The Foo Fighters performed their so-called “secret” set on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Friday evening, much to everyone’s pleasure.
While their arrival was not as unexpected as intended, it wowed the thousands of festival-goers who came to soak in the music and impeccable vibes, singing along enthusiastically to tracks like All My Life and The Pretenders as frontman Dave Grohl dripped with sweat.
Later, the singer revealed that he had his own trick up his sleeve, bringing out his 17-year-old daughter Violet Maye Grohl for a duet.
Dave addressed the audience half an hour into their set… and mentioned the elephant in the room.
‘You guys f**king knew it was us huh? You knew it was us!’ the 54-year-old quipped, before adding: ‘We’re not good at secrets.’
Having recalled last performing at Glastonbury in 2017, he added: ‘Well it’s nice to see your face again, it’s been a nice time.
‘Still beautiful, as it always has been. Another beautiful day, another beautiful audience.’
Dave then revealed that his daughter, Violet, would be joining him on stage after introducing each member of the band to the audience.
The former Nirvana drummer described her as his “favourite vocalist in the world,” and said that the song they’d be performing was called Show Me How, and was written for his mother, Violet’s grandma.
Violet received a flood of positive feedback on social media after her performance.
‘@foofighters slaying it at #glastonbury2023 as the secret act, but this song for Dave’s mother is beautiful. Performed by FF and Violet Grohl and it’s so pretty,’ one person wrote.
‘Current #Glasto highlight is Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet performing fave song from their new album, Show Me How. So good! What a treat for that lucky crowd tonight,’ another said.
Someone else wrote: ‘It’s true what they say about fam singing together. Dave and Violet sound gorgeous.’
Dave and his wife Jordyn Blum, whom he has been married to since 2003, have three kids.
The musician was previously married to Jennifer Leigh Youngblood, with whom he wedded in 1994 before divorcing in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
Dave spoke out last year about the influence he expects his daughter would have on the world.
Having previously said that it was a ‘life dream’ of his to be a drummer for his daughter when she sings on stage, he stated: ‘When we play those songs, 100,000 people will sing along and there aren’t too many things in life that bring those people together like that.
‘They’re different walks of life, politics, religion, whatever it is, when you play a song that everybody sings along to, it’s a huge energy and it’s great.
‘So I don’t feel like it’s our job as a band to create any sort of revolution. It’s to bring everyone together in those moments. It’s my daughter’s job to create that next revolution and I think she will.’
