Foo Fighters’ New Drummer Revealed

[Turner Coates]

Ilan Rubin replaces Josh Freese, who was let go from the band back in May. But there’s a twist.

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The Foo Fighters have found their next drummer, as the rock band has tapped Ilan Rubin for the gig, sources confirm to The Hollywood Reporter.

Rubin is best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, where he’s served as the band’s touring drummer since 2009 and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2020, becoming the youngest-ever inductee at the time at 32 years old. He’s also the drummer for Angels & Airwaves and has worked with Danny Elfman as well.

The move comes just over two months after Foo Fighters parted ways with drummer Josh Freese, who joined the group in 2023 as successor to the late Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022.

[Hair I Go Again]

Ha, I just read that NIN hired Freese

Reminds me of when Metallica hired Trujillo from Ozzy's band, and Ozzy replaced him with Newsted

There was also the time when Sebastian Bach hired Paul Crook from Anthrax, who then reached out to Snake Sabo to fill in

[Dyslexicheart]

So he's a replacement drummer in NIN, joined them in 2008 well after the glory years, and he makes the HoF at age 32? Lol, right up there with Charlie and Ringo.

I was curious, so I had to check out his 9 Inch Nails discography. It looks like he played on a grand sum total of one studio album as far as I can tell, and that was only two studio songs where he's only credited for "toms".

Pretty hilarious what it takes to get into, or be kept out of the R&RHoF.

[Indy_Rob]

They should've poached Kyle McGrail from Mod Sun. He would be perfect in that band.

[LAglamrocker]

Green Jello drummer turned down this gig because Foo Fighters suck…and “singer” is actual douche bag

Changing Diapers Fighters #dadoftheYear

[pieceofme]

Remember when Hawkins died and people here thought that Foo Fighters wouldn't continue.

And then you had some people comparing Grohl and Hawkins to Jagger and Richards.

Good ole sludge!

Shame that Foo Fighters didn't go away with Hawkins death as we will continue to be subjected to their bland music.

[LAglamrocker]

Chevy Metal is playing on Huntington Beach tomorrow Who is drumming now

Is Changing Diapers Fighters going “sing” ..this Chevy f*cking disaster will be hilarious!!!!

[SexxAtraxxion]

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The Foo Fighters are gearing up for their first live performance with new drummer Ilan Rubin.

The Dave Grohl-led rockers made a surprise announcement on Friday night (Sept. 12), revealing that they’re playing an all-ages show at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California, on Saturday (Sept. 13).

The intimate gig at the 900-capacity venue will mark the band’s first official performance with Rubin, the former Nine Inch Nails drummer who joined the Foos earlier this summer.

“SOUND ON. See you Saturday in San Luis Obispo,” the Foo Fighters wrote on Instagram alongside a show poster.

Fans also quickly noticed a teaser of what seems to be a newly recorded track — and judging by the reaction, they’re fully on board with the riff-heavy sound.

“Yeeees this is the sound we like … Good heavy riffs! The boys are back to what they’re good at and it feels good!!” one fan commented on the post.

Others speculated that the song may have roots in the band’s past live sets.

“They played this in-between All My Life in Birmingham a couple years ago. Glad they’re putting it out soon!” a fan noted. Another added, “It’s definitely not live yep. Maybe they didn’t wanna do it exactly the way they’d jammed it live? But the similarities are definitely there. It’s the 30th anniversary of the band this year, maybe they’re gonna release new versions of old songs? But it’s undeniably got All My Life influences here. Maybe it’ll be like a KISS – Sonic Boom scenario. Who knows.”

In the days leading up to Saturday’s San Luis Obispo show, Foo Fighters dropped a pair of cryptic teasers on social media, including a nod to “Weird Al” Yankovic, who recorded his parody song “My Bologna” on the city’s Cal Poly campus in 1979. They also shared a photo that appeared to show Grohl wearing a T-shirt from Boo Boo Records, a beloved local record store.

The Foo Fighters has been off the road since September 2024 and is set to return to the stage with upcoming shows in Indonesia (Oct. 2), Singapore (Oct. 4), Japan (Oct. 7, 8, 10) and Mexico City (Nov. 14).

The band released their 11th studio album, But Here We Are, in 2023, marking their first new music following the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins. The act also marked its 30th anniversary in July with the release of a new track titled “Today’s Song.”

In July, the Foos announced Rubin as their new drummer following the departure of veteran session and live drummer Josh Freese, who joined the group in May 2023 after Hawkins’ passing.

Check out the Foo Fighters’ San Luis Obispo show announcement — and new song teaser — below on Instagram.

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[superglide88]

Remember when Hawkins died and people here thought that Foo Fighters wouldn't continue.

And then you had some people comparing Grohl and Hawkins to Jagger and Richards.

Good ole sludge!

Shame that Foo Fighters didn't go away with Hawkins death as we will continue to be subjected to their bland music.

The amount of press the FF got worldwide from their junkie drummer overdosing was insane.