Editing Dave Grohl (section)

=== Foo Fighters (1994–present) ===
{{Main|Foo Fighters}}

====Initial post-Nirvana activity====
Following Cobain's death, Grohl went into isolation and retreated for several months, unsure of what to do next, and moved to [[County Kerry]], Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kavanagh |first=Grainne |date=October 12, 2021 |title=Dave Grohl REVEALS trip to IRELAND inspired formation of Foo Fighters |url=https://meanwhileinireland.com/dave-grohl-reveals-trip-to-ireland-inspired-formation-of-foo-fighters/ |access-date=December 25, 2023 |website=Meanwhile in Ireland |language=en-GB}}</ref> In a 2022 interview, Grohl said:

{{Blockquote|text=I was still in Seattle, and I just felt, "I gotta get out." I [had to] go somewhere where I could just disappear and sort through my life, and try to figure out what to do next... I was winding around these country roads – so beautiful – and I was finding peace… and I come upon this hitchhiker, and I was considering picking him up, and I saw that he had a Kurt Cobain T-shirt. And to me that meant: "You can't outrun this thing, so it's time … to push through and find some sort of continuation." So I flew home and I immediately started recording those Foo Fighters songs.|author=Dave Grohl<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexa |first=Bob |date=2022-10-16 |title=How Dave Grohl Dealt with Kurt Cobain's Death |url=https://www.wearethepit.com/2022/10/how-dave-grohl-dealt-with-kurt-cobains-death/}}</ref>}}

In October 1994, he scheduled studio time at [[Robert Lang Studios]] and quickly recorded a fifteen-track demo. With the exception of a single guitar part on "X-Static" played by [[Greg Dulli]] of [[the Afghan Whigs]], Grohl performed all of the instruments himself.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kirby|first=David|title=Dave Grohl: From Antsy Student to Nirvana to Foo Fighters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/this-is-a-call-the-life-and-times-of-dave-grohl-by-paul-brannigan-book-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/books/review/this-is-a-call-the-life-and-times-of-dave-grohl-by-paul-brannigan-book-review.html |archive-date=January 1, 2022 |url-access=limited|access-date=March 26, 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Grohl wondered if his future might be in drumming for other bands. In November, Grohl took a brief turn with [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], including a performance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. He declined an invitation to become Petty's permanent drummer.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/thisiscalllifeti00bran_0 |first=Paul |last=Brannigan|title=This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl | url-access=registration |year=2011|publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=978-0-306-81956-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/thisiscalllifeti00bran_0/page/236 236]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-explains-turned-down-tom-petty-drumming-offer/ | title=Dave Grohl: Why I Turned Down Joining Tom Petty After Nirvana | first=Chad | last=Childers | work=[[Loudwire]] | date=February 15, 2021}}</ref> Grohl was also rumored as a possible replacement for [[Pearl Jam]] drummer [[Dave Abbruzzese]] and performed with the band for a song or two at three shows during Pearl Jam's March 1995 Australian tour. However, by then, Pearl Jam had already settled on ex-[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] drummer [[Jack Irons]], and Grohl had other solo plans.<ref name="Jam2011">{{cite book|author=Pearl Jam|title=Pearl Jam Twenty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M89kbBxGK4MC&pg=PA148|access-date=March 26, 2013|date=September 13, 2011|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4391-6940-7|pages=148}}</ref><ref name="Cross2012">{{cite book|first=Alan|last=Cross|title=Pearl Jam: the secret history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ordeqqbm378C&pg=PT28|access-date=March 26, 2013|date=June 26, 2012|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-1-927002-19-3|pages=28}}</ref>

