The Foos are back! Audience footage has emerged from Foo Fighters‘ Tuesday night (June 15th) gig at L.A.’s Canyon Club, the 610-person captaincy venue in Agoura Hills. The show — like their upcoming June 20th Madison Square Garden concert — was a vaccinated-only gig, with tickets going for $26 in celebration of the group’s 26th anniversary tour.
Rolling Stone reported, “A fan-shot video from the show finds (drummer Taylor) Hawkins swapping places with frontman Dave Grohl, who takes a seat behind the drums while Hawkins introduces the cover. Hawkins noted that, after initially suggesting the Foo Fighters cover Queen, most of the band thought there was no way they could do it — except Grohl who figured, ‘Maybe we can.'”
With that, the band launched into a note-perfect rendition of Queen’s 1976 A Day At The Races show-stopper, “Somebody To Love.”
Approximately 30 “anti-vaxxers” protested the band’s decision to only allow fully vaccinated fans inside the show. Among the small throng of people was actor Ricky Schroder, who posted on social media: “Dave Grohl is an ignorant punk who needs slapped (sic )for supporting Discrimination. Ignorance comes in all shapes & sizes. Kurt Cobain is laughing at you Dave along with Millions of Patriots. . . . Fool.”
- Foo Fighters 2021 tour dates (subject to change):
June 20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
July 28 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center
TBA – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
July 30 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
August 3 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
August 5 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater
August 7 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheater
August 9 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
September 3 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
September 5 – Napa, CA – BottleRock Napa Valley
INTERNET COMMENTS via RollingStone.com – agree or disagree???
BlueBus wrote: “A rock band that actually sings!!!! No lip syncing”
BlueCat wrote: “How do those skinny little arms and legs play the drums like they do?”
FluFighter wrote: “ANY time Dave’s on the kit. . . I’m IN!”
CHECK IT OUT: Foo Fighters on June 15th, 2021 performing “Somebody To Love” live at The Canyon Club: