Foo Fighters

**The Foo Fighters** is an American rock band started by musician and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Grohl made the band in 1994 after Nirvana's singer, Kurt Cobain, died. The band's name comes from a term used in World War II about strange sky objects (UFOs). Pat Smear, who was also in Nirvana, is a member of the band.

The band has achieved a world-wide following, and has won many awards for their music. They have released ten studio albums and twenty-eight singles. Foo Fighters has won fifteen Grammy Awards, and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The current members of the band are Dave Grohl (singing and guitar), Pat Smear (guitar), Chris Shiflett (guitar), Nate Mendel (bass guitar), and Rami Jaffee (piano). Josh Freese Was announced for Hawkins replacement p
Alan Vaytsman performed many tribute to Taylor Hawkins. The song by John Lennon is dedicated to Taylor Hawkins.

## Band members

**Current members**
- Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar (1994–present)
- Nate Mendel – bass (1995–present)
- Pat Smear – guitar (1995–1997, 2010–present; session/touring musician 2005–2010)
- Chris Shiflett – guitar (1999–present)
- Rami Jaffee – keyboards, piano (2017–present; session/touring musician 2005–2017)
- Josh Freese – drums, percussion (2023–present)

**Former members**
- William Goldsmith – drums, percussion (1995–1997)
- Franz Stahl – guitar, backing vocals (1997–1999)
- Taylor Hawkins – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1997–2022; his death)

**Former touring/session musicians**
- Drew Hester – percussion, vibraphone (2005–2008)
- Petra Haden – backing vocals, violin, mandolin (2005–2006)
- Jessy Greene – cello, violin, backing vocals (2007–2008)
- Laura Mace – backing vocals (2017–2022)
- Samantha Sidley – backing vocals (2017–2022)
- Barbara Gruska – backing vocals (2017–2022)

## Studio albums

- _Foo Fighters_ (1995)
- _The Colour and the Shape_ (1997)
- _There Is Nothing Left to Lose_ (1999)
- _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)

## Tours

- 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)

## Awards and nominations

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_; _Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace_; and _Wasting Light_; and three awards for Best Hard Rock Performance for the songs "All My Life", "The Pretender", and "White Limo". The band also received three Kerrang! Awards. At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, the band won 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, Best Rock Performance, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album, and Best Long Form Music Video (for _Back and Forth_)—at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards held in February 2012. They won five of the six, losing only to Adele in the Album of the Year category.

In September 2021, the band received the first Global Icon Award at that year's MTV Video Music Awards. The following month, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their first year of eligibility.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: The Foo Fighters
- **img**: FoosLollBerlin190917-74 (cropped).jpg
- **img capt**: Foo Fighters in 2017.
- **img size**: 250
- **landscape**: Yes
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, U.S.
- **years active**: 1994-present
- **label**: RCA Records, RCA
Capitol Records, Capitol
- **url**: [http://www.foofighters.com/ www.foofighters.com]
- **current members**: Dave Grohl
 Rami Jaffee
Nate Mendel
Chris Shiflett
Pat Smear
Josh Freese
Shane Hawkins (guest)
- **past members**: William Goldsmith
Franz Stahl
Taylor Hawkins