====1994–1996====
After his demo received interest from major labels, Grohl was signed by [[Gary Gersh]], Nirvana's [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] rep-turned-president of [[Capitol Records]]. Grohl did not want the effort to be considered the start of a solo career, so he recruited other band members: former Germs and touring Nirvana guitarist [[Pat Smear]] and two members of the recently disbanded [[Sunny Day Real Estate]]: [[William Goldsmith]] (drums) and [[Nate Mendel]] (bass).<ref>{{Cite news |last=MILLMAN |first=ZOSHA |title=Origin stories of the Seattle area's iconic bands |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Origin-stories-of-the-Seattle-area-s-iconic-bands-12162323.php |access-date=June 7, 2024 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref> He and Novoselic decided against Novoselic joining; Grohl said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together again, but would have been uncomfortable for the other band members and placed more pressure on Grohl.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mundy |first=Chris |date=October 5, 1995 |title=Invasion of the Foo Fighters |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/invasion-of-the-foo-fighers-19951005 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220011937/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/invasion-of-the-foo-fighers-19951005 |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2014}} Excerpt only; subscription required for full article.</ref> Grohl's demo was remixed by [[Rob Schnapf]] and [[Tom Rothrock]] and released in July 1995 as Foo Fighters' [[Foo Fighters (album)|self-titled debut album]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stavropoulos |first=Laura |date=July 4, 2022 |title=reDiscover Foo Fighters' Debut Album |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/rediscover-foo-fighters-debut-album/ |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref> During a break between tours, the band entered the studio and recorded a cover of [[Gary Numan]]'s "[[Down in the Park]]". In February 1996, Grohl and his then-wife Jennifer Youngblood made a brief [[cameo appearance]] on ''[[The X-Files]]'' third-season episode "[[Pusher (The X-Files)|Pusher]]".<ref>{{Cite book | year=1996 | last=Lowry | first=Brian | title=Trust No One: The Official Guide to the X-Files | url=https://archive.org/details/trustnooneoffici00lowr | url-access=registration | isbn=0061053538 | publisher=Harper Prism |page=176}}</ref>

After touring for the self-titled album for more than a year, Grohl returned home and began work on the soundtrack to the 1997 movie ''[[Touch (1997 film)|Touch]]''. Grohl performed all of the instruments and vocals himself, save for vocals from [[Veruca Salt]] singer [[Louise Post]] on the title track, keyboards by Barrett Jones (who also co-produced the record) on one track, and vocals and guitar by [[X (American band)|X's]] [[John Doe (musician)|John Doe]] on "This Loving Thing (Lynn's Song)". Grohl completed the recording in two weeks, and immediately joined Foo Fighters to work on their follow-up.

During the initial sessions for Foo Fighters' second album, tension emerged between Grohl and drummer Goldsmith. Goldsmith said, "Dave had me do 96 takes of one song, and I had to do 13 hours' worth of takes on another one...It just seemed that everything I did wasn't good enough for him, or anyone else". Goldsmith also believed that Capitol and producer [[Gil Norton]] wanted Grohl to drum on the album.<ref name="roberts">Roberts, Michael. [http://bestof.miaminewtimes.com/1998-12-03/music/bring-back-that-sunny-day "Bring Back that Sunny Day"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090825182828/http://bestof.miaminewtimes.com/1998-12-03/music/bring-back-that-sunny-day |date=August 25, 2009 }} ''[[Miami New Times]]''. December 3, 1998.</ref> With the album seemingly complete, Grohl headed home to Virginia with a copy of the rough mixes and found himself unhappy with the results. He wrote and recorded a few new songs, "[[Walking After You]]" and the hit single "[[Everlong]]", alone at a studio in Washington, D.C. Inspired by the session, Grohl opted to move the band, without Goldsmith's knowledge,<ref name="roberts" /> to Los Angeles to re-record most of the album with Grohl on drums. After the sessions were complete, Goldsmith announced his departure from the band, and was replaced by Former [[Alanis Morissette]] drummer [[Taylor Hawkins]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2021 |title=The Real Reason Foo Fighters' Former Drummer Quit The Band Is Revealed |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/dave-grohl-foo-figthers-william-goldsmith-drummer-quit/ |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref> Grohl later expressed regret, and said, "There were a lot of reasons it didn't work out, but there was also a part of me that was like, you know, I don't know if I'm finished playing the drums yet".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWhsYINKcKM#t=2m56s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WWhsYINKcKM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Oxegen 2011 – Foo Fighters Dave Grohl|publisher=YouTube|date=July 10, 2011|access-date=November 4, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The album was released in May 1997 as ''[[The Colour and the Shape]]''. It produced several singles, including "Everlong", "[[My Hero (song)|My Hero]]", and "[[Monkey Wrench (song)|Monkey Wrench]]", and cemented Foo Fighters as a staple of rock radio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Irwin |first=Corey|date=2022-05-20 |title=How Foo Fighters Became a Band on 'The Colour and the Shape' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/foo-fighters-the-colour-and-the-shape/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |language=en}}</ref>

The following September, Smear left the band, citing a need to settle down after a lifetime of touring.<ref name="guardian" /> Smear was replaced by Grohl's former [[Scream (band)|Scream]] bandmate [[Franz Stahl]]. Stahl departed before the band recorded its third album<ref name="guardian" /> and was replaced by touring guitarist [[Chris Shiflett]], who later became a full-fledged member during the recording of ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]''.

