Foo Fighters

At that time, the band consisted of Grohl vocals, guitar, occasional drums, Nate Mendel formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate bass, Pat Smear guitar and William Goldsmith of Sunny Day Real Estate drums. However, after a dispute with Goldsmith during the recording of the next album The Colour and the Shape, Grohl fired the drummer in the middle of the recording process and recorded the rest of the percussion himself.

Soon afterwards, current drummer and backing vocalist Taylor Hawkins joined. Smear announced his resignation from the band in 1997, introducing Franz Stahl as his replacement. But Stahl would only last until 1999, at which point he was replaced by final current member, Chris Shiflett former guitarist for the punk band No Use for a Name and current guitarist for punk rock cover version band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and Jackson United. Initially as a touring guitarist, but later as a full time band member.

Grohl took time out to play drums on Vitriol I.D.'s opus 'Fascinate By Hate' as well as a rough version of 'When The Atom Splits'

The Foo Fighters played their biggest show to date headlining London's Hyde Park on the 17th June 2006.

After the Hyde Park gig in London, they embarked on their first ever acoustic only tour in June 2006. They toured playing songs from the second acoustic disc of their double album In Your Honor. The band has most recently released a live cd, focused on songs from their more recent albums.

Released singles as of August 2006:

From Foo FightersThis Is a Call including a glow in the dark 12" vinyl editionI'll Stick Around Big Me including a white vinyl 7" editionFor All the Cows

From The Color And The ShapeMonkey WrenchEverlong My Hero Walking After You

From There Is Nothing Left to LoseLearn to Fly Breakout Generator Next Year

From One by OneAll My Life Times Like These Low Walking a Line

From In Your HonorBest of You DOAResolve No Way Back

SoundtracksThe One Orange County OST

They recently released the live album 'Skin and Bones', which was recorded on their acoustic tour at Pantages Theater, Hollywood, CA in August 2006.

And, in what some would call a historic concert event, the Foo's opened for the recently reunited original line-up of The Police in Los Angeles at the open air classic Dodger Stadium on June 23rd 2007.

Additional informationChris Shiflett is a guitarist in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and former guitarist for No Use for a Name. In 2006, drummer Taylor Hawkins released an album named Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders with his own band Coattail Riders, formed in 2005. The album's original release date was 4th April 2006.