Foos Files: A Foo Fighters Podcast

Enjoying Foos Files? Support the show with a one-off tip . -- Summary We return to the Foo Fighters A–Z this week with 'Another Round', from the acoustic disc of 2005’s 'In Your Honor'. Concert blogger and Foos fan Maca Chocan joins us to explain why to her it has become a song of hope - one she returns to in tough times as a reminder that you can always go another round. We also dig into the stor...

Enjoying Foos Files? Support the show with a one-off tip . -- Summary It's been a busy week for Foo Fighters on the airwaves. In this news round-up, we recap three major media appearances by the band – so if you've missed them, you're covered. Dave Grohl sat down with Jimmy Kimmel as the band began a week-long residency on Jimmy Kimmel Live, reflecting on meeting Taylor Hawkins for the first time,...

Enjoying Foos Files? Support the show with a one-off tip . -- Summary With Foo Fighters on a break after completing the North American leg of the 'Take Cover' world tour, we return to the Foos Files mailbag to look back on your highlights. We asked our listeners to share their standout moments from the dates in the US and Canada. Get in touch We love to hear your Foo Fighters stories, as well as y...

Enjoying Foos Files? Support the show with a one-off tip . -- Summary We're down to the final five in our countdown of the top 10 best Foo Fighters music videos - as voted for by you, the Foos Files listeners. Here is the second half of the conversation with filmmaker and musician Adam Blaylock, in which we analyse numbers five to one in the vote. We also discuss a few honourable mentions that did...

Enjoying Foos Files? Support the show with a one-off tip . -- Summary You voted, we counted! It's time to reveal the results of our poll to determine the best Foo Fighters music videos. Foos Files asked you, the listeners, to pick your top videos in an online poll - and now the results are in. Filmmaker and musician Adam Blaylock joins Dan for part one of the top 10 countdown, in which we analyse...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary In this week’s episode, Foos Files reviews the Vevo ‘Extended Play’ short film in which the band perform four tracks from ‘Your Favorite Toy’, before discussing the making of the album over dinner with sound engineer and co-producer Oliver Roman. Plus, sticking to the theme of the band’s 12th studio album, we break down ‘...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary What's it like to front your favourite band for a few minutes? In this special narrative episode, we delve into the Foos Files archives to hear from three Foo Fighters fans who have lived that dream. In 2011, Canadian superfan Nick Perry was one of the band's Garage Tour competition winners. Find out what happened when Da...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary We dip back into the 'Take Cover' tour North American leg this week, with a recap of Foo Fighters' performance at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota on Saturday. Lee Larson was in attendance for his 25th Foo Fighters show, although not before travel chaos and disruption almost scuppered his plans. He joins us to recap t...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary In the latest instalment of the Foo Fighters A-Z, we go all the way back to the band's self-titled debut album to break down 'Alone + Easy Target'. Colin Cassell - who attended the band's first UK gig at King's College London in 1995 - joins us to discuss a track which proved significant in Dave Grohl's emergence as a son...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary Foo Fighters are heading back to Brazil - and Dave Grohl has been talking. Ahead of the band's headline return to Rock in Rio this week, we dissect the key talking points from two revealing new Dave interviews with The New York Times and Brazilian TV show Fantástico . Plus, with Foo Fighters preparing to play one of the w...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary This week, it’s a double-header edition of Foos Files . Firstly, we recap a spectacular evening at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday evening when the Foo Fighters joined forces with LA Philharmonic for a set full of surprises and reimagined hits. Amy Fleischer and Kim Hearn join us to provide their verdict from the front row...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary We dip back into the Foos Files mailbag this week to share your highlights from Foo Fighters' 'Take Cover' tour so far. With the band taking a short break before returning to the stage in September, we asked your to share your standout moments from the European and North American legs. Get in touch We love to hear your Fo...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary We catch up on the latest from the North American leg of the 'Take Cover' tour, with Chicago Music Guide editor Shawna O'Hara who attended the show at Soldier Field on Saturday. Shawna also helps us break down the latest song on the Foo Fighters A-Z - Grammy Award-winning single 'All My Life' from 2002 album 'One By One'....

