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twenty one pilots, Foos, Halsey and more for Mad Cool 2026
The 10th anniversary edition of Mad Cool Festival will feature everyone from twenty one pilots and Foo Fighters to A Perfect Circle, Halsey and Palaye Royale.
Would enjoy this, tbf.
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Dave Grohl has played with some of the biggest and best bands on the planet – not only in his own group, but collaboratively, too.
From Foo Fighters and Nirvana, obviously, to Queens Of The Stone Age, Tenacious D, The Melvins, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tony Iommi, Nine Inch Nails, Ghost and even David Bowie, Dave's CV is ridiculously impressive… but there's still one band left he wants to drum for.
"AC/DC. That's my last one, that's it," he tells Forbes. "Phil Rudd is back, though. If you dive back into their back catalog, that early shit, there was a little bit more dynamic, then they settled into the groove. That's the thing. And it's because of Phil Rudd. It's AC/DC, but that guy holds the key."
Dave's right, of course: the rock legends' drummer Phil Rudd is reportedly back with Brian Johnson and co. in the studio working on a new album. But if Dave wanted to take a trip up to Vancouver's Warehouse Studios to join in then we definitely wouldn't complain…
Anyway, here's this, just because: