LFR family what you need to realize is that the lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dave Grohl is a living legend. He was the drummer for the ultra famous grunge band Nirvana. After Kurt Cobain died (RIP) he threw himself into writing and came out with a small album where he played every instrument. And he wanted it to seem like it was group of guys so he called it Foo Fighters. Now many many years later he has recorded 9 studio albums, and sold well over 12,000,000 of them, and has collabed with countless other legends. (Paul McCartney, the remaining members of Led Zeppelin, Jack Black with his band Tenacious D, and started two super groups with other famous rockstars). I have always said he has the "Midas touch" as everything he does turns to gold, and you can plainly see that from his success. And on top of all that, one of his nicknames is the "nicest guy in rock", he is genuinely an amazing musician, father, and role model. I have been playing the drums for about 13 years now and he will forever be my idle and inspiration.

"Is he like the Beyonce of rock?" 🤣 More like Beyonce is the David Grohl of pop lmao

He paused in the middle of the song and told Taylor, the drummer, that he was about to cry. Taylor said, it's alright man. This was, at the time, the pinnacle of his and their career. He was overwhelmed with emotion.

Dave Grohl has a quote that says something like this: you can sing a song to 85,000 people and they will sing it back to you for 85,000 different reasons. He is known as the "nice guy of rock" Also, he broke his leg in a show falling off the stage. He finished the show and had a throne made so he could finish the tour. It is on KZfaq if you look..

Wembley Stadium is a soccer stadium in London. Attendance at the show was around 85,000

So Dave Grohl breaks his leg during a concert, finishes the concert, then creates a "Throne" to sit on so he did not have to cancel any concerts. He is a great showman. Watch some clips where he brings fans on stage to play or sing with them. Love this band.

Dave was emotional & blown away by the whole thing, at that stage. ya can't fake that shiz. to date, at this time in 2008, this was the most honoured they felt, being asked to play THE famous Wembley Stadium in UK. it was a HUGE deal for them! they were so excited, elated & stoked that they didn't remember alot of it, afterwards LOL they knew they'd reached a supremely magical point in their bands career, so wanted to document it properly, which went out on DVD. they also couldn't believe they'd sold out in a matter of minutes. humble dudes at heart, & a concert of theirs is one you just don't forget! you should watch Carpool Karaoke with them & James Corden on yt. It's really great :-)

Prince covered this in his Super Bowl halftime show. Dave grohl had no idea he was doing it until it happened. Check it out. Really cool.

Dave Grohl is also a great person. He's so humble with ZERO rockstar ego.

Watching this video again, and at 8:20 when Van says the song might have deeper meaning about someone they lost, and it’s a picture of Dave and Taylor (who passed away a year ago) really chokes me up. Great song and great reaction.

I was there! I was in that video in the crowd! This was the last song of the night, 3 hours of partying hard! Up to this point the Foo's had done so much, Dave Grohl had done so much, Whilst they were in the studio recording the album for this tour the manager walked in and said so whats next for the Foo Fighters?? Wembley Stadium was mentioned and Dave said man that place is huge how are we going to fill that place?? They went with it and 3 hours after the tickets went on sale to their astonishment they were told they had sold out! It was a momentous occasion a mile stone in their career! Wembley Stadium is Englands national Football(soccer) stadium in London. 86,000 seater, The UK loves the Foo Fighters, having been there on that night I can tell you it was incredible! The best night of my life!

Wembley is the biggest football (soccer) stadium in the UK. Playing a concert there is a huge deal, and you can tell they got a bit emotional seeing the massive crowd :)

WOW hearing all of Wembly singing along....goosebumps The Foo Fighters are the first band since the 70s who completely blew me away.

Love this reaction!! Dave Grohl gives 10000%. This is normally the song they end the show with.... and you can tell his voice has had it - yet he gives the crowd what they came for! I loved when he didn't do the "ooohhhh... ooohhhhhh.... ooohhhhh.... oooohhhh" and the crowd sung it. The energy at a Foo Fighters show is unexplainable.

