The Foo Fighters made their live public debut on February 23, 1995, at the Jambalaya Club in Arcata, California , followed by performances at 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 Gits singer Mia Zapata . Grohl refused to do interviews or tour large venues to promote the album. 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, and their debut 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.
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