The Foo Fighters almost didn't happen. At least that's what Dave Grohltold Stephen Colbert during his appearance on The Late Show on Monday, May 4.
Grohl was there with Foo Fighters to promote their new album, Your Favorite Toy, which was released on April 24, during which the band performed two songs from the new album, "Caught in the Echo" and "Window."
The 57-year-old drummer-turned-singer also sat down to chat with Colbert about everything from the longevity of Foo Fighters to how they named the new album. The late night talk show host cut straight to the chase, calling out the fact that the band has been together for 31 years, asking "Was there a specific moment when you knew you were ready to start a new band after Nirvana?"
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View this post on Instagram"Yes, there was," Grohl responded. "When Nirvana ended, I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't know if I wanted to continue playing music. It made me sad to think of playing in another band; losing Nirvana, losing Kurt was a really dark emotional experience. So I thought ,you know, I just need to get my head together and I rented a car and drove around the Ring of Kerry in Ireland. It's gorgeous. One of the most beautiful places in the world."
The rock singer continued, "I was driving on this country road, and there were like sheep, and it was a great day. And there were green rolling hills, and all I wanted to do was disappear. And as I was driving down this country road, I see a hitchhiker, and he had a Kurt Cobain T-shirt on."
The audience audibly gasped as Grohl continued his story, "To me, I thought, 'Okay this is the universe telling me you have to continue, you have to go on, you have to go forward.'"
"Music has always been the love of my life, It's helped me through some of my most difficult moments and when I saw the kid with the Kurt Cobain T-shirt I thought, 'Okay I have to keep going.' I have so much reverence and respect for the past but I need to have a future."
The "Best of You" singer went on to explain the bond between Foo Fighters band members, calling them "the coolest people in the world" and playing on on-stage as a group the "greatest gig in the world."
But Foo Fighters have not been without tragedy either. Beloved drummer Taylor Hawkins died in 2002, leaving a huge hole in the band that they tried initially to fill with Josh Freese, who played with the band until he was let go in July 2025, making room to bring in former Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin, who made his drumming debut with the band on their latest album.
Foo Fighters will head out for a stadium tour that begins on Aug. 4, 2026 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. The North American leg of the Take Cover tour consists of 12 tour dates featuring Queens of the Stone Age, Mannequin Pussy, and Gouge Away as opening acts and will end on Sep. 26, 2026, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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