What’s the next step for a band that’s sold out Wembley Stadium multiple times and played for literally millions of fans…?
You squeeze all six members behind a Tiny Desk of course.
The Foo Fighters just played in front of a sold out office in Washington at the offices of NPR for their “Tiny Desk” concert series… and it was SO Great!
Here’s the official summary from NPR:
Like a lot of artists who play the Tiny Desk, the guys in Foo Fighters carefully curated and worked through their set for weeks leading up to their appearance, even taping out the dimensions of the Desk in a practice space to puzzle-out the close quarters. But once they were in the office, they tossed most of those plans. “If you put instruments in our hands and there are people,” Dave Grohl jokes, “it’s fun to play!“
For a better part of the last 30 years, Foo Fighters has worn the crown for stadium-sized guitar rock. But for this performance, the band shrinks down that outsized sound to something that fits perfectly behind the Desk, without losing any urgency or oomph.
They open big with a banging take on “Spit Shine” from the band’s latest album, Your Favorite Toy, followed by “Learn to Fly” from 1999’s There is Nothing Left to Lose. They also include the introspective and quieter “Child Actor” (also from the new album), before closing out with “My Hero” and “Everlong” both from 1997’s The Colour and the Shape.
MUSICIANS: Dave Grohl: vocals, guitar Pat Smear: guitar Chris Shiflett: guitar, background vocals Nate Mendel: bass, background vocals Rami Jaffee: keys, Ilan Rubin: drums, background vocals
