Foo Fighters will spend a week in New York next week as the musical guests of Late Show With David Letterman , playing covers of songs inspired by their forthcoming record Sonic Highways each night. The residency coincides with the premiere of Grohl’s documentary series, also titled Sonic Highways, which premieres on HBO on October 17th.
The film chronicles the making of the album – which the band recorded in eight different U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Nashville and Austin, among others, since each has its own unique musical history – as well as the musical history of each locale.- The Foo Fighters are taking up residency at The Late Show.
- Additionally, Dave Grohl will sit for an interview with the talk-show host on October 13th, according to The Hollywood Reporter .
- Initially, Grohl had hoped to record the Sonic Highways album in various international cities, but he realized that would be “financially impossible”.
