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Foo Fighters performed with new drummer Ilan Rubin for the first time Saturday night at their first show of 2025, in San Luis Obispo, California\u2019s 900-capacity Fremont Theater.\u00a0Rubin<\/a>, formerly of Nine Inch Nails, joined the band this summer after the Foos parted ways with Josh Freese<\/a>, who had stepped in after the 2022 death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.<\/p>\n At one point, frontman Dave Grohl introduced Rubin from the stage. \u201cEverybody else has said it,\u201d Grohl said. \u201cI finally get the opportunity to say, \u2018Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome\u2026\u2019\u00a0The most badass motherfucker, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now. It\u2019s official. You can stamp the passport.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n The surprise performance, announced the day before, featured 25 songs in all, including hits like \u201cEverlong\u201d and \u201cLearn to Fly,\u201d and a handful of tracks that haven\u2019t been played live in several years.\u00a0 Among them was \u201cExhausted,\u201d from the Foos\u2019 first album, which Grohl wrote while he was still in Nirvana and even played for Kurt Cobain as a potential song for that band. They also played \u201cWinnebago,\u201d another Grohl composition that preceded the existence of the Foos.<\/p>\n The announcement for the show on the Foos\u2019 Instagram<\/a> included a teaser of what appeared to be a new track. The Foos will hit the road shortly, playing tour dates<\/a> in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan and Mexico before the end of the year.\u00a0 Earlier this year Foo Fighters, dropped their first new music since 2023\u2019s But Here We Are: the new track \u201cToday\u2019s Song\u201d\u00a0 and a cover of Minor Threat\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Wanna Hear It.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n