Foos Files: A Foo Fighters Podcast
Harrison Media
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Summary
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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This week’s episode is another group call-in with Foo Fighters fans who attended the band’s recent shows in Mexico.
Members of the Foo community join us to recap the performances at the Estadio Banorte in Monterrey and the Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City.
Topics Discussed
- The Mexico atmosphere
- 'Asking For A Friend' live debut
- Ilan Rubin's performance
- Foo community meet-ups and experiences
- Queens of the Stone Age and other artists
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Filmmaker and podcaster Adam Baylock joins us to unpack the creative universe of Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters’ documentary work.
As well as taking a deep-dive into the 2011 film ‘Back and Forth’, which documents the first 16 years of the band, we explore Dave’s foray into directing with ‘Sound City’, ‘What Drives Us’ and ‘Sonic Highways’.
Adam is the host and producer of ‘Heart Songs: The Podcast’.
Inspired by the Weezer song of the same name, the show takes guests down a music-filled memory lane.
Topics Discussed
- What we learned from ‘Back and Forth’
- Dave’s approach to ‘Sound City’
- His “ode to the road” in 'What Drives Us'
- 'Sonic Highways’ highlights
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Audrey Riley is a cellist, string arranger and conductor who has worked with mainstream artists such as Coldplay, The Smiths, New Order, Feeder, Moloko, Muse and the Smashing Pumpkins.
In 2007, she was enlisted by producer Gil Norton to provide string arrangements for the Foo Fighters' sixth studio album 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'.
Audrey joins us to discuss those sessions - including how she worked with Norton and Dave Grohl to add strings to tracks such as lead-off single 'The Pretender'.
Topics Discussed
- Audrey's career and recording history
- Previous work with Gil Norton
- Her initial ideas for the songs
- Working on string arrangements with Norton and Dave Grohl
- Dave Grohl's unique approach to writing and recording
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