News about Pat Smear

A surprising twist from the Taylor Swift-Dave Grohl controversy has emerged, with Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear spotted at one of Swift's concerts in London. Both Swift and the Foo Fighters were performing in London over the weekend, with Swift singing in a trio of sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium and the Foo Fighters playing at London Stadium. After the Foo Fighters' show on Saturday - where Grohl insinuated that Swift doesn't sing live - Smear, 64 (born Georg Albert Ruthenberg), was spotted at Swift's Sunday show.

Top left: Travis Scott performs at Madison Square Garden on December 21, 2023 in New York City. Top right: Nate Mendel, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear of Foo Fighters perform onstage at Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2021 in New York City. Bottom left: Jay Z performs at Made In America Music Festival, in Philadelphia, USA, on September 3 2017. Bottom right: Taylor Swift performs at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, May 17, 2024.

As part of Julien's Auction's Played, Worn And Torn Rock N' Roll Iconic Guitars & Memorabilia, the blue left-handed Fender electric, which was reported to be one of his top sellers, is expected to sell for up to $2 million. This is the first time this particular guitar from the Cobain collection is available at auction, and it comes as a 30th anniversary of Nirvana's third and final studio album, In Utero. Cobain will die at his Seattle apartment just one month after Nirvana's last appearance at Terminal 1 in Munich, Germany.

ADRIAN THRILLS: The last two Foo Fighters albums have been a case of business as usual - bruising, escapist rock and roll with a sense of fun and a keen eye for a good hook. Both Concrete And Gold and 2021's Covid-Delayed Medicine At Midnight captured an American rock band playing pop. It wasn't broken, so Dave Grohl, a guitarist, felt no need to fix it. But here We Are is cut from very different cloth. The band's 11th album, which came at the time of Taylor Hawkins' sudden death in March 2022, is a raw reflection on death and grief. As such, it considers not only death but also the circle of life, the ties that bind, and the healing power of music. 'I had a person I loved and, just like that, I was left homeless without him,' Grohl on The Glass, a versatile rock number pitched in Foos style between his old band, Nirvana (for whom he was the drummer), and the Beatles' jangle. 'Think I'm getting over it, but there is no way to get around it,' he says on Under You. If Grohl's lyrics are representative, the song is anything but. Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, and Grohl's guitars all sounding on the title track. Under You Is full-pelt Foos, triggered by Nate Mendel's bass.

During the 65th Grammy Awards' weekend, Nirvana's three living members, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear reunited. After receiving a Special Merit Award on Saturday, the trio appeared on the red carpet for the main event on Sunday.

Grohl appeared on Monkey Wrench's 1997 film The Gretsch White Falcon guitar was used extensively in recording sessions on the band's second studio album The Colour And The Shape, which was released that year. It was first owned by American rock band rhythm guitarist Pat Smear, who was a member of Foo Fighters from 1994 to 1997. Pat Smear's electric guitar is being sold alongside a Polaroid photograph of him holding it and three colour photographs of musician Tim Armstrong from the punk rock band Rancid, actress Drew Barrymore, and film director David Markey playing the guitar.

Fabio Zaffagnini, a man from Cesena, Italy, convinced 1,000 people to avoid a traumatic nightmare: a mass simultaneous performance of Foo Fighters' legendary alt-rock hit "Learn to Fly" without a single rehearsal. It was a success, and the findings were nothing short of inspiring. "A lot of people who see the video say it doesn't look like an Italian thing," Zaffagni told MTV News then. "It looks like more the American Dream, you know?" The Foo Fighters were selected for their simplicity and universality — three chords and a lot of emotion — something that has made the Foo Fighters such a rock band since 1995. The group is specifically honoured with the Global Icon Award at this year's VMAs this year.