro-church-serenaded-by-foo-fighters-before-concert|archive-date=September 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Keepin' it Clean in KC|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5hRLbCaCs|work=Foo Fighters Youtube| date=September 17, 2011 |access-date=September 18, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920041343/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e5hRLbCaCs|archive-date=September 20, 2011}}</ref>

It was announced on September 28, 2011, that the Foo Fighters would be performing during the closing ceremony of [[Blizzard Entertainment]]'s annual video game convention, [[BlizzCon 2011|BlizzCon.]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/press/pressreleases.html?id=3038917 |title=FOO FIGHTERS TO ROCK THE HOUSE AT BLIZZCON® 2011 |work=Eu.[[blizzard.com]] |date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006033746/http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/company/press/pressreleases.html?id=3038917 |archive-date=October 6, 2011}}</ref>

On August 27, 2012, the Foo Fighters ended their European tour with a headline performance at [[Reading and Leeds Festival]]. On September 5, the band performed a show at the Fillmore in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], as a benefit for [[Rock the Vote]]. The show, which occurred at the same time as the 2012 [[Democratic National Convention]] in Charlotte, was announced only two weeks prior. Tickets to the 2000-person capacity venue sold out in under 60 seconds, setting a record for the site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edge.ca/Channels/Reg/NewRockNews/Story.aspx?ID=1761210 |title=Foo Fighters Playing 'Rock The Vote' Benefit |publisher=Edge.ca |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203202355/http://www.edge.ca/Channels/Reg/NewRockNews/Story.aspx?ID=1761210 |archive-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref> The band set another personal record during the show itself, being the longest that the band had played to date at just under 3.5 hours with a setlist of 36 songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clclt.com/vibes/archives/2012/09/06/live-review-foo-fighters-the-fillmore-962012|title=Live review: Foo Fighters, The Fillmore|work=Creative Loafing Charlotte |publisher=Clclt.com|access-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109105520/http://clclt.com/vibes/archives/2012/09/06/live-review-foo-fighters-the-fillmore-962012|archive-date=November 9, 2013 |last1=Hahne |first1=Jeff }}</ref> On September 21, the band headlined the Music Midtown Festival in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. The following evening, they headlined the DeLuna Festival in [[Pensacola Beach, Florida]]. On September 29, the band performed at the Global Citizens' Festival before embarking on a break.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.new-albums-releases.com/foo-fighters/foo-fighters-no-new-album-tour-2013|title=Foo Fighters: Probably no new album & tour in 2013 &#124; New Albums & Releases ♫ CDs+LPs|publisher=New-albums-releases.com|date=December 20, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205091957/http://www.new-albums-releases.com/foo-fighters/foo-fighters-no-new-album-tour-2013/|archive-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref>

=== ''Sonic Highways'' and ''Saint Cecilia'' EP (2013–2015) ===
Despite initially announcing a break after supporting ''Wasting Light'', Grohl stated in January 2013 that the band had started writing material for an eighth studio album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700660/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-new-album.jhtml |title=Dave Grohl Says Foo Fighters 'Have A Plan' For Their Next Album |publisher=MTV.com |date=January 23, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205060815/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700660/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-new-album.jhtml |archive-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> On February 20, 2013, at the [[Brit Awards]], Grohl said he was resuming work on the album the following day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/68825 |title=Dave Grohl: 'Foo Fighters to begin work on new album this week' &#124; News |work=[[NME]] |date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114065333/http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/68825 |archive-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>

On September 6, 2013, Shiflett posted a photo to his [[Instagram]] account that indicated 13 songs were being recorded and later described it as "pretty fucking fun".<ref>{{cite web|title=You'll never believe what Foo Fighters take on tour|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/37548/Youll-never-believe-what-Foo-Fighters-take-on-tour|work=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|access-date=November 8, 2013|first=Sarah|last=Smith|date=November 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109110656/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/37548/Youll-never-believe-what-Foo-Fighters-take-on-tour|archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref> Rami Jaffee has recorded parts for two songs, one of which was "In the Clear".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/fe3f778e173d11e3a7d422000a9e0846_7.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109105514/http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/fe3f778e173d11e3a7d422000a9e0846_7.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |title=Equipment photograph |publisher=Distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com |access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> [[Butch Vig]], who worked with the band on ''Wasting Light'', confirmed via [[Twitter]] in late August 2013 that he was producing the album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Butch Vig teams up with Foo Fighters for "Killer new songs"|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/36720/Butch-Vig-teams-up-with-Foo-Fighters-for-KILLER-new-songs|work=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|access-date=November 8, 2013|first=Darren|last=Levin|date=August 26, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109110622/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/36720/Butch-Vig-teams-up-with-Foo-Fighters-for-KILLER-new-songs|archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rosen |first=Craig |title=The 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2014 |date=December 17, 2013 |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/10-most-anticipated-albums-2014-050859964.html |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=December 29, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105090358/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/10-most-anticipated-albums-2014-050859964.html |archive-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> The band confirmed that it would end its hiatus by playing two shows in [[Mexico City]] on December 11 and 13. On October 31, a video appeared on the official Foo Fighters YouTube channel showing a motorcyclist, later revealed to be [[Erik Estrada]], delivering each of the band members an invitation to play in Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|title=Foo Fighters return with hilarious comeback video|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/37518/Foo-Fighters-return-with-hilarious-comeback-video|work=Faster Louder|publisher=Faster Louder Pty Ltd|access-date=November 8, 2013|first=Tom|last=Mann|date=November 3, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109152224/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/37518/Foo-Fighters-return-with-hilarious-comeback-video|archive-date=November 9, 2013}}</ref>

On January 16, 2014, a picture was posted to the Foo Fighters' Facebook page with several master tapes labeled LP 8.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153712390295545&set=a.279348605544.316433.25098475544&type=1 |title=Foo Fighters – Tijdlijnfoto's |publisher=Facebook |date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107022246/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153712390295545&set=a.279348605544.316433.25098475544&type=1 |archive-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref> On May 15, it was announced that the album would be released in November and that the Foo Fighters would commemorate the album and their 20th anniversary with an [[HBO]] TV series directed by Grohl titled ''[[Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways|Sonic Highways]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foofighters.com/news/foo-fighters-commemorate-eighth-album-20th-anniversary-hbo-series-documenting-eight-city-record |title=Foo Fighters To Commemorate Eighth Album & 20th Anniversary With HBO Series Documenting Eight-City Recording Odyssey |publisher=FooFighters.com |access-date=May 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004113/http://www.foofighters.com/news/foo-fighters-commemorate-eighth-album-20th-anniversary-hbo-series-documenting-eight-city-record |archive-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref> Eight songs were written and recorded in eight studios in eight different American cities with video capturing the history and feel of each town.<ref>Partridge, K. (November 8, 2014). Foo fighters, sonic highways. Billboard – the International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment, 126, 57.</ref> On July 30, Butch Vig revealed that the Foo Fighters had finished recording and mixing the album and that it was slated to be released a month after the premiere of the TV show.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.spin.com/2014/07/foo-fighters-finish-eighth-album-butch-vig/ |title= Foo Fighters Finish Eighth Album |date= July 30, 2014 |last= Stolman |first= Elissa |website= spin.com |publisher= Spin |access-date= July 30, 2014 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140803003332/https://www.spin.com/2014/07/foo-fighters-finish-eighth-album-butch-vig/ |archive-date= August 3, 2014 |df= mdy-all}}</ref>

