Dave Grohl: "'Foo Fighters' sind so gut wie nie" - top.de

Kommentieren30.08.2012 Dave Grohl (43) räumt ein, dass seine Band anfangs live ziemlicher "Mist" war. Mittlerweile habe sich dies aber völlig geändert.

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Der Sänger ("The Pretender") spielte am Wochenende mit seinen Kollegen bei den Rockfestivals in Leeds und Reading und der Amerikaner freute sich, wie sehr sich die Rocker verbessert haben:

"Früher waren wir Mist", offenbarte Dave Grohl gegenüber dem Magazin "NME". "Aber nun sind wir ganz schön gut."

Die Gruppe ist bekannt dafür, lange Konzerte zu geben und viel Mühe in ihre Shows zu stecken. Sie präsentieren nun auch ein Feuerwerk bei ihren Gigs, damit die Zuschauer noch mehr Spaß haben.

"Wir machen keine kleinen Konzerte mehr. Wir machen nur noch große Konzerte, bei denen jeder nach Hause geht und sich fragt, wie wir bloß so viele Songs spielen konnten."

Der Star hatte schon früher als Schlagzeuger von "Nirvana" ("Teen Spirit") großen Erfolg und kann gar nicht glauben, dass er auch mit den "Foo Fighters" vor so vielen Menschen spielt.

"Wie jede andere Band haben wir nicht erwartet, dass wir einmal vor so einem großen Publikum spielen würden. Das ist eine verdammt große Sache. Man braucht keinen Computer, man braucht auch nicht die Schule zu beenden, man braucht nur eine Gitarre nehmen und eine Band gründen. Ich möchte mich für die vergangenen 20 Jahre meines Lebens bedanken", zeigte sich Dave Grohl gerührt.

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Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl: It's Our Last Show "For A Long Time" - The Inquisitr

The Foo Fighters just completed an epic set at the Reading Festival in England, playing a total of 26 songs and capping it off by singing happy birthday to Dave Grohl’s mother.

Fans of the band should savor the concert because it might be the last chance they have to see the Foo Fighters for a long time, the New Zealand Herald reported.

The Foo Fighters brought an end to the three-day music festival in Reading after just headlining a show at the festival’s sister site in Leeds, England. Though Dave Grohl didn’t get into specifics, he let the audience know at the end of the concert in Reading that it would be the last time Foo Fighters would play together for a while.

“You guys realize we’ve got a lot of songs to play,” he told the audience. “It’s the last show of the tour and it’s the last show for a long time.”

For Grohl, playing the Reading festival struck a sentimental nerve. He recalled playing the same festival with Nirvana 20 years ago, then dedicated the song “Three Days” to former bandmates Krist Novoselic and the late Kurt Cobain.

“I’d like to dedicate this song to a couple of people who couldn’t be here tonight,” Dave Grohl said. “This one’s for Krist and this one’s for Kurt.”

As Loudwire reported, Dave Grohl’s comments about it being the Foo Fighters last show for a long time could be interpreted a couple of ways. He could have been speaking specifically about the band’s European fans since all of the rest of the band’s shows this year are in the United States. He also may have meant that the Foo Fighters are taking a well-deserved break after playing the Global Festival in New York’s Central Park at the end of September.

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Dave Grohl Calls Foo Fighters' Reading Set 'Last Show for a Long ... - Loudwire

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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl announced from the stage at the UK’s Reading festival on Sunday night (Aug. 26) that the gig would be their last show for a long time, as it marked the end of their summer tour. However, the band does have a couple of more high-profile gigs at the various festivals throughout September.

Near the beginning of the set, according to NME, Grohl addressed the audience, saying, “Well, well, well. The f—ing Reading festival. You guys realize we’ve got a lot of songs to play. It’s the last show of the tour and it’s the last show for a long time.”

Grohl may have been referring specifically to the band’s European fans during the set, as the remaining 2012 gigs are all in the United States. The Foos will play a Rock the Vote event in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5; the Music Midtown festival in Atlanta on Sept. 21; the Deluna Festival in Pensacola, Fla., on Sept. 22; and the Global Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 29. After those shows, it seems the band will be taking a long break from the road.

