Foo Fighters tease tour with AI-assisted video: “There’s more to come”
Foo Fighters have teased an upcoming tour with a humorous video that utilises artificial intelligence satirically as a way of promising artistic authenticity.
Gags in the video include many of the members spawning extra fingers, facial features being airbrushed and enlarged, and even a human body with a duck head floating in one of the frames.
“It’s been a while, but I’m happy to announce that Foo Fighters are coming back to bring you that 100% real, raw, human element of rock ‘n’ roll,” Grohl opens the video by saying with a knowing smile.
He continues, “I mean, with a setlist like this, you can’t go wrong,” while holding up a piece of paper written in indiscernible gibberish. AI famously struggles to enter text into images or videos.
When their new drummer is introduced, the subtle joke is undeniable, as the drummer spawns five extra arms to play a drumset that surrounds him. This is a humorous way of addressing a very public change, after swapping their drummer, Josh Freese, with the Nine Inch Nails touring drummer, Ilan Rubin.
Freese announced his firing in May, revealing he received a call from the band, who explained they wanted “to go in a different direction with their drummer”. However, according to Freese, this left him “a bit shocked and disappointed”.
“Keeping it real,” the video’s synopsis states, while the video ends with “Stay tuned… There’s more to come!” The band separately wrote online, “Thank You!!! Where Will We See You Next???”
Foo Fighters recently played their first show with their new drummer, Ilan Rubin, after taking a year away from live performances. On September 13th, the ‘Everlong’ musicians played a surprise gig at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. The venue can hold only 900 people.
Foo Fighters have several more shows scheduled this year, including in Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan, across several dates in October. In November, they will play two dates in Mexico City.
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