A great Foo Fighters song to react to would be The Pretender. To me this song embraces the spirit of rising against adversity to become the best you that you can whether the obstacles be love, a person, etc. It's meant to be a motivational song that allows everyone to embrace their dreams for just a moment.

I was at this gig they sold out two nights of wembely stadium, its still the best gig ive ever been too

This was one of those gigs where I am truly grateful I can say.......I was there. I'd seen them before and I've seen them since but this was the most emotionally charged gig I've ever been to. I remember him breaking down and crying. I remember his words. "How did this fucking band get this fucking big?" And it was a genuine question, he was truly blown away by the love the crowd showed him and how successful they had become . Dave has always held the UK crowds in high esteem and it was only fitting that this was the biggest gig they'd ever played at the time.

The Foo Fighters is one of the best bands ever. The album "The Color and the Shape" is one of my all time top listens. It's just as good now as when it was released.

To me, Foo Fighters are the top of rock. Some will argue that, which is all in their right. Dave, being so disenfranchised with music after Nirvana. Just couldn't play it anymore. Then , while traveling in Europe or Asia. He saw a young kid wearing a Nirvana shirt. Seeing that the music he helped create could reach that far. It rekindled his spark. He's very often said that he doesn't make records to make money. He does it because he loves music. Foo Fighters does not put out bad music. I would even argue that Everlong is one of the best songs ever written and composed. Not for a reaction. If you have HBO Max. Look up Sonic Highways. Watch as they learn the history of a city and write a song based on it all. It was a beautiful concept album that they give you the backstory for on every episode. Then, play the song at the end.

The singer is Dave Grohl, formerly drummer of Nirvana.. and with Foo Fighters he‘d start a new thing and it became one of the biggest rock group of the last decade. Dave is simply a genius!! Check out ‚my hero‘. Its an older one, but i just love it, cause for me its about Nirvana Singer Kurt Cobain who died in 1994. Dave said its not about him... but as the biggest Nirvana Fan on earth, i imagine it is about Kurt! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qM5xiLeAp6jKnWw.html

Dave & Taylor have been best mates/Soul mates since they meet & Taylor who was a beacon of light is Feeling Dave being so overwelmed by the Love & appreciation of the fans that night. Best Concert I've ever witnessed & shattered I won't ever see Dave & Taylor together again with that incredible bond. RIP Taylor Hawkins :-(

From this same concert….. My Hero is a super great song as well!

I’ve seen Foo Fighters in concerts several times and every time, people sing like this to Best of You. ❤️ For me, it’s always an emotional experience.

You guess all without knowing the context,or group,or song.I think Dave just full of grateful and can't believe of the reality.85000 people sing your song and blows him with his own song,and grow.It's powerful.

Everlong. Always Everlong. It's one of their marquis songs.

best live performers i’ve ever seen personally, unbelievable band, RIP Taylor

First rock concert i took my daughter to was the Foo's. They leave it all out there on the stage. They had the same stage setup and Dave Grohl was running back and forth out in the crowd for hours.

I've seen the Foo Fighters perform live a number of times now. They never disappoint! I'd love to see you react to my favourite Foo Fighters songs. - Times like these - Breakout - Learn to fly

I have been to over 600 concerts with daughter. The best show I ever saw was foo fighters in Denver.

I kind of think this song was right after he and Taylor (drummer) did 2 songs with John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Dream come true. He and the drummer are best friends - like brothers. When the drummer OD’d early on in his career, Dave spent every day in the hospital by his bedside until he woke from his coma. They were playing the biggest venue they could be and the sheer scale of it overwhelmed him.

One thing that might explain the sheer size of the audience here is how famous and beloved Foo Fighters are here in the UK. From what I hear, in the US they're no bigger than any other mainstream rock band. Over here, on the other hand, they're essentially rock gods. Ask any Brit what the biggest modern rock band is and they'll more likely than not answer Foo Fighters. They're a staple in any major music festival over here, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who didn't grow up listening to at least a couple of their songs and couldn't sing along to Best Of You and My Hero!

Dave and the band always give the fans 110%

"traditional rock" Couldn't have said it better. Knowing he came out of the tragedy of Nirvana blows my mind.

Dave has said this is the hardest song for him to sing because it’s balls to the wall the whole time.

What a workout ! These guys gave everything they had in this performance. Mad respect

Thanks! It would be hard to put into few words what Best of You means, at least to me, so to keep it short it simply means don't give up. Like others have said Dave is a full blown rock star. Foo Fighters are the greatest band I've ever seen live. Real loud, plays long sets and are great to the crowd and aren't afraid to bring a fan up to play a song with them. Everlong, Walk, I'll Stick Around, These Days, My Hero, Something From Nothing It's hard to find a bad song.

You love drummers. Dave Grohl, the lead singer, is a phenomenal drummer. I seriously recommend looking up him drumming. It's his best instrument. He's a friggin beast on drums.

MORE FOO FIGHTERS!! This song is about life, and living life to the fullest, and fuck your haters...don't let them get the best of you.

I was at this concert!

So, regarding context, I don't know if what I am about to say is at all true for Dave Grohl, but when I listen to the lyrics, I hear overtones that speak to the idea of deep soul struggle; of giving up vs continuing the fight. Lyrics like "I needed somewhere to hang my head, without your noose, You gave me something that I didn't have, but had no use, I was to weak to give in, too strong to lose, My heart is under arrest again, but I break loose, My head is giving me life or death, but I can't choose, I swear I'll never give in, I refuse". These are human lyrics that resound with the struggle so many of us go through everyday in so many ways. More than that, they could be taken as someone in the midst of contemplating suicide, given the overtones of choice between life and death. Grohl lost a band mate to suicide very publicly. If this song is in any way a manner of dealing with some of the questions he has as a result of that, or a way of supporting those who may be contemplating suicide, the rawness of emotions you saw would make a lot of sense. Again, I don't know if this thought is in any way true of what Grohl was feeling in the moment, but the rawness struck me as personal, as you observed in the video. Lastly, if anyone out there is contemplating suicide, please reach out to your local crisis line.

I’m so heartbroken for them, Taylor’s stamp on this band is profound…

It’s about the refusal to be taken advantage of by something that’s bigger than you, or someone you’re in love with. It’s the fight in the face of adversity.Grohl added that "Most people think it's a love song but it's meant to be more universal, which I think is one of the reasons so many people sing along when we play it"

They do growl now & then, but more often than not it's traditional. Dave was just overwhelmed by the love of his fans.

This was my first foo fighters concert, and as of now I have seen them 9 times. New York,Paris and London. Not once has there been a bad one, they have all been amazing they just get better and better. Most of them have been two and half hours long one was 3 hours. BEST ever rock band.

In 1991 I think, I saw an interview of Nirvana. I heard a very young David Grohl. He was so pretentious and full of himself. I remember thinking he needs a punch to the face. I was young, he was young. I couldn't stand him. Flash to 8 years later and he is writing songs and expressing himself in such an elegant way. It has actually made me cry.

The Foos are one of the few actual rock bands that still exist and Dave Grohl is one of the nicest people on the planet. I can't even imagine what playing Wembley would be like. No wonder he was wrecked at the end. I would highly suggest "Everlong". Great track. Have a nice day all.

If you sold out Wembley like they did 2x back to back, that is selling out the mecca of concert venues to put it into perspective. That is the place where Queen did their historical concert, which was also shown in the movie.

I saw them play in Madison Square Garden and they did this song. We were doing the vocalizations and Dave says, "One more time." We do the vocalizations again and Dave stops the whole band and says, "What the fuck are you guys doing? I wanna finish the fucking song." And then we did the final chorus together and it was awesome.

Rest in Peace Rest in Peace Taylor Hawkins, you will be missed by Millions. Everlong.

