Foos Files: A Foo Fighters Podcast

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Summary
This week’s episode is a group call-in with Foo Fighters fans who attended the show at the Kia Forum, Los Angeles, to celebrate Dave Grohl’s 57th birthday.
Members of the Foo community join us to recap a night full of energy and emotion in aid of charities Hope The Mission and LA Mission.
As well as the band’s performance, they discuss the overall show experience - which began outside the venue 48 hours before Foo Fighters took to the stage.
We’re joined by Foo fans Raphaella Dreyer, Cheryl Fineman, Cheryl Gant, Keith Anthony Sikora and Teri Ramirez.
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Foo Fighters took to the stage with a new guitar player for their first live show of 2026 at Feria Estatal de León in Mexico on Saturday.
The band were joined by stand-in guitarist Jason Falkner, who has been drafted in after Pat Smear suffered a broken foot.
In this week's episode, we profile Jason - a respected musician, producer and songwriter - who has worked with the likes of Beck, St Vincent and Paul McCartney.
And we recap the León performance with Cristian Macouzet, who was present to see the band play in his home city.
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We’re joined by music royalty for the first episode of 2026 as Omar Hakim discusses his long-standing friendship with the Foo Fighters - including his role as percussionist on the 2021 album ‘Medicine At Midnight’.
The legendary drummer - who has worked with the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Sting, Dire Straits and Kate Bush - also shares his personal memories of Taylor Hawkins.
And we hear about Omar’s involvement in the Wembley and Los Angeles tribute concerts, staged in September 2022 to honour the late Foo Fighters drummer.
Topics Discussed
Omar’s first meeting with the band
‘Medicine At Midnight’ sessions
Jamming with the Foos in Connecticut
Personal memories of Taylor Hawkins
Tribute concert rehearsals/performances
His ‘Sonic Boom Squad’ project

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In the final episode of 2025, Foo Fighters Live’s head writer and Instagram curator Kirri Liepins joins us for a Foo Fighters review of the year.
What started out as a quiet 30th anniversary year for the band turned into an eventful one - with a new drummer, two song releases, cryptic social media messages and a live comeback that included performances in five different countries.
As well as discussing all the key Foos talking points from the past 12 months, we also mull over the band’s plans for 2026.
Topics Discussed
Nirvana reunion for Fire Aid/SNL concerts
Dave Grohl’s Coachella appearance with LA Philharmonic
Josh Freese’s departure/Ilan Rubin’s arrival
30th anniversary and new song releases
The band’s live return
Foo Fighters in 2026

Foos Files is taking a short break for the Christmas period and will return in January 2026.
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Foo Fighters are heading to Australia...for one night only!
We round up this week's Foos news, including the announcement of a one-off date in Tasmania - and a rare Dave Grohl interview with radio station Triple M.
Debbie Sheppard from the Aussie Foo Crew shares the humorous tale of how she made it to Sydney to watch Dave perform with Chevy Metal in 2017.
And with the band also confirming a benefit gig at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, Mike Boyd from Colorado sent us his memories of the Taylor Hawkins tribute show at the same venue.
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