BAND LINER NOTES
📅 1994 – Present
Foo Fighters
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States
Archival Biography
Multi-Grammy winning rock giants founded by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, steeped in underground punk lineage through members Pat Smear (The Germs), Nate Mendel (Sunny Day Real Estate), Chris Shiflett (No Use for a Name), and Josh Freese (The Vandals).
Musical Genres
Alternative Rock Post-Grunge Punk Rock hard rock
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👥 Band Personnel (13)
Archival Roster Dave Grohl
Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Also in: Scream, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures
Pat Smear
Rhythm Guitar
Also in: Adolescents
Nate Mendel
Bass
Also in: Sunny Day Real Estate, The Jealous Sound
Chris Shiflett
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Also in: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, No Use for a Name
Rami Jaffee
Keyboards, Piano
Josh Freese
Drums
Also in: Suicidal Tendencies, The Vandals, Weezer, The Offspring, Devo, Sublime with Rome, The Replacements, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, Guns N' Roses, 3 Doors Down
William Goldsmith
Also in: Sunny Day Real Estate
Taylor Hawkins
⚡ Shared Connector
Drums, Backing Vocals
Also in: The Birds of Satan
Ilan Rubin
Drums, Percussion
Also in: Angels & Airwaves, Nine Inch Nails
Franz Stahl
Also in: Scream
Rami Jaffee
Keyboards, Piano
Taylor Hawkins
⚡ Shared Connector
Drums, Backing Vocals
Taylor Hawkins
⚡ Shared Connector
Drums, Backing Vocals
Also in: The Birds of Satan