Foo Fighters release Are Playing Where Vol. 1 on Bandcamp for charity

Foo Fighters have released a six track live EP, Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1, exclusively on Bandcamp, featuring performances recorded during the band’s surprise U.S. club shows in September. The Bandcamp-only release is available on a pay-what-you-want basis, with all proceeds designated for local charities addressing food insecurity in the four cities where the gigs took place.

The EP collects live versions of Alone Easy Target, Exhausted, Wattershed, Weenie Beenie, White Limo and Winnebago, recorded at intimate venues including the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, The Observatory in Santa Ana, Black Cat in Washington, D.C., and Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut. Much of the material draws on the band’s earliest recordings, with White Limo from the 2011 Wasting Light album among the selections.

The surprise shows marked the first appearances with drummer Ilan Rubin, who was formally introduced at the San Luis Obispo performance. Rubin, known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, joined Foo Fighters after Josh Freese, who had taken over drumming duties following Taylor Hawkins’s death in 2022, departed earlier this year to join Nine Inch Nails. The live EP captures the band...