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Foo Fighters

1994 to today

See Alternative rock on the network

The line diagram

Each member is a lane on the year axis, in the colour of the line the band was on. A filled station marks a joining, an open one a departure, a square a death. The dotted rail is a reunion. A dotted branch leads to a band that grew out of this one, or in from a band its members came from. The table below lists the same spells.

Members

MemberRoleYears
Dave Grohlvocals, guitar1994 to today
Pat Smearguitar1995 to 1997
William Goldsmithdrums1995 to 1997
Nate Mendelbass1995 to today
Franz Stahlguitar1997 to 1999
Taylor Hawkinsdrums1997 to 2022
Chris Shiflettguitar1999 to today
Pat Smearguitar2010 to today
Rami Jaffeekeyboards2017 to today
Josh Freesedrums2023 to 2025
Ilan Rubindrums2025 to today

The line

  1. Alternative rock1995 to today

    From a one-man tape to an arena band

    Dave Grohl played every part on the first album (1995), then recruited a band to tour it. The drum chair is the lineage story: William Goldsmith left in 1997, Taylor Hawkins held it until his death in 2022, Josh Freese from 2023 to 2025 and Ilan Rubin from 2025.

    Key album: The Colour and the Shape, 1997

    Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Foo Fighters (opens in a new tab)

Lineage

Comes fromNirvana

Begun by Nirvana's drummer after that band ended in 1994; the first record was his alone.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, Foo Fighters (opens in a new tab)
  2. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Foo Fighters (opens in a new tab)
  3. Rolling Stone, Foo Fighters Name Ilan Rubin as New Drummer, Replacing Josh Freese (opens in a new tab), 2025

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The Metro Map of Music, ‘Foo Fighters: line diagram’, /line-ups/foo-fighters.