ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern California rock band Foo Fighters are hosting a special livestream event dubbed “Foo Fighters: Preparing Music For Concerts” that launches Sunday, May 21, at noon.
The virtual performance from the band’s Los Angeles-based Studio 606 will include the group blasting through its hits and debuting new music from its forthcoming “But Here We Are” album, which is due out on June 2. It will also feature behind-the-scenes footage and a few surprises, plus the reveal who will be occupying the drumkit in place of Taylor Hawkins, who died suddenly while on tour last year.
Fans can tune into the free livestream at foofighters.veeps.com.
So far, Foo Fighters have released two new songs from its upcoming album, a collection of songs written and recorded after Hawkins’ death and the pair of massive, rock-filled celebrations of life at Wembley Stadium in London and Kia Forum in Inglewood that followed. The band put out the emotional track, “Rescued,” in April and just dropped the punk rock-tinged “Under You,” this week.
Though the band has not formally announced a new drummer, there’s a lot of speculation. Several worthy musicians stepped in to play the Taylor Hawkins’ memorial shows including Vandals, Sting and Danny Elfman drummer Josh Freese, Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron and The Darkness’ Rufus Taylor.
The band is scheduled to hit the road later this month with its first stop in New Hampshire on May 24, followed by a slew of headlining festival dates including Boston Calling in Boston on May 26; Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio, on May 28; Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, on June 18; Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco on Aug. 12; Riot Fest in Chicago on Sept. 15; and the band returns home to headline the final evening of the three-day Ohana Festival in Dana Point on Oct. 1.
