The Foo Fighters inaugurated their new world tour by revealing the identity of their new drummer; veteran Josh Freese will replace the late Taylor Hawkins, who died last March in South America while on tour with Dave Grohl’s band.
Freese, who has performed with Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’Roses and A Perfect Circle, among others, was behind the skins in Gilford, New Hampshire, on Wednesday for the first gig of the band’s new tour, which will stop at Quebec Summer Festival, July 8. Freese was officially introduced to the public last Sunday during the “Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts” webcast.
According Blabbermouththe 21 songs played Wednesday night at Gilford included four new tracks that will appear on the 11e band album, But Here We Are, due out June 2. This is the first excerpt Rescued which was played as a curtain raiser, the other songs from the new album which premiered are Under You, nothing at all as well as the title track.
Incidentally, the Foo Fighters unveiled a new excerpt this Thursday, the hovering showme Howwhich is likely to be played during the 28-date tour that will take them to five countries.