{"id":2107840,"date":"2026-08-23T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107840"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:00:01","slug":"watch-foo-fighters-play-rarities-with-la-philharmonic-orchestra-at-hollywood-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2107840","title":{"rendered":"Watch Foo Fighters play rarities with LA Philharmonic Orchestra at Hollywood Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/foo_fighters_orchestra.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><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\">Watch Foo Fighters play rarities with LA Philharmonic Orchestra at Hollywood Bowl<\/h1>\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>The one-off set was part of a celebration for the orchestra&#8217;s outgoing music director Gustavo Dudamel<\/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> Max Pilley<\/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=\"2026-08-23T18:00:01+01:00\">23rd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/foo_fighters_orchestra-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 2 - Day 2\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Dave Grohl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 19, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images for Coachella)<\/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>Foo Fighters\u00a0have performed a set of hits and rarities with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra \u2013 check out\u00a0footage\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1359\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Foo Fighters live in Liverpool: rock club vibes on a stadium scale from our greatest supergroup<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The band took to the stage at the Hollywood Bowl yesterday (August 22), backed by the full orchestra, as well as members of the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, with Gustavo Dudamel conducting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The concert was part of a series of shows celebrating Dudamel\u2019s 17-year tenure at the LA Philharmonic, and it saw Foo Fighters play 15 songs, including hits such as \u2018All My Life\u2019, \u2018The Pretender\u2019, \u2018Learn\u00a0To\u00a0Fly\u2019 and \u2018Best\u00a0Of\u00a0You\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The band also dug deep to play a few rarities from their back catalogue, including the first performance of \u2018I Should Have Known\u2019 since 2012, as well as \u2018Razor\u2019 for the first time since 2006 and \u2018Home\u2019 for the first time since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>They dedicated \u2018Aurora\u2019 to their late drummer\u00a0Taylor Hawkins\u00a0and ended the show with \u2018Everlong\u2019 as fireworks went off in the\u00a0Hollywood\u00a0sky.<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters, Gustavo Dudamel, &amp; LA Phil - I Should Have Known at Hollywood Bowl 8\/22\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yGQrI_EJ-yE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters, Gustavo Dudamel, &amp; LA Phil - Home at Hollywood Bowl 8\/22\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-EJxEluptUU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters, Gustavo Dudamel, &amp; LA Phil - A320 at Hollywood Bowl 8\/22\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1UR6QCfz_Qo?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foo Fighters, Gustavo Dudamel, &amp; LA Phil - Best of You at Hollywood Bowl 8\/22\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CTHGLXgRSVI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\" Foo Fighters, Gustavo Dudamel, &amp; LA Phil w\/Choir - Sky is a Neighborhood at Hollywood Bowl 8\/22\/26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t9K1XfNP0qU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3><strong>Foo Fighters played:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2018Times Like These\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018All My Life\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Pretender\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Walk\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018A320\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018My Hero\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Learn\u00a0To\u00a0Fly\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Sky Is\u00a0A\u00a0Neighborhood\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Run\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018I Should Have Known\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Razor\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Aurora\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Best\u00a0Of\u00a0You\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Home\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Everlong\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dave Grohl had previously played with Dudamel and the orchestra at Coachella 2025, where they played versions of \u2018The Sky Is\u00a0A\u00a0Neighborhood\u2019 and \u2018Everlong\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u00a0are\u00a0currently touring\u00a0to support their 12th studio album \u2018Your Favorite Toy\u2019, which was released in April.\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave it three-and-a-half stars, writing:\u00a0\u201cFor now, at least, they have remembered that no-frills punk, played fast and loud, suits them much better than middle-of-the-road dad-rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>was at one of the Anfield shows, awarding it four stars and writing: \u201cIt all feels a little too familiar\u00a0to\u00a0the usual Foos fare, but\u00a0Radiohead\u00a0they are not. This is what they do. Grohl asks why\u00a0oh\u00a0why the band are only playing these two Liverpool gigs in their home away from home\u00a0of\u00a0the UK this\u00a0year, but\u00a0assures us that this is\u00a0merely\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,\u00a0so pucker up for Saturday and party on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the band released the live EP \u2018Are Playing Where??? Vol.\u00a0II\u2019,\u00a0featuring six recordings captured at intimate shows in New York and New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>They next head to\u00a0Rock\u00a0In\u00a0Rio\u00a0on\u00a0September 4, and\u00a0will then\u00a0open for AC\/DC for \u201cone night only\u201d in St. Louis, before resuming their own tour \u2013 see all the dates and ticket information here.<\/p>\n<p>Grohl has described the chance to support\u00a0AC\/DC\u00a0as \u201cliterally a dream come true\u201d, telling fans: \u201cIf you want blood\u2026you\u2019ve got it. Let there be fucking rock, St. Louis.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Dave Grohl<\/li>\n<li>Foo Fighters<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Madra Salach are remoulding traditional Irish folk to their own blistering tune<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Why we should leave \u2018The Inbetweeners\u2019 in a more innocent era<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Akriila throws open the doors to her gloriously messy musical multiverse<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Fontaines D.C.\u2018s \u2018Marianne\u2019 sets a bold new cinematic scene in their search for escape<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-custom_ad_1  tdi_94 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_95\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_96  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_98  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_100  vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_102  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=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_104 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>More Stories<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_105 td-pb-border-top td_module_flex_1--card td_module_flex_1--card--highlight td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_105\">\n<div id=\"tdi_105\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard bring out Max Weinberg at Queens show<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Turnstile announce surprise reimagined \u2018Never Enough\u2019 \u2018Versions\u2019 album with Elton John, Hayley Williams, Blood Orange, A.G. 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