Foo Fighters Band Members History

Current members

Dave Grohl

Active: 1995–present

Instruments: lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, bass, drums

Release contributions: all Foo Fighters releases

Nate Mendel

Active: 1995–present

Instruments: bass

Release contributions: all Foo Fighters releases from The Colour and the Shape (1997)

Taylor Hawkins

Active: 1997–present

Instruments: drums, backing vocals

Release contributions: all Foo Fighters releases from There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999)

Chris Shiflett

Active: 1999–present

Instruments: lead guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: all Foo Fighters releases from One by One (2002)

Pat Smear

Active: 1995–1997, 2006–present

Instruments: lead/rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: The Colour and the Shape (1997), all Foo Fighters releases from Skin and Bones (2006)

Former members

William Goldsmith

Active: 1995–1997

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: The Colour and the Shape (1997) – "Doll," "My Poor Brain (uncredited)," and "Up in Arms (slow portion)," performed on "Foo Fighters" tour

Franz Stahl

Active: 1997–1999

Instruments: lead guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: Did not perform on an album but performed on "A320" for Godzilla soundtrack and re-recording of "Walking After You" for The X-Files: The Album.

Session musicians

Greg Dulli

Active: 1994

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: Foo Fighters – "X-Static"

Lance Bangs

Active: 1996/1997

Instruments: handclaps

Release contributions: The Colour and the Shape (1997) – "See You"

Chris Bilheimer

Active: 1996/1997

Instruments: handclaps

Release contributions: The Colour and the Shape (1997) – "See You"

Ryan Boesch

Active: 1996/1997

Instruments: handclaps

Release contributions: The Colour and the Shape (1997) – "See You"

Brian May

Active: 2002

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: One by One (2002) – "Tired of You"

John Paul Jones

Active: 2005

Instruments: mandolin; piano

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Another Round"; "Miracle"

Nick Raskulinecz

Active: 2005

Instruments: double bass; bass

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "On the Mend"; "Cold Day in the Sun"

Norah Jones

Active: 2005

Instruments: vocals, piano

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Virginia Moon"

Petra Haden

Active: 2005

Instruments: violin

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Miracle"

Danny Clinch

Active: 2005

Instruments: harmonica

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Another Round"

Joe Beebe

Active: 2005

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Virginia Moon"

Josh Homme

Active: 2005

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Razor"

Rami Jaffee

Active: 2005, 2007

Instruments: keyboards; accordion

Release contributions: In Your Honour (2005) – "Still", "What If I Do?", "Another Round", "Over and Out", "On the Mend", "Cold Day in the Sun", Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace(2007) – "Let It Die", "Erase/Replace", "Long Road to Ruin", "Come Alive", "But, Honestly"; "Statues"

The Section Quartet

Active: 2007

Instruments: strings

Release contributions: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)

Drew Hester

Active: 2007

Instruments: percussion

Release contributions: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) – "Let It Die", "Come Alive", "Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)", "Long Road to Ruin", "Summer's End"

Pat Smear

Active: 2007

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) – "Let It Die"

Kaki King

Active: 2007

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) – "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners"

Brantley Kearns Jr.

Active: 2007

Instruments: fiddle

Release contributions: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007) – "Statues"

Touring musicians

Petra Haden

Active: 2005–2007

Instruments: violin, backing vocals

Pat Smear

Active: 2006–2007 (became full member again in 2007)

Instruments: rhythm guitar

Rami Jaffee

Active: 2006–present

Instruments: keyboards, piano, accordion, harmonica

Drew Hester

Active: 2006–present

Instruments: percussion, drums

Jessy Greene

Active: 2007–present

Instruments: violin, cello, double bass, backing vocals