Dave Grohl makes unforced error regarding Taylor Swift
Dave Grohl implies that Taylor Swift doesn't play live on her tour, which obviously doesn't sit well with Swifties
In the Era of Taylor Swift’s complete and utter cultural dominance, an established male musician undermining her abilities is akin to adding fuel to the flames. To do so not only riles the Swifties but it plays directly into Swift’s preferred position, wherein despite being the most successful singer in the world she’s still somehow also an underdog, underestimated by her peers and undermined by a patriarchal establishment. Time and again she’s used such dismissive remarks to shore up support and spark inspiration for girl-power anthems (“The Man”), and generally remain on top. In other words—Dave Grohl should’ve known better!
Grohl, who in the past has been a friend and self-proclaimed fan of Swift’s, couldn’t help himself when performing at London Stadium on Saturday, not far from where Taylor Swift was putting on her own show at Wembley Stadium. Early in the Foo Fighters set, Grohl joked that the band was on their “Errors Tour,” a play on Swift’s famous “Eras Tour.” Later, he said, “I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift. So we like to call our tour the Errors Tour. We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few f***ing errors as well. Just a couple.” He paused before adding, “That’s because we actually play live. What?! Just saying. You guys like raw, live rock ‘n’ roll music, right? You came to the right fucking place.”