Posted on Jun 23, 2024

Dave Grohl Says The Difference Between Foo Fighters And Taylor Swift Is That His Band "Actually Plays Live"

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by Larry Fitzmaurice

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Dave Grohl passionately plays guitar and sings on stage while Taylor Hawkins energetically plays drums in the background

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Taylor Swift in a sleeveless dress posing with Dave Grohl in a suit at an event. Both are smiling

Dave Grohl energetically playing an electric guitar on stage. He is smiling widely, wearing a long-sleeve shirt, and has long wavy hair

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Taylor Swift on stage, wearing a fringed outfit, holding a glittery guitar, making a heart shape with her hands above her head

Dave Grohl plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage. A man in the background smiles while holding an electric guitar

Dave Grohl performing energetically on stage with Taylor Hawkins playing drums in the background

Dave Grohl performing on stage with a white electric guitar, drum set and cymbals in the background

Taylor Swift performs while playing a piano covered in moss

Such a weird one because it’s so cringey seeing everyone in the comments on that video going “He’s just jealous” “He just wants her level of fame” because like … that’s Dave Grohl lmao. I assure you he needs to be jealous of no one.

But also, having watched the video … dude ☹️
— Hannah 🤍 (@nonnaihrhannah) June 23, 2024

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I don’t rate Taylor Swift but wtf is Dave Grohl’s problem? 😂
— Elsbeth Tashioni (@THISisLULE) June 23, 2024

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has anyone told Dave Grohl that if he goes on YouTube he can see 10,000 videos already labeled “the errors tour” and they’re all of tay messing up because she sings live?

also have the ick because he has always seemed lovely? And said nice things about her in the past?
— no it’s abby 💜 (@dragonsinparis) June 23, 2024

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I love Foo Fighters but that was very bad out of Dave Grohl to say that and so unnecessary? I’ve seen both them are Taylor live and both do equally as good of a live show in their own genres. Completely out of character for him to act like this, disappointing to see. https://t.co/lF79DSGWyq
— Kate O'Loughlin 🇵🇸 (@KateOLoughlinx) June 23, 2024

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ngl dave grohl is the last artist i expected that from, he's usually so kind, positive and a good force in the music industry, feeling dissapointed
— heather 🤍✨️the bolter✨️🤍 (@foolishheather) June 23, 2024

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incredibly rare dave grohl L taylor looks up to him and thinks of him as a friend and he repays her like this oh helllll no
— phi b and j🍉 (@burn_therain) June 23, 2024

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Dave Grohl was being a complete asshole about Taylor but claiming he's a nobody? The man was in one of the biggest bands of all time, Nirvana and then formed another hugely successful band. Doesn't make him any less of a dick though
— My Precious (@imabotwhobots) June 23, 2024

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I’ve loved Dave Grohl essentially my whole life. I don’t agree with what he said, however Foo Fighters and Taylor have two completely different music shows. Rock and Roll shows are very different than her incredible pop shows. I dont think he meant to be rude
— kay 🐝🌺 (@kaybreiland) June 23, 2024

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After watching the video, I don’t think Dave Grohl was saying Taylor didn’t sing live. I think he was just making a joke about how when you sing live there will be errors.
— MidnightMak (@5280Swiftie) June 23, 2024

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Dave Grohl Says The Difference Between Foo Fighters And Taylor Swift Is That His Band "Actually Plays Live"

Let's start with the obvious: Dave Grohl is one of the most significant figures in American mainstream rock music. He is quite literally a living legend.

He's the rare superstar who's effectively had two successful careers — first as part of Nirvana, one of the greatest rock bands of all time...

And as the frontman of Foo Fighters, a massive band that's gone strong for nearly 30 years now.

Dave's also rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in popular music — fellow superstars, you could say. Here's a photo of him and Taylor Swift back in 2008.

Now, why did I choose that specific photo to highlight my point? Let's roll the tape.

So, there's a clip going around from Foo Fighters' London gig last night.

As you probably know, the London leg of Taylor's Eras Tour was also in its second round last night.

Over at the Foo Fighters show, Dave wasted no time drawing parallels between their show and Taylor's — and his comments sure were something.

“So we like to call our tour the ‘Errors Tour,’" he said. "We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few fucking errors as well. Just a couple. That’s because we actually play live."

"What? Just saying. You guys like raw, live rock ‘n’ roll music, right? You came to the right fucking place.”

Ironically, Dave only made his comments after his mentioning of the Eras Tour drew boos from the crowd — and he replied, rather ominously (and, again, ironically), “I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift.”

Of course, it is just deeply weird to suggest that Taylor Swift isn't actually "playing" live. I'm not even saying that from the perspective of a Swiftie, which I am not — it's just common sense.

And the internet reacted accordingly:

There were also some more sympathetic readings on Dave's comments, which are well worth considering:

If I had to guess, I'd imagine we'll get some sort of clarification from Dave in the near future. In the meantime — let's all try to keep a cool head about this in the end.

Dave Grohl Says The Difference Between Foo Fighters And Taylor Swift Is That His Band "Actually Plays Live"

Let's start with the obvious: Dave Grohl is one of the most significant figures in American mainstream rock music. He is quite literally a living legend.

He's the rare superstar who's effectively had two successful careers — first as part of Nirvana, one of the greatest rock bands of all time...

And as the frontman of Foo Fighters, a massive band that's gone strong for nearly 30 years now.

Dave's also rubbed elbows with some of the biggest names in popular music — fellow superstars, you could say. Here's a photo of him and Taylor Swift back in 2008.

Now, why did I choose that specific photo to highlight my point? Let's roll the tape.

So, there's a clip going around from Foo Fighters' London gig last night.

As you probably know, the London leg of Taylor's Eras Tour was also in its second round last night.

Over at the Foo Fighters show, Dave wasted no time drawing parallels between their show and Taylor's — and his comments sure were something.

“So we like to call our tour the ‘Errors Tour,’" he said. "We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few fucking errors as well. Just a couple. That’s because we actually play live."

"What? Just saying. You guys like raw, live rock ‘n’ roll music, right? You came to the right fucking place.”

Ironically, Dave only made his comments after his mentioning of the Eras Tour drew boos from the crowd — and he replied, rather ominously (and, again, ironically), “I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift.”

Of course, it is just deeply weird to suggest that Taylor Swift isn't actually "playing" live. I'm not even saying that from the perspective of a Swiftie, which I am not — it's just common sense.

And the internet reacted accordingly:

There were also some more sympathetic readings on Dave's comments, which are well worth considering:

If I had to guess, I'd imagine we'll get some sort of clarification from Dave in the near future. In the meantime — let's all try to keep a cool head about this in the end.

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