{"id":2017976,"date":"2026-06-29T21:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017976"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:04:07","slug":"foo-fighters-jammed-with-dave-grohls-daughters-boyfriend-and-a-man-dressed-as-mentos-in-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2017976","title":{"rendered":"Foo Fighters jammed with Dave Grohl\u2019s daughter\u2019s boyfriend and a man dressed as Mentos in Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foo_fighters_anfield_4.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Foo Fighters jammed with Dave Grohl\u2019s daughter\u2019s boyfriend and a man dressed as Mentos in Liverpool<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;When shit like this happens, that means this is the night of our lives, so thank you&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Andrew Trendell<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-29T22:04:07+01:00\">29th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foo_fighters_anfield_4-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Foo Fighters live at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 2026. Credit: Andi K Taylor\" title=\"Foo Fighters live at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 2026. Credit: Andi K Taylor\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Foo Fighters live at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 2026. Credit: Andi K Taylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>This weekend saw Foo Fighters complete two sold out shows at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, where the band were joined on stage by two very special guests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Foo Fighters live in Liverpool: rock club vibes on a stadium scale from our greatest supergroup<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US rock titans\u2019 only scheduled UK shows of 2026 (with the band teasing more to come next year) kicked off on Thursday June 25. In the latter part of the show, frontman Dave Grohl picked out (who was assumed to be) a fan from the audience, holding a sign that challenged the band to let him play a song if he could complete a Rubik\u2019s cube.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He took to the stage and the audience was led to believe he had done so, before the plucky young man sat behind the kit to blast through \u2018Rope\u2019 with the band. After the song, he revealed his name was Max before Grohl replied: \u201cI know your name is Max because it\u2019s your 18th birthday and you\u2019re my daughters boyfriend\u201d. The sold-out crowd then proceeded to sing him \u2018Happy Birthday\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewing the show, <em>NME<\/em> wrote: \u201cHe smashes it [on the drums], then the illusion is shattered when we learn it\u2019s actually the boyfriend of Grohl\u2019s daughter Harper, and today is his 18th birthday. After an admirably out there encore of the psych-y meandering of \u2018The Teacher\u2019 and early deep cut \u2018Exhausted\u2019, the staple closing banger \u2018Everlong\u2019 and the red fireworks lighting up the sky make everyone in Liverpool feel like it\u2019s their special day.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@geebann0\/video\/7655511903275404566\" data-video-id=\"7655511903275404566\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @geebann0 <\/p>\n<p>Dave grohl takes fan onstage in Liverpool!! #foofighters jokeeees its max<\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 GBan <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>Then on the following Saturday show, a keen fan dressed as a giant pack of Mentos in tribute to the band\u2019s Footos branding in their classic video for early single \u2018Big Me\u2019. Upon spotting him, Grohl then invited him up on stage to sing with the band from the B-stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen shit like this happens, that means this is the night of our lives, so thank you,\u201d Grohl told the crowd after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe photographer spotted me and started posting about it on Instagram, then the Foo Fighters reposted the photo and when the time came for \u2018Big Me\u2019, I think the whole crowd of people made some noise so they would see me,\u201d the fan, a 31-year-old named Marc, told the <em>Liverpool Echo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaKPqXOI15V\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Foo Fighters bringing a fan on stage (who was dressed up as a the Mentos wrapping) in Liverpool @foofighters <\/p>\n<p>Best moment of the night!!! pic.twitter.com\/MmSX2ftVu2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maca\u2600\ufe0f (@Macainconcerts) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ayer, FOO FIGHTERS hizo subir al escenario al mejor disfraz,  #MentosGuy (Marc Bautista) e interpretaron &#8220;Big Me&#8221;. pic.twitter.com\/kOUim7fpHF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u00b5zq (@AcostaMzk) June 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marc, a Spanish fan who also plays in Foos tribute band Fool Fakers, added:\u00a0 \u201cIt was awesome. This is my dream. This is my fucking dream. In my head I was repeating \u2018keep calm, keep calm\u2019. I didn\u2019t want to make a fool of myself while living out my dream. I am still processing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to make a fool of myself while living out my dream. I am still processing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s conclusion of the opening Anfield show, the review ended: \u201cIt all feels a little too familiar to the usual Foos fare, but Radiohead they are not. This is what they do. Grohl asks why oh why the band are only playing these two Liverpool gigs in their home away from home of the UK this year, but assures us that this is merely\u00a0 \u201ca cocktail party before the big dinner\u201d \u2013 with talk of some big plans in Blighty for 2027. 