Foo Fighters land their ninth number one album – after announcing first Australian tour since 2018
Foo Fighters bring in their ninth number one album – after announcing first Australian tour since 2018 and the tragic death of drummer Taylor Hawkins
The Foo Fighters have landed another number one album.
The American band reached the top of the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) charts with their eleventh studio album, But Here We Are.
The record was released this week and is the rock band’s first since the tragic death of their beloved drummer, Taylor Hawkins.
Foo Fighters have also announced their first Australian and New Zealand tour since 2018.
The rockers will travel Down Under in November and December 2023, before heading to Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington in January 2024.
The Foo Fighters have landed another number one album. The American band reached the top of the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) charts with their eleventh studio album, But Here We Are. Singer Dave Grohl
They kick off their Aussie Stadium shows in Perth on November 29, before traveling to Adelaide to play on December 2, Melbourne on December 4, Sydney on December 9 and Brisbane on December 12.
It comes after the release of the band’s new album But Here We Are, which features frontman Dave Grohl singing about his grief over the loss of his best friend Hawkins.
Hawkins died suddenly in his hotel room at the age of 50 last year, just hours before Foo Fighters were scheduled to perform at a festival in Colombia.
Tickets for all shows are on sale at Frontier Touring website on Thursday, June 15, while American Express presale begins on Friday, June 9.
Foo Fighters have also announced their first Australian and New Zealand tour since 2018
The band took time to remember Hawkins during their show at the Boston Calling Music Festival last month.
Not only did they honor him with a performance of Cold Day In The Sun, a song Hawkins sang before his tragic death in March 2022, but they also raised his 17-year-old son, Shane, to play drums on a Foo Fighters classic.
After the introduction, the crowd went wild, especially when the big monitors showed the teen behind the drums getting ready to rock out.
Hawkins was survived by his wife Alison Hawkins and their three children – Shane and sisters Annabelle and Everleigh – following his death at the age of 50 in March 2022.
Taylor Hawkins (pictured) was 50 when he died in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia, just hours before their scheduled concert
The drummer and percussionist passed out unconscious in his hotel room in Bogotá, Colombia just hours before their scheduled concert, and died shortly afterwards.
A cause of death was not disclosed, but a preliminary toxicology report claimed he died with 10 substances in his system, including marijuana, benzodiazepines and opioids, according to Us weekly.
Following his death, Foo Fighters canceled their tour and took a hiatus before returning to the stage last September for a star-studded tribute to the late drummer. In one of the more moving and emotional moments, Shane got to play My Hero with his father’s friends and bandmates.
Foo Fighters just announced Josh Freese as Taylor Hawkins’ replacement on drums in a funny video that came out on May 21.
It comes after the release of the band’s album But Here We Are, which features frontman Dave Grohl singing about his grief over the loss of his best friend Hawkins, far right. Pictured in June 2021