Nearing the closing minutes of their Friday night Austin City Limits Music Festival set, the Foo Fighters decided to call on classic rock once again as they took on a rendition of Pink Floyd's "In The Flesh?" The renowned track hails from the 1979 concept album, The Wall, which former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters has reprised as his own documentary and concert film. According to UltimateClassicRock, Roger Waters The Wall is due out on home video beginning December 1.
Instead of Dave Grohl lending vocals while he jams from his prestigious guitar throne, Taylor Hawkins, as he sometimes does, offered airy vocals from behind the drum kit. The group tackled snippets of Yes and Van Halen covers earlier in the night and during previous gigs, Dave Grohl and company introduced classic rock icons John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Roger Taylor of Queen and Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac for covers of old hits like "Under Pressure" and "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." At a recent Arizona gig, "Intuition" singer Jewel even graced the stage for a last minute cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love."
The rock quintet also introduced Gary Clark Jr. to the stage for a performance of "What Did I Do?/God As My Witness," which they previously teamed up for while preparing for the Foo Fighters' emmy-award winning documentary series, Sonic Highways. "We recorded that song at Austin City Limits studios. We did this HBO thing called Sonic Highways. I don't even know how to follow that, he's such a badass," Grohl said afterwards, via NME.
The Foo Fighters ran through a slew of expected fan-favorites including "Everlong," "Monkey Wrench" and "Learn To Fly" all while Grohl hobbled on and off stage on crutches. The band ended their set with their most notable track, "Best Of You," before exiting the Austin City Limits stage.