In June 2014, the band agreed to play a show in [[Richmond, Virginia]], that was entirely crowd-funded by fans on the website [[Tilt.com]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Want the Foo Flighters to Come to Your Town? Just Crowdfund It!|url=http://blog.tilt.com/crowdfund-the-foo-fighters/|website=Tilt Blog|access-date=August 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111194618/http://blog.tilt.com/crowdfund-the-foo-fighters/|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref> The show took place on September 17 before 1,500 fans. The band played 23 songs over the course of two and a half hours.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Robey|title=Foo Fighters Play Tilt-Enabled "Rock and Roll Miracle" Show in RVA|url=http://blog.tilt.com/foo-fighters-play-tilt-enabled-rock-roll-miracle-show-rva/|website=Tilt Blog|access-date=September 19, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008063014/http://blog.tilt.com/foo-fighters-play-tilt-enabled-rock-roll-miracle-show-rva/|archive-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> The Foo Fighters announced their tour would include performances in [[Cape Town, South Africa|Cape Town]] on December 10 and Johannesburg on December 13. The band played three performances under the alias The Holy Shits in September 2014; the first at the Concorde 2 club in [[Brighton, England]], where Grohl invited lead singer Jay Apperley of the tribute band [[UK Foo Fighters]] on stage to sing,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/foo-fighters-play-with-cover-band-premiere-new-material-at-secret-show-20140911 |title=Foo Fighters Play With Cover Band, Premiere New Material at Secret Show |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=September 11, 2014 |work=ROLLINGSTONE.COM |access-date=March 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090016/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/foo-fighters-play-with-cover-band-premiere-new-material-at-secret-show-20140911 |archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/79667 |title=NME News Foo Fighters change name to The Holy Shits for tiny Brighton club show |first=Lisa |last=Wright |date=September 9, 2014 |work=NME.COM |access-date=October 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102421/http://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/79667 |archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> followed by the House of Vans and the Islington Assembly Hall. On September 14, 2014, the band performed at the closing ceremony of the [[Invictus Games (multi-sport event)|Invictus Games]], their first official show in England since closing Reading Festival in 2012. They closed out the 2014 VooDoo Music and Arts Festival in New Orleans on November 2, 2014, in a two and a half hour performance that included an appearance from New Orleans native Trombone Shorty, who played "This Is a Call" with the band.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/voodoofest/index.ssf/2014/10/voodoo_fest_2014_a_compete_mus.html|title=Voodoo Fest 2014: A complete music lineup and schedule for the three-day festival in City Park|newspaper=NOLA.com|access-date=February 17, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028073420/http://www.nola.com/voodoofest/index.ssf/2014/10/voodoo_fest_2014_a_compete_mus.html|archive-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>

On August 8, the band released a short clip of their latest work, titled 8. On August 11, the band announced that the new album would be titled ''[[Sonic Highways]]'' and released on November 10, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/498865382812168192|title=Foo Fighters on Twitter: "Sonic Highways. Out Worldwide Nov. 10th"|publisher=Twitter.com|access-date=October 4, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131052925/https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/498865382812168192|archive-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-title-artwork-and-details.html |title=Foo Fighters Announce New Album, Clip of New Song |work=Revolvermag |publisher=Revolver Magazine |date=August 11, 2014 |access-date=February 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214230245/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-title-artwork-and-details.html |archive-date=February 14, 2015}}</ref> An international tour, dubbed the ''Sonic Highways World Tour'', followed with performances in South Africa in December and South America in January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2014/09/foo-fighters-sonic-highways-complete-guide|title=Foo Fighters Announce Stadium & Arena National Tour Dates|last=Hughes|first=Hilary|publisher=[[Fuse (TV channel)]]|date=November 18, 2014|access-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711224527/http://www.fuse.tv/2014/09/foo-fighters-sonic-highways-complete-guide|archive-date=July 11, 2015}}</ref> It continued to [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] in February and March.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/foo-fighters-australian-tour-announced-20141029-11ds2g.html|title=Foo Fighters' Australian tour announced|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=October 30, 2014|newspaper=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104173958/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/foo-fighters-australian-tour-announced-20141029-11ds2g.html|archive-date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

On May 20, 2015, the Foo Fighters were the final musical act to perform on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', continuing their long association with the host as he wrapped up his 33-year career in late-night television. The show ended with a montage of Letterman highlights while the Foo Fighters played "[[Everlong]]", which Letterman said had significant meaning for him after his open-heart surgery in 2000, introducing them as "my favorite band, playing my favorite song."<ref name="salonfoo">{{cite web |last=Millman |first=Joyce |date=March 20, 2000 |title=The top 10 reasons David Letterman's heart bypass operation was a good thing |url=https://www.salon.com/2000/03/20/letterman_3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313030417/https://www.salon.com/2000/03/20/letterman_3/ |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=May 31, 2022 |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Foo Fighters |user=foofighters |number=601097920004235264|date=May 20, 2015|title=Final time on this stage...#ThanksDave @Letterman|retweet=Wikimedia Foundation [Wikimedia]|access-date=May 21, 2015|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Rosen|first1=Christopher|title=David Letterman signs off with epic, 33-year montage as Foo Fighters play 'Everlong'|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/foo-fighters-david-letterman-final-performance|access-date=June 6, 2015|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 21, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524000832/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/21/foo-fighters-david-letterman-final-performance|archive-date=May 24, 2015}}</ref> The band postponed their international tour to make the appearance;<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Eells|first1=Josh|last2=Fear|first2=David|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/david-letterman-famous-fans-say-goodbye-77356/|title=David Letterman: Famous Fans Say Goodbye|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2020|quote=[Dave Grohl:] When he came back ... they requested that we play our song ‘Everlong’ because that was his favorite song. And we fucking dropped everything—I think we even cancelled a tour. ... Not only was it an honor to be asked, but it felt like something we had to do—because he had always meant so much to us.|archive-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731165649/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/david-letterman-famous-fans-say-goodbye-77356/|url-status=live}}</ref> the tour resumed on May 24, with a performance at [[Radio 1's Big Weekend]] in Norwich, England.<ref>{{cite news|last=Izundu|first=Chi Chi|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-32871300|title=Foo Fighters and Taylor Swift close Radio 1's Big Weekend in Norwich|work=[[BBC]]|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803214544/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/32871300/foo-fighters-and-taylor-swift-close-radio-1s-big-weekend-in-norwich|archive-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>

On June 12, Grohl fell from the stage in [[Gothenburg, Sweden]], during the group's second song, breaking his leg.<ref name="BBCBrokenLeg">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33115570 Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl 'breaks leg' in stage fall] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616225326/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33115570 |date=June 16, 2015}} bbc.co.uk. Retrieved June 18, 2015.</ref> The band continued playing while Grohl received medical attention, who then returned to the stage to finish the last two hours of the band's set from a chair while a medic tended to his leg.<ref name="BBCBrokenLeg"/> After the concert, Grohl was flown to London for surgery, requiring six metal pins to stabilize the fracture.<ref name="TelegraphLeg">[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11679864/Foo-Fighters-cancel-remaining-UK-and-European-tour-dates.html Foo Fighters cancel Glastonbury and Wembley Stadium gigs] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107022246/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11679864/Foo-Fighters-cancel-remaining-UK-and-European-tour-dates.html |date=January 7, 2016}} telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved June 18, 2015.</ref> As a result of the injury, the band canceled its remaining European tour dates.<ref name="TelegraphLeg" />

In July, one thousand Italian fans held the [[Rockin' 1000]] gathering in [[Cesena]], Italy, performing "Learn to Fly" and asking the Foo Fighters to come play in the town. The performance video went viral and impressed Grohl, resulting in the band appearing in Cesena on November 3.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shepherd |first=Jack|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/foo-fighters-play-27-song-set-to-the-1000-learn-to-fly-rockers-in-italy-a6720481.html|title=Foo Fighters play 27-song-set to the 1000 'Learn to Fly' rockers in Italy |work=[[The Independent]] |date=November 4, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211135849/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/foo-fighters-play-27-song-set-to-the-1000-learn-to-fly-rockers-in-italy-a6720481.html |archive-date=February 11, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Foo Fighters Fenway Park 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Grohl performing at [[Fenway Park]] in 2015 on a custom-built throne while recuperating from a broken leg]]
The Foo Fighters planned to follow their international tour with a North American tour to promote ''Sonic Highways'', beginning with a special Fourth of July event in [[Washington, D.C.]], that would commemorate the band's 20th anniversary.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Eric |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/11/18/foo-fighters-announce-sonic-highways-tour-dates |title=Foo Fighters announce 'Sonic Highways' tour dates |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 18, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715005720/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/11/18/foo-fighters-announce-sonic-highways-tour-dates |archive-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> The all-day event was to be held at Washington's [[RFK Stadium]] featuring performances by [[Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Gary Clark Jr.]], and [[Buddy Guy]].<ref name="20thAnnounce">{{cite news |last=Baldinger |first=Alex |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2014/11/06/foo-fighters-announce-fourth-of-july-festival-at-rfk-stadium/ |title=Foo Fighters announce Fourth of July festival at RFK Stadium |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 6, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713015225/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2014/11/06/foo-fighters-announce-fourth-of-july-festival-at-rfk-stadium/ |archive-date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> Dave Grohl's injury initially led to speculation that the band would drop out of the event but they later confirmed they would perform;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/06/29/foo-fighters-to-perform-in-dc-on-july-fourth-4/29469981/ |title=Foo Fighters to rock DC on July Fourth |work=wusa9.com |publisher=[[WUSA (TV)]] |date=June 29, 2015 |access-date=July 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710133507/http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/06/29/foo-fighters-to-perform-in-dc-on-july-fourth-4/29469981/ |archive-date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> however, the injury did prevent them from headlining the 2015 [[Glastonbury Festival]]. The band performed for 48,000 people<ref name="USATodayRFK">{{cite news |last=Snider |first=Mike |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/07/05/foo-fighters-washington-dc-july-4-festival/29730377/ |title=Foo Fighters finish off a rousing July 4 festival |work=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[USA Today]] |date=July 5, 2015 |access-date=July 9, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709015744/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/07/05/foo-fighters-washington-dc-july-4-festival/29730377/ |archive-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref> with Grohl in a custom-built moving throne which he claimed to have designed himself while on painkillers.<ref name="USATodayRFK" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2015/07/06/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-throne/|title=Dave Grohl designed his Foo Fighters throne while he was high|last=Vitto|first=Laura|publisher=[[Mashable Inc.]]|date=July 6, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709001452/http://mashable.com/2015/07/06/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-throne/|archive-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref>

Beginning with the show on July 4, the Foo Fighters re-branded the North American tour as the Broken Leg Tour.<ref name="USATodayRFK" /> The band continued to use the name at later North American performances.<ref name="USA-BLT">{{cite news|last=Snider|first=Mike|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/07/06/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-20th-anniversary-tour/29750777/|title=Not even broken bones can stop Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters|work=USA Today|date=July 6, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709004224/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/07/06/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-20th-anniversary-tour/29750777/|archive-date=July 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Amorosi|first=A.D.|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20150708_Devoted_crowd_rewards_stalwart_Foo_Fighters_at_the_Susq.html|title=Devoted crowd rewards stalwart Foo Fighters at the Susq|work=philly.com|date=July 8, 2015|access-date=July 9, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710130647/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20150708_Devoted_crowd_rewards_stalwart_Foo_Fighters_at_the_Susq.html|archive-date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> Prior to their August 21 concert at the [[Sprint Center]] in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], the band [[rickrolling|rickrolled]] protesting members of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]], as they had also done in 2011.<ref name="RS-RickRolling">{{cite news|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-foo-fighters-rickroll-westboro-baptist-church-20150823|title=Watch Foo Fighters Rickroll Westboro Baptist Church|work=rollingstone.com|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 23, 2015|access-date=August 24, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824072141/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-foo-fighters-rickroll-westboro-baptist-church-20150823|archive-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref>

On November 23, 2015, a surprise release following a month-long countdown clock on the Foo Fighters' website revealed the free [[extended play|EP]] ''[[Saint Cecilia (EP)|Saint Cecilia]]'', including [[Saint Cecilia (song)|a single of the same name]]. Alongside its release, Grohl announced that the band would be going on an indefinite hiatus.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-drop-surprise-free-ep-saint-cecilia-20151123 |title=Foo Fighters Drop Surprise Free EP 'Saint Cecilia' |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 23, 2015 |access-date=November 23, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124013308/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-drop-surprise-free-ep-saint-cecilia-20151123 |archive-date=November 24, 2015}}</ref>

=== ''Concrete and Gold'' (2016–2019) ===
[[File:Foo Fighters - The O2 - Tuesday 19th September 2017 FooO2190917-10 (37154027790).jpg|thumb|The Foo Fighters performing in 2017]]
In response to growing rumors of a breakup, the Foo Fighters released a [[mockumentary]] video in March 2016 portraying Grohl leaving the band to pursue electronic music and [[Nick Lachey]] (formerly of [[98 Degrees]]) becoming the group's new singer, ending with: "For the millionth time, we're not breaking up. And nobody's going fucking solo!"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/03/foo-fighters-indefinite-hiatus-dave-grohl-taylor-hawkins/|title=Foo Fighters Are Huge Trolls and Are Not Breaking Up {{!}} SPIN|website=Spin|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060843/http://www.spin.com/2016/03/foo-fighters-indefinite-hiatus-dave-grohl-taylor-hawkins/|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Grohl announced that the Foo Fighters would spend much of 2017 recording their ninth studio album.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2017/01/foo-fighters-to-spend-2017-recording-new-album/|title=Foo Fighters to spend 2017 recording new album|last=Geslani|first=Michelle|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=January 4, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616112132/https://consequence.net/2017/01/foo-fighters-to-spend-2017-recording-new-album/|archive-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref> On June 1, 2017, their new single "[[Run (Foo Fighters song)|Run]]" was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7816726/foo-fighters-new-single-run|title=Foo Fighters Crank Up the Heavy on New Song 'Run': Listen|last=Brandle|first=Lars|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602113358/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7816726/foo-fighters-new-single-run|archive-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> It topped the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Mainstream Rock Songs]] chart the following month. The band confirmed touring keyboardist [[Rami Jaffee]] was officially the sixth member of the group.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Childers|first1=Chad|title=Dave Grohl Confirms Rami Jaffe as Foo Fighters Member, Talks Them Crooked Vultures Future|url=http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-confirms-rami-jaffe-foo-fighters-member-them-crooked-vultures-future/|website=Loudwire|date=June 4, 2017 |publisher=Diffuser Network|access-date=June 5, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604154915/http://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-confirms-rami-jaffe-foo-fighters-member-them-crooked-vultures-future/|archive-date=June 4, 2017}}</ref> On June 20, 2017, the band announced that their new album, ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'', would be released in September. On August 23, 2017, "[[The Sky Is a Neighborhood]]" was released as the second single<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2017/08/foo-fighters-unleash-new-single-video-the-sky-is-a-neighborhood-stream/|title=Foo Fighters unleash new single/video "The Sky Is a Neighborhood": Stream|date=August 23, 2017|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 15, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215620/https://consequence.net/2017/08/foo-fighters-unleash-new-single-video-the-sky-is-a-neighborhood-stream/|archive-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> and topped the Mainstream Rock chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/foo-fighters-rock-charts-sky-is-a-neighborhood/|title=Foo Fighters Top Two Rock Charts With 'The Sky Is a Neighborhood'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 19, 2018|archive-date=June 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619163253/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8054709/foo-fighters-rock-charts-sky-is-a-neighborhood|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Line (Foo Fighters song)|The Line]] was released in promotion of the album and later as the third single in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/foo_fighters-the_line |title=Foo Fighters "The Line" &#124; Exclaim! |access-date=September 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923050605/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/foo_fighters-the_line |archive-date=September 23, 2017}}</ref> ''Concrete and Gold'' was officially released on September 15, 2017, produced by [[Greg Kurstin]]. The album is noted as deriving influence from [[Pink Floyd]], [[Led Zeppelin]], and [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/arts/music/foo-fighters-concrete-and-gold-review.html |title=Foo Fighters Stand Up for the Power of Rock (Again) on 'Concrete and Gold' |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=September 13, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 15, 2017 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913214414/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/arts/music/foo-fighters-concrete-and-gold-review.html |archive-date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> ''Concrete and Gold'' also features [[Justin Timberlake]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/justin-timberlake-foo-fighters-new-album-concrete-and-gold/|title=Justin Timberlake Is the Special Pop Star Guest on the New Foo Fighters Album|date=September 6, 2017|work=Spin|access-date=September 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915140353/https://www.spin.com/2017/09/justin-timberlake-foo-fighters-new-album-concrete-and-gold/|archive-date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> on vocals for "Make It Right", [[Shawn Stockman]] of [[Boyz II Men]] on backing vocals for the song "Concrete and Gold",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/07/foo-fighters-boyz-ii-men-shawn-stockman-concrete-and-gold/|title=Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman Guests on "Heavy" New Foo Fighters Song|date=July 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921095423/https://www.spin.com/2017/07/foo-fighters-boyz-ii-men-shawn-stockman-concrete-and-gold/|archive-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> and [[Paul McCartney]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paul-mccartney-plays-drums-on-foo-fighters-new-album/|title=Paul McCartney Plays Drums on Foo Fighters' New Album {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=August 2, 2017|language=en|access-date=September 15, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914023751/https://pitchfork.com/news/paul-mccartney-plays-drums-on-foo-fighters-new-album/|archive-date=September 14, 2017}}</ref> on the drums for "Sunday Rain". The band began touring in June 2017,<ref name=CoS2>{{cite magazine |url=https://consequence.net/2017/06/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-concrete-and-gold-due-out-in-september/ |title=Foo Fighters announce new album, Concrete and Gold, due out in September |first=Alex |last=Young |date=June 20, 2017 |magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=June 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620171056/https://consequence.net/2017/06/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-concrete-and-gold-due-out-in-september/ |archive-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-respond-glastonbury-2017-headline-rumours-1873971|title=FOO FIGHTERS Respond Glastonbury 2017 Headline Rumours|website=BlabberMouth|date=November 25, 2016|access-date=November 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126160505/http://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-respond-glastonbury-2017-headline-rumours-1873971|archive-date=November 26, 2016}}</ref> including headlining the [[Glastonbury Festival 2017]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2017/jun/24/glastonbury-2017-saturday-evening-katy-perry-solange-and-foo-fighters-follow-it-live |title=Glastonbury 2017: Saturday evening with Katy Perry, Solange and Foo Fighters – as it happened |first=Alex |last=Needham |date=June 24, 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624203902/https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2017/jun/24/glastonbury-2017-saturday-evening-katy-perry-solange-and-foo-fighters-follow-it-live |archive-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref> The tour in support of ''Concrete and Gold'' was extended to October 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-extend-concrete-and-gold-tour-into-2018-w509891|title=Foo Fighters Extend Concrete and Gold Tour Into 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232719/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-extend-concrete-and-gold-tour-into-2018-w509891|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== ''Medicine at Midnight'' and ''Studio 666'' (2019–2022) ===
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In October 2019, the band announced that they were recording their tenth studio album based on demos by Grohl.<ref name="cos10">{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2019/10/new-foo-fighters-album/ |title=Foo Fighters Hit the Studio to Begin Work on New Album |last=Young |first=Alex |date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001182440/https://consequence.net/2019/10/new-foo-fighters-album/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="10thdemos">{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2019/08/foo-fighters-new-album-2020/ |title=Foo Fighters Hope to Release New Album in 2020 |last=Young |first=Alex |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |archive-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819220047/https://consequence.net/2019/08/foo-fighters-new-album-2020/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, the band began releasing a series of EPs under the umbrella name of the ''[[Foo Files]]'', largely consisting of previously released B sides and live performances. By February 2020, Grohl announced that the new album was complete<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-done-new-album-2020/|title=Foo Fighters Done With New Album + One Song Has 25-Year-Old Riff|website=Loudwire|access-date=February 12, 2020|date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213044759/https://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-done-new-album-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> but by May, it was delayed indefinitely because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], saying, "We've kind of shelved it for now to figure out exactly when it's going to happen."<ref name="10th postponed">{{Cite web |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/american-rock-band-foo-fighters-shelve-album-amid-covid-19-pandemic/articleshow/75668471.cms/ |title=American rock band Foo Fighters 'shelve' album amid Covid-19 pandemic |date=May 11, 2020 |access-date=May 23, 2020 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728171531/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/american-rock-band-foo-fighters-shelve-album-amid-covid-19-pandemic/articleshow/75668471.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting in November 2020, promotion for the album ramped up. Its title, ''[[Medicine at Midnight]]'', and release date, February 5, 2021, were announced. The band released three singles ahead of the album: "[[Shame Shame]]", "[[No Son of Mine (Foo Fighters song)|No Son of Mine]]", and "[[Waiting on a War]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-foo-fighters-new-song-waiting-on-a-war/|title=Listen to Foo Fighters' New Song "Waiting on a War" |first=Allison|last=Hussey|website=Pitchfork|date=January 14, 2021 |access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114191000/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-foo-fighters-new-song-waiting-on-a-war/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January, the band performed at the US Presidential [[Inauguration of Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-springsteen-foo-fighters-biden-inauguration-20210115-ittifveqzbbgld36zamceybfsa-story.html|title=Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, John Legend and more to appear at Biden inauguration|first=Jem|last=Aswad|website=chicagotribune.com|date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119024903/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-springsteen-foo-fighters-biden-inauguration-20210115-ittifveqzbbgld36zamceybfsa-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 10, 2021, the Foo Fighters were announced as one of the 2021 [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] nominees in their first year of eligibility as their debut album had been released 25 years prior.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/nominees-announced-2021-induction|title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Announces Nominees for 2021 Induction|website=rockhall.com|access-date=February 10, 2021|archive-date=February 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210160514/https://www.rockhall.com/nominees-announced-2021-induction|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 12, 2021, the Foo Fighters were announced as one of six performer inductees.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 12, 2021|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|title=Foo Fighters + More Inducted Into Rock Hall of Fame Class of 2021|url=https://loudwire.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-2021-foo-fighters/|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Loudwire|language=en|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608202604/https://loudwire.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-2021-foo-fighters/|url-status=live}}</ref> For [[Record Store Day]] on July 17, 2021, the Foo Fighters released an album of [[disco]] covers, ''[[Hail Satin]]'', under the name Dee Gees. The album contains four [[Bee Gees]] covers, a cover of [[Andy Gibb]]'s "[[Shadow Dancing (song)|Shadow Dancing]]", plus five live versions of ''Medicine at Midnight'' tracks.<ref>{{cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=July 17, 2021|title=Foo Fighters Releasing New Disco Album for Record Store Day 2021|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-releasing-new-disco-album-for-record-store-day-2021/|url-status=live|access-date=18 June 2021|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618044416/http://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-releasing-new-disco-album-for-record-store-day-2021/}}</ref>

On February 25, 2022, the Foo Fighters released a comedy horror film, ''[[Studio 666]]'', directed by BJ McDonnell. It stars the band members as themselves, alongside [[Will Forte]], [[Whitney Cummings]], [[Jeff Garlin]], and [[Jenna Ortega]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Jason |date=2022-02-15 |title='Fuck It, we might as well make a horror movie': Dave Grohl on new rock & roll chiller ''Studio 666'' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dave-grohl-interview-foo-fighters-horror-film-studio-666-1299922/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312052031/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dave-grohl-interview-foo-fighters-horror-film-studio-666-1299922/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the film, Grohl is possessed by a demonic spirit and kills the other band members while they record in a haunted mansion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=2022-02-25 |title=In ''Studio 666'', Foo Fighters bathe in horror glory but drown in cheap jokes |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/in-studio-666-foo-fighters-bathe-in-horror-glory-but-drown-in-cheap-jokes/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326113903/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/in-studio-666-foo-fighters-bathe-in-horror-glory-but-drown-in-cheap-jokes/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> It was filmed in the same mansion in which the Foo Fighters had recorded ''Medicine at Midnight''.<ref name=":0" /> ''Studio 666'' received mixed reviews and performed poorly in its opening week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |title=Friday Box Office: 'Studio 666' And 'Cyrano' Struggle As 'The Godfather' Soars |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/02/26/friday-box-office-studio-666-and-cyrano-struggle-as-the-godfather-soars/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320210024/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/02/26/friday-box-office-studio-666-and-cyrano-struggle-as-the-godfather-soars/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Grohl released an EP of songs from the film, ''Dream Widow'', on March 25, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deville |first=Chris |date=2022-03-25 |title=Dave Grohl releases metal EP as fictional band Dream Widow |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2180898/dave-grohl-releases-metal-ep-as-fictional-band-dream-widow/music/ |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325045317/https://www.stereogum.com/2180898/dave-grohl-releases-metal-ep-as-fictional-band-dream-widow/music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Death of Hawkins and ''But Here We Are'' (2022–present) ===
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On March 25, 2022, Hawkins died in his room at the Casa Medina hotel in [[Bogotá]], Colombia.<ref name="Adams2">{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Abigail |last2=Avila |first2=Daniela |date=March 26, 2022 |title=Taylor Hawkins Was Suffering from Chest Pains at Hotel Before Sudden Death, per Colombia Health Officials |work=People |url=https://people.com/music/taylor-hawkins-chest-pains-bogota-hotel-before-sudden-death-50-colombia-foo-fighters/ |access-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326190842/https://people.com/music/taylor-hawkins-chest-pains-bogota-hotel-before-sudden-death-50-colombia-foo-fighters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> No cause of death was given.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bouza |first=Kat |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-obituary-1327112/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=March 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327174037/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-obituary-1327112/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hawkins had suffered chest pain, and had ten substances in his system at the time of his death, including [[opioids]], [[benzodiazepine]]s, [[tricyclic antidepressant]]s, and [[THC]], the [[psychoactive]] compound in [[cannabis]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Fiscalía Colombia |date=March 26, 2022 |title=Comunicado oficial de la #Fiscalía General de la Nación sobre la muerte del ciudadano extranjero Taylor Hawkins, baterista de la banda Foo Fighters |trans-title=Official statement from the #Attorney General of the Nation on the death of foreign citizen Taylor Hawkins, drummer of the band Foo Fighters |url=https://twitter.com/FiscaliaCol/status/1507841327224213504 |website=Twitter |language=Spanish |access-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327234743/https://twitter.com/FiscaliaCol/status/1507841327224213504 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |last2=Pozzebon |first2=Stefano |date=March 26, 2022 |title=Colombia AG releases Taylor Hawkins' preliminary toxicology screening |work=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/26/entertainment/taylor-hawkins-preliminary-toxicology-screening/index.html |access-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327234114/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/26/entertainment/taylor-hawkins-preliminary-toxicology-screening/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Acevedo20222">{{cite news |last1=Acevedo |first1=Nicole |title=Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had 10 substances in system when he died, authorities say |language=en |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/details-emerge-colombian-authorities-investigate-death-foo-fighters-dr-rcna21689 |access-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326163431/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/details-emerge-colombian-authorities-investigate-death-foo-fighters-dr-rcna21689 |url-status=live }}</ref> His last performance with the Foo Fighters was at [[Lollapalooza Argentina]] on March 20, 2022, in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2022-03-26 |title=Watch Foo Fighters Play 'Everlong' at Their Final Gig With Taylor Hawkins |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-everlong-taylor-hawkins-final-peformance-1327135/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

