Who is Dave Grohl's favourite support band?

14 January 2019, 17:05 | Updated: 14 January 2019, 17:06

The Foo Fighters man has been singing the praises of this band that appeared on their US tour... and they're British!

Dave Grohl has picked some pretty choice bands to support Foo Fighetrs over the years - and their 2017 UK tour included acts like Wolf Alice and The Cribs opening for the legendary US band.

But Grohl told Radio X that the best band that’s ever opened for Foo Fighters in the United States is actually BRITISH.

In fact, it’s Derby band The Struts, led by frontman Luke Spiller.

Speaking to Radio X’s Gordon Smart before Foo Fighters’ Manchester show backstage at the Eithad Stadiumin June 2017, Grohl said of The Struts: “I guess they don’t get a lot of love in England, but in America, they’re the best opening band we’ve ever had.

“That kid Luke, the singer, it’s unbelievable. He’ll walk out in front of an audience in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where nobody has ever heard of them and by the end of the show he’ll have the entire audience in the palm of his hand.”

He added: I love seeing that. To see an audience turn like that is not easy.”

The Struts - One Night Only

Grohl explained the philosophy behind picking suport bands fro the rock legends: “One of the great things about being in the position we’re in - playing these big shows is that we get to decide who’s playing with us, and we try to expose new audiences to great new music that they maybe might not otherwise heard.

“Bands like Wolf Alice and The Cribs, they’re huge and they don’t need our help. But sometimes we’ll take out a lesser known band and have them come out on the road with us.