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…
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In November 2006, the band released their first live CD, Skin and Bones , featuring fifteen performances captured over a three-night stint in Los Angeles.
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…
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During September and October 2005, the band toured with Weezer on what was billed as the Foozer Tour. 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…
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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. To record its fifth album, the band shifted…
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For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004, upon learning that 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…
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The album was released in October 2002 under the title One by One . Singles from the album included ” All My Life “, ” Times Like These “, ” Low “, and ” Have It All “. The tour for the album included a headline performance at the 2002…
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Around 2001, the Foo Fighters established a relationship with the English rock band Queen , as they (particularly Grohl and Hawkins ) were fans. That March, Grohl and Hawkins inducted them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and joined them to perform the 1976 classic, ” Tie Your…
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Near the end of 2001, the Foo Fighters reconvened to record their 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,…
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In January 2000, Mendel led a benefit concert in Hollywood for the 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?…
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