Lots of details added below already but possibly a few bits extra. This was one of 2 nights at Wembley Stadium (I was at both nights), the first time they had ever headlined a Stadium show and their largest crowd for their own gig in their careers to date. In interviews before the show Dave Grohl had said the Foos "were never meant to get this big". The emotion just overwhelmed Dave Grohl in this song. They had played Live 8 (charity gig with Metallica, Pussycat Dolls and Madonna) a year or two before at Wembley Stadium and had joked that the next time they came to the UK they would come back and headline this stadium... and they did! If I could recommend an interesting band to check out try Rammstein - Du Hast (live at Download). They only sing in German but are huge all over the world. Their official videos seem to get blocked for most reactors so ideally find the live stuff (not from their DVDs), which is great as the stage show is immense.

I was there at Wembley stadium in 2008 (Saturday night, I think but can't actually remember, it was either the 6th or 7th June), anyway I have seen Foo Fighters 3 times and that one at Wembley was my first time I had seen them play live and the second time was at Milton Keynes bowl when he was recovering from his broken leg and had to sit in his own throne but still came out onto the stage a legend and the third and most recent time, my wife and I (a present from her) saw them play at the London stadium in Stratford in June 2018, so, pretty much 10 years after the first time I saw them live but the first one at Wembley just blew my mind away, from the moment they came up through the stage and started with The Pretender and Dave Grohl walking up and down that aisle/runway/catwalk whatever you want to call it to the very last song and the fireworks at the end, it will forever be in my memories. The other 2 concerts were amazing and will always be in my memories too but for me, the Wembley concert is number one, then the London stadium concert (plus the fact it's the new home of my club West Ham haha..) and then the one in Milton Keynes in that order.

I forgot about that moment of connection between brothers brave and Taylor. RIP Taylor.

One of the most intelligent reaction videos that I've seen in a while.

Wembly is the place for a concert (River Plate in Argentina will be up there). If you are reacting to an artist that played there watch the version live. Nothing compares to 85k people signing along.

Dave was the drummer for Nirvana and went on to play guitar and sing in Foo Fighters after Kurt Cobain died. A musical genius and just a really nice down to earth guy. You should check out their live show where dave spots a fan dressed up in a Kiss costume and let him come up on stage and play guitar for a song. It is great.

86k people, last song of the night, and he and Taylor (drummer) had just sung two songs with John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page.

This man play a live show after falling off stage and continued to play with a broken leg. He is a true legend.

wow !!.....Dave almost had me in tears..... :'(

That's what music is the feeling and heart

I watched a documentary about them called Back and Forth. They went through a lot to get to that point. The drummer OD’d one and it was a close call. It was the biggest crowd they had ever played for. Dave was probably overwhelmed for a sec! Love the FF🎸🎶😂😍

My Hero is a great one.

To understand this song and this concert you should see the video "Foo fighters - About Wembley" here on KZfaq. It's their real breakthrough. They wanted to make sure they gave i 110%.

Its England football team's stadium bro the home of soccer as yous would call it Dave Groul was the drummer for Nirvana in the 90s till kurt Cobain died RIP awesome reaction from the UK keep up the good work

My hero same show is amazing

Music soothes the savage beast. Please react to "Learn To Fly." That record is simply amazing.

Foo Fighters- The Pretender

Some other Food Fighters Songs that others don't react to: My Hero, Rope, Walk, Monkey Wrench, Learn To Fly, Big Me, Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty Cover), Band On The Run (Wings cover), Have A Cigar W/ Brian May (Pink Floyd Cover), Darling Nikki (Prince Cover). New to channel, just helping out.

He basically told the drummer that he is about to cry :D He is fucking singing his song in front of a whole stadium and i guess you cant even imagine what must go through your head once you realize that :D You guys had it basically. He was just thinking wtf this is effing great

you need to check out the charity version of this song. dave ghrol is a living god

Just like to add, the hoardes of people at Wembley after the concert was... let's put it this way, I am so glad that I drove to Wembley and my brother's mate worked there at the time and told me where to park as I didn't fancy trying to catch a train home with over 80,000 other Foo fans!

Former drummer from Nirvana and I think they’re all on adrenaline and semi shock!

