069 | Storytellers #11: A 50th birthday beer with Dave Grohl (w/ Griffin Van Nest)

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 your show feedback and suggestions. Contact us on [email protected] More from Foos Files Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Substack.

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 didn't quite make the cut. Get in touch We love to hear your Foo Fighters stories, as well as your show feedback and suggestions. Contact us on [email protected] More from Foos Files Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Substack.

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 numbers 10 to six as chosen by you. Get in touch We love to hear your Foo Fighters stories, as well as your show feedback and suggestions. Contact us on [email protected] More from Foos Files Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Substack.

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 ‘Amen, Caveman’ for the Foo Fighters A-Z. Get in touch We love to hear your Foo Fighters stories, as well as your show feedback and suggestions. Contact us on [email protected] Support the show If you're enjoying Foos Files: A Foo Fighters Podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip. No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.

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 Dave Grohl and co turned up for a fairytale performance at his home in Milton, Ontario. In 2014, Jay Apperley, frontman of tribute act UK Foo Fighters, was planning his own homage to the band's 2008 warm-up gig at Brighton's Concorde 2. Then the real Foo Fighters booked the venue for a surprise show and called him up on stage for his big moment. And this summer, Spanish tribute singer Marc Bautista stole the show at the band's Liverpool concert, thanks to his eye-catching Mentos costume. Now popularly known in Foo fandom as 'Mentos Guy', Marc was spotted by Dave and invited on stage for a the moment went viral across the Foo Fighters community. Get in touch We love to hear your Foo Fighters stories, as well as your show feedback and suggestions. Contact us on [email protected] Support the show If you're enjoying Foos Files: A Foo Fighters Podcast, you can support it with a one-off tip. No subscriptions, no commitment - just a simple way to say thanks. Show your support here.