Are the Foo Fighters the biggest band around thses days? If not, then who?

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Papa Deuce

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I'll be honest. I don't really like the Foo Fighters music so I don't know much of it, and don't really need it to DJ anyway. But I keep seeing the Foo Fighters all over the music channels... I know of two conventions where they will be playing. It just seems like FF overload to me.

So I was wonder how big of an act they really are. And if they aren't the biggest act in the USA now, well, who do you think it is..... ( combination of concert and album sales )?
 
It would be a toss up for me between Foo Fighters and Green Day...Both bands put on amazing concerts, consistently put out high quality music, and are very loyal and devoted to their fans. Plus, they stay in rock and don't try to go the whole multi-genre route.
 
They just released a new cd so they are being promoted very heavily right now. They just released a show on dvd from Wembley arena in England with about 80K fans. Even Dave Grohl himself in that concerts asks over the mike, "how did this band ever get here?" I am not a big fan myself, but I do respect him for doing something past Nirvana. He also has played druns for Queens of the stone age and Them crooked Vultures in the past few years.
 
if not the Foo's
then Nickelback.
they smartly release two songs at the same time
one for the rock stations, one for top-40
so they can have two simultaneous hits off the same Lp at the same time.
(and they always get multiple hits off of all of their albums)

Green Day is great
but at the moment, they have nothing to offer
 
Ausumm said:
if not the Foo's
then Nickelback.
they smartly release two songs at the same time
one for the rock stations, one for top-40
so they can have two simultaneous hits off the same Lp at the same time.
(and they always get multiple hits off of all of their albums)

Green Day is great
but at the moment, they have nothing to offer
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Mike, they simply don't have a current disc on the charts is all....but saying they have nothing to offer is a little bit off base. Currently, they sit at #4 on ticket sales percentage for their tour (meaning tickets sold vs tickets available), have a massively successful Broadway show (in which Armstrong did a 50 show run) and also have plans for an American Idiot movie.

Yes, from the pure "on the radio side" you don't hear much from them now, but when all is taken into account, I would say they stay relevant in other ways.
 
The Foo Fighters are not even in the top 10 "biggest bands around". Perhaps, if you narrow the qualifications for this title...but if its all genres of music...they arent there. They are not a band that can garner $100+ per ticket, nor can they sell out the biggest arenas. The list of artists who can outsell the Foo Fighters is very long. U2 (sadly) still outsells everyone.
 
DJ_MJ said:
The Foo Fighters are not even in the top 10 "biggest bands around". Perhaps, if you narrow the qualifications for this title...but if its all genres of music...they arent there. They are not a band that can garner $100+ per ticket, nor can they sell out the biggest arenas. The list of artists who can outsell the Foo Fighters is very long. U2 (sadly) still outsells everyone.
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Yes, in terms of ticket sales, U2, The Stones, Bon Jovi and even Kenny Chesney outsells them...but I think Papa was speaking in terms of overall. All of those I just named (outside of Chesney) are living off their old material. I am a die hard U2, and I have no problem admitting they have not put a decent disc out in years. Same with Bon Jovi.

In terms of today's new rock music market, the Foo Fighters are clearly at or close to the top of the list.
 
They sold half a million copies of Wasting Light. It debuted at #1...their first ever chart topper. It currently sits at 127 on the Billboard 200 and only at 30 on the rock chart. Those are strong numbers, in these times, for a rock record. That said, the box office is where a band shows its real 'power'...and they are not at the top there. If you narrow down the qualifications they 'rank' better...but I can still name several bands and artists who have more booking 'power'. Nickelback delivers a new record next month. They are one of those who are currently stronger than the Foo Fighters.
 
This thread made me curious so I went to YouTube and found an excellent Foo Fighters video for the song "Walk" - VERY entertaining. It's not really my kind of music, but I can see how a lot of young people today would like them. Personally I like a bit softer, more melodic music. Or I still like a lot of the Funk/Disco stuff with the good pounding beat and I like a lot of the old school hip hop and rap. I actually like a lot of the Latin stuff too like Banda Gorda. It's all a matter of personal taste. Some like chocolate, some like vanilla, some like strawberry. I like most and can tolerate lots of stuff that's not my favorite. I learned to like and appreciate country music and I now have MANY favorite country songs. Will the Foo Fighters stand the test of time? Who knows? I think Green Day, Three doors down and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers will.
 
Funny... I just posted on Facebook..

"If you don't know who the BEST Rock and Roll Band in the world is RIGHT NOW.... it's these guys. This movie was on VH1 last night and was AWESOME! If you don't know..... you should!"

http://youtu.be/zBArTIXhUcg

Love FOO! Love Green Day... and Green Day is probably BIGGER. (remember woodstock and the mud battle...classic)

Go buy the Foo Fighters Greatest Hits.... you won't regret it!
 
Reading this, I am kind of chuckling...... Whether it be Green Day, Foo Fighters, Nicleback or someone else not mentioned, I doubt any of them could sell out a 75,000 capacity stadium the way that.... U2, Stones, Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The Who, and probably others could in their prime. Heck, even Dave Matthews Band did it in their prime. Maybe the younger folks don't care about concerts the way us older people do / did. I have been to several concerts of 75K+, and a couple over 100K.

And in the 70's and 80's you would frequently have bands who could play 5 or 6 nights at a 20,000 seat venue..... Could ANY of the newer groups do that? I don't know.
 
That's Wembley... I bet they can't do it in the USA. My wife lived in England. She said there were not nearly as many events as we can attend in the USA.... so people tend to go to the ones that do play there.

I'll say this: I miss those days of 5 bands on one ticket for 100,000 people. My first ever show was just like that.... Yes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Peter Frampton, and I think 2 other bands. And I remember the days of 5 hard rock bands on the same ticket, too. The one I really remember was Genesis, Elvis Costello, Flock of Seagulls, And Robert Hazard & The Heroes - a Philly band. The fifth one just slipped my mind as I was typing, dangit.
 
well at 70+ a ticket its no wonder so many pirates use limewire or the other offerings out there. People simply cant afford that price week in and week out. IT took a few yrs of artists filling less than half the seats and they decided to use smaller venues versus making the tickets reasonable for the masses. Funny thing is they make an awful lot on merchandise which is also astronomical at shows if they would have kept tickets reasonable it would have allowed them to seat many more merchandise seekers and sold more pieces. Limit your marketing ability with higher prices and you stunt your growth. Walmart sells band t shirts at a fraction of the cost guess who sells more?
 
Jon Tuck said:
well at 70+ a ticket its no wonder so many pirates use limewire or the other offerings out there. People simply cant afford that price week in and week out. IT took a few yrs of artists filling less than half the seats and they decided to use smaller venues versus making the tickets reasonable for the masses. Funny thing is they make an awful lot on merchandise which is also astronomical at shows if they would have kept tickets reasonable it would have allowed them to seat many more merchandise seekers and sold more pieces. Limit your marketing ability with higher prices and you stunt your growth. Walmart sells band t shirts at a fraction of the cost guess who sells more?
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Probably walmart Jon... but I have a true story. I used to be friends with the band Cinderella. The lead singer's wife designed their logo. I don't know if this is STILL true, but at one point Cinderella had grossed more money on shirts for a single night than any band prior. And here is where it gets funny. Tom Kiefer's wife made more money on apparel that the band did IN FULL. She made more than the whole band combined.
 
I dropped Shake Me in my Rock Pop nights in Okinawa and many thought it was Aerosmith I have all their albums other than independent releases.
 
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