History Music / FooFighters

* EmoMusic: "The Colour And The Shape" takes some noticeable cues from the genre, thanks in large part to new recruits Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith previously belonging to 90s emo pioneers Music/SunnyDayRealEstate, with the album (particularly "Everlong") proving to be influential on emo's mainstream incarnation in the 2000s. The band would largely ditch the genre afterwards though, later taking a lighthearted jab at the 2000s scene on the title of "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)".

* EmoMusic: "The Colour And The Shape" takes some noticeable cues from the genre, thanks in large part to new recruits Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith previously belonging to 90s emo pioneers Music/SunnyDayRealEstate. The album (particularly "Everlong") proved to be influential on emo's mainstream incarnation in the 2000s, though the band would largely ditch the genre afterwards, later taking a lighthearted jab at the 2000s scene on the title of "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)".

* EmoMusic: "The Colour And The Shape" has noticeable elements of the style, thanks in large part to new recruits Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith previously belonging to 90s emo pioneers Music/SunnyDayRealEstate. The album (particularly "Everlong") proved to be influential on the later emo scene of the 2000s, though the group would largely ditch the genre afterwards, later taking a lighthearted jab at the 2000s scene on the title of "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)".

Studio: Drums (1994-1997, 2023), Lead Guitar (1994, 1999), Bass (1994)

On June 8, 2022, the surviving members announced plans for two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts: one on September 3, 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and another on September 27, 2022 at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. In January 2023, the band announced they would headline three festivals in the summer, with the drummer yet to be revealed. The following May, after much speculation, their new drummer was revealed to be veteran session drummer Josh Freese, known for his work with hundreds of different bands and artists including Music/{{Devo}}, Music/{{Sting}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/APerfectCircle, Music/GunsNRoses and Music/NineInchNails. In the interim between Hawkins' death and Freese's hiring, Grohl temporarily returned to the drum throne to record the band's eleventh studio album ''But Here We Are''; this album was released in June 2023.

On June 8, 2022, the surviving members announced plans for two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts: one on September 3, 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and another on September 27, 2022 at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. In January 2023, the band announced they would headline three festivals in the summer, with the drummer yet to be revealed. The following May, after much speculation, their new drummer was revealed to be veteran session drummer Josh Freese, known for his work with hundreds of different bands and artists including Music/{{Devo}}, Music/{{Sting}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/APerfectCircle, Music/GunsNRoses and Music/NineInchNails. In the interim between Hawkins' death and Freese's hiring, Grohl temporarily returned to the drum throne for their eleventh studio album ''But Here We Are'', released in June 2023.

On June 8, 2022, the surviving members announced plans for two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts: one on September 3, 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and another on September 27, 2022 at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. In January 2023, the band announced they would headline three festivals in the summer, with the drummer yet to be revealed. The following May, after much speculation, their new drummer was revealed to be veteran session drummer Josh Freese, known for his work with hundreds of different bands and artists including Music/{{Devo}}, Music/{{Sting}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/APerfectCircle, Music/GunsNRoses and Music/NineInchNails. In the interim between Hawkins' death and Freese's hiring, Grohl temporarily returned to the drummer's seat for their eleventh studio album ''But Here We Are'', released in June 2023.

On June 8, 2022, the surviving members announced plans for two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts: one on September 3, 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and another on September 27, 2022 at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. In January 2023, the band announced they would headline three festivals in the summer, with the drummer yet to be revealed. The following May, after much speculation, their new drummer was revealed to be veteran session drummer Josh Freese, known for his work with hundreds of different bands and artists including Music/{{Devo}}, Music/{{Sting}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/APerfectCircle, Music/GunsNRoses and Music/NineInchNails. Before Freese joined the band, Grohl acted as the band's interim drummer for their eleventh studio album ''But Here We Are'', released in June 2023.

On June 8, 2022, the surviving members announced plans for two Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts: one on September 3, 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, and another on September 27, 2022 at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California. In January 2023, the band announced they would headline three festivals in the summer, with the drummer yet to be revealed. The following May, after much speculation, their new drummer was revealed to be veteran session drummer Josh Freese, known for his work with hundreds of different bands and artists including Music/{{Devo}}, Music/{{Sting}}, Music/TheOffspring, Music/APerfectCircle, Music/GunsNRoses and Music/NineInchNails.

