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Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.

Foo Fighters

Carrying the torch of in-your-face rock authenticity.

"Foo Fighters mix old school ingredients like recording on analog tape, in basements, and with duct-tape-covered drums to serve fans a new flavor of rock." More on rockhall.com...

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Books

All of our books pertaining to Foo Fighters can be found here.

Foo Fighters: Learning to Fly by Mick Wall
Call Number: ML421.F65 W35 2017
Send in the Congregation: Stories from the Foo Fighters Fans by Rachael Gilliver
Call Number: ML421.F65 G55 2018
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
Call Number: ML420.G764 A3 2021
The Dave Grohl Story: Nirvana, Foo Fighters by Jeff Apter
Call Number: ML420.G764 A8 2008
This Is a Call: the Life and Times of Dave Grohl by Paul Brannigan
Call Number: ML420.G764 B62 2011
Dave Grohl: Nothing to Lose by Michael Heatley
Call Number: ML420.G764 H43 2011
From Cradle to Stage: Stories from the Mothers who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars by Virginia Hanlon Grohl
Call Number: ML394 .G847 2017

Video

All of our videos pertaining to Foo Fighters can be found here.

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Call Number: VID FOO BACK 2011
Sonic Highways
Call Number: VID FOO SONI 2015

Spotify Playlist

Audio

All of our audio by Foo Fighters can be found here.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Call Number: CD FOO FOO 1995
In Your Honor by Foo Fighters
Call Number: CD FOO IN 2005
The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters
Call Number: CD FOO COLO 2007
Wasting Light by Foo Fighters
Call Number: CD FOO WAST 2011
Sound City: Reel to Reel by Various
Call Number: CD SHOW SOUN 2013

Podcasts

Youtube

Archival Resources

Listed below are notable collections and items from the Rock Hall's Archives. You can find more by searching our catalog here.

Philadelphia Inquirer Photographs
The Philadelphia Inquirer Photographs contains photographic publicity material of musicians, spanning the 1970s to 2000s. The collection was originally a part of the newspaper's photograph archives. Foo Fighters photos in the collection are from 1995-2000.
Randy Ada Collection of Photographic Materials
Randy Ada is a photographer and videographer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Foo Fighters photos are from The Ritz (Raleigh, North Carolina), 1996.
Terry Stewart Collection
Terry Stewart was the President and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum from 1999-2012. His collection contains rock and roll ephemera collected by Stewart over the course of several decades. While the items in this series are primarily ephemeral, some files include contracts, correspondence, press releases, and other promotional material.

Rock's Backpages Articles

Free articles are available on Rock's Back Pages through the Free on RBP link. The articles below may require you to be on-site at the Library & Archives in order to read them.

Foo Fighters: The Chosen Foo
Everett True, Melody Maker, November 1995
Foo Fighters: Manchester City Stadium
Stephen Dalton, The Times, June 2008
Foo Fighters: At the Brixton Academy
Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 27 November 1999
Foo Fighters: I'm Still Standing
Ben Myers, Kerrang!, September 1999
Foo Fighters: Happy Dave Is Here Again
Stuart Bailie, Vox, June 1997

Other Articles

Foo Fighters Relive Their History in New ‘Times Like Those’ Short Film
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 November 2020
Foo Fighters Wanted to Rule Rock. 25 Years Later, They’re Still Roaring.
Jeremy Gordon, New York Times, February 2021
Foo Fighters: "Our Connection Is Beyond Music"
Nick Reilly, NME, February 2021
FooArchive
A thorough fan site operating since 1999.

Influence & Legacy

Foo Fighters were influenced by...

Rush
Pixies
Ian MacKaye

Foo Fighters inspired artists like...

Billie Eilish
Against the Current
Miley Cyrus

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