2015-02-19 | Foo Fighters To Headline Glastonbury Festival | Foo Fighters have revealed they will be the headline act on the first day of Glastonbury Festival.
The US rockers announced the news after they were named best international band at the NME Awards.
In a recorded video message, frontman Dave Grohl told music fans at Brixton Academy, south London, they were returning to the UK to play Glastonbury.
They are the first major act announced for this year's event.
Foo Fighters will headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday, Glastonbury's website confirmed, making their first appearance at the Somerset festival since 1998.
Tickets for the event have been sold out since October, but a resale is planned in April for any cancelled and returned tickets.
Organiser Emily Eavis said: "We feel incredibly lucky to have confirmed the Foo Fighters for the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year.
"Very few bands have the power to unite and energise a crowd like Foo Fighters do. We can't wait for them to rock Worthy Farm on Friday night."
Lionel Richie was the first 2015 performer to be announced in November. He will make his debut in the Sunday teatime slot on the Pyramid stage. Source: Ananova |
2010-06-16 | Foo Fighters suing over TV ad |
Foo Fighters have filed suit against executives at an Australian advertising agency over allegations they used one of the band's songs without permission.
The rock group, fronted by Dave Grohl, is suing bosses at Brisbane-based firm RE/MAX Australia over claims they used a portion of their hit 1999 single Learn To Fly in a television promo.
The advert in question does not feature the band, but the rockers allege the piece includes a section of their track which has been re-recorded.
The alleged sampling reportedly came to light when an Aussie fan posted a message on the band's internet forum asking whether they had allowed the guitar rift from the tune to be used in the advert.
Nicholas Thiele, regional director of RE/MAX, tells TheAge.com.au, ''It's certainly not the position of this company to intentionally infringe on anyone's copyright. We've got very strong trademark and copyright issues regarding our own brand that we feel are very important.''
The lawsuit, filed at Australian Federal Court this week, claims two promos ''incorporate a musical composition... that reproduces a substantial part" of the band's work, and is seeking unspecified damages, interest and costs.
The legal papers also demand all copies of the offending work be handed over to the band's representatives.
The case is due to be heard in court Down Under in August. Source: Ananova |
2008-02-22 | Foo Fighters suing X-Men | Foo Fighters are suing Marvel comics for using two of their songs to promote a new animation series.
According to Rolling Stone, Marvel are using "substantial excerpts" from their songs Best Of You and Free Me in promotions for new show Wolverine And The X-Men.
Foo Fighters are suing the comic book heavy-weights for copyright infringement for unspecified damages.
Series producers First Serve International, Toonz Animation India and First Serve Toonz were all named on the lawsuit. Source: Ananova |
2008-02-22 | Nightwish - win an Echo award | Finnish superstars Nightwish have won an Echo award in the category Best Band/Artist Rock/Alternative – International this Friday in Berlin.
Nightwish could win against other well-known nominated acts such as Foo Fighters, Marilyn Manson, Within Temptation and the Kaiser Chiefs.
Also, Nightwish could play their smashing hit single Amaranth during the awards show. The band will, furthermore, start their big European tour these days. A special tour-edition of the current album Dark Passion Play as well as the current single Bye Bye Beautiful is available now. Source: NuclearBlast |
2007-09-13 | Q Awards nominations announced | Killers (US), Kaiser Chiefs and Muse all continued their good year yesterday (September 12) by each bagging three Q Award nominations.
Las Vegas rockers The Killers are up for Best Video, Best Live Act and Best Act In The World where they clash with Muse, Foo Fighters, U2 and Arctic Monkeys.
Muse also compete in the Best Live Act category and for the Best Track gong for their track "Knights Of Cydonia", while Kaisers nabbed nominations for Best Album, Best Video and Best Track - both for the catchy Ruby.
Enemy, Cherry Ghost, Pigeon Detectives, View and Mercury winners Klaxons will fight it out in the Best New Act section, not to be confused with the Best Breakthrough Act, which is contested for by Kate Nash, Mika, Calvin Harris, Jack Penate and Jamie T.
Canadian uber band Arcade Fire were rewarded with two nominations in the Best Album and Best Live Act categories and there were also nods for Lily Allen, Hard-Fi and Manic Street Preachers.
The music magazine awards get handed out on October 8 at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Source: Ananova |
2007-09-11 | Death Angel enter studio | The band has announced the following statement:
Greetings Fellow Earthlings!
I am thrilled to announce that Death Angel will enter the studio to begin tracking our new album on September 16 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Velvet Revolver, Shadows Fall, Stone Sour) in Los Angeles.
"Nick came up and did pre-production with us at our studio in Oakland and we had a blast. The vibe is certainly on and we are beyond excited to start tracking with him! Recording should be complete by the end of October and mixed by November. This will undoubtedly be our best sounding record ever!
This album is gonna be insane. The songs are so fuckin heavy and wicked! Musically brutal. Brutally musical. This shit will wake you up!
Here we go into the beautiful twilight zone of recording the album… See you on the other side!" ©Rob Source: NuclearBlast |
2007-03-20 | Foo Fighters and Kaisers to play T on the Fringe | The Foo Fighters and the Kaiser Chiefs have been confirmed to play at this year's T On The Fringe festival.
The Foo Fighters play Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh on August 21 before the Kaiser Chiefs play the same venue on August 24.
Last year's T On The Fringe included performances from Snow Patrol, Editors, The Raconteurs and Muse. Source: Ananova |
2005-02-14 | Green Day to headline T In The Park | Green Day and Foo Fighters have confirmed that they will headline this year's T In The Park festival.
The festival takes place over the weekend of July 9-10 at Balado, Scotland reports NME.com.
The Killers, Ian Brown, Kasabian, Prodigy, Audioslave, Embrace, Keane, Razorlight, Biffy Clyro, The Streets, Beautiful South and The Coral have already been confirmed.
Festival organiser Geoff Ellis said: It's fantastic to welcome back Green Day to the event - this time in a headline slot. In addition, we have already secured some of the biggest and best acts of the moment including Keane and The Streets."
Tickets go on sale on February 12 at 9am, priced Ј46.50 per day, Ј82 for the weekend and Ј97 for weekend plus camping. Source: Ananova |
2005-02-02 | Festival headliners revealed | The Foo Fighters are to headline this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals.
The Pixies and Iron Maiden have also reportedly agreed to headline the weekend.
According to NME.com a festival source said: "They've bagged Pixies' only UK shows next year, and there's a chance they could be their last ever in Britain. It's an open secret that Foo Fighters are playing as well."
Reading and Leeds tickets are likely to go on sale in March, with an official announcement to come on the final line-up around the same time. Source: Ananova |
2004-12-02 | Foo Fighters to headline festival | The Foo Fighters are to headline Ireland's Oxegen Festival in 2005.
This year's festival featured performances from The Strokes and The Darkness, and the 2005 event will take place at Punchestown Racecourse Naas, Co Kildare on July 9 and 10.
Weekend tickets are to go on sale for a limited period from December 3 until 6pm on December 24 reports NME.com.
Foo Fighters are currently working on a new album, likely to be a double, which will be released in 2005. Source: Ananova |
2004-07-14 | Grohl 'drumming for Nine Inch Nails' | Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl has reportedly joined Nine Inch Nails.
The NME says Californian band The Exies have posted a report about Grohl performing live with Trent Reznor's group on their website.
It also claims Grohl has been seen with the band on their own studio webcam.
Since Nirvana, Grohl has played for the Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Garbage and Killing Joke. Source: Ananova |
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