Editing Dave Grohl (section)

==Other work==
=== Musical projects and contributions ===
Grohl frequently participates in music projects apart from his main bands. In 1992, he played drums on [[Buzz Osborne]]'s [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]-styled solo-EP ''[[King Buzzo (EP)|King Buzzo]];'' he was credited as "Dale Nixon", a pseudonym that [[Greg Ginn]] adopted to play bass on [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag's]] ''[[My War]]''. He also released the music cassette [[Pocketwatch (album)|''Pocketwatch'']] under the pseudonym ''Late!'' on the now-defunct indie label [[Simple Machines]].

In 1993, Grohl was recruited to help recreate the music of [[the Beatles]]' early years for the movie ''[[Backbeat (film)|Backbeat]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Full Cast and Credits for Backbeat (1994)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106339/fullcredits|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> In 1993–94, he played drums in the Backbeat Band, an [[alternative rock]] supergroup that also included [[Greg Dulli]] of [[the Afghan Whigs]], indie producer [[Don Fleming (musician)|Don Fleming]], [[Mike Mills]] of [[R.E.M.]], [[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]], and [[Dave Pirner]] of [[Soul Asylum]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodgkins |first=Charles |title=Backbeat Band  |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/backbeat-band-mn0001277930#discography |access-date=January 14, 2024 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

In 1994, Grohl played drums on two tracks for [[Mike Watt]]'s ''[[Ball-Hog or Tugboat?]]''. In early 1995, Grohl and Foo Fighters played their first US tour: the [["Ring Spiel" Tour '95|Ring Spiel Tour]], opening for Watt and also playing, alongside Eddie Vedder, in Watt's supporting band.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://observer.com/2016/11/the-time-mike-watt-dave-grohl-and-eddie-vedder-jammed-econo/ |title=The Time Mike Watt, Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder Jammed Econo |work=[[The Observer]] |last=Cohan |first=Brad |date=November 17, 2016}}</ref>

In January 1997, Grohl played a few songs with [[David Bowie]] for Bowie's [[Earthling Tour#Background and history|50th birthday concert]] at [[Madison Square Garden]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/david-bowie-50th-birthday-concert-anniversary/ | title=25 Years Ago: David Bowie Shares 50th Birthday Stage With Friends | first=Allison | last=Rapp | work=[[Townsquare Media]] | date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, Grohl spent time in his basement studio writing and recording several songs for [[Probot]], a [[heavy metal music]] project, recruiting his favorite metal vocalists from the 1980s, including [[Lemmy]] of [[Motörhead]], [[Conrad Lant]] from [[Venom (band)|Venom]], [[King Diamond]], [[Scott Weinrich]], Snake of [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]] and [[Max Cavalera]] of [[Sepultura]]. Probot released an album in 2004.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.mtv.com/news/jeom52/dave-grohl-preps-a-death-metal-supernatural-with-probot | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622014748/https://www.mtv.com/news/jeom52/dave-grohl-preps-a-death-metal-supernatural-with-probot | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 22, 2024 | last=D'Angelo | first=Joe | title=Dave Grohl Preps A 'Death Metal Supernatural' With Probot | work=[[MTV News]] | date=January 29, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Thompson |first=Ben |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dave-grohl-release-the-probot-54197.html |title=Dave Grohl: Release the Probot |website=[[The Independent]] |date=April 2, 2004 |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707164304/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/dave-grohl-release-the-probot-54197.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003, Grohl stepped behind the kit to perform on [[Killing Joke]]'s second self titled album, [[Killing Joke (2003 album)]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Grohl Gets Behind Killing Joke's 'Axis'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71643/grohl-gets-behind-killing-jokes-axis|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 7, 2003|access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref> This surprised some fans of Nirvana, which had been accused of plagiarizing the opening riff of "[[Come as You Are (Nirvana song)|Come as You Are]]" from Killing Joke's 1984 song "Eighties".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/eighties-mt0028575343 |title=Eighties – Killing Joke| last=Janovitz| first=Bill |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> However, the controversy failed to create a lasting rift between the bands. Foo Fighters covered Killing Joke's "Requiem" during the late 1990s, and were joined by Killing Joke singer [[Jaz Coleman]] for a performance of the song at a show in New Zealand in 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-pay-back-killing-joke-243184/ |last=Vrenna |first=Carrie| title=Nirvana Pay Back Killing Joke |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 10, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608162836/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvana-pay-back-killing-joke-20030410 |archive-date=June 8, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2003, at the [[45th Annual Grammy Awards]], Grohl performed in an ad hoc supergroup with [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Elvis Costello]], and [[Steven Van Zandt]] in tribute to the recently deceased singer/guitarist [[Joe Strummer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZRn0dhGz7U | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/tZRn0dhGz7U| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Joe Strummer Tribute-London Calling(2003 Grammys)|publisher=YouTube|date=June 14, 2006|access-date=March 26, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:DaveGrohlphoto.jpg|thumb|upright|Grohl in 2005]]
Grohl lent his drumming skills to other artists during the early 2000s. In 2000, he played drums and sang on a track, "Goodbye Lament", for [[Tony Iommi]]'s album ''[[Iommi (album)|Iommi]]''. In 2001, Grohl performed on [[Tenacious D]]'s debut album, and appeared in the video for lead single "[[Tribute (song)|Tribute]]" as a [[demon]]. He later appeared in the duo's 2006 movie ''[[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny]]'' as the devil in the song "[[Beelzeboss]]", and performed on its soundtrack. He also performed drums for their 2012 album ''[[Rize of the Fenix]]''. In 2002, Grohl helped [[Chan Marshall]] of [[Cat Power]] on the album ''[[You Are Free]]'' and played with [[Queens of the Stone Age]] on their album ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]''. Grohl also toured with the band in support of the album, delaying work on the Foo Fighters' album ''One by One''. In 2004, Grohl drummed on six tracks for [[Nine Inch Nails]]' 2005 album ''[[With Teeth]]'' and played percussion on one more, later returning to play drums on 'The Idea of You' from their 2016 EP ''[[Not the Actual Events]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |title=With Teeth - Album Review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/with-teeth-108796/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=May 5, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119134037/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/with-teeth-20050505| archive-date=January 19, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|title=With Teeth – Nine Inch Nails|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/with-teeth-mw0000472021|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref> He also drummed on the song "Bad Boyfriend" on [[Garbage (band)|Garbage's]] 2005 album ''[[Bleed Like Me]]''.<ref name="garbage">{{cite web|title=6 career defining records of Butch Vig|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/6-career-defining-records-of-butch-vig-211529/7|work=[[Rhythm (music magazine)|Rhythm]]|publisher=[[MusicRadar]]|access-date=March 26, 2013|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927075811/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/6-career-defining-records-of-butch-vig-211529/7|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most recently, he recorded all the drums on [[Juliette and the Licks]]'s 2006 album ''[[Four on the Floor (Juliette and the Licks album)|Four on the Floor]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Juliette Lewis teams up with Dave Grohl|date=September 6, 2006 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/juliette-and-the-licks/24219 |publisher=NME|access-date=October 1, 2009}}</ref> and the song "For Us" from [[Pete Yorn]]'s 2006 album ''[[Nightcrawler (album)|Nightcrawler]]''. Beyond drumming, Grohl contributed guitar to a cover of [[Neil Young]]'s "I've Been Waiting For You" on [[David Bowie]]'s 2002 album ''[[Heathen (David Bowie album)|Heathen]]''.<ref name=bowie>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/95cz |last=Jones |first=Chris |title=David Bowie Heathen Review|work=[[BBC Music]]|publisher=BBC| date=June 11, 2002}}</ref>

In June 2008, Grohl was [[Paul McCartney]]'s special guest for a concert at the [[Anfield]] football stadium in [[Liverpool]], in one of the central events of the English city's year as [[European Capital of Culture]].<ref>{{cite news|title=McCartney live on the BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2008/05/22/macca_live_on_bbc_feature.shtml|work=BBC Online|access-date=June 4, 2008}}</ref> Grohl joined McCartney's band singing backup vocals and playing guitar on "[[Band on the Run (song)|Band on the Run]]" and drums on "[[Back in the U.S.S.R.]]" and "[[I Saw Her Standing There]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=McCartney thrills Liverpool crowd|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/entertainment/7427464.stm|work=BBC Online|date=June 2, 2008|access-date=June 4, 2008|location=London|first=Ian |last=Youngs}}</ref> Grohl also performed with McCartney at the [[51st Annual Grammy Awards]], again playing drums on "[[I Saw Her Standing There]]". Grohl also helped pay tribute to McCartney at the 2010 [[Kennedy Center Honors]] along with [[No Doubt]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Steven Tyler]], [[James Taylor]], and [[Mavis Staples]]. He sang a duet version of "[[Maybe I'm Amazed]]" with Norah Jones on December 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Tyler, Dave Grohl Honor McCartney at Kennedy Center|url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/25478/Steven-Tyler-Dave-Grohl-Honor-McCartney-at-Kennedy-Center|website=JamBase.com|date=December 29, 2010|access-date=April 8, 2011}}</ref>

Grohl played drums on the tracks "Run with the Wolves" and "Stand Up" on [[the Prodigy]]'s 2009 album ''[[Invaders Must Die]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/06/dave-grohl-returns-to-drumming|last=Martin|first=Dan|title=Dave Grohl drums for the Prodigy |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 6, 2008 | location=London}}</ref>

[[File:Dave-Grohl drums.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Grohl drumming for Them Crooked Vultures]]
In July 2009, Grohl along with [[Josh Homme]] and [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] formed a [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]], [[Them Crooked Vultures]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/03/dave-grohl-josh-homme-supergroup | title=Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones form supergroup | first=Sean | last=Michaels | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-399-1318769 | title=Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin man recording together | first=Paul | last=Stokes | work=[[NME]] | date=July 2, 2009}}</ref> The trio performed their first show together on August 9, 2009, at [[Metro Chicago|Metro]] in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/36161-photos-them-crooked-vultures-dave-grohljosh-hommejohn-paul-jones/ | title=Photos: Them Crooked Vultures [Dave Grohl/Josh Homme/John Paul Jones] | work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> The band played their first UK gig on August 26, 2009, with a surprise appearance at Brixton Academy in London, supporting the [[Arctic Monkeys]]. The band released their debut album [[Them Crooked Vultures (album)|Them Crooked Vultures]] on November 16, 2009, in the UK and November 17, 2009, in the US.

On October 23, 2010, Grohl performed with [[Tenacious D]] at [[BlizzCon]]. He appeared as the drummer for the entire concert, and a year later he returned with Foo Fighters and played another set there, this time as guitarist and vocalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/press/pressreleases.html?101011|title=Blizzard Entertainment: Press Releases|publisher=Blizzard Entertainment|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/28694474048|title=The view from my throne: my first full set with Tenacious D at BlizzCon Saturday night. Hells yes|work=Twitter|date=October 25, 2010}}</ref>

Also in 2010, Grohl helped write and performed on drums for "Watch This" with guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] and Duff McKagan on Slash's self-titled album that also included many other famous artists.<ref name=slash>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/slash-jams-with-dave-grohl-duff-mckagan-for-solo-album-255046/ | title=Slash Jams With Dave Grohl, Duff McKagan for Solo Album| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 23, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203062100/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/slash-jams-with-dave-grohl-duff-mckagan-for-solo-album-20090923 |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2011, Grohl temporarily joined [[Cage the Elephant]] as a replacement on tour after drummer [[Jared Champion]]'s appendix burst.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-336-1268976 |title=Dave Grohl drums for Cage The Elephant after sticksman Jared Champion falls ill – video |last=Goodwyn|first=Tom | work=[[NME]] |date=October 13, 2011}}</ref>

Grohl directed a documentary entitled [[Sound City (film)|Sound City]] (2013) which is about the [[Van Nuys]] studio of the same name where ''Nevermind'' was recorded that shut down its music operations in 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/Dave-Grohl-discusses-Sound-City-documentary-11825405.php | title=Dave Grohl discusses 'Sound City' documentary | first=Bob | last=Strauss | work=[[The Middletown Press]] | date=January 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.fastcompany.com/2682339/dave-grohl-explains-how-a-70s-era-recording-console-rocks-his-world-in-sound-city | title=Dave Grohl Explains How a '70s-Era Recording Console Rocks His World In "Sound City" | first=STEVE | last=RAMOS | work=[[Fast Company]] | date=February 19, 2013}}</ref>

In 2012, following the departure of [[Joey Castillo]] from [[Queens of the Stone Age]], Grohl performed on some tracks as drummer on their 2013 album ''[[...Like Clockwork]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nnm09 |title=Zane Lowe. With Foals | work=[[BBC Radio 1]] |last=Lowe |first=Zane | author-link=Zane Lowe |date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

At [[12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief]], Paul McCartney joined Grohl and the surviving members of Nirvana ([[Krist Novoselic]] and touring guitarist [[Pat Smear]]) to perform "Cut Me Some Slack", a song later recorded for the Sound City soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sound-city-real-to-reel-mw0002480578 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen |title=Sound City: Real to Reel – Original Soundtrack |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> In what was regarded as a Nirvana reunion with McCartney as a stand-in for Kurt Cobain, this was the first time in eighteen years that the three had played alongside each other.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Paul McCartney to Front Nirvana Reunion at 12-12-12 Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/update-paul-mccartney-to-front-nirvana-reunion-at-12-12-12-concert-73970/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=December 12, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202010547/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-mccartney-to-perform-with-dave-grohl-and-friends-at-12-12-12-20121212 |archive-date=February 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene| first=Andy | title=Nirvana-Paul McCartney Song Stems From Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Documentary |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-paul-mccartney-song-stems-from-dave-grohls-sound-city-documentary-58618/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322101208/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvana-paul-mccartney-song-stems-from-dave-grohls-sound-city-documentary-20121213 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/paul-mccartney-nirvana-perform-at-12-12-12-concert-for-sandy-relief/ |title=Paul McCartney Goes Grunge & 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief's Top Five Moments |work=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=December 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sir-paul-mccartney-to-stand-in-for-kurt-cobain-at-nirvana-reunion-8411434.html | title=Sir Paul McCartney to stand in for Kurt Cobain at Nirvana reunion |last=Battersby |first=Matilda|work=[[The Independent]] |date=December 12, 2012}}</ref>

On March 14, 2013, Grohl delivered a keynote speech at the 2013 [[South by Southwest]] conference in Austin, Texas. He described his musical life from youth through to the Foo Fighters and emphasized the importance of each individual's voice: "There is no right or wrong—there is only your voice&nbsp;...What matters most is that it's your voice. Cherish it. Respect it. Nurture it. Challenge it. Respect it." Grohl said during the speech that [[Psy]]'s "[[Gangnam Style]]" was one of his favorite songs of the past decade. He also said [[Edgar Winter]]'s instrumental "[[Frankenstein (instrumental)|Frankenstein]]" was the song that made him want to become a musician.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/music-festivals/2013/03/14/dave-grohl-sxsw-keynote-speech/ | title=SXSW: Dave Grohl raves about 'Gangnam Style,' slams Pitchfork during festival keynote speech | first=Melissa | last=Maerz | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=March 14, 2013}}</ref>

On November 6, 2013, Grohl played drums at the 2013 [[Country Music Association Awards]], replacing drummer [[Chris Fryar]] in the [[Zac Brown Band]]. The band debuted their new song "Day for the Dead".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/11/06/cma-awards-dave-grohl-goes-country-with-zac-brown-band-video/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |last=Atkinson |first=Katie |title=CMA Awards: Dave Grohl goes country with Zac Brown Band – VIDEO |date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> Grohl also produced Zac Brown Band's EP ''[[The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|date=November 29, 2013|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/zac-brown-band-new-album-dave-grohl/|title=Zac Brown Band to Release Dave Grohl-Produced Album in December|website=Taste of Country|access-date=August 6, 2017}}</ref>

Grohl worked closely with indie hip-hop band [[RDGLDGRN]] on their EP. While Grohl was filming his ''Sound City'' documentary, the group asked the  fellow native of Northern Virginia to drum on "I Love Lamp". Grohl wound up drumming for the entire record, with the exception of "Million Fans", which features a sampled breakbeat.

Grohl, a fan of theatrical Swedish metal band [[Ghost (Swedish band)|Ghost]], produced their EP ''[[If You Have Ghost]]''. He was also featured in a number of songs on the EP. Grohl played rhythm guitar for the song "If You Have Ghosts" (a cover of a [[Roky Erickson]] song), and drums on "[[I'm a Marionette]]" (an [[ABBA]] cover) as well as "Waiting for the Night" (a [[Depeche Mode]] cover). According to a member of Ghost, Grohl has appeared live in concert with the band wearing the same identity concealing outfit that the rest of the band usually wears.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/08/lollapalooza-2013-ghost-bc-interview|title=Dave Grohl wears hooded robe to play with swede metalheads Ghost B.C.|website=Fuse TV|access-date=December 25, 2018}}</ref>

In September, the [[all-star]] [[cover version|covers]] album by the [[Alice Cooper]]-led [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]] supergroup was released and features Grohl playing drums on the medley "One/Jump Into the Fire".

On August 10, 2018, Grohl released "[[Play (Dave Grohl EP)|Play]]", a solo recording lasting over 22 minutes. A mini documentary accompanied it.<ref name=Play>{{cite tweet|author=Foo Fighters|title=Are you ready to Play?|user=foofighters|number=1026546600946982912|access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> That same year, Grohl invited ten-year-old Collier Cash Rule on stage at a Foo Fighters concert in Kansas City, Missouri and gave him his guitar. Rule played several Metallica songs and Grohl sang one verse and the chorus to "[[Enter Sandman]]".<ref>{{cite news |last=Hastings |first=Deborah |date=October 16, 2018 |title=Dave Grohl gave the 10-year-old his big blue Gibson guitar |url=https://www.insideedition.com/missouri-boy-10-takes-stage-foo-fighters-then-helps-sick-friend-47673 |work=[[Inside Edition]]}}</ref>

Between August and November 2020, Grohl participated in an online drum battle with ten-year-old drummer [[Nandi Bushell]], who had released  [[cover version]]s of Nirvana and Foo Fighters songs on her YouTube channel, then challenged the elder drummer to a contest. After going back and forth with Bushell a few times, Grohl jokingly conceded victory to her, and wrote and performed a song in her honor. Grohl invited Bushell to perform with the Foo Fighters on stage during their August 26, 2021, show at the [[Kia Forum|L.A. Forum]], where she played drums on "[[Everlong]]", the show's finale.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hartmann |first1=Graham |title=Nandi Bushell Finally Gets To Perform With The Foo Fighters |url=https://loudwire.com/nandi-bushell-perform-live-foo-fighters/ |access-date=October 20, 2021 |work=[[Loudwire]] | date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> The videos of the drum battle received tens of millions of views.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/arts/music/dave-grohl-nandi-bushell-drums.html | title=Dave Grohl, 10-Year-Old Nandi Bushell and One Very Epic Drum Battle | first=Jeremy | last=Gordon | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=November 9, 2020 | url-access=limited }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/nandi-bushell-drummer-dave-grohl-family-interview-1234898483/ | title=This 10-Year-Old Drummer Stole Dave Grohl's Heart — and Ours, Too | first=Niall | last=Doherty | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>

During [[Hanukkah]] of 2020, Grohl collaborated with [[Greg Kurstin]] to release previously recorded covers of songs by Jewish artists under the moniker [[The Hanukkah Sessions]], one per night.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Legaspi | first=Althea |title=See Dave Grohl, Greg Kurstin Cover Velvet Underground's 'Rock and Roll' | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-greg-kurstin-velvet-underground-rock-and-roll-cover-1105587/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> This continued in 2021 and 2022.

On October 5, 2021, Grohl's memoir ''[[The Storyteller (Grohl book)|The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music]]'' was published by [[Dey Street Books]].<ref name=grohlstory/><ref name=":2" /> Grohl developed a thrash metal record for a fictional band named Dream Widow (who self-destructed 25 years ago), as developed for a horror-comedy movie titled ''[[Studio 666]]''. Grohl worked to create the Dream Widow album and aimed to release it at the same time as the film, on February 25, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/dave-grohl-making-whole-death-thrash-album |title=Dave Grohl Is Making a Whole Death-Thrash Album | last=Enis | first=Eli |work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=February 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2180898/dave-grohl-releases-metal-ep-as-fictional-band-dream-widow/music/ |last=Deville |first=Chris |title=Dave Grohl Releases Metal EP As Fictional Band Dream Widow |magazine=[[Stereogum]] |date=March 25, 2022}}</ref> On March 25, 2022, the self-titled ''Dream Widow'' EP was released to digital streaming services featuring eight tracks ranging from thrash, death and extreme metal. The EP also featured Rami Jaffee, Jim Rota and Oliver Roman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aarons |first=Ricky |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Dream Widow: The Exorcism of Dave Grohl's Thrash/Death Metal Project |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/03/25/dream-widow-the-exorcism-of-dave-grohls-thrash-death-metal-project/ |access-date=March 24, 2022 |website=Wall Of Sound |language=en-US}}</ref>

On June 25, 2022, Grohl duetted with [[Paul McCartney]] when he headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]]. It was his first performance since the death of Taylor Hawkins earlier in the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018sfr|title=BBC Music – Glastonbury, 2022, Paul McCartney|website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/paul-mccartney-dave-grohl-bruce-springsteen-glastonbury-2022-setlist-footage-3255915 |title=Watch Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen join Paul McCartney on stage at Glastonbury 2022 |website=[[NME]] |date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>

=== Television ===
[[File:Dave Grohl - july 2008 2.jpg|thumb|Grohl in July 2008]]
Since his first appearance in 1992, Grohl has been a [[List of Saturday Night Live guests|musical guest]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' 15 times{{emdash}}more than any other musician. He has appeared with Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, [[Mick Jagger]], and [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dresdale | first=Andrea |title=Dave Grohl will make it a lucky 13 total appearances on "Saturday Night Live" next month |url=https://www.977theriver.com/2017/11/28/dave-grohl-will-make-it-a-lucky-13-total-appearances-on-saturday-night-live-next-month/ |work=[[KVRV]] | date=November 28, 2017 | archive-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024205017/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/11/28/dave-grohl-will-make-it-a-lucky-13-total-appearances-on-satu.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Todd |first1=Nate | date=November 4, 2020 |title=Foo Fighters Aboard For This Weekend's 'Saturday Night Live' | url=https://www.jambase.com/article/foo-fighters-saturday-night-live |website=JamBase |access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref>

Grohl has also appeared in several sketches on ''SNL''. On October 13, 2007, he performed in the [[SNL Digital Short|''SNL'' Digital Short]] "People Getting Punched Just Before Eating".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelonelyisland.com/videos/people-getting-punched-just-before-eating/ |title=People Getting Punched Just Before Eating|website=The Lonely Island |date=May 23, 2019 |access-date=February 14, 2020 }}</ref> On February 6, 2010, he appeared as a middle-aged punk rock drummer reuniting the group "Crisis of Conformity" (fronted by [[Fred Armisen]]) after 25 years in a skit later on in the episode.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-rocks-with-them-crooked-vultures-crisis-of-conformity-on-snl-252095/ |title=Dave Grohl Rocks With Them Crooked Vultures, Crisis of Conformity on 'SNL' |first=Daniel |last=Kreps| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617170916/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/dave-grohl-rocks-with-them-crooked-vultures-crisis-of-conformity-on-snl-20100208 |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> On April 9, 2011, he appeared in the ''SNL'' Digital Short "[[Helen Mirren]]'s Magical Bosom" and the sketch "Bongo's Clown Room".<ref>{{cite news |last=Gregory |first=Jason |date=April 11, 2011 |title=Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Pays Tribute To Helen Mirren's Cleavage |url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/62440/ |work=Gigwise |location=London |access-date=February 14, 2020 }}</ref>

In mid-2010, Grohl added his name to the list of contributing rock star voice cameos for Cartoon Network's heavy metal parody/tribute show, ''[[Metalocalypse]]''. He voiced the controversial Syrian dictator, Abdule Malik in the season 3 finale, ''[[Metalocalypse season 3|Doublebookedklok]]''.

