{"id":2282627,"date":"2024-06-24T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crowd-goes-wild-as-foo-fighters-dave-grohl-appears-to-take-a-shot-at-taylor-swift\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T11:52:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:52:02","slug":"crowd-goes-wild-as-foo-fighters-dave-grohl-appears-to-take-a-shot-at-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crowd-goes-wild-as-foo-fighters-dave-grohl-appears-to-take-a-shot-at-taylor-swift\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowd Goes Wild as Foo Fighters&#8217; Dave Grohl Appears to Take a Shot at Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrowd-goes-wild-as-foo-fighters-dave-grohl-appears-to-take-a-shot-at-taylor-swift%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282627&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a Foo Fighters concert in London, Dave Grohl\u2064 seemed to criticize Taylor Swift by insinuating that she does not \u200cperform live, in contrast to his band. This comment\u200d was part\u200d of \u2063Grohl&#8217;s remarks\u200b where he humorously referred to his \u200down tour \u2062as the &#8220;Errors \u2064Tour,&#8221; playing on the name of Swift&#8217;s &#8220;Eras Tour.&#8221; Grohl&#8217;s comments at the London Stadium,\u2064 amid cheers from the\u200b crowd, were in proximity to Swift&#8217;s concurrent Eras Tour performance at Wembley Stadium. The incident, captured on video and\u2062 shared\u2063 widely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, drew critical\u200b reactions from Swift&#8217;s fans. \u2064Some responses accused Grohl of jealousy and \u2062unprofessionalism, highlighting Swift&#8217;s\u2064 success and the prominence of her supporters including celebrities. Swift subtly responded without naming Grohl, emphasizing that her \u200bteam deserved recognition for performing live for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-gop-child-care-plan-seeks-subsidy-expansion-for-working-middle-class-parents-what-about-those-sacrificing-to-stay-home\/\" title=\"New GOP Child Care Plan Seeks Subsidy Expansion For Working, Middle-Class Parents. What About Those Sacrificing To Stay Home?\">extensive hours<\/a>. The exchange highlights a tension between \u200cdiffering perceptions of live performance authenticity\u200c in the music industry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 24, 2024 at 8:34am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Musician Dave Grohl, the frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters, appeared to take a shot at pop star Taylor Swift during a concert in London over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/ellendurney\/taylor-swift-response-to-dave-grohl-playing-live-comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BuzzFeed<\/a>, Grohl and the band were performing at London Stadium on Saturday, across town from where Swift was continuing her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/16-year-old-taylor-swift-fan-dies-car-crash-listening-star-way-eras-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eras Tour<\/a> at Wembley Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip that was first posted on the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-15-year-olds-arrested-participating-exceptionally-dangerous-tiktok-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>, Grohl insinuated that Swift did not play her music live.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains language that some viewers might find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@strettyend\/video\/7383465201745628448\" data-video-id=\"7383465201745628448\">\n<section><a title=\"@strettyend\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@strettyend?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@strettyend<\/a> \u2018That\u2019s because we actually play live! Whaaaat?!? Dave Grohl insinuates Taylor Swift does not play live! <a title=\"davegrohl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/davegrohl?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#davegrohl<\/a> <a title=\"foofighters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foofighters?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#foofighters<\/a> <a title=\"foofighterstour\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foofighterstour?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#foofighterstour<\/a> <a title=\"erastour\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/erastour?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#erastour<\/a> <a title=\"taylorswift\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/taylorswift?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#taylorswift<\/a> <a title=\"london\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/london?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#London<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - strettyend\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7383465301013662497?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 strettyend<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo we like to call our tour the \u2018Errors Tour,\u2019\u201d Grohl said in a reference to Swift\u2019s global tour name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few f****** errors as well,\u201d he added. \u201cJust a couple.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you enjoy attending concerts?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grohl concluded, \u201cThat\u2019s because we actually play live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd went wild over the comment.<\/p>\n<p>A clip of the video that went viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/x-users-spot-telling-problem-hillary-clintons-attempt-support-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X<\/a> resulted in some of Swift\u2019s fans taking shots at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/autopsy-foo-fighters-drummer-reveals-grossly-enlarged-heart-cocktail-psychoactive-substances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the former Nirvana drummer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As does she. Expect the apology. I love Dave but, it sounds like middle-age man grousing. Just no. It\u2019s 2024 and the top selling record, concerts belong to a woman. Deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BlueWave \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udf0aback up account (@ShellLea289505) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShellLea289505\/status\/1804929134994542798?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">this was so unnecessary and so beneath him. I\u2019ve been a lifelong fan of Dave Grohl but this is just cheap and intentionally provocative.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erika Ferszt (@erikaferszt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikaferszt\/status\/1804913959918571619?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great, an older man making jokes about a woman that is dominating the music world right now, how original. I thought he was one of the good ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bri (@fallintome2006) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fallintome2006\/status\/1804903037854416929?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Taylor Swift is performing eight sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium, drawing thousands of fans outside the venue and millions more on livestreams every weekend, while Dave Grohl complains about her at his own concert.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 P \ud83e\udea9\ud83e\ude90\ud83d\udc8c (@swiftiesouul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swiftiesouul\/status\/1804899200682881504?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, and Tom Cruise going to Taylor\u2019s show. Maybe he was jealous so he took it out on Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 joey (@Fan_FlickOn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fan_FlickOn\/status\/1804996429900906980?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow Grohl so washed he has to use Taylor\u2019s name for free pr? Embarrassing thought he was better than that what a shame<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren (@bigbruinsenergy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigbruinsenergy\/status\/1804905880627908706?\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A BuzzFeed noted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/taylor-swift-mocked-viral-eras-tour-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swift<\/a> appeared to acknowledge Grohl\u2019s comments on Sunday during a show when she said her band would be playing live \u2013 although she did not mention the \u201cEverlong\u201d singer by name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band \u2014 who\u2019s gonna be playing live for you for three and a half hours tonight \u2014 they deserve this so much,\u201d she said to fans who had been cheering her on.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News by Johnathan Jones, June 24, 2024 &#8211; During a London concert, Foo Fighters&#8217; frontman Dave Grohl seemingly criticized Taylor Swift. The event occurred at London Stadium on Saturday, coinciding with Swift&#8217;s nearby performance, reports BuzzFeed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":2282628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/swift-sbs-grohl-for-june-24-2024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13458,32441,32440,4049,32394],"class_list":["post-2282627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crowd","tag-dave-grohl","tag-foo-fighters","tag-shot","tag-taylor-swift"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/swift-sbs-grohl-for-june-24-2024.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}