Foo Fighters have hinted at an impending tour announcement through a tongue-in-cheek AI promo video.
The iconic rockers shared the video on YouTube just days after their first performance with new drummer Ilan Rubin in California over the weekend.
“It’s been a while but I’m happy to announce that Foo Fighters are coming back to bring you that 100 percent real, raw, human element of rock ‘n’ roll,” frontman Dave Grohl says in the video, before displaying what appears to be a fake setlist. The brief video concludes with the message, “Stay tuned… there’s more to come!”
Currently, the Foo Fighters are only scheduled to perform upcoming shows in Singapore, Japan, and Mexico.
Rubin, formerly of Nine Inch Nails, officially joined the band this summer following the departure of Josh Freese. Freese had stepped into the drummer’s seat after the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.
Frontman Dave Grohl took a moment during the show to formally introduce Rubin to the audience, declaring: “I finally get the opportunity to say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome…’ The most badass motherfucker, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now. It’s official. You can stamp the passport.”
Foo Fighters have maintained a relatively low profile following the release of their 2023 album But Here We Are. Earlier this year, they returned with new material including the track “Today’s Song” and a cover of Minor Threat’s “I Don’t Wanna Hear It”, marking their first releases since the full-length record.
The evening featured beloved hits including “Everlong” and “Learn to Fly”, while also treating the crowd to rare deep cuts that hadn’t graced Foo’ shows for several years.
Among these was “Exhausted” from the band’s debut album, a track Grohl originally wrote during his Nirvana days and had even presented to Kurt Cobain as a potential song for that band. The setlist also included “Winnebago”, another Grohl composition that predates the formation of Foo Fighters entirely.
