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Foo Fighters Release Surprise Bandcamp Friday Live EP Benefiting Local Food Charities

Six tracks from intimate September club shows spotlight debut-era rarities with Ilan Rubin on drums.

Overview

  • The six-track EP, Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1, is available exclusively on Bandcamp as a pay-what-you-want download and can be streamed for free.
  • Proceeds are directed to charities fighting food insecurity in San Luis Obispo, Santa Ana, Washington, D.C., and New Haven, the cities where the shows were recorded.
  • The set leans on the band’s 1995 debut with live versions of Alone + Easy Target, Exhausted, Watershed, Weenie Beenie, and Winnebago, plus 2011’s White Limo.
  • The recordings capture the band’s first run of shows with new drummer Ilan Rubin, whose debut performance came Sept. 13 in San Luis Obispo.
  • The release lands as the band begins an Asian tour that opened Oct. 2 in Jakarta, with a Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix set ahead, while some outlets report expectations of a 2026 studio album.