Former drummer for Guns N’ Roses and Nine Inch Nails, Josh Freese, will replace Taylor Hawkins in the Foo Fighters. Freese originally joined the group last year for the Hawkins tribute shows. Taylor Hawkins di*d in 2022, at age 50, in Colombia, while he was on tour.
On May 24, 2023, the band will perform at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavillon in Gilford, New Hampshire, kicking off a tour of the United States. Josh Freese will be a member of the band.
Recently, he toured with The Offspring and opened for singer/songwriter Danny Elfman, for whom he played drums. Ilan Rubin now plays drums for Elfman instead of Freese.
Josh Freese Has Been Named As The New Drummer For Foo Fighters
After the untimely passing of their longtime friend and drummer Taylor Hawkins, the Foo Fighters have found the new drummer, as reported by CNN.
The Foo Fighters announced studio drummer Josh Freese as Hawkins’ replacement at Sunday’s “Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts” livestream event, which featured a preview of the album “But Here We Are,” the band’s eleventh studio effort.
Freese is a seasoned drummer who has worked with several notable bands such as Nine Inch Nails, The Offspring, Sting, and Weezer. In 2022, he performed alongside the Foo Fighters at a memorial concert in London for Hawkins, using the late drummer’s actual drum set.
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For the London tribute event, Freese reportedly insisted on using Hawkins’ drum kit, writing on Instagram with a shot of the instrument, “I want THAT energy to be up on THAT stage.” Freese reflected on his friendship with Hawkins in the same piece, writing that they frequently bonded over feeling like they “were the only 2 guys from (Orange County) in the room.”
Hawkins, who just turned 50, passed away in March of 2022 while on tour in Colombia. The Foo Fighters announced their intention to continue performing together in January, stating, “Without Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were — and without Taylor, we know that we’re going to be a different band going forward.” Check the official tweet by Giuseppe Mercadante below.
Foo Fighters officially have a new drummer !! Welcome Josh Freese !! pic.twitter.com/gcXGMGCV0H
— Giuseppe Mercadante (@itsmercadante) May 21, 2023
“And we know that when we see you again — and we will soon — he’ll be there in spirit with all of us every night.”
A new album titled “But Here We Are” is set for release on June 2nd, and the band said in April that it was doing so “following a year of staggering losses, personal introspection, and bittersweet remembrances.”
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