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class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>This weekend saw Foo Fighters complete two sold out shows at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, where the band were joined on stage by two very special guests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Foo Fighters live in Liverpool: rock club vibes on a stadium scale from our greatest supergroup<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The US rock titans\u2019 only scheduled UK shows of 2026 (with the band teasing more to come next year) kicked off on Thursday June 25. In the latter part of the show, frontman Dave Grohl picked out (who was assumed to be) a fan from the audience, holding a sign that challenged the band to let him play a song if he could complete a Rubik\u2019s cube.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He took to the stage and the audience was led to believe he had done so, before the plucky young man sat behind the kit to blast through \u2018Rope\u2019 with the band. After the song, he revealed his name was Max before Grohl replied: \u201cI know your name is Max because it\u2019s your 18th birthday and you\u2019re my daughters boyfriend\u201d. The sold-out crowd then proceeded to sing him \u2018Happy Birthday\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Reviewing the show, <em>NME<\/em> wrote: \u201cHe smashes it [on the drums], then the illusion is shattered when we learn it\u2019s actually the boyfriend of Grohl\u2019s daughter Harper, and today is his 18th birthday. After an admirably out there encore of the psych-y meandering of \u2018The Teacher\u2019 and early deep cut \u2018Exhausted\u2019, the staple closing banger \u2018Everlong\u2019 and the red fireworks lighting up the sky make everyone in Liverpool feel like it\u2019s their special day.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@geebann0\/video\/7655511903275404566\" data-video-id=\"7655511903275404566\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\">\n<section> @geebann0 <\/p>\n<p>Dave grohl takes fan onstage in Liverpool!! #foofighters jokeeees its max<\/p>\n<p> \u266c original sound \u2013 GBan <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<p>Then on the following Saturday show, a keen fan dressed as a giant pack of Mentos in tribute to the band\u2019s Footos branding in their classic video for early single \u2018Big Me\u2019. Upon spotting him, Grohl then invited him up on stage to sing with the band from the B-stage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen shit like this happens, that means this is the night of our lives, so thank you,\u201d Grohl told the crowd after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe photographer spotted me and started posting about it on Instagram, then the Foo Fighters reposted the photo and when the time came for \u2018Big Me\u2019, I think the whole crowd of people made some noise so they would see me,\u201d the fan, a 31-year-old named Marc, told the <em>Liverpool Echo<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaKPqXOI15V\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Foo Fighters bringing a fan on stage (who was dressed up as a the Mentos wrapping) in Liverpool @foofighters <\/p>\n<p>Best moment of the night!!! pic.twitter.com\/MmSX2ftVu2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maca\u2600\ufe0f (@Macainconcerts) June 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ayer, FOO FIGHTERS hizo subir al escenario al mejor disfraz,  #MentosGuy (Marc Bautista) e interpretaron &#8220;Big Me&#8221;. pic.twitter.com\/kOUim7fpHF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u00b5zq (@AcostaMzk) June 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marc, a Spanish fan who also plays in Foos tribute band Fool Fakers, added:\u00a0 \u201cIt was awesome. This is my dream. This is my fucking dream. In my head I was repeating \u2018keep calm, keep calm\u2019. I didn\u2019t want to make a fool of myself while living out my dream. I am still processing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to make a fool of myself while living out my dream. I am still processing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In <em>NME<\/em>\u2018s conclusion of the opening Anfield show, the review ended: \u201cIt all feels a little too familiar to the usual Foos fare, but Radiohead they are not. This is what they do. Grohl asks why oh why the band are only playing these two Liverpool gigs in their home away from home of the UK this year, but assures us that this is merely\u00a0 \u201ca cocktail party before the big dinner\u201d \u2013 with talk of some big plans in Blighty for 2027. For now, \u201cthis is just the first date\u201d, so pucker up for Saturday and party on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While in Liverpool, the band also took in a performance of \u2018Times Like These\u2019 from local primary school children who took to the stage at Anfield before one of the shows.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s 2026 European tour continues with stops in Berlin, Vienna, Mad Cool festival, and Nos Alive before a run of North American shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-jammed-with-dave-grohls-daughters-boyfriend-and-a-man-dressed-as-mentos-in-liverpool-3954021&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/foo_fighters_anfield_4.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Foo Fighters jammed with Dave Grohl\u2019s daughter\u2019s boyfriend and a man dressed as Mentos in Liverpool &#8220;When shit like this happens, that means this is the night of our lives, so thank you&#8221; By Andrew Trendell 29th June 2026 Foo Fighters live at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 2026. 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