====1999–2005====
Grohl's life of non-stop touring and travel continued with Foo Fighters' popularity. During his infrequent pauses he lived in Seattle and Los Angeles before returning to [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. It was there that he turned his basement into a recording studio where the 1999 album ''[[There Is Nothing Left to Lose]]'' was recorded.<ref name="back">{{cite video|author=[[James Moll|Moll, James]] (director)|title=[[Foo Fighters: Back and Forth|Back and Forth]]|year=2011|medium=documentary|publisher=RCA}}</ref> It was recorded following the departure from Capitol and their former president Gary Gersh. Grohl described the recording experience as "intoxicating at times" because the band members were left completely to their own devices. He added, "One of the advantages of finishing the record before we had a new label was that it was purely our creation. It was complete and not open to outside tampering."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/981242/0|magazine=Billboard|date=October 16, 1999|access-date=September 25, 2016|title=Foo Fighters had 'Nothing To Lose'|
last=Flick|first= Larry|volume=111|issue=42|pages=14–14, 44}}</ref>

In 2000, the band recruited [[Queen (band)|Queen]] guitarist [[Brian May]] to add some guitar flourish to a cover of [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[Have a Cigar]]", a song which Foo Fighters previously recorded as a B-side. The friendship between the two bands resulted in Grohl and Taylor Hawkins being asked to induct Queen into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins induct Queen|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/queen/transcript/dave-grohl-and-taylor-hawkins-/|work=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=March 29, 2013}}</ref> Grohl and Hawkins joined May and Queen drummer [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]] to perform "[[Tie Your Mother Down]]", with Grohl<!-- Grohl sang at the 2001 induction&nbsp;– Hawkins did not sing the song until later performances. --> standing in on vocals for [[Freddie Mercury]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-491-1353630 |title=Foo Fighters joined by Queen legends | work=[[NME]] | date=June 18, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521043625/http://www.nme.com/news/nme/23362 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> May later contributed guitar work for the song "Tired of You" on the ensuing Foo Fighters album, as well as on an unreleased Foo Fighters song called "Knucklehead".

[[File:Dave Grohl (132997591).jpeg|thumb|left|Grohl performing in 2005]]
Near the end of 2001, Foo Fighters returned to the studio to work on their fourth album. After four months in the studio, with the sessions finished, Grohl accepted an invitation to join [[Queens of the Stone Age]] and helped them to record their 2002 album ''[[Songs for the Deaf]]''. (Grohl can be seen drumming for the band in the video for the song "[[No One Knows]]".) After a brief tour through North America, Britain and Japan with the band<ref name="guardian" /> and feeling rejuvenated by the effort, Grohl recalled the other band members to completely re-record their album at his studio in Virginia. The effort became their fourth album, ''[[One by One (Foo Fighters album)|One by One]]''.

On November 23, 2002, Grohl achieved a historical milestone by replacing himself on the top of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[modern rock]] chart, when "[[You Know You're Right]]" by Nirvana was replaced by "[[All My Life (Foo Fighters song)|All My Life]]" by Foo Fighters. When "All My Life" ended its run, after a one-week respite, "[[No One Knows]]" by Queens of the Stone Age took the number one spot. Between October 26, 2002, and March 1, 2003, Grohl was in the number one spot on the Modern rock charts for 17 of 18 successive weeks, as a member of three different groups.

====2005–2009====
[[File:Dave Grohl in London.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Grohl performing in 2006]]
Grohl and Foo Fighters released their fifth album ''[[In Your Honor]]'' on June 14, 2005. Prior to starting work on the album, the band spent almost a year relocating Grohl's home-based Virginia studio to a brand new facility, dubbed [[Studio 606]], located in a warehouse near Los Angeles. Featuring collaborations with [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Josh Homme]] of [[Queens of the Stone Age]] and [[Norah Jones]], the album was a departure from previous efforts, and included one rock and one acoustic disc.

Foo Fighters' sixth studio album ''[[Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace]]'' was released on September 25, 2007. It was recorded during a three-month period between March 2007 and June 2007, and its release was preceded by the first single "[[The Pretender (Foo Fighters song)|The Pretender]]" on September 17. The second single, "[[Long Road to Ruin]]", was released on December 3, 2007, followed by the third single, "[[Let It Die (Foo Fighters song)|Let It Die]]", on June 24, 2008.

