Foo Fighters returned to the stage for his or her first present in additional than a yr on Saturday evening (September thirteenth) on the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. The last-minute live performance was introduced the evening earlier than, with tickets promoting out instantly.
The gig marked the debut of latest Foo Fighers drummer Ilan Rubin, following studies earlier this summer season that he had changed Josh Freese in primarily what amounted a commerce between the Foos and 9 Inch Nails.
Grohl and firm actually gave followers their cash’s price on the intimate gig, enjoying a 25-song set, kicking off with “All My Life,” as Rubin instantly lived as much as the problem with the drum-heavy tune.
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At one level within the present, Grohl advised the viewers, “I lastly get the chance to say, ‘Women and gents, will you please welcome… probably the most badass motherfucker, Ilan Rubin, is enjoying drums within the Foo Fighters proper now.’ It’s official. You’ll be able to stamp the passport.”
The Foos broke out a handful of tunes for the primary time in a decade or extra, together with “Have It All” (final carried out in 2015), a canopy of Late!’s “Winnebago” (not performed since 2014), and “Exhausted” (beforehand carried out in 2014).
The remainder of the set featured favorites like “Instances Like These,” “The Pretender,” “My Hero,” and “Better of You,” and closed out with the traditional “Everlong.”
The one-off live performance precedes a collection of dates in Asia in October and Mexico in November, with tickets to these concert events obtainable right here. Through the present final evening, Grohl revealed that the band had another surprises arising within the close to future.
See video footage and the setlist from the San Luis Obispo beneath.
Setlist:
All My Life
Rope
Have It All (first time since 2015)
Instances Like These
Wattershed
Stacked Actors
La Dee Da
These Days
The Pretender
Stroll
My Hero (preceded by band introductions)
Study to Fly
Rescued
Aurora
This Is a Name
No Son of Mine (with Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” interpolation)
Disgrace Disgrace
White Limo
Winnebago (Late! cowl — first time since 2014)
Better of You
Encore:
Alone + Straightforward Goal (first time since 2018)
Low
Monkey Wrench
Exhausted (first time since 2014)
Everlong