Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl will serve as special guest host tonight (Monday, May 24th) on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Billboard reported “Grohl and Fallon will team up on the monologue, games and guest interviews with comedian Jim Jefferies and musical guest Blake Shelton.”
Along with the rest of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl will be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a second time this year, marking his second induction following the previous nod he received for his work in Nirvana.
In addition to the Foos, the inductees for the 36th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are: “Performer Category” –the Go-Go‘s, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren, Carole King, and Jay-Z.
The 2021 Musical Excellence Award will be given to LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and guitarist Randy Rhoads. This year’s Early Influence Award inductees are Kraftwerk, Gil Scott Heron, and Charley Patton.
The 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 30th at 8 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio
SIDE NOTES
- Dave Grohl’s What Drives Us documentary is steaming now on The Coda Collection on Amazon Prime Video Channels.
- The doc based around various band’s war stories of making their bones during their early days traveling together on the road.
- Grohl’s six-part series with his mom, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, From Cradle To Stage, is running now on Paramount+.
- Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl have joined forces for the new track, titled, “Eazy Sleazy,” which spotlights life during the pandemic. The song, which was co-written by the two, features Jagger on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Grohl supplying drums, lead guitar, backing vocals and bass.
CHECK IT OUT: Mick Jagger & Dave Grohl’s 2021 video for “Eazy Sleazy”: