Radio 1 confirmed yesterday that among the highlights of Zane Lowe's new evening show (which launches on 1 Jul) will be a live broadcast of the Grohl et al from the relatively intimate Mean Fiddler venue in central London on 20 Aug. The band's lead singer and Jo Whiley will be co-hosting a special preview show on the day before the gig.
Tickets to the exclusive gig will be given away through competitions run on the station. A Radio 1 spokesman said: "It's brilliant for the station to have a band of the Foo Fighters' stature in such a small venue and to be able to give away all the tickets free through Radio 1. This is a unique and very special event and only Radio 1 could make this happen. If fans don't get to go they can still listen to the full gig live in Zane's show. It's going to be an incredible night."