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Foo Fighters Bring on Nine Inch Nails Drummer IIan Rubin Ahead of Asia Tour
OAKLAND, JUL 30 – Ilan Rubin replaces Josh Freese as Foo Fighters drummer following Freese's 2023 tenure; Freese returns to Nine Inch Nails ahead of their major North American tour.
- Foo Fighters named Ilan Rubin, Nine Inch Nails' touring drummer since 2009, as their new drummer ahead of a 2025 tour starting August 6 in Oakland, California.
- This change followed Foo Fighters' May decision to part ways with Josh Freese, who had joined in 2023 after Taylor Hawkins' 2022 death and will now rejoin Nine Inch Nails.
- Rubin, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 as its youngest-ever inductee at 32, replaces Freese, a professional drummer with 40 years' experience who expressed shock and disappointment on Instagram.
- The Foo Fighters plan a 2025 world tour with dates in North America, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, and Mexico, while Nine Inch Nails will start their Peel it Back arena tour in Oakland on August 6 with Freese on drums.
- The lineup adjustments highlight the ongoing evolution of both bands as they prepare for significant tours, with Freese supporting Foo Fighters' direction despite no reason given for his firing.
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