8:12 is one of my favorite all time images! Those two men are best friends. They always think alike and completely share the same dream, At that moment Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins are are both completely synced together. Both overcome with the emotions of playing their biggest show ever. The way Taylor Hawkins (the drummer) is looking into Dave is as if he’s living vicariously through him. Feeling/ sharing every emotion! living in the moment! ❤️

I don't know if anyone's mention this but Dave Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana back in the 90s. The guy has endless musical Talent.

Thanks for reacting to this song. I have become such a fan of the Foo Fighters for so many songs in their catalogue. Going to see them in July in NYC. Dave Grohl is a fan as much as a musician and he was overwhelmed with emotion knowing he was standing in the same place that his music idols stood. I recommend you watch the Foo Fighters whole show for the last episode of David Letterman. One of my FAVORITE songs from that set is STACKED ACTORS... go check THAT song out👍🏾👍🏾💗

Wembley Stadium can seat up 90,000 people for concerts

Dave is a legend... former drummer of Nirvana.

You need to react to Everlong by this band!! You'll love it as well!!

The song is about heartbreak and perseverance. Are you gone and on to someone new-everybody’s been there when a significant other has moved on and is still going through the motions with you. In spite of the pain, you refuse to give in and get on with life.

If you want to see how awesome the Foo Fighters are, might I recommend you watch the saga of Kiss Guy...

6:22 Wembley Stadium is a famous sports and music venue in England. The biggest stars in sports and music from all over the world have performed there. It's like Madison Square Garden except outdoors, and bigger.

Was at this concert 😆😆

Dave is amazing guy .. Intent is simple don't let any muthr fr try getting the upper hand to your life

I’m late to this video. Your reaction is great. If you haven’t seen from cradle to stage, a document series on mtv/paramount plus. You’ll learn a lot about him. And a few others.

Just FYI I subscribed to your channel cuz of your reaction to Foo Fighters Pretender. Just hilarious👍🏾

I don’t know how old this video is but I’m writing anyways. The lyrics are about being taken advantage of, whether it be political or personal. The Best of you should be for you, your dreams, your goals, whatever you desire. Don’t let somebody else get the best of you. Nia...I have no idea how to spell her name but she’s gorgeous and I love the family atmosphere of the videos. Family is everything...praying for and with y’all.

Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you? Has someone taken your faith? It's real, the pain you feel You trust, you must Confess

They need to do a song at the halftime of the Super Bowl

I saw the Foo Fighters in Denver one time. It was the loudest concert I've ever been to, and it was a great show

I think all of their songs are amazing. Listen to 'Let it die" and "Home".

These guys have been known to play sets 3-4 hours long, and a lot of times Dave will do a song or two with the opening act. The fact that they can keep the energy level up like this is beyond nuts.

Done watching this couple reacting. They are jokers

I know you appreciate how talented Mike Shinoda is from Linkin Park. Dave Grohl is like him - multi-talented and just absolutely LIVES for music. He's amazing.

The foo fighters are great. You should also check out Queen and Muse as well. Also Wembley is England's national football stadium (soccer)

Taylor Hawkins the drummer is always smiling. He enjoys every minute.

My favorite Foo Fighter moment was when during one of his shows this dude was starting a fight and causing trouble and Dave Grohl stopped everything pointed him out and had security remove him. Saying "That's not allowed at a Foo Fighter show. The the fuck out of here!" 🤣🤣🤣

I love this band! Dave Grohl is such a talented musician. One of the bands i have yet to see.

I had a free ticket to this ,but i turned it down because i had community service next day back in the day when i was a scumbag. In the end i went out in my local town got drunk n didnt go community service anyway. Worlds biggest loser 😂. One of my biggest regrets remember watching the concert on you tube devestated! Love your channel dude.

LEGENDARY

The lyrics to this song are pretty straight forward so if you search them you will know what the song is about. Though, yes, it could be inspired by something very personal to him.

Prince played this song at the Super Bowl XLI. You got to see that whole half time show, it's f*cking awesome. Dave Grohl is the nicest most humble rock artist, and funny as hell.