On the night of his death, the Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at the [[Estéreo Picnic Festival]] as part of their South American tour;<ref name="family">{{cite news |last1=Ganz |first1=Caryn |last2=Coscarelli |first2=Joe |date=March 26, 2022 |title=Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dies at 50 |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/arts/music/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326035520/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/25/arts/music/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the festival stage was turned into a [[candlelight vigil]] for Hawkins.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanna |first1=Jason |last2=Watson |first2=Michelle |last3=Elamroussi |first3=Aya |date=March 26, 2022 |title=Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died, band says |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/entertainment/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-obit/index.html |access-date=March 26, 2022 |website=CNN |language=en |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326040700/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/entertainment/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-obit/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A few days later, the band canceled their remaining tour dates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming tour dates after death of Taylor Hawkins |url=https://news.sky.com/story/foo-fighters-cancel-all-upcoming-tour-dates-after-death-of-taylor-hawkins-12577736 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=Sky News}}</ref> In September, the Foo Fighters performed tribute concerts to Hawkins at [[Wembley Stadium]], London, and the [[Kia Forum]], Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=Foo Fighters Announce Two Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts, Hawkins' Widow Speaks |url=https://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-two-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concerts-hawkins-widow-speaks/ |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=Loudwire |date=June 8, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608175307/https://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-two-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concerts-hawkins-widow-speaks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Josh Freese]] played drums at both concerts.<ref name="freese">{{Cite news |last=Sun |first=Michael |date=2023-05-22 |title=Foo Fighters announce Josh Freese as new drummer after Taylor Hawkins' death |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/22/foo-fighters-announce-josh-freese-as-new-drummer-after-taylor-hawkins-death |accessdate=2023-05-22 |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522024836/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/22/foo-fighters-announce-josh-freese-as-new-drummer-after-taylor-hawkins-death |url-status=live }}</ref> Shane Hawkins, Taylor's 16-year-old son, played drums on "My Hero" at Wembley.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gariano |first=Fransesca |date=September 4, 2022 |title=Son of the late Taylor Hawkins takes his dad's place behind the drums in tribute concert |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/taylor-hawkins-son-joins-foo-fighters-tribute-concert-rcna46234 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=Today |language=en |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531071246/https://www.today.com/popculture/music/taylor-hawkins-son-joins-foo-fighters-tribute-concert-rcna46234 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Glasto2023 (28 of 468) (53009430618).jpg|thumb|The Foo Fighters performing at Glastonbury 2023; drummer [[Josh Freese]] (right) joined the band earlier that year]]
In January 2023, the Foo Fighters began announcing festival appearances for the year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Singer |first=Quentin |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Foo Fighters Are Officially Coming Back In 2023' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinsinger/2023/01/10/foo-fighters-are-officially-coming-back-in-2023/?sh=47a42c12ef02 |access-date=January 10, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212163921/https://www.forbes.com/sites/quentinsinger/2023/01/10/foo-fighters-are-officially-coming-back-in-2023/?sh=47a42c12ef02 |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 21, in a humorous video featuring several celebrity drummers, they announced Freese as their new drummer.<ref name="freese" /> The Foo Fighters' eleventh studio album, ''[[But Here We Are]]'', was released on June 2, featuring the single "[[Rescued]]". A press release described the album as a "brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters endured over the last year".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2023-04-19 |title=Foo Fighters Announce New Album But Here We Are, Share Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-but-here-we-are-share-song-listen/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523090324/https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-announce-new-album-but-here-we-are-share-song-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Foo Fighters made a surprise appearance at [[Glastonbury Festival 2023]], their first Glastonbury performance since headlining in 2017.<ref name="ChurnUps" />

In August 2024, the Foo Fighters announced that they would donate all royalties earned from their single "[[My Hero (song)|My Hero]]" to [[Kamala Harris]]' [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]] after her running opponent, [[Donald Trump]], used the song without permission at a rally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/foo-fighters-donate-my-hero-royalties-to-kamala-harris-campaign-8701472 |title=Foo Fighters Donate 'My Hero' Royalties to Kamala Harris' Campaign After Donald Trump Uses Song at Rally |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |last2=Michaud |first2=Sarah |website=people.com |publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=August 26, 2024 |archive-date=November 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241129122348/https://people.com/foo-fighters-donate-my-hero-royalties-to-kamala-harris-campaign-8701472 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2024, after Grohl announced that he had fathered a child outside his marriage, the Foo Fighters canceled their headline performance at that month's Soundside Music Festival in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=September 26, 2024 |title=Foo Fighters Cancel Soundside Music Festival Show After Dave Grohl's Family Announcement; Jack White & Greta Van Fleet Step In |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/foo-fighters-cancel-soundside-music-festival-dave-grohl-jack-white-greta-van-fleet-1236100637/ |accessdate=September 27, 2024 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher= |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927022208/https://deadline.com/2024/09/foo-fighters-cancel-soundside-music-festival-dave-grohl-jack-white-greta-van-fleet-1236100637/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2025, the Foo Fighters announced a performance at the [[Singapore Grand Prix]], which will take place on October 4.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilkening |first=Matthew |date=May 14, 2025 |title=Foo Fighters Announce First 2025 Concert |url=https://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-2025-concert/ |accessdate=May 14, 2025 |publisher=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Garner |first=Emily |date=May 14, 2025 |title=Foo Fighters announce their first performance of 2025 |url=https://www.kerrang.com/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-first-show-2025-singapore-f1-grand-prix-october-smashing-pumpkins-babymetal |accessdate=May 14, 2025 |publisher=[[Kerrang!]]}}</ref> On May 16, Freese announced that he had been fired with little explanation.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=May 16, 2025 |title=Foo Fighters Part With Drummer Josh Freese |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-josh-freese-part-1235341357/ |accessdate=May 17, 2025 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=May 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517013909/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-josh-freese-part-1235341357/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 2, to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary, Foo Fighters released the single "[[Today's Song]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=July 2, 2025 |title=Foo Fighters Return With 'Today's Song,' Celebrating 30th Anniversary and Honoring Departed Bandmembers |url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/foo-fighters-return-todays-song-honor-departed-bandmembers-1236445691/ |access-date=July 3, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2025-07-02 |title=Foo Fighters Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Debut Album With Emotional New Track 'Today's Song' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/foo-fighters-new-track-todays-song-listen-1236011994/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

