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
