Taylor Swift is undoubtedly the most popular entertainer in the world.
But not everyone is a fan.
And Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl hit Taylor Swift with a vicious accusation that has fans going bananas.
“We actually play live music”
Legendary musician Dave Grohl, the frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters, took a shot at pop star Taylor Swift during a recent Foo Fighters concert in London.
According to BuzzFeed, Grohl and his band were performing at London Stadium, just across town from where Swift was performing her Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium.
Grohl insinuated that Swift does not play her music live at her shows and instead lip-syncs.
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“So we like to call our tour the ‘Errors Tour,’” Grohl said, clearly referencing Swift’s global tour name.
“We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few f**king errors as well,” he added. “Just a couple.”
Grohl finished by saying, “That’s because we actually play live.”
The crowd went crazy over Grohl’s swipe at Swift.
But the viral clip of Grohl’s video also caused some of Swift’s fans to fire back at the former Nirvana drummer on social media.
Swifties snipe back at Grohl
“This was so unnecessary and so beneath him,” one X user wrote. “I’ve been a lifelong fan of Dave Grohl but this is just cheap and intentionally provocative.”
Others went so far as to accuse Grohl of misogyny.
“As does she. Expect the apology. I love Dave but, it sounds like middle-age man grousing. Just no. It’s 2024 and the top selling record, concerts belong to a woman. Deal.”
Other social media users slammed Grohl by suggesting he’s merely jealous of Swift’s success.
“Taylor Swift is performing eight sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium, drawing thousands of fans outside the venue and millions more on livestreams every weekend, while Dave Grohl complains about her at his own concert,” one user wrote.
“Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, and Tom Cruise going to Taylor’s show. Maybe he was jealous so he took it out on Taylor,” another user added.
Swift also appeared to acknowledge Grohl’s comments during one of her shows when she said her band would be playing live.
Notably, Swift did not mention Grohl’s name in her comments.
“Every one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band — who’s gonna be playing live for you for three and a half hours tonight — they deserve this so much,” Swift said as tens of thousands of her fans cheered her on.
Regardless of whether or not Swift plays live music on her tours, she remains at the top of the music industry – whether other artists like it or not.
