Throughout an unique Veeps livestream Getting ready Music for Concert events, Foo Fighters revealed their new drummer, buddy and session musician Josh Freese.
The information comes forward of the band’s large tour which is about to kick off Might 24 in New Hampshire and would be the first with out Taylor Hawkins, who died final March.
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Since his tragic loss of life, the band has remained tight-lipped about who could be recruited because the band’s new drummer. The band riffed on the secrecy surrounding the id of the brand new drummer originally of the reside stream whereas they have been prepping within the rehearsal room. Three well-known rock drummers — Crimson Scorching Chili Peppers Chad Smith, Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee, and Instrument’s Danny Carey — all knocked on the door with witty traces like “Hey I acquired the PF Changs!” or “I groomed your poodles for you,” to which the band replied to with model of “We’ll be proper there!”
However when a voice off-camera exclaims “Um… excuse me?…Can we play a track or one thing?!” Freese is revealed to be behind the drum equipment. It was the proper segue into the band enjoying new songs from their forthcoming album However Right here We Are (due June 2).
Foo Fighters: Getting ready Music for Concert events is streaming completely by way of Reside Nation’s Veeps platform and options “rock & roll (together with debut performances of songs from ‘However Right here We Are’), unique behind the scenes footage, and some surprises.”
“Reveals like this don’t occur daily. To take this second to collect followers worldwide, to provide folks a possibility to share within the expertise irrespective of the place they’re, is a present. Having a spot to make these moments accessible is why we constructed Veeps and we’re honored to be trusted with delivering this unbelievable present for Foo Fighters and all of their followers,” stated Joel Madden, CEO and Founder, Veeps.
The present is accessible on-demand via Might 24.