[[File:Foo Fighters 2009.jpg|left|thumb|Foo Fighters in 2009; from left to right: Hawkins, Shiflett, Grohl, Mendel]]
On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their first ''[[Greatest Hits (Foo Fighters album)|Greatest Hits]]'' collection, consisting of 16 tracks including a previously unreleased acoustic version of "Everlong" and two new tracks "[[Wheels (Foo Fighters song)|Wheels]]" and "Word Forward" which were produced by [[Nevermind]]'s producer [[Butch Vig]]. Grohl said he felt the ''Greatest Hits'' was too early and "can look like an obituary". He did not feel they had written their best hits yet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cochrane|first=Greg|title=Foo Fighters Best Of 'premature'|publisher=BBC|date=November 4, 2009|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10000000/newsid_10002700/10002731.stm|access-date=November 18, 2009|location=London}}</ref>

====2010–2014====
Foo Fighters' seventh studio album, ''[[Wasting Light]]'', was released on April 12, 2011. It became the band's first album to reach No. 1 in the United States.<ref name="Billboard" >{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/foo-fighters/chart-history/tlp/ |title=Foo Fighters Chart History (Billboard 200) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 3, 2022}}</ref> Despite rumors of a hiatus,<ref>{{cite web|last=Crossan|first=Jamie|url=https://www.nme.com/news/foo-fighters/66395|title=Dave Grohl hints at Foo Fighters hiatus|publisher=Nme.Com|date=October 1, 2012|access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref> Grohl confirmed in January 2013 that the band had completed writing material for their follow-up to ''Wasting Light''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700660/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-new-album.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125202835/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700660/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-new-album.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |title=Dave Grohl Says Foo Fighters 'Have A Plan' For Their Next Album|website=MTV.com|date=January 23, 2013|access-date=March 26, 2013}}</ref>

Grohl and members of Foo Fighters sometimes perform as a cover band "Chevy Metal",<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://uproxx.com/music/2015/05/foo-fighters-chevy-metal-county-fair/ |title=This Really Good Cover Band Playing A County Fair Looks Suspiciously Like The Foo Fighters | work=[[Uproxx]] |last=O'Connell |first=Ryan | date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> as they did in May 2015 at "Conejo Valley Days", a county fair in Thousand Oaks, California.

On November 10, 2014, Foo Fighters released their eighth studio album, ''[[Sonic Highways]]'', which reached number two in the United States. The album features eight songs, each inspired by a different U.S. city's musical history and culture researched by Grohl himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://divirta-se.uai.com.br/app/noticia/musica/2014/09/27/noticia_musica,159761/guitarrista-do-foo-fighters-fala-sobre-novo-disco-em-entrevista.shtml|title=Guitarrista do Foo Fighters fala sobre novo disco em entrevista exclusiva|language=pt|work=[[Estado de Minas]]|first=Mariana|last=Peixoto|date=September 27, 2014|access-date=October 18, 2014}}</ref>

====2015–present====
[[File:Foo Fighters Fenway Park 2015 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Grohl performing with a broken leg in July 2015]]
On June 12, 2015, while playing a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Grohl fell off the stage, breaking his leg. He left temporarily and returned with a cast to finish the concert.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coleman |first=Miriam |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dave-grohl-breaks-leg-but-continues-to-rock-in-sweden-34896/ | title=Dave Grohl Breaks Leg But Continues to Rock in Sweden|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803213348/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/dave-grohl-breaks-leg-but-continues-to-rock-in-sweden-20150613 |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Afterward, the band canceled the remainder of its European tour. To avoid having to cancel the band's upcoming North American tour, Grohl designed a large "elevated throne" which would allow him to perform on stage with a broken leg. The throne was unveiled at a concert in Washington, D.C., on July 4, where Grohl used the stage's video screens to show the crowd video of him falling from the stage in Gothenburg as well as X-rays of his broken leg.<ref name="USATodayRFK">{{cite news |last=Snider |first=Mike |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2015/07/05/foo-fighters-washington-dc-july-4-festival/29730377/ |title=Foo Fighters finish off a rousing July 4 festival |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=July 5, 2015 |access-date=July 9, 2015 }}</ref> Beginning with the show on July 4, Foo Fighters began selling new tour merchandise rebranding the band's North American tour as the ''Broken Leg Tour''.<ref name="USATodayRFK" /> In 2016, Grohl lent his throne to [[Axl Rose]] of [[Guns N' Roses]] after Rose broke his foot.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2021|title=Dave Grohl lends his throne to Greyhawk bassist who was shot in the leg|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/09/dave-grohl-lends-his-throne-to-greyhawk-bassist-after-suffering-gunshot-wound/|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2022|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929184905/https://www.spin.com/2021/09/dave-grohl-lends-his-throne-to-greyhawk-bassist-after-suffering-gunshot-wound/ |archive-date=September 29, 2021 }}</ref> He lent it again in 2021 to Darin Wall, of the Seattle metal band Greyhawk, after Wall was shot in the leg.<ref name=":4"/>

