Alongside Wasting Light ‘ s release, the Foo Fighters released a rockumentary, directed by Academy Award-winner James Moll . The film, titled 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…
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Beginning with the show on July 4, the Foo Fighters re-branded the North American tour as the Broken Leg Tour. The band continued to use the name at later North American performances. Prior to their August 21 concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri , the band rickrolled…
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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 Milton Keynes National Bowl on…
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Although Schemel is listed as drummer in the liner notes of the record, her drumming does not actually appear on the record; she was replaced by session drummer Deen Castronovo , under pressure from producer Michael Beinhorn . After the replacement, Schemel quit the band. Though Love and Erlandson had…
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As of 2011, it had sold over 3.5 million copies in the US.
In 2011, Cornell revealed further information about the band’s breakup; “Personally a lot of it was me trying to land on my feet again. I went through a lot of personal turmoil right around the time Audioslave formed and unfortunately I think that affected the band a little bit in…
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In 2011, the band announced a tour running from early February to late March. The band appeared at the Download Festival in June. A planned performance at the Soundwave Revolution , an Australian music festival, was cancelled. During the summer, the band performed in several European festivals such as Rock…
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The band’s songs “Hearts of the Innocent” and “Beyond the Surface” are playable songs on the Christian Guitar Hero game called Guitar Praise . Their songs “Shut Me Out” and “Your Touch” were later featured in Guitar Praise ‘ s Expansion Pack 1. Their song “The Feeling” appears on the…
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In early 2011 only 4 months after the album’s release and 25,000 units sold the band was released from Jive records and is currently an independent group. The band continues to record and release material.
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.