In February 2013, Grohl filled in as host of ''[[Chelsea Lately]]'' for a week. Guests included [[Elton John]], who disclosed on the [[E!]] show that he would appear with Grohl on the next [[Queens of the Stone Age]] album.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.spin.com/2013/02/dave-grohl-chelsea-lately-guest-host-video-britney-spears-beyonce/ | title=Watch Dave Grohl Mock Beyonce and Britney Spears as 'Chelsea Lately' Guest Host | first=Marc | last=Hogan | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> Grohl had previously hosted the show during the first week of December 2012 as part of "[[Chelsea Lately#Guest hosts|Celebrity Guest Host Week]]".

On May 20, 2015, [[David Letterman]] selected Grohl and the [[Foo Fighters]] to play "[[Everlong]]" as the last musical guest on the final episode of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. On December 1, 2015, Grohl appeared on an episode of ''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]'' where he competed in a "drum off" with [[Animal (Muppet)|Animal]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-animal-hit-the-skins-in-epic-muppets-drum-battle-36783/ |title=Dave Grohl, Animal Hit the Skins in Epic 'Muppets' Drum Battle |last=Blistein | first=Jon |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=December 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807021739/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/dave-grohl-animal-hit-the-skins-in-epic-muppets-drum-battle-20151201|archive-date=August 7, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Grohl appeared in the 50th anniversary season of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in February 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Childers|first=Chad|date=September 16, 2018|url=http://loudwire.com/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-appear-50th-anniversary-season-sesame-street/|title=Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl to Appear on 'Sesame Street'|work=Loudwire|access-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref> On January 28, it was announced that the first authorized Dave Grohl documentary will be released via The Coda Collection.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/new-dave-grohl-documentary-plus-rare-acdc-hendrix-dylan-footage-to-air-on-brand-new-music-tv-channel |title=New Dave Grohl documentary plus rare AC/DC, Hendrix footage to air on new music TV channel | work=[[Louder Sound]] |date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> On October 8, Grohl was the guest storyteller on [[CBeebies]] ''Bedtime Story'', reading a story based on [[the Beatles]] song "[[Octopus's Garden]]".<ref name="CBeebies">{{cite web |title=Dave Grohl to read CBeebies Bedtime Story |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/cbeebies-dave-grohl-bedtime-story |website=BBC/ |publisher=BBC Media Centre |access-date=September 5, 2022 |date=October 4, 2021}}</ref>

=== Filmmaking ===
Grohl directed the Foo Fighters music videos for "[[Monkey Wrench (song)|Monkey Wrench]]" (1997), "[[My Hero (Foo Fighters song)|My Hero]]" (1998), "[[All My Life (Foo Fighters song)|All My Life]]" (2002), "[[White Limo]]" (2011), and "[[Rope (Foo Fighters song)|Rope]]" (2011), as well as all the music videos from the ''[[Sonic Highways]]'' and ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'' era. Outside of Foo Fighters, he also filmed the music video for [[Soundgarden]]'s "[[By Crooked Steps]]" (2014).

In 2013, Grohl produced and directed the documentary ''[[Sound City (film)|Sound City]]'', about the history of the famed [[Sound City Studios]] recording studios in [[Van Nuys]].<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/preview-tom-petty-trent-reznor-reminisce-in-dave-grohls-sound-city-documentary-241614/ |title=Preview: Tom Petty, Trent Reznor Reminisce in Dave Grohl's ''Sound City'' Documentary |first=Jon |last=Blistein | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 18, 2012 | archive-date=August 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825002111/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/preview-tom-petty-trent-reznor-reminisce-in-dave-grohls-sound-city-documentary-20120718 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film, Grohl's feature-length directorial debut, premiered at the [[2013 Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/qa-dave-grohl-on-his-sound-city-doc-and-taking-risks-in-music-242976/ | title=Q&A: Dave Grohl on His ''Sound City'' Doc and Taking Risks in Music |first=Katie | last=Van Syckle | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 25, 2013 |archive-date=February 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205065932/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-dave-grohl-on-his-sound-city-doc-and-taking-risks-in-music-20130125 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Accompanying the release of ''Sonic Highways'', Grohl directed [[Sonic Highways (TV series)|an eight-part documentary miniseries of the same name]] that chronicles the album's development and recording across eight different American cities. It premiered on [[HBO]] on October 17, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/foo-fighters-sonic-highways#/|title=Foo Fighters Sonic Highways – The Official Website for the HBO Series|website=HBO}}</ref>