On July 30, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that [[Ilan Rubin]], the former touring drummer of [[Nine Inch Nails]], would join the group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millman |first=Ethan |date=2025-07-30 |title=Foo Fighters' New Drummer Revealed (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/foo-fighters-new-drummer-replacing-josh-freese-1236333764/ |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On September 13, Foo Fighters played their first show with Rubin on drums at the [[Fremont Theater]] in [[San Luis Obispo, California]]. At the show, Grohl confirmed that Rubin would be the drummer.<ref name="newdrummer">{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2025 |title=Foo Fighters Debut New Drummer Ilan Rubin at Surprise Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-new-drummer-ilan-rubin-surprise-show-1235426994/ |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |quote=At one point, frontman Dave Grohl introduced Rubin from the stage. “Everybody else has said it,” Grohl said. “I finally get the opportunity to say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome…’ The most badass motherfucker, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now. It’s official. You can stamp the passport.”}}</ref> On October 3, the Foo Fighters surprise-released a live EP on [[Bandcamp]], ''Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1'', containing recordings from the shows with Rubin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Walden |date=2025-10-03 |title=Foo Fighters Release New Live EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/foo-fighters-release-new-live-ep-listen/ |access-date=2025-10-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 23, Foo Fighters released the single "[[Asking for a Friend]]" and announced a tour with Queens of the Stone Age.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2025/10/foo-fighters-2026-stadium-tour-dates-asking-for-a-friend/ |title=Foo Fighters Announce 2026 Stadium Tour Dates with Queens of the Stone Age |website=Consequence |last=Sterling |first=Scott |date=October 23, 2025 |access-date=October 31, 2025}}</ref>

== Style and influences ==
[[File:DownloadParis170618-102 (46071630141).jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|The Foo Fighters performing at [[Download Festival]] Paris in June 2018]]
The Foo Fighters has been described as [[alternative rock]],<ref name=AMG /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/dave-grohl-says-foo-fighters-plan-to-take-a-break/story-fnbk7kwa-1226487221527|access-date=April 18, 2014|publisher=Heraldsun.com|title=Hey, did Dave Grohl just say the Foo Fighters are over?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenke |first=Tyler |date=2021-01-26 |title=The Foo Fighters Throw a Pop Party on 'Medicine at Midnight' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-foo-fighters-midnight-1119349/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[Rolling Stone Australia]] |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131222058/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-foo-fighters-midnight-1119349/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[post-grunge]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kyle|last=Anderson|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-promise-big-noise-and-biggest-songs-on-tour-with-jimmy-eat-world-against-me-20080115|title=Foo Fighters Promise Big Noise and Biggest Songs on Tour With Jimmy Eat World, Against Me &#124; Music News|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 15, 2008|access-date=November 26, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110031526/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/foo-fighters-promise-big-noise-and-biggest-songs-on-tour-with-jimmy-eat-world-against-me-20080115|archive-date=January 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-13 |title=Foo Fighters: Ultimate Mix |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/13/foo-fighters-ultimate-mix |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530182624/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/13/foo-fighters-ultimate-mix |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-17 |title=Dave Grohl On 25 Years Of Post-Grunge Band, Foo Fighters |url=https://www.augustman.com/my/culture/music/the-elder-statesman-of-rock-and-roll-foo-fighters-dave-grohl/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=[[AugustMan]] Malaysia |language=en-US |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530182624/https://www.augustman.com/my/culture/music/the-elder-statesman-of-rock-and-roll-foo-fighters-dave-grohl/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[hard rock]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Lester|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/04/foo-fighters-milton-keynes-review|title=Foo Fighters – review &#124; Music|newspaper=The Guardian|date=July 4, 2011|access-date=September 11, 2011|location=London|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828082812/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/04/foo-fighters-milton-keynes-review|archive-date=August 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |date=February 21, 2013 |title=The Brits played it safe |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/the-brits-played-it-safe-h0qbbt2mrqp |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[The Times]] |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403162435/https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/the-brits-played-it-safe-h0qbbt2mrqp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2023 |title=Foo Fighters' 20 Best Songs Ranked |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/foo_fighters_20_best_songs_ranked |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530143118/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/foo_fighters_20_best_songs_ranked |url-status=live }}</ref> [[power pop]]<ref name="PitchforkSCEP">[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21315-foo-fighters-saint-cecilia-ep/ Foo Fighters Saint Cecilia EP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718035659/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21315-foo-fighters-saint-cecilia-ep/ |date=July 18, 2023 }} pitchfork.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.</ref> and [[pop rock]],<ref name="jenkins">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Chris |title=Foo Fighters are Classic Rock Now |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/foo-fighters-are-classic-rock-now.html |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |access-date=March 5, 2022 |date=July 18, 2018 |quote=In 2018, the Foo Fighters are more than just a reliable pop-rock machine and an outlet for the lead singer’s creativity. |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306024510/https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/foo-fighters-are-classic-rock-now.html |url-status=live }}</ref> while their early work has been characterized as [[grunge]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 22, 2017 |title=Foo Fighters follow 'Adele' blueprint on return |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/foo-fighters-follow-adele-blueprint-on-return--117057 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084523/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/foo-fighters-follow-adele-blueprint-on-return--117057 |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 1, 2018 |work=[[Hürriyet Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moskowitz |first=Eric |date=August 18, 1995 |title=Foo Fighters Hurl Into Harsh Grunge Sound |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0818/18141.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902151626/https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0818/18141.html |archive-date=September 2, 2018 |access-date=September 1, 2018 |work=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]}}</ref> They were initially compared to Grohl's previous group, [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]. Grohl acknowledged that [[Kurt Cobain]] was an influence on his songwriting: "Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down." The Foo Fighters also used the technique of shifting between quiet verses and loud choruses, which Grohl said was influenced by the members of Nirvana "liking [[the Knack]], [[Bay City Rollers]], [[The Beatles|Beatles]], and [[ABBA]] as much as we liked [[Flipper (band)|Flipper]] and [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], I suppose".<ref name="Foobulous" /> The [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] writer Matthew Perpetua said the Foo Fighters' "may not be anywhere near as glamorous or as era-defining as that of [Nirvana], but in a way, it's much more difficult and thankless". He described the Foo Fighters as "excellent at being mainstream" and likened them to [[Tom Petty]], a "consistent hit machine pumping out working-class rock".<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |last=Perpetua |first=Matthew |date=November 3, 2009 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13658-greatest-hits/ |title=Album Reviews: Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits |access-date=May 30, 2010 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702080052/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13658-greatest-hits/ |archive-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref>

Writing and recording songs for their first album by himself, Grohl intended for the guitar riffs to be as rhythmic as possible. He approached the guitar in a similar manner to his drumming, assigning various drum parts to strings on the instrument. This allowed him to piece together songs easily; he said, "I could hear the song in my head before it was finished."<ref name="Alien parking" /> Once Grohl assembled a full band, the members assisted in song arrangements.<ref name="Foobulous" />

The band members meld melodic and heavy elements. Grohl noted in 1997, "We all love music, whether it's [[the Beatles]] or [[Queen (band)|Queen]] or [[punk rock]]. I think the lure of punk rock was the energy and immediacy; the need to thrash stuff around. But at the same time, we're all suckers for a beautiful melody, you know? So it is just natural."<ref name="Foobulous" /> Grohl said in 2005, "I love being in a rock band, but I don't know if I necessarily wanna be in an alternative rock band from the 1990s for the rest of my life." Grohl noted that the band's acoustic tour was an attempt to broaden the group's sound.<ref>Chick, Steve. "Foo Fighters: 'Touring the UK? It Feels Great Every Time!'". ''Kerrang''. December 2005.</ref>

==Band members==
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'''Current'''
* [[Dave Grohl]] – lead vocals, guitar (1994–present)
* [[Nate Mendel]] – bass (1995–present), backing vocals (2023–present)
* [[Pat Smear]] – guitar (1995–1997, 2010–present; session/touring musician 2005–2010)
* [[Chris Shiflett]] – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
* [[Rami Jaffee]] – keyboards (2017–present; session/touring musician 2005–2017)
* [[Ilan Rubin]] – drums, backing vocals (2025–present)<ref name="newdrummer">{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2025 |title=Foo Fighters Debut New Drummer Ilan Rubin at Surprise Show |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-new-drummer-ilan-rubin-surprise-show-1235426994/ |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |quote=At one point, frontman Dave Grohl introduced Rubin from the stage. “Everybody else has said it,” Grohl said. “I finally get the opportunity to say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome…’ The most badass motherfucker, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now. It’s official. You can stamp the passport.”}}</ref>

'''Former'''
* [[Franz Stahl]] – guitar, backing vocals (1997–1999)
* [[William Goldsmith]] – drums (1995–1997)
* [[Taylor Hawkins]] – drums (1997–2022; his death), backing vocals (2006–2022)
* [[Josh Freese]] – drums (2023–2025)
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'''Session/touring musicians'''
* [[Drew Hester]] – percussion, vibraphone (2005–2008)
* [[Petra Haden]] – backing vocals, violin, mandolin (2005–2006)
* [[Jessy Greene]] – cello, violin, backing vocals (2007–2008)
* Barbara Gruska – backing vocals (2017–2022)<ref name="grohlettes">{{cite web |last1=Bennett |date=February 19, 2021 |first1=Cole |title=Medicine At Midnight: After 25 years, The Foo Fighters have still got it |url=https://glcometstale.com/3757/opinion/medicine-at-midnight-after-25-years-the-foo-fighters-have-still-got-it/ |website=The Comets' Tale |publisher=Grand Ledge High School |access-date=24 May 2023 |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524031743/https://glcometstale.com/3757/opinion/medicine-at-midnight-after-25-years-the-foo-fighters-have-still-got-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Laura Mace – backing vocals (2017–2022)<ref name="grohlettes" />
* Samantha Sidley – backing vocals (2017–2022)<ref name="grohlettes" />
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===Timeline===
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==Discography==
{{main|Foo Fighters discography|List of songs recorded by Foo Fighters|l2=list of songs recorded}}
'''Studio albums'''<!-- Only for studio albums (LPs), see list articles for others. Do not add compilations or other types of albums. -->
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* ''[[Foo Fighters (album)|Foo Fighters]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Colour and the Shape]]'' (1997)
* ''[[There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]'' (1999)
* ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]'' (2002)
* ''[[In Your Honor]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Wasting Light]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Sonic Highways]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Medicine at Midnight]]'' (2021)
* ''[[But Here We Are]]'' (2023)
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==Tours==
{{main|List of Foo Fighters concert tours}}
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* Foo Fighters Tour (1995–96)
* The Colour and the Shape Tour (1997–99)
* There Is Nothing Left to Lose Tour (1999–2001)
* One by One Tour (2002–03)
* In Your Honor Tour (2005–06)
* Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour (2007–08)
* Wasting Light Tour (2011–12)
* [[Sonic Highways World Tour]] (2014–15)
* [[Concrete and Gold Tour]] (2017–18)
* Medicine at Midnight Tour (2021–22)
* Australia & New Zealand 2023/24 (2023–24)
* [[Everything or Nothing at All Tour]] (2024)
* Take Cover Tour (2026)
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== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Foo Fighters}}
Foo Fighters first received a [[Grammy Award]] for their music video for "[[Learn to Fly]]" in 2000, and they have won ten others. These include four Grammys in the [[Best Rock Album]] category for: ''[[There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]''; ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]''; ''[[Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace]]''; and ''[[Wasting Light]]''; and three awards for [[Best Hard Rock Performance]] for the songs "[[All My Life (Foo Fighters song)|All My Life]]", "[[The Pretender (Foo Fighters song)|The Pretender]]", and "[[White Limo]]".<ref name='Grammy'>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=&winner=foo+fighters&year=0&genreID=0 |title=Grammy Winners List |access-date=April 28, 2008 |work=[[Grammy Award]]}}{{dead link|date=July 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The band also received three [[Kerrang! Awards]]. At the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]], the band won [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video|Best Rock Video]] for "Walk". They won the [[Radio Contraband]] Major Label Artist of the Year in 2011 and 2014. The band won Song of the Year for "Something from Nothing" and Album of the Year for ''Sonic Highways'' both in 2014.

The band was nominated for six Grammy Awards—[[Album of the Year (Grammy)|Album of the Year]], [[Best Rock Performance]], [[Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance]], [[Best Rock Song]], Best Rock Album, and [[Best Long Form Music Video]] (for ''[[Foo Fighters: Back and Forth|Back and Forth]]'')—at the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] held in February 2012.<ref name="2012 Grammys">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/|title=Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners And Nominees List|author=<!--THR Staff; no byline-->|date=February 12, 2012|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928113259/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778/|archive-date=September 28, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> They won five of the six,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-adele-wins-awards-foo-fighters-paul-mccartney-289906/|title=Grammys 2012: Adele Wins Major Awards, Foo Fighters and a Beatle Bring on the Rock|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=February 12, 2012|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127001105/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/grammy-adele-wins-awards-foo-fighters-paul-mccartney-289906/|archive-date=November 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> losing only to [[Adele]] in the Album of the Year category.<ref name="2012 Grammys"/>

In September 2021, the band received the first Global Icon Award at that year's [[2021 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-12/foo-fighters-shred-accept-mtv-global-icon-award-at-the-2021-vmas|url-access=limited|title=Foo Fighters shred, accept MTV Global Icon Award at the 2021 VMAs|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=September 12, 2021|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913052556/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-09-12/foo-fighters-shred-accept-mtv-global-icon-award-at-the-2021-vmas|archive-date=September 13, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> The following month, they were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], in their first year of eligibility.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2021/10/foo-fighters-paul-mccartney-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/|title=Paul McCartney Inducts Foo Fighters Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Watch|last=Young|first=Alex|date=October 31, 2021|website=Consequence of Sound|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031054328/https://consequence.net/2021/10/foo-fighters-paul-mccartney-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/|archive-date=October 31, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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