* Dave Grohl - Lead vocals/Rhythm guitar (1994-present)

** ''Concrete and Gold'' is a variant, where the only image is an emblem that resembles two Fs.

** ''Wasting Light'''s regular version is incredibly obvious, and odd since the entire thing was record on tape to recreate the 'garage experience'. Lampshaded, as a label on the shrink-wrapped CD's reads "Please play at maximum volume." There's a special vinyl edition which is normal.

* Dave Grohl - Lead vocals/guitar (1994-present)

* Pat Smear - Guitar (1995-1997, 2010-present; 2005-2010 as touring member)
* Chris Shiflett - Guitar, backing vocals (1999-)

* Franz Stahl - Guitar, backing vocals (1997-1999)

* TextlessAlbumCover: ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' has no text, just a picture of Dave Grohl's [[http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/images/tattoo_2/davefftattoo1x.jpg FF tattoo on his neck]].[[note]]Most copies of the album have a red sticker indicating the album title, singles and if it features enhanced sections or bonus tracks.[[/note]]

* TheNotRemix: Some releases of the b-side "Podunk" describe it as the Cement Mix, it appears that it is the same as the regular version.
** "Learn To Fly" and a couple of other tracks were remixed prior to release, however, the original versions appear on modern vinyl pressings of "There Is Nothing Left To Lose" due to these being taken directly from the original master tapes.

* LoudnessWar: ''One By One'' was widely derided for playing into this trope, and is considered by all, including the band itself, as their worst album. Compare say.. "Times Like These", with its muddy, distorted guitars and drums that bleed into the rest of the instruments, with "The Pretender" and its crisp distinctive sounds.

* ''Skin and Bones'' (2006) - A live, [[UnpluggedVersion acoustic]] album.

* AlbumClosure: Very common, as semmingly every last track goes for reflections on closure, departure, persistence and rebirth.

* NiceGuy: Dave has a strong reputation as this among other musicians and fans, so much so that 'nicest guy in rock' has become a nickname for him. Grohl is aware of this trope and during the ''Wasting Light'' period in particular, took every opportunity to live up to it by doing as much publicity as possible. In the movie 'Back And Forth', he apologized for the rare times he didn't live up to this, such as the poorly handled firing of drummer William Goldsmith, and a time when he yelled at a producer during a particularly frustrating recording session. That being said, there's definitely an element of BewareTheNiceOnes, as Dave has stated more than once that if you piss him off, he will not hesitate to loudly, savagely and mercilessly call you out for it.

* NiceGuy: Dave has a strong reputation as this among other musicians and fans, so much so that 'nicest guy in rock' has become a nickname for him. Grohl is aware of this trope and during the ''Wasting Light'' period in particular, took every opportunity to live up to it by doing as much publicity as possible. In the movie 'Back And Forth', he apologized for the rare times he didn't live up to this, such as the poorly handled firing of drummer William Goldsmith, and a time when he yelled at a producer during a particularly frustrating recording session.

* CoolOldGuy: Pat is a decade older than the rest of the band, and still provides the most punk rock attitude.
** Now that he's reached his 50s and due to his reputation as "the nicest guy in rock", Dave is on his way to becoming this as well.

* ProgressiveRock: Before the back-to-back losses of Taylor and Dave's mother turned the follow-up to ''Medicine at Midnight'' into a memorial to them, Dave had mentioned wanting to create "an insane prog-rock record". "The Teacher" appears to be incorporating these ideas into ''But Here We Are''.

* ProgressiveRock: Before the back-to-back losses of Taylor and his mother turned the follow-up to ''Medicine at Midnight'' into a memorial to them, Dave had mentioned wanting to create "an insane prog-rock record". "The Teacher" appears to be incorporating these ideas into ''But Here We Are''.

* ProgressiveRock: Before Taylor and Dave's mother died, turning the follow-up to ''Medicine at Midnight'' into a memorial to them, Dave had mentioned wanting to create "an insane prog-rock record". "The Teacher" appears to be incorporating these ideas into ''But Here We Are''.

[[caption-width-right:350:[-Left to right: Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee.-] ]]

* Dave Grohl - Vocals/Secondary Guitar (1994-)
* Nate Mendel - Bass (1995-)
* Pat Smear - Guitar (1995-1997, 2010-)
* Chris Shiflett - Guitar, Backing Vocals (1999-)
* Rami Jaffee - Keyboard, Piano (2017-)
* Josh Freese - Drums (2023-)

* Franz Stahl - Guitar (1997-1999)

* Taylor Hawkins - Drums, Backing Vocals (1997-2022, died 2022)