Another noteworthy moment of the Foos’ set at the Reading Festival came when Grohl dedicated the song ‘These Days’ to his Nirvana bandmates — Krist Novoselic and the late Kurt Cobain. “I’d like to dedicate this song to a couple of people who couldn’t be here tonight. This one’s for Krist and this one’s for Kurt,” announced Grohl before the band launched into the song.

The set on Sunday also marked 20 years since Nirvana played their memorable headlining gig at Reading in 1992. Check out Foo Fighters’ set list from their Reading festival gig below.

White Limo’
‘All My Life’
‘Rope’
‘The Pretender’
‘My Hero’
‘Learn To Fly’
‘Arlandria’
‘Breakout’
‘Cold Day In The Sun’
‘I’ll Stick Around’
‘Walk’
‘Generator’
‘These Days’
‘Monkey Wrench’
‘Hey Johnny Park!’
‘Alone + Easy Target’
‘Bridge Burning’
‘This Is A Call’
‘In The Flesh’
‘Best Of You’
‘Times Like These’
‘Winnebago’
‘Wattershed’
‘For All The Cows’
‘Exhausted’
‘Everlong’

Next: Foo Fighters on Loudwire's Top 21st Century Hard Rock Songs List

Reading Festival: Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Pays Tribute To Nirvana ... - Huffington Post UK

Rockers Foo Fighters made the last night of the Reading Festival in England one to remember by playing a mammoth 26-song set and singing happy birthday to Dave Grohl's mum.

The Foo Fighters paid tribute to Kurt Cobain and Krist Nososelic at their Reading gig

The band brought the three-day music event to an end on Sunday night after headlining at the festival's sister site in Leeds, England on Friday.

Ploughing through 26 tracks over two-and-a-half hours, Grohl announced that the performance would be the band's last for the near future.

He told revellers, "You guys realise we've got a lot of songs to play. It's the last show of the tour and it's the last show for a long time.''

The rocker also took time to remember his former Nirvana bandmates, the late Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, by dedicating his Three Days song to them.

He added, "I'd like to dedicate this song to a couple of people who couldn't be here tonight. This one's for Krist and this one's for Kurt.''

Kurt Cobain in action at the Reading Festival in 1992

Grohl then remembered when Nirvana played the festival 20 years earlier and how the crowd sang happy birthday to his mother - and brought her out onstage to relive the moment.

He said, "In 1992 when Nirvana played here, the last show we ever played in England, you sang happy birthday to my mom. Here's your chance."

Meanwhile, over in Leeds...

Rap group Odd Future continued to court controversy with their performance at Leeds Festival on Sunday by attacking a blow-up sex doll on stage.

The hip-hop collective, who are famous for their shocking lyrics and gigs, stunned fans at the music event in England by bringing out a blow-up doll, which was bound and gagged.

They then kicked the item off the stage, before bandmember Jasper Dolphin stamped on its head.

Frontman Tyler, The Creator told the crowd, "You body slammed that b**ch. Is she OK?", adding, "S**t I just killed Kimberly."

The antics followed their set at Leeds' sister festival in Reading, where the band got in an altercation with security staff after they tried to go out into the crowd.

What's the world's most exciting live act? In reverse order...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: Zack de la Rocha, left, and Tom Morello of the band perform during their headlining set at the "L.A. Rising" concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Saturday, July 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

LED ZEPPELIN: Former bandmates, singer Robert Plant, left, and guitarist Jimmy Page, reunite to perform for the Live Aid famine relief concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia Pa., July 13, 1985. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

WHITE STRIPES: Jack White performs during a concert Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

ARCTIC MONKEYS: Alex Turner, left, and Jamie Cook of the British band perform during their set on the first weekend of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Friday, April 13, 2012, in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

One for the purists... NIRVANA: Frontman Kurt Cobain performing on stage at the MTV Live and Loud concert in Seattle (PA)

THE BOSS: Bruce Springsteen performs at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Never bettered... QUEEN: Freddie Mercury, lead singer with the rock group Queen, during the Live Aid concert July 1985.

THE KILLERS: Brandon Flowers performs during day 4 of the 15th International Benicassim Festival in Benicassim, Spain 2009.

THE STROKES: Albert Hammond Junior of The Strokes performing 2006.

And the winner is... MUSE: Lead singer Matthew Bellamy performs during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)