In a celebration of mashups and dance music, David Guetta, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Foo Fighters and Deadmau5 all performed together (not at the same time). Just watch the video and rant on in the comments below:
With an intro from friend Jack Black, Foo Fighters performed “Walk” at the Grammys tonight.
Watch the video below:
Every band needs that one video with clips of them playing in front of stadiums on tour and behind the scenes of them goofing off and missing home. Today, the Foo Fighters provide us with such a video for their single “These Days.” Enjoy it below:
Last fall, Cage The Elephant had the opportunity of a lifetime when they were selected to open for the Foo Fighters on select dates of their Fall tour. Unfortunately for CTE drummer Jared Champion, his appendix burst and he was unable to perform for a few shows. Who would the band find to fill in? Oh, just Mr. DAVE GROHL (BTW HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE!). Watch this video of Dave performing “Aberdeen” with Cage The Elephant below and pick up their new live album at Amazon.com
(photo credit: Greg Wright/ChartAttack)
Anyone who’s witnessed one of Foo Fighters near-three-hour tour dates in support of their worldwide #1, Album of the Year Grammy-nominated Wasting Light knows: They’re the hardest rocking band on the current stadium and arena circuit.
But now there’s geoscientific evidence to prove it: the capacity crowd of 50,000 at the Foos’ December 13 gig at Auckland, New Zealand’s Western Springs Stadium generated actual detectable geological tremors.
New Zealand media reported that nearby monitoring stations in Herne Bay and Eden Park picked up tremors consistent with those generated by a volcanic event–except that the shaking coincided precisely with the Foo Fighters performance, even including “lulls in the signal between the songs and peaks in signal intensity during the songs” according to the GeoNet blog http://geonet-shakennotstirred.blogspot.com/2011/12/rock-n-roll.html
The Western Springs Stadium show was the conclusion of a record-breaking run of Australia/New Zealand stadium shows, as well as the last date of the Wasting Light tour until 2012 when the Foo Fighters will resume moving the earth.
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Foo Fighters have been nominated in six categories in the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, including Album of the Year.
In addition to the evening’s highest honor, Wasting Light is also nominated for Best Rock Album, while its current single “Walk” is up for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song and album track “White Limo” is a contender for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. In addition, the band’s acclaimed documentary Foo Fighters: Back and Forth has been nominated for Best Long Form Music Video. Finally, Foo Fighters colleagues racked up two related nominations, with Butch Vig up for Producer of the Year for his work on Wasting Light and the Deadmau5 remix of “Rope” up for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
Should Foo Fighters sweep the above categories when the GRAMMYs air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012, the band would double its career GRAMMY tally from six to twelve. The Foos’ previous GRAMMY wins have included three for Best Rock Album (There Is Nothing Left To Lose; One By One; Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace), two Best Hard Rock Performances (“All My Life”; “The Pretender”) and one Best Short Form Music Video (“Learn To Fly”).
Speaking from Melbourne, Australia where Foo Fighters are in the midst of a sold out stadium tour, Dave Grohl said, “We’re totally honored and blown away at the six nominations for Wasting Light! It’s nice to know that we live in a world where an album made in a garage, entirely to analog tape, with no help from computers, can be nominated for Album of the Year. Long live Rock and Roll!”
The half dozen 2011 GRAMMY nominations are yet another peak in possibly the most phenomenal year of Foo Fighters’ 16-year career to date: The path leading to the nominations began in earnest with the April release of Wasting Light, the band’s seventh studio album and first to hit #1 in its native U.S.–also debuting at #1 in eleven other countries including the UK where it ended Adele’s 11-week run atop the albums chart, and Australia and New Zealand where it has had the biggest first week digital album sales in both country’s chart histories.
2011 has also seen Foo Fighters receive the most positive critical notices of the band’s 16-year career including a 4-star lead review in Rolling Stone calling Wasting Light “the best Foos album since the first two,” as well as the band’s sixth Saturday Night Live appearance, first performance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the theatrical and televised premiere of the Foo Fighters: Back and Forth documentary (directed by Academy Award winner James Moll), and a still-ongoing world tour that included a sold out return to Madison Square Garden, two SRO nights at the L.A. Forum and a 130,000 capacity July 2-3 headline engagement at the Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK.
More recently, the Sam Jones-directed clip for Wasting Light single “Walk” took Best Rock Video honors at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.
Born 20 years ago out of punk rock will and unbridled passion, Lollapalooza—founded by Perry Farrell, festival visionary and lead singer of Jane’s Addiction–has rocked through the parks, amphitheaters and fairgrounds of North America before becoming an acclaimed destination festival in Chicago every summer, leaving countless memorable musical moments in its wake. Next year, the festival will once again touch down in South America with the second edition of Lollapalooza Chile in O’Higgins Park in Santiago, March 31 – April 1, 2012, and will venture across the continent for the first-ever Lollapalooza Brazil at the Jockey Club in São Paulo, April 7-8, 2012.
In a feat of cultural exchange last April, Lollapalooza Chile captured the eyes, ears and imagination of South America. In 2012 the continent will experience a double dose of this Lollapalooza magic when the festival makes back-to-back weekend stops in Chile and Brazil. The two festivals will share some–but not all acts–on their bills. Lollapalooza Chile and Lollapalooza Brazil will both welcome the Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, Calvin Harris, MGMT, TV On The Radio, Bassnectar, Band of Horses, Thievery Corporation, Peaches, Cage the Elephant, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Friendly Fires, Foster the People and Tinie Tempah.
Fresh from triumphing over the elements with this year’s Lollapalooza U.S. headline set of a lifetime, Foo Fighters are sure to turn equally dynamic main stage closing sets in both Brazil and Chile– performances that will mark the Foos’ first trip ever in Chile as well as their first Brazilian appearance in over a decade.
Festivalgoers in Chile will experience rare treats with Bjork and Avicii, as well as an eclectic collection of bands including progressive rockers Los Jaivas, the socially conscious Juana Fe, punk rock giant BBS Paranoicos, and the Chilean revelation of rockorgánico, Camila Moreno.
Lollapalooza Brazil will host the triumphant return of Jane’s Addiction and a special blend of iconic indie rockers from every region of the country, including Plebe Rude from Brasília, Wander Wildner from Porto Alegre and Cascadura from Salvador. “The people of Sao Paulo have been very active–twittering me whom they want to see in the 2012 Lolla lineup,” states Farrell. “Judging by all the requests, they are going to erupt. We really delivered for them. Now, I want them to show me how you party in Brasil!”
Both of these two-day music extravaganzas will take place in a gorgeous urban setting, with multiple music stages, an electronic tent, amazing local fare, and a Kidzapalooza area for the little rockers.
Lollapalooza Chile will return to O’Higgins Park in Santiago on March 31 – April 1, 2012. Discounted two-day passes are on-sale now, while supplies last. After that, tickets will be available at the regular price at www.lollapaloozacl.com
For more information about Lollapalooza Chile:
Web: lollapaloozacl.com
Twitter: twitter.com/lollapaloozacl
Facebook: facebook.com/lollapaloozachile
YouTube: youtube.com/user/LollapaloozaCL
Lollapalooza Brazil will take place at São Paulo’s Jockey Club, April 7-8, 2012. Two-day Pre-Sale passes will be available on November 22 at 0h01 am for current e-list subscribers only. Tickets on-sale to the general public on November, 28 at www.lollapaloozabr.com
For more information about Lollapalooza Brazil:
Web: lollapaloozabr.com
Twitter: twitter.com/lollapaloozabr
Facebook: facebook.com/LollapaloozaBR
YouTube: youtube.com/user/LollapaloozaBR
SEE THE FULL LINEUP FOR CHILE HERE:
FOO FIGHTERS
SYSTEMA SOLAR
BJORK
ELECTRODOMESTICOS
ARCTIC MONKEYS
JUANA FE
MGMT
CAMILA MORENO
TV ON THE RADIO
PEDRO PIEDRA
THIEVERY CORPORATION
BBS PARANOICOS
BAND OF HORSES
GUSH
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
31 MINUTOS
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
JIMINELSON
LOS JAIVAS
ADANOWSKY
ILLYA KURYAKI & THE VALDERRAMAS
ALEX ANWANDTER
ABOVE & BEYOND
DION
SKRILLEX
SOUL & SENSES
CALVIN HARRIS
FERNANDO MILAGROS
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
LOS ROCKERS
FRIENDLY FIRES
SILVESTRE
BASSNECTAR
YAEL MEYER
PEACHES
PULENTA
PRETTY LIGHTS
LA MALA SENDA
GOGOL BORDELLO
MAWASHI
PERRYETTY VS. CHRIS COX
MC BILLETA
CROSSES
WE ARE THE GRAND
TINIE TEMPAH
FOLLAKZOID
THE CRYSTAL METHOD
ADRIANIGUAL
GENTLEMAN
EL SUEÑO DE LA CASA PROPIA
MORODO
MAZAPAN
RITMO MACHINE
NEWEN AFROBEAT
SURTEK COLLECTIVE
ANITCHIE
GUSTAVO CORDERA
MOSQUITAS MUERTAS
HOPPO!
SEE THE FULL LINEUP FOR BRAZIL HERE:
FOO FIGHTERS
PERRYETTY VS. CHRIS COX
ARCTIC MONKEYS
TINIE TEMPAH
JANE’S ADDICTION
PEACHES
MGMT
PLEBE RUDE
TV ON THE RADIO
WANDER WILDNER
THIEVERY CORPORATION
MARCELO NOVA
SKRILLEX
RHYTHM MONKS
CALVIN HARRIS
CASCADURA
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
PAVILHÃO 9
BAND OF HORSES
TIPO UÍSQUE
CAGE THE ELEPHANT
SUVACA
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
VEIGA & SALAZAR
O RAPPA
BALLS
BASSNECTAR
BLUBELL
FRIENDLY FIRES
VELHAS VIRGENS
PRETTY LIGHTS
GARAGE FUZZ
GOGOL BORDELLO
MARCIO TECHJUN
THE CRYSTAL METHOD
DANIEL BRANDÃO
MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Lollapalooza: Lollapalooza was born two decades ago when Perry Farrell, lead singer of fabled alternative rockers Jane’s Addiction, started planning a farewell tour for the group. His idea morphed into a larger-than-life musical roadshow that would bring music, culture and community to fans across North America, before finding a permanent home in Chicago’s historic Grant Park in 2005.
Lollapalooza was reborn as a summer destination festival, delivering an ever-more diverse array of 130+ artists from all genres on eight states. Widely considered one of the premier festivals in the world, Lollapalooza continues to thrive in the Windy City getting bigger and better with every year. This year’s gathering was headlined by Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, MUSE, My Morning Jacket, DeadMau5, Cold War Kids, and A Perfect Circle.
Perry Farrell is one of the most influential and original musical figures in recent history. Dubbed as the “Godfather of Alternative Rock,” Farrell fronts Jane’s Addiction which formed in 1985. Creating a new genre and musical movement, Farrell and Jane’s Addiction changed the music scene and paved the way for bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and STP. In 1993, Perry created Porno for Pyros, a daring evolution to his diversity and growth. As well as being a groundbreaking musician, he is the creator and founder of Lollapalooza. Launched in 1991, SPIN magazine listed Lollapalooza as the #1 tour that changed the world. Known for its musical diversity, Lollapalooza was instrumental in exposing alternative music formats to the masses and establishing a sense of commonality across a fragmented demographic. The first of its kind, Lollapalooza quickly established itself as a lifestyle festival, pushing the envelope and exposing concert goers to a subculture of ‘alternative’ living and art, and provided a platform for numerous environmental and human-rights causes as well. As a constant creative force, Farrell continues to push his own artistic horizon as a music producer, electronic music performer and visual artist, as well as a rock icon. In November 2011, he was honored at the annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards with the “Apple Award.” Perry is the first-ever recipient of this award, which commemorates the 20th anniversary of legendary promoter Bill Graham’s death. Perry received this honor because Billboard recognized that Perry has always given fans special experiences, as Graham did before him (the “Apple Award” is so named because Bill Graham gave out apples to fans leaving Fillmore West shows).
Lotus Producciones * www.lotuspro.cl
Lotus production is a company dedicated to promote and produce events in Chile since 2005 with one main reason to generate unique moments to all music fans. Lotus produces the Lollapalooza music festival in Santiago a multistage festival that has become an icon of the live music industry in Chile.
Geo Eventos * www.geoeventos.com/
A joint venture among Globo Organizations and RBS Group on Brazil, Geo aims to promote and produce events in the sports, entertainment and business. Geo’s main objective is to create unique experiences prioritizing quality, security, innovation and sustainability. Among the events promoted by Geo are F1Rocks, Tênis Espetacular, ASP Surf Word Tour Rio, HSM, Expo Money and FIFA’s World Cup Preliminary Draw.
WME * www.wmeentertainment.com
WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production. WME also advises some of the world’s most recognized consumer brands to create entertainment-based marketing solutions. Based in Los Angeles, WME has offices in New York, London, Nashville and Miami.
C3 Presents * www.c3presents.com
C3 Presents creates, books, markets and produces live experiences, concerts, events, and just about anything that makes people stand up and cheer. C3 produces the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Lollapalooza in Chicago. Along with these multi-day, multi-stage festivals, C3 books and promotes more than 1,000 concerts in arenas, theaters, casinos, and clubs across the US. In 2009, C3 was the number three promoter by sales in the US, and the number seven worldwide. In addition to event creation and booking, C3 manages the careers of select artists.
In case you missed rock n roll history on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Joan Jett and the Foo Fighters would team up again to play Jett’s classic hit “Bad Reputation” on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Watch vidoes of tonight’s and Sunday night’s performances below:
Letterman
Sunday at MSG
For those of you who weren’t among the capacity Madison Square Garden crowd that witnessed rock n roll history this weekend when Joan Jett joined Foo Fighters for a once in a lifetime encore of her classic “Bad Reputation”…don’t despair!
The Foos will reunite with Jett TONIGHT on The Late Show with David Letterman to make their “Bad Reputation” team-up a twice in a lifetime milestone.
Check local listings and don’t sleep.
For a virtual look at the original as it happened in all its MSG glory:
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