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary Our Foo Fighters A-Z feature continues this week with a breakdown of 'Ain't It The Life' from the band's 1999 album 'There Is Nothing Left To Lose'. Longtime listener and contributor Cheryl Fineman joins us to delve into the track from the third Foo Fighters album - exploring its lyrical themes, 70s rock influences and li...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook , TikTok and Substack . -- Summary We return to the Storytellers mini-series, where Griffin Van Nest describes the best 50th birthday present he never expected - sharing a beer on stage with Dave Grohl. Griffin takes us back to the 'Break a Leg' tour in 2015, when he saw Foo Fighters in Clarkston, Michigan - a show that happened to fall on his milestone bi...

Follow Foos Files on Instagram , Facebook and TikTok . -- Summary The video for 2005 single ‘Best of You’ is one of the most powerful and emotionally charged in Foo Fighters’ catalogue. In this episode, director and filmmaker Mark Pellington joins us to look back on creating the video - revealing how his own experiences of grief, loss and healing shaped its striking imagery and emotional impact. B...

Attending the Take Cover tour? Share your concert experience with us - foosfilespod@gmail.com -- Summary After Foo Fighters brought the European leg of their 'Take Cover' tour to a close, Tiago Cruz from the Foo Fighters Portugal fan group joins us to discuss the tour finale at NOS Alive in Lisbon. Plus, the Foo Fighters A-Z continues with a breakdown of 'A Matter of Time' - an album track from th...

Attending the Take Cover tour? Share your concert experience with us - foosfilespod@gmail.com -- Summary In this episode, Foos Files launches a new feature - the Foo Fighters A-Z. Over time, we’ll be working our way through every released Foo Fighters song in alphabetical order, digging into the stories, sound, lyrics and live history of each track in the band’s catalogue. To kick things off, long...

Attending the Take Cover tour? Share your concert experience with us - foosfilespod@gmail.com -- Summary Foos Files was on location in Liverpool for the second of Foo Fighters’ sold-out shows at Anfield. In this special episode, host Dan Harrison captures the build-up, atmosphere and aftermath of a memorable day on Merseyside, with pre-concert fan interviews and his own reflections on the gig. We...

Share your Take Cover tour concert experience - email foosfilespod@gmail.com -- Summary Rhiannon Murray - co-host of The Rock and Indie Takeover on Phoenix Radio Wales - joins us to preview her special show honouring late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Long-time Foos fan Rhiannon and her co-host are planning the two-hour special which will air on Friday 3 July following the band's concerts i...

Sign up to the Foos Files newsletter for free bonus content. -- Summary Foo Fighters made a storming start to the European leg of their 'Take Cover' tour with shows in Oslo, Stockholm and Warsaw. We're joined by Sophie Chattaway, Dennis Greubel, Rebecca Clark and Maca Chocan to share their experiences from the first week of the tour. More from Foos Files Follow us on Instagram and Threads . Share...

Are you attending the 'Take Cover' tour? Share you Foo Fighters show experience with us at foosfilespod@gmail.com -- Summary This week, we dip into the Foos Files podcast mailbag with some listeners' messages. Plus, we trailer the Foo Fighters A-Z - a new segment in which Foos Files explores the entire Foo Fighters song catalogue. More from Foos Files Follow us on Instagram and Threads . Share you...

Sign up to the Foos Files newsletter for free bonus content. -- Summary It's a topic almost every Foo Fighters fan has a view on - which songs should be in the setlist? As the band prepare to kick off the European leg of their 'Take Cover' tour, we're joined by concert blogger and long-time Foos fan Maca Chocan to share some hot takes on the subject. Find out how many new songs would make our list...

Sign up to the Foos Files newsletter for free bonus content. -- Summary Foo Fighters were back on familiar ground at the weekend when they headlined the BottleRock festival in Napa Valley, California. The band's set included a surprise rendition of 'Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam' - originally released in 1987 by Scottish alternative band The Vaselines and later covered by Nirvana. Foo Fighters fan...

Sign up to the Foos Files newsletter for free bonus content. -- Summary Foo Fighters fan Adam Flanagan stole the show at the 'Your Favorite Toy' album listening party in London - after Dave Grohl surprised him during karaoke. Adam was performing 'Monkey Wrench' when the Foo Fighters frontman caught him off guard by appearing at the front of the stage. He joins us to relive the magic moment which u...