Foo Fighters

Born from the ashes of Nirvana, Foo Fighters began in 1994 as Dave Grohl’s personal reboot—and what a reboot it was: he wrote, sang, and played every instrument on the debut album himself, turning a private grief project into one of modern rock’s great success stories. Even the name has Grohl’s signature mix of humor and nerdery, borrowed from the WWII slang “foo fighters,” used by Allied pilots to describe mysterious UFO-like sightings.

By the time the band evolved into a full powerhouse lineup, they were shaping rock radio for decades, with “The Colour and the Shape” (1997) delivering some of their most enduring tracks, including “Everlong,” a song rooted in a deeply personal memory from Grohl’s youth—and now a staple of weddings, late-night TV, and rock playlists everywhere.

Onstage, Foo Fighters are part arena thunder, part jukebox surprise, often dropping covers of Prince, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and other heroes into their sets. With their mix of melodic muscle, emotio