Grohl Drums For Queens Of The Stone Age, Foos Take A Break

04/19/2002 6:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
Matt Ashare

(4/19/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- Dave Grohl is putting a hold on the Foo Fighters' recording sessions, saying the band needs a rest from recording its new album. Instead, he will drum for his favorite band, Queens Of The Stone Age, on its summer tour. He's also going to focus on finishing an album with his heavy-metal side project, Probot.

"We've been out here in L.A. for the last few months; sometimes working, sometimes not," wrote Grohl in an online message to fans. "Everything that we recorded came out great, and we actually mixed a bunch of it, but after four months, three studios, and who knows how many foosball games, we decided to take a break from it."

Grohl added, "I promise it won't be too long and it'll be worth every suspenseful moment."

Fans may be album to hear a few songs from the forthcoming Foo Fighters album at the Coachella Festival in California on April 28. Grohl will be pulling double duty by playing drums for Queens Of The Stone Age the day before (April 27).

Meanwhile, Queens Of The Stone Age will embark on a full tour starting May 27 in Atlanta.

Queens Of The Stone Age tour dates (subject to change):

May 27 - Atlanta, GA - Cotton Club

May 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater Of Living Arts

May 30 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

June 1 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club

June 2 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

June 5 - Detroit, MI - The Shelter

June 6 - Chicago, IL - Metro

June 7 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar

June 9 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater

June 12 - Vancouver, BC - Richard's On Richards

June 14 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan

-- Darren Davis, New York

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