The Foo Fighters have introduced on Nine Inch Nails drummer IIan Rubin forward of their upcoming tour throughout Indonesia, Singapore and Japan, Billboard has confirmed.
As first reported by THR.com, Rubin replaces drummer Josh Freese, who parted methods with Dave Grohl‘s rock outfit in Could. Freese had joined the Foo Fighters in Could 2023 to fill the spot left by the passing of the late Taylor Hawkins. In a wierd plot twist, Freese will now reportedly be part of 9 Inch Nails to fill in for Rubin on 9 Inch Nails’ Peel it Again tour.
Freese had drummed for 9 Inch Nails from 2005 to 2008. It’s unclear if Rubin will be part of the band full-time or simply tour with the band at upcoming exhibits.
The Foo Fighters haven’t carried out since Sept 28, 2024 on the Southside Music Competition in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The band is scheduled to play in Jakarta, Indonesia on Oct. 2, after which headline the Method 1 Grand Prix in Singapore two days later. Foo Fighters are scheduled to headline two nights at Saitama, Japan’s Tremendous Area Oct. 7 & 8 earlier than heading to Kobe, Japan for a live performance on Oct. 10. The band returns to North America Nov. 14 to carry out at Corona Capital in Mexico Metropolis on Nov. 14.
9 Inch Nails are set to start their enviornment tour subsequent month with help act Boys Noize. The band begins its tour Aug. 6 in Oakland, Calif., earlier than heading as much as Portland, Ore. to play on the Moda Middle on Aug. 8.