(hennemusic) The Foo Fighters are scheduled to perform on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, February 8. The episode will also see Dave Grohl join the host for an interview prior to the band's appearance as they promote the February 5 release of their new album, "Medicine At Midnight."
Co-produced by Greg Kurtin and the band, the project marks the follow-up to 2017's "Concrete And Gold", which debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200.
The Foo Fighters recently issued "Waiting On A War" as the third single from the 2021 release and, according to Grohl, the track was based on his real life experience.
"As a child growing up in the suburbs of Washington DC, I was always afraid of war," recalls the rocker. "I had nightmares of missiles in the sky and soldiers in my backyard, most likely brought upon by the political tension of the early 1980's and my proximity to the Nation's Capitol. My youth was spent under the dark cloud of a hopeless future.
"Last fall, as I was driving my 11 year old daughter to school, she turned to me and asked, 'Daddy, is there going to be a war?' My heart sank in my chest as I looked into her innocent eyes, because I realized that she was now living under that same dark cloud of a hopeless future that I had felt 40 years ago. I wrote 'Waiting On a War' that day.
"Everyday waiting for the sky to fall," he adds. "Is there more to this than that? Is there more to this than just waiting on a war? Because I need more. We all do. This song was written for my daughter, Harper, who deserves a future, just as every child does." Stream the song here.
Foo Fighters and Green Day Lead Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival
Dave Grohl Comic Book Released
Foo Fighters Making Live Return Following Taylor Hawkins Death
Foo Fighters To Carry On As A Different Band
Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space - 2 Decades of Decay
GETSOME! - Nothing Personal of Course
Heroes & Monsters - Heroes and Monsters
Jared James Nichols - Jared James Nichols
Root 66: Sicard Hollow - Brightest of Days
Pantera, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit To Headline 2023 Inkcarceration
6th Annual Cliff Burton Day YouTube Celebration Announced
Gene Simmons Reflects On Why Ace Left KISS
Marty Friedman Playing First U.S. Shows In Four Years
Bryan Adams Announces So Happy It Hurts Tour
Gord Downie and Bob Rock's 'The Moment Is A Wild Place' Goes Online
Thrice Revisit 'The Artist In The Ambulance' For 20th Anniversary
Singled Out: Patty & The Oh's Heard Some Kinda Light