The Taylor Swift and Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl Alleged Beef Explained

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Taylor Swift and Dave Grohl, the lead singer of the Foo Fighters, have had a surprisingly complex relationship over the years. Grohl initially expressed admiration for Swift, even supporting her decision to re-record her music after losing her masters. However, tensions rose when Grohl's daughter, Violet, criticized Swift's use of private jets, leading to backlash from Swift's fanbase, the Swifties.   The situation escalated when Grohl seemingly mocked Swift during a London performance, hinting that she may not perform live. Swift appeared to respond the following night, emphasizing the live performances of her band and crew.

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00:00Taylor Swift and the lead singer of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, have had a long and

00:04complicated relationship.

00:06Let's get into it.

00:08While it's no secret that Taylor Swift has bad blood with numerous fellow celebs,

00:12her history with Dave Grohl may come as a surprise to some.

00:16Grohl started out as a huge fan of Swift, as he spoke about the star with the BBC back

00:21in 2015, sharing,

00:22"'I'm officially obsessed.

00:24She might want to get a restraining order because I'm all about Swift.'"

00:28Grohl even outwardly supported Swift in her decision to re-record her music after Scooter

00:33Braun acquired all of her masters.

00:35Speaking with Rolling Stone back in 2021, Grohl gushed,

00:38"'F— yeah, girl.

00:40Hell hath no fury.

00:42Now I'm scared of her.

00:43I would be so nerdy and into it.

00:44I think it's so fun.'"

00:46So where did it all go wrong?

00:48It seems it may have less to do with Swift herself, and more her fanbase, the Swifties.

00:53David Grohl's daughter, Violet, spoke out against Swift and her use of private jets

00:57on X back in January of 2024, writing,

01:00"'Why can't Taylor just drive like everyone else?'

01:04The backlash from Swifties was apparently so aggressive that Violet decided to delete

01:08all of her social media accounts."

01:10Following this, Grohl seemingly took a dig at Swift in June of 2024 while performing

01:15in London.

01:16The Foo Fighters singer claimed that Swift doesn't play live, and said to the audience,

01:20"'I'm telling you, man, you don't want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift.

01:25So we like to call our tour the Errors Tour, because I feel like we've had more than a

01:29few Errors and more than a few effing Errors as well."

01:32But it surprisingly doesn't end there.

01:35Swift appeared to clap back at Grohl while performing the next night, firmly stating,

01:40"'Every one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band who's gonna be playing

01:44live for you for three and a half hours tonight, they deserve this so much.'"

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