Reports from last month (we wrote about it on August 4) that Ilan Rubin had left Nine Inch Nails to join the ranks of Foo Fighters after Josh Freese was let go from the latter group and immediately found employment with the former have been confirmed (yes, we know this looks a bit like the introduction to a school word problem 😉 ).
Last Saturday, i.e. September 13, Foo Fighters played their first gig with Ilan Rubin behind the drum kit at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. During the performance, introducing the new drummer, Dave Grohl said:
“Do I finally get to say who our trucking’ drummer is? Everybody else has said it. I finally get the opportunity to say: Ladies and gentlemen, would you please welcome the most badass motherfucker! Ilan Rubin is playing drums in the Foo Fighters right now. It’s official. You can stamp the passport.”
Ilan Rubin, in turn, commented on the show on his Instagram account yesterday:
“Last night with Foo Fighters could not have been a better time. After keeping my head down for a couple wild months and throwing myself into the material, that first show was such an incredible release of energy. I’ve been taken aback by all the positivity and support, and I just wanted to say thanks! Excited for all the volume and sweat that lies ahead.“
Official Foo Fighters website: https://foofighters.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/foofighters
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foofighters/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@foofighters
X: https://x.com/foofighters
Official Ilan Rubin website: https://ilanrubinmusic.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ilan.rubin.39
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilanrubin/
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ilanrubinmusic / https://www.youtube.com/@thenewregime
Here’s a fragment of the first Foo Fighters concert featuring Ilanem Rubinem, posted by the r/FooFighters YouTube channel:
