As Georgia South’s buzzing bass supplied an underbelly of meaty warps to vocalist/guitarist Amy Love’s herculean riffs, together they conjured a sound that felt perfectly at home on a platform as large as The Other Stage. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Smear left Foo Fighters in 1997, citing exhaustion and burnout, and was replaced by Grohl's former Scream bandmate Franz Stahl. The pair appeared appreciative of the crowd, with Kerr saying: “Thank you so much Glastonbury, I have to tell you never in our wildest dreams did we ever think we’d get to do shit like this.

The band played three performances under the alias The Holy Shits in September 2014; the first at the Concorde 2 club in Brighton, England, where Grohl invited lead singer Jay Apperley of the tribute band UK Foo Fighters on stage to sing, [66] [67] followed by the House of Vans and the Islington Assembly Hall. In response to growing rumors of a breakup, Foo Fighters released a mockumentary video in March 2016 portraying Grohl leaving the band to pursue electronic music and Nick Lachey (formerly of 98 Degrees) becoming the group's new singer, ending with: "For the millionth time, we're not breaking up. Foo Fighters and Queen have performed together on several occasions since, including VH1 Rock Honors and Foo Fighters' headlining concert in Hyde Park. In need of a replacement for Goldsmith, Grohl contacted Alanis Morissette's touring drummer Taylor Hawkins for a recommendation.Wasting Light debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming the band's first album to do so. Cat Stevens will become the latest artist to take the prestigious Glastonbury Sunday Legend slot when he performs at this year's festival. On February 25, 2022, Foo Fighters released a comedy horror film, Studio 666, directed by BJ McDonnell. Earlier on Friday at Glastonbury, Irish musician Hozier performed his own surprise set on the Woodsies stage, previously named the John Peel stage, telling audiences it was a “joy” to play the “little secret slot”.

STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX requires every component of a textiles product – including all thread, buttons and trims – to be tested against a list of more than 1,000 harmful regulated and unregulated chemicals that may be harmful to human health. Not only was it an honor to be asked, but it felt like something we had to do—because he had always meant so much to us. The Last Dinner Party may have only one officially-released single to their name (with another to come very soon), but that didn’t stop hoards of early-risers heading out to Woodsies to watch their slot at 11:30am on Saturday morning (which is pretty early, as festival clocks go). The singer led the show in his classic suave style, donning a black suit and white open collar shirt paired with dark sunglasses, as the band rattled through songs including Brianstorm, Crying Lightning, Arabella and Pretty Visitors. Concrete and Gold (2017) was the second Foo Fighters album to reach number one in the United States and their first studio album to feature their longtime session and touring keyboardist Jaffee as a full member.Foo Fighters have won 15 Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album five times, making them among the most successful rock acts in Grammy history. It was followed with the two-disc In Your Honor (2005), which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material.

Fans arriving to see US pop-rock duo Sparks were also given a “super special treat” following a surprise appearance by Cate Blanchett. The following month, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in their first year of eligibility. Smear and Goldsmith were replaced by Franz Stahl (guitar) and Taylor Hawkins (drums); Stahl was fired before the recording of the group's third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999). The tour for The Colour and the Shape album in 1998 included performances at Glastonbury Festival (on the main stage) and the Reading Festival.On February 10, 2021, Foo Fighters were announced as one of the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees in their first year of eligibility as their debut album had been released 25 years prior. In further support of In Your Honor, the band organized a short acoustic tour for the summer of 2006. The images of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates were displayed on the screens of the Pyramid Stage, along with messages written by the parents of two of the victims. On September 14, 2014, the band performed at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games, their first official show in England since closing Reading Festival in 2012. as well as recent EP tracks, they were as charming as they were propulsive, setting the tone for a weekend of great weather and even greater music in style.

Sandra Thurman, the director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, stated this was "extraordinarily irresponsible behavior. He also made special mention to drummer Josh Freese, who he said was “the man who helped us to be here today”, following the death of Hawkins last year. Prior to the release of Foo Fighters' 1995 eponymous debut album, he recruited Mendel and William Goldsmith (drums), both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate, and Smear, who had played with Nirvana on tour. While the members of Foo Fighters had initially planned for their new album (composed of songs from this recording session) to have come out in 2009 with almost no touring support, they ultimately decided to shelve most of the songs from these sessions. But I already know we’re coming back for a whole f****** tour but I would like to thank every one of you for sticking around for the last 28 years.The entire band joined Grohl for a performance in Arizona coinciding with one of the presidential debates. Continuing their terrible luck in clashing/crossing over with with acts who'll take a chunk of their crowd away.