{"id":2415452,"date":"2026-05-13T19:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2415452"},"modified":"2026-05-13T19:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:30:04","slug":"watch-foo-fighters-get-intimate-and-rowdy-with-new-songs-and-classics-for-first-tiny-desk-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-foo-fighters-get-intimate-and-rowdy-with-new-songs-and-classics-for-first-tiny-desk-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Foo Fighters get intimate and rowdy with new songs and classics for first Tiny Desk Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/foo-fighters\">Foo Fighters<\/a>\u00a0played intimate versions of new songs and classics in their first ever\u00a0<i>Tiny Desk Concert\u00a0<\/i>\u2013 watch below.<\/p>\n<p>The band recently released their new album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy-3942146\">Your Favorite Toy<\/a>\u2019 and earlier today (Wednesday May 13), they dropped by the NPR offices to play their first ever stripped-down set at the Tiny Desk.<\/p>\n<p>They played two tracks from the new record \u2013 \u2018Spit Shine\u2019 and \u2018Child Actor\u2019,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/watch-foo-fighters-play-child-actor-and-caught-in-the-echo-on-snl-uk-3942596\">the latter of which they recently played on\u00a0<i>SNL UK<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave-grohl\">Dave Grohl<\/a>\u00a0made reference\u00a0to that appearance introducing the song, joking that he accidentally inhaled a lock of his hair during that performance, and celebrating at the end\u00a0of this one that he \u201cdidn\u2019t\u00a0choke\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The band also dipped into their back calalogue to play \u2018Learn To Fly\u2019, \u2018My Hero\u2019 and \u2018Everlong\u2019, while Grohl also took a moment to mention two of his own favourite <i>Tiny Desk Concerts<\/i>, by\u00a0Trouble\u00a0Funk and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/juvenile\">Juvenile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters: Tiny Desk Concert\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wxaXWSVhRXU?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><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy-3942146\"><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>awarded \u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019 three-and-a-half stars and noted<\/a>: \u201cVocally, Grohl has rediscovered his roar, but lyricism has never been his strongest suit, and much of it here is throwaway; those looking for signs of where his head\u00a0is at\u00a0after his\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-had-to-turn-everything-off-after-public-admission-of-infidelity-ive-been-in-therapy-six-days-a-week-for-70-weeks-3935684\">infidelity scandal<\/a>\u00a0two years ago will be\u00a0largely disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019 is a few more tracks of that depth away from being the most vital Foo Fighters record since 1997\u2019s \u2018The\u00a0Colour\u00a0and the Shape\u2019. For now, at least, they have remembered that no-frills punk, played fast and loud, suits them much better than middle-of-the-road dad-rock.\u201d<\/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>Since it dropped, the band have revealed that they\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-were-forced-to-rename-their-new-album-over-wicked-for-good-conflict-dave-grohl-reveals-3943820\">were forced to rename their latest album <\/a>because of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/films\/wicked-for-good\"><i>Wicked: For Good<\/i><\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-shows-off-his-music-knowledge-on-track-star-these-are-too-easy-3944076\">appeared on\u00a0<i>Track Star<\/i><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-foo-fighters-play-atmospheric-version-of-window-on-colbert-3944056\"><i>The Late Show<\/i><\/a>, and are gearing up to head out on the road.<\/p>\n<p>They will be playing\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-european-stadium-tour-uk-dates-liverpool-anfield-tickets-3906935\">a European stadium tour that is set to include two nights at Liverpool\u2019s Anfield Stadium<\/a>\u00a0at the end of June. They will also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-european-stadium-tour-uk-dates-liverpool-anfield-tickets-3906935\">be playing a range of major European shows<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-reminded-of-why-we-love-and-are-forever-devoted-to-doing-this-on-new-single-asking-for-a-friend-as-they-share-new-music-and-announce-north-american-stadium-tour-buy-tickets-3901702\">a North American stadium tour<\/a>, and have announced\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-announce-2026-take-cover-australian-and-new-zealand-stadium-tour-buy-tickets-3929999\">an Australian and New Zealand tour for late 2026 and early 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Any remaining tickets for all shows on the Foo Fighters\u2019 US tour are available<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Ffoo-fighters-tickets%2Fartist%2F776005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and for UK and Europe shows, you can find tickets\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/foo-fighters-tickets\/artist\/776005?irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=24023&amp;clickId=0LtzDgx2MxyZT7HS-U1h9TSyUkuyOZWpm2kPwA0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\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\u00a0played intimate versions of new songs and classics in their first ever\u00a0Tiny Desk Concert\u00a0\u2013 watch below. 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