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After the death of Taylor Hawkins: Foo Fighters introduce new drummer
Josh Freese is the new drummer for the Foo Fighters (stock photo).
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Following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, Foo Fighters have announced a successor on drums. A new album is due out in June.
The US rock band Foo Fighters has now named a successor after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. American drummer Josh Freese, 50, is to take Hawkins’ place on drums, the band around frontman David Grohl, 54, announced at a live stream event on Sunday (local time). Freese previously played with artists and bands such as The Vandals, Devo, Danny Elfman, Nine Inch Nails, Sting and Offspring, among others.
The band has announced a new album, “But Here We Are”, for June 2nd – the first since the death of Hawkins, who was found dead in a hotel room in Colombia’s capital Bogotá while on tour in March last year.
Foo Fighters announce new drummer
The Foo Fighters are going on tour next week. At the beginning of June they are expected to be one of the headliners at “Rock im Park” in Nuremberg and at the twin festival “Rock am Ring” at the Nürburgring in the Eifel.
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At two memorial concerts last September, Hawkins’ place was taken by a variety of musicians, including Freese, Travis Barker of Blink-182, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Hawkins’ son Shane.