Foo Fighter Goes to Taylor Swift Show Before Dave Grohl’s Live Comment – Hollywood Life

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One other layer has been delivered to mild within the Taylor Swift–Dave Grohl “controversy.” Previous to Dave’s remark about enjoying “reside” in the course of the Foo Fighters’ latest present, the band’s guitarist Pat Smear was revealed to have attended the primary night time of the popstar’s three-night run at Wembley Stadium on Friday, June 21. The images of the shredder have resurfaced in mild of Dave’s remark.

Previous to the controversy, just a few eagle-eyed followers had noticed Pat, who additionally performed rhythm guitar for Nirvana and based The Germs, in a photograph taken of Taylor’s boyfriend Travis Kelce on the present. The “Shake It Off” singer’s London run was a really star-studded affair, and Pat additionally appeared in a selfie shared by fellow showgoer Salma Hayek on Instagram. The Venn diagram of Swifties and Foo Fighters followers had been clearly very excited to see the guitarist on the present.

PAT SMEAR AT THE ERAS TOUR??? Icons pic.twitter.com/G4LOrjLgfm

— Nina (Pedro´s model) (@Ninaskinn) June 23, 2024

The images have since resurfaced amid the controversy surrounding Dave’s remark in the course of the band’s present the next night time. In the course of the band’s set, the “Everlong” rocker made a joke that some folks have seen as a dig at Taylor. “You don’t need to undergo the wrath of Taylor Swift,” he stated. “We wish to name our tour, ‘The Errors Tour.’ I really feel like we’ve had quite a lot of eras, and quite a lot of f**king errors as properly. Only a couple. That’s as a result of we really play reside. What? Simply saying. You guys like reside, uncooked rock and roll music, proper?”

Regardless of going through some backlash, Dave was fairly animated in the course of the remark, and it appeared extra like a playful jab, fairly than a vicious assault. The Nirvana drummer has beforehand been very complimentary to Taylor, notably sharing a narrative in regards to the popstar masking “Better of You” at a celebration they each attended on The Late Late Present in 2018. Some followers have additionally identified that Dave’s daughter Violet has caught flack from Swifties after criticizing Taylor’s non-public jet utilization.

After Dave’s remark, Taylor appeared to handle the comment whereas speaking to the gang at her personal present on Sunday, June 23. “My band, who’s going to be enjoying reside for three-and-a-half hours tonight, they deserve this a lot, and so does each considered one of my fellow performers, and also you simply gave that to us so generously, and we’ll always remember it,” she stated.

Whereas neither Taylor nor Dave have instantly commented on the scenario, Pat’s attendance on the present seems to be a touch that there’s probably no “dangerous blood” between them.