On Monday May 31st @ 15:00 BBC 6 Music broadcasts ‘The John Bonham Story’ narrated by Dave Grohl.
Rock superstar and lifelong Led Zeppelin fan, Dave Grohl, celebrates a man who the Encyclopedia Britannica describes as “the perfect model for all hard rock drummers that have followed.”
Get more info (and listen to the show once it’s aired) here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00slsdw
BBC Two presents ‘I’m In A Rock ‘n’ Roll Band!’ a new six-part series investigating what makes the perfect rock ‘n’ roll band and Dave is among the many musicians contributing to the show (and he even gets animated in the title sequence).
I’m In A Rock ‘n’ Roll Band!, a multi-platform project featured on BBC Two, BBC Radio 2 and bbc.co.uk, dissects the traditional band and looks at what makes each of the individual members tick. It culminates in a live studio show in June, in which industry experts discuss their favourite rock ‘n’ roll musicians and create the ultimate fantasy band.
Each episode focuses on a different role in a band, starting with ‘The Singer’ on May 1st, followed by ‘The Guitarist’ on May 8th and ‘The Drummer’ on May 15th which also features contributions from Taylor Hawkins; Tommy Lee; Jason Bonham; John Densmore; Nick Mason; Phil Collins; Stewart Copeland; Stephen Morris; Carl Palmer; and Samantha Maloney.
Each week, Jo invites a guest to pick a car, a destination and three tracks they’d like to play on the car stereo, as they go with her on an imaginative musical journey and tomorrow Dave is in the driving seat.
He also recorded an acoustic version of ‘Wheels’ for her show – the first time the song has been recorded acoustically.
Check out a video of the performance HERE.
28th October – Dave chats on the phone to Zane Lowe.
3rd November – Foo Fighters perfom on Later w/ Jools Holland.
4th November – Dave joins Chris Moyles on the Breakfast Show.
7th November – Dermot O’Leary talks to Dave about the Greatest Hits.
Click on the relevant links above for each show’s exact broadcast time & once broadast all shows will be available for 7 days on the BBC iPlayer.
Early November sees some European action from the band as they promote the release of ‘Foo Fighters: Greatest Hits’.
November 3rd
Foo Fighters (along with Jay Z, Norah Jones & Sting) play ‘Later Live … With Jools Holland’. The traditional longer version of ‘Later … With Jools Holland’ can be seen at 11.35pm on Friday November 6th.
November 5th
Foo Fighters have been added to the bill @ MTV’s European Music Awards in Berlin. They join previously announced performers Leona Lewis, Green Day and Tokio Hotel at the event. The band are also nominated in the ‘Best Rock’ catagory & you can vote HERE.
Along with premiering ‘Wheels’ on his Radio One show tonight (September 23rd) Zane Lowe caught up with Dave on the phone for a quick interview. Here are the points of interest:
The studio version of ‘Wheels’ will get it’s radio debut this Wednesday (September 21st) and Dave will also be on the phone to chat with Zane.
The appearance is yet to be officially announced but charitybuzz.com are offering the chance to bid on 2 tickets to meet the band at the recording of VH1 Storytellers in LA in October.
Although a live version has been out there for quite a while, Zane Lowe played a clip from the studio version on his show last night.
Check it out on iPlayer. (approximately 21 mins in)
Later with Jools Holland returns for a 10 week run on September 15th and Foo Fighters will be returning to the programme (exact date tbc) to promote their November 2nd ‘Greatest Hits’ CD.