US rock band
The Foo Fighters have a new drummer
Josh Freese is the new drummer for the Foo Fighers – seen here performing with Sting in Hanover. photo
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In 2022, drummer Taylor Hawkins died at the age of 50 while on tour in Colombia. Now a new drummer will take his place – he has already shared the stage with the Nine Inch Nails and Sting.
The US rock band Foo Fighters has now named a successor after the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. The American drummer Josh Freese (50) is to take Hawkins’ place on the drums, the band around frontman David Grohl (54) announced on Sunday (local time) at a live stream event. 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.
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. 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.