Watch Dave Grohl dedicate Foo Fighters’ My Hero to Steve Albini

Following the tragic loss of Steve Albini last week, Foo Fighters recently paid tribute to the punk rock legend while out on tour.

The rock titans dedicated a beautiful rendition of their classic single My Hero to Steve at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte on May 9 – with Dave Grohl performing a more stripped-back beginning, before the rest of the band came in to finish the song in emotional, powerful fashion.

“Tonight I’d like to dedicate this song to a friend that we lost the other day, who I’ve known a long, long time,” Dave – who of course famously worked with Steve on Nirvana’s In Utero – said on the night. “He left us much too soon. He’s touched all of your lives, I’m sure. I’m talking about Steve Albini.

“For those of you who know, you know. For those of you who don’t know, just remember that name: Steve Albini. Let’s sing this one for him.”

Check out fan-shot footage below:

Catch Foo Fighters on their Everything Or Nothing At All UK tour at the following dates next month:

June

13 Manchester Emirates Old Trafford Stadium (w/ Wet Leg and Loose Articles)
15 Manchester Emirates Old Trafford Stadium (w/ Courtney Barnett and Chroma)
17 Glasgow Hampden Stadium (w/ Courtney Barnett and Honeyblood)
20 London London Stadium (w/ Wet Leg and Shame)
22 London London Stadium (w/ Courtney Barnett and Hot Milk)
25 Cardiff Principality Stadium (w/ Wet Leg and Himalayas)
27 Birmingham Villa Park Stadium (w/ Courtney Barnett and Hot Milk)

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