{"id":45852,"date":"2023-05-21T12:26:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T19:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=45852"},"modified":"2023-06-05T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T19:50:38","slug":"foo-fighters-new-drummer-josh-freese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/foo-fighters-new-drummer-josh-freese\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Freese: All About Foo Fighters’ New Drummer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Foo Fighters have revealed that the drummer taking the throne ahead of their 2023 tour dates is none other than prolific studio legend Josh Freese<\/strong>. And what an incredible choice he is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Taylor Hawkins<\/a> passed away on March 25, 2022, the future of the Foo Fighters was unclear. Who could replace one of the most beloved rock drummers in the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithout Taylor, we never would have become the band that we were \u2014 and without Taylor, we know that we\u2019re going to be a very different band going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans have long been speculating about who the new member would be, and Freese’s name quickly came to the forefront of conversation. A longtime friend of Dave Grohl and one of many top-tier drummers who performed with the Foo Fighters at their tributes to Taylor Hawkins, he makes perfect sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the music community realized that Freese had recently “cleared his schedule”<\/a> – backing away from prior commitments with Danny Elfman and The Offspring – the jig was up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Josh Freese?<\/h3>\n\n\n
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