FOO FIGHTERS Surprise-Release Live EP, 'Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1'
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FOO FIGHTERS have surprise-released a new live EP. Recorded at various club shows the band played across the United States in September, "Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1" is available exclusively on Bandcamp, with proceeds going towards local charities working to combat food insecurity in San Luis Obispo and Santa Ana, California, Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut — the four cities where the gigs took place.
"Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1" was captured at at San Luis Obispo's Fremont Theater, Santa Ana's The Observatory, Washington, D.C.'s Black Cat and Toad's Place in New Haven.
According to a press release, "Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1" boasts "absolutely ripping live tracks recorded in front of dozens, possibly hundreds of lucky fans at the band's recent surprise club gigs".
The "Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1" track listing consists of "Alone + Easy Target", "Exhausted", "Wattershed" and "Weenie Beenie", all of which originally appeared on the FOO FIGHTERS' 1995 self-titled debut album, along with a live rendition of a bonus track from that era, "Winnebago". Also included is a live version of "White Limo" from FOO FIGHTERS' seventh album, 2011's "Wasting Light".
The track listing is:
01. Alone + Easy Target
02. Exhausted
03. Wattershed
04. Weenie Beenie
05. White Limo
06. Winnebago
FOO FIGHTERS played their first concert with new drummer Ilan Rubin on September 13 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California.
The Grohl-fronted outfit announced the surprise show the day before, revealing that it would play an all-ages gig at the 900-capacity venue, marking the band's first official performance with Rubin, the former NINE INCH NAILS drummer who joined the FOO FIGHTERS earlier this year.
At one point, Grohl introduced Rubin from the stage. "Everybody else has said it," Dave said. "I finally get the opportunity to say, 'Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome…' The most badass motherfucker, Ilan Rubin, is playing drums in the FOO FIGHTERS right now. It's official. You can stamp the passport."
Prior to the San Luis Obispo concert, FOO FIGHTERS had been off the road since September 2024.
FOO FIGHTERS played in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 2, and will next play in Singapore, Tokyo and Osaka later this month. They will also play a show in Mexico City on November 14.
FOO FIGHTERS announced Rubin as their new drummer this past July.
Rubin was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with NINE INCH NAILS in 2020.
Rubin stepped into the FOO FIGHTERS as the replacement for Josh Freese, who was fired from the group in May. Freese, meanwhile, who was the NAILS' touring drummer from 2005 to 2008, returned to the band earlier this summer.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
