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New Foo Fighters<\/a> drummer Ilan Rubin<\/a> has commented publicly for the first time since his first live show with the band.<\/p>\n The Foo Fighters played their first\u00a0gig in more<\/a> than a year on Saturday (Sept. 13) when they took the stage for a surprise show at the Fremont Theater in San Louis Obispo, Calif.<\/p>\n The night also marked the first live performance with Rubin behind the drums. Rubin, who previously played with Nine Inch Nails<\/a>,\u00a0replaced\u00a0Josh Freese<\/a>, who\u00a0<\/span>was dismissed from the band<\/a> on May 16.<\/p>\n Freese is now once again the touring drummer for Nine Inch Nails, a role he also had from 2005 through 2008. He takes over the void left by Rubin.<\/p>\n Rubin took to social media the day after the last-minute concert to share his reaction to playing live with the Foo Fighters for the first time, which he said “could not have been a better time.”<\/p>\n READ MORE: 33 Songs Legendary Rock + Metal Acts Have Played Live More Than 2,000 Times<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “After keeping my head down for a couple wild months and throwing myself into the material, that first show was such an incredible release of energy,” Rubin said in an Instagram post<\/a>. “I’ve been taken aback by all the positivity and support and I just wanted to say thanks!”<\/p>\n The setlist for Saturday’s Foo Fighters’ show mostly consisted of classic material from the band’s catalogue. Among the deep cuts was “Have It All,” a song from 2002’s One by One<\/em> that hasn’t been played live since 2015.<\/p>\n There was no new material played during the show and no hints at a potential follow-up to the band’s last studio album, But Here We Are<\/em>, that arrived in 2023.<\/p>\n A second surprise show has been announced with a little more than 24 hours’ advanced notice for tonight (Sept. 15) at The Observatory in Santa Ana, Calif.<\/p>\n The Foo Fighters’ next scheduled tour dates<\/a> begin Oct. 2 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and continue throughout Asia before heading to Mexico in November.<\/p>\n What was the best of their everlong career?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNew Foo Fighters Drummer Reacts To First Show<\/h3>\n
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Foo Fighters, “Have It All” at San Luis Obispo’s Fremont Theater<\/h3>\n
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