{"id":2028626,"date":"2025-09-17T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2028626"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:47:10","slug":"watch-foo-fighters-introduce-new-drummer-and-tease-tour-with-new-joke-ai-video-theres-more-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-foo-fighters-introduce-new-drummer-and-tease-tour-with-new-joke-ai-video-theres-more-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Foo Fighters introduce new drummer and tease tour with new joke AI video: &#8220;There&#8217;s more to come&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/foo-fighters\">Foo Fighters<\/a> have introduced their new drummer and teased an upcoming tour with a tongue-in-cheek <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/tag\/ai\">AI<\/a> video. Watch below.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-foo-fighters-play-a-surprise-first-gig-with-their-new-drummer-3892444\">The band returned to the stage last Saturday (September 13) for their first show in over a year<\/a>, held at the 900-capacity Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. A second small gig then took place at The Observatory in Santa Ana on Monday (15).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/live\/foo-fighters-live-in-manchester-setlist-photos-3765719\">Foo Fighters live in Manchester: invincible and still untouchable<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These marked the first Foo Fighters performances with drummer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-have-reportedly-found-their-new-drummer-3881831\">Ilan Rubin<\/a> \u2013 with the group essentially <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-nine-inch-nails-kick-off-north-american-tour-josh-freese-back-3883692\">swapping Nine Inch Nails for their ex-touring drummer Josh Freese<\/a>, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-freese-says-hes-shocked-and-disappointed-as-foo-fighters-boot-him-from-the-band-3863046\">departed the Foos earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Today (September 17) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave-grohl\">Dave Grohl<\/a> and co. shared a joke video titled \u2018A Message From Foo Fighters\u2019, in which we hear from AI-generated versions of the band members about what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, everyone. It\u2019s been a while but I\u2019m happy to announce that Foo Fighters are coming back to bring you that 100 per cent real, raw, human element of rock and roll,\u201d says the fake Grohl.<\/p>\n<p>He then holds up a setlist made up of random, scrawled letters before bassist Nate Mendel weighs in: \u201cAfter 30 years of being a band, we\u2019ve realised that the most important thing to us is that what you see and hear coming from our speakers is the genuine passion of the six living, breathing human beings on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Message from Foo Fighters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EfxUI_p6I6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Later, guitarist Pat Smear adds that the Foos want fans to feel that the group\u2019s music is \u201ctrue\u201d. Viewers are then told that the band have been \u201cpreparing something special\u201d and \u201crehearsing tirelessly\u201d to give audiences their \u201cbest\u201d shows \u201cfrom the heart\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd wait \u2019till you meet our new drummer,\u201d says Grohl, before we see a 10-armed Rubin smashing away at a huge kit. The following message is displayed at the end of the teaser: \u201cStay tuned\u2026 there\u2019s more to come!!!\u201d Watch above.<\/p>\n<div id=\"p-lang-btn\" class=\"vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang\">\n<p>Ahead of their recent gigs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/assemble-foo-fighters-are-teasing-a-return-with-important-shredding-updates-3890941\">Foo Fighters called on fans to \u201cassemble\u201d and began sharing some photos from the studio<\/a> \u2013 suggesting that their next era was about to begin. They instructed their followers to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foofighters.lnk.to\/Newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up<\/a> for \u201cinfo you won\u2019t want to miss\u2026 just sayin\u2019\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s 11th and latest album,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/foo-fighters-but-here-we-are-review-3448438\">\u2018But Here We Are\u2019<\/a>, was released in 2023. It marked their first material since\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=the+death+of+drummer+Taylor+Hawkins+NME+news&amp;oq=the+death+of+drummer+Taylor+Hawkins+NME+news&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCwgAEEUYChg5GKABMgkIARAhGAoYoAEyCQgCECEYChigATIJCAMQIRgKGKAB0gEIMTk1N2owajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins<\/a>\u00a0the previous year, and saw them\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-confirm-josh-freese-as-new-touring-drummer-3446145\">enlist Josh Freese as a touring sticksman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, they celebrated their 30th anniversary by sharing a new single titled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-mark-30th-anniversary-new-single-todays-song-dave-grohl-thanks-past-members-3875499\">\u2018Today\u2019s Song\u2019<\/a>. Earlier this year,<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-freese-says-hes-shocked-and-disappointed-as-foo-fighters-boot-him-from-the-band-3863046\">\u00a0Freese announced that he had departed the Foos<\/a>\u00a0after they \u201cdecided to go in a different direction with their drummer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Following his first shows with Foo Fighters, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/new-foo-fighters-drummer-ilan-rubin-speaks-out-after-first-gig-replacing-josh-freese-3892853\">Rubin spoke out about joining the line-up<\/a>: \u201cAfter keeping my head down for a couple wild months and throwing myself into the material, that first show was such an incredible release of energy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters -  &#039;Everlong&#039; | Song Stories\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E9qB2aVamjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been taken aback by all the positivity and support, and I just wanted to say thanks! Excited for all the volume and sweat that lies ahead.\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-foo-fighters-play-a-surprise-first-gig-with-their-new-drummer-3892444\">See what Foo Fighters played at their first gig of 2025 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/josh-freese-addresses-foo-fighters-exit-it-wasnt-music-that-i-really-resonated-with-3888504\">Freese recently addressed his sacking from Foo Fighters<\/a>, explaining: \u201cLooking back, it was probably more an issue with their management.\u201d However, the drummer said the Foos\u2019 material \u201cwasn\u2019t music that I really resonated with\u201d. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-nine-inch-nails-kick-off-north-american-tour-josh-freese-back-3883692\">He rejoined Nine Inch Nails last month for their North American \u2018Peel It Back\u2019 tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Upon sharing \u2018Today\u2019s Song\u2019, Grohl thanked every former member of the band for their contributions throughout the years. He praised \u201cthe thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese\u201d, and said Hawkins was \u201cstill in everything we do, everywhere we go, forever\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foo Fighters have introduced their new drummer and teased an upcoming tour with a tongue-in-cheek AI video. Watch below. The band returned to the stage last Saturday (September 13) for their first show in over a year, held at the 900-capacity Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. 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