In 2021, Grohl directed ''What Drives Us'', a feature-length documentary on van touring. It was released on April 30, 2021, on the Coda Collection via [[Amazon Prime]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-the-trailer-for-dave-grohl-new-movie-what-drives-us-featuring-st-vincent-ringo-starr-and-more/ |title=Watch the Trailer for Dave Grohl's New Movie What Drives Us, Featuring St. Vincent, Ringo Starr, and More |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=April 12, 2021}}</ref>

===Cal Jam===
Inspired by [[California Jam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jeffrigsby.com/bands-cal-jam/|title=CAL JAM 17|website=RIGSBY Design & Creative Direction|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> to celebrate the release of Foo Fighters' ninth studio album ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'' and begin their North American tour, Cal Jam 17, a music festival curated by Grohl and Foo Fighters, was held from October 6{{ndash}}7, 2017 at [[Glen Helen Amphitheater]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/caljam-2017-foo-fighters-queens-of-the-stone-age-1202583911/ |title=Concert Review: Foo Fighters Celebrate New Album at CalJam 2017 |first=Alex |last=Stedman |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.955klos.com/2017/10/08/photos-cal-jam-17/|title=PHOTOS: Cal Jam 17|date=October 8, 2017|website=955klos.com |access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/2017/10/03/foo-fighters-resurrection-of-cal-jam-features-20-bands/ |title=Foo Fighters' resurrection of Cal Jam features 20 bands | work=[[Sentinel & Enterprise]] |date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Banas|first=Erica|url=https://wdhafm.com/2017/10/09/icymi-foo-fighters-cal-jam-set-littered-guests/|title=ICYMI: Foo Fighters Cal Jam Set Was Littered With Guests|date=October 9, 2017|website=wdhafm.com|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Chesler|first=Josh|url=https://www.ocweekly.com/cal-jam-17-proves-radio-friendly-rock-still-rocks-with-tributes-and-memorials-in-san-bernardino-8485998/ |title=Cal Jam 17 Proves Radio-Friendly Rock Still Rocks With Tributes and Memorials in San Bernardino | work=[[OC Weekly]] |date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804201349/https://www.ocweekly.com/cal-jam-17-proves-radio-friendly-rock-still-rocks-with-tributes-and-memorials-in-san-bernardino-8485998/ |archive-date=August 4, 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> with 27,800 attendees, 3,100 campers, and nine arrests.<ref>{{cite web|last=Molina|first=Alejandra|url=https://www.pe.com/2017/10/08/cal-jam-17-in-devore-nets-9-arrests-among-crowd-of-nearly-28000/|title=Cal Jam 17 in Devore nets 9 arrests among crowd of nearly 28,000|date=October 8, 2017|website=pe.com|access-date=August 4, 2018}}</ref> Cal Jam 18, held October 5–6, 2018 in [[San Bernardino, California]], featured the Foo Fighters and a Nirvana reunion.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-nirvana-reunion-joan-jett-cal-jam-733961/ | title=Watch Foo Fighters Stage Nirvana Reunion With Joan Jett, Deer Tick's John McCauley at Cal Jam | first=Daniel | last=Kreps | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=October 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.spin.com/2018/10/foo-fighters-reunite-nirvana-joan-jett-john-mccauley-cal-jam-2018-watch/ | title=Watch Foo Fighters Reunite Nirvana Live at Cal Jam 2018 | first=Rob | last=Arcand | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=October 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nirvana-reunited-cal-jam-six-song-performance-2387521 | title=Watch Nirvana reunite with a six-song set at Cal Jam 2018 | first=Tom | last=Skinner | work=[[NME]] | date=October 7, 2018}}</ref>