On July 31, 2015, Grohl posted a personal reply to Fabio Zaffagnini, [[Marco Sabiu]], and the 1,000 participants of the "Rockin' 1000" project in [[Cesena]], Italy, thanking them for their combined performance of the Foo Fighters' song "[[Learn to Fly]]", indicating (in broken Italian), "...&nbsp;I promise [Foo Fighters will] see you soon".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/3981159/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-italy/ | title=Dave Grohl Has the Best Response to the 1,000 Italian Fans Who Played 'Learn to Fly' |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Eliza |last=Gray| date=August 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.etonline.com/news/169171_dave_grohl_responds_in_italian_after_1_000_musicians_play_foo_fighters_song_unison | title=Dave Grohl Responds After 1,000 Musicians Play Foo Fighters Song in Unison, Plus 5 More Reasons Why He's Awesome | first=Brock | last=Wilbur | work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] | date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> On November 3, Foo Fighters performed in Cesena, where Grohl invited some "Rockin' 1000" members onto the stage to perform with the band.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6752965/foo-fighters-italy-cesena-viral-video-concert-dave-grohl |title=Watch Foo Fighters Play the Italian City That Made Crazy Viral Video to Invite Them | last=Payne | first=Chris | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 4, 2015}}</ref>

On September 15, 2017, Foo Fighters released their ninth studio album ''[[Concrete and Gold]]'', which became the band's second album to debut at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard" /> After the [[Concrete and Gold Tour]], Grohl announced that the band would be taking a break.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trendell|first=Andrew|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foo-fighters-take-break-before-new-album-2390904|title=Foo Fighters to 'take a break' – but have ideas for their new album|work=[[NME]]|access-date=November 8, 2020|date=October 17, 2018}}</ref> The tenth Foo Fighters studio album, ''[[Medicine at Midnight]]'', was released on February 5, 2021, following delays due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-medicine-at-midnight-stream-9521786/ | title=Take Your 'Medicine': Foo Fighters Drop New Album | first=Lars | last=Brandle | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/02/05/963803253/dave-grohl-talks-foo-fighters-new-saturday-night-party-album-medicine-at-midnigh | title=Dave Grohl Talks Foo Fighters' New Saturday-Night Party Album, 'Medicine At Midnight' | first1=Rachel | last1=Martin | first2=Phil | last2=Harrell | work=[[NPR]] | date=February 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/foo-fighters-nate-mendel-medicine-at-midnight-22831/ | title=Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel Reflects on The Weirdness of Finally Releasing 'Medicine At Midnight' | first=ALEXANDER | last=PAN | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 5, 2021}}</ref> It debuted at number three on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="Billboard" /> The ''Medicine at Midnight'' tour was canceled following the death of Hawkins on March 25, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming tour dates after death of Taylor Hawkins |url=https://news.sky.com/story/foo-fighters-cancel-all-upcoming-tour-dates-after-death-of-taylor-hawkins-12577736 |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=Sky News}}</ref> The eleventh Foo Fighters studio album ''[[But Here We Are]]'' was released on June 2, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foo Fighters on Instagram: "This Is Happening Now. Listen to 'Rescued' From the Album 'But Here We Are' Available June 2 Pre-order link in bio." |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrN6uBSOINl/ |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> The album is dedicated to Hawkins and Grohl's mother, Virginia, both of whom died in 2022.<ref name=dedicate>{{cite web | title=Foo Fighters dedicate new album to Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl's mom | website=San Francisco Examiner | date=November 15, 2022 | url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyles/entertainment/foo-fighters-dedicate-new-album-to-taylor-hawkins-and-dave-grohls-mom/article_12d04326-1c43-5653-9f0a-3f4c7465c047.html | access-date=May 18, 2023 | archive-date=May 18, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518151629/https://www.sfexaminer.com/lifestyles/entertainment/foo-fighters-dedicate-new-album-to-taylor-hawkins-and-dave-grohls-mom/article_12d04326-1c43-5653-9f0a-3f4c7465c047.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>