Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear recently made his presence felt at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in London a day ahead of his bandmate Dave Grohl’s shot at the pop star at their own concert in London.
Smear went to Swift’s show at Wembley Stadium on Friday, June 21 and appeared in a photo on actress Salma Hayek’s Instagram. Hayek posted a selfie of herself, Smear, and fashion designer Stella McCartney at the concert.
Pat Smear spotted at Taylor Swift concert
Smear doesn’t have an Instagram and Hayek tagged the Foo Fighters in the post. It has been noted that Nicola Coughlan, Leslie Mann, Jonathan Van Ness, and Swift’s mom Andrea Swift were in Hayek’s Instagram post as well.
Fans also spotted Smear in the venue’s VIP tent near Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, at Friday’s show. The next day, the Foo Fighters performed at London Stadium. During the show, Grohl took a jab at Swift’ ‘s Eras Tour and implied that she doesn’t perform live.
“I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift,” the band’s frontman said in a clip that made its rounds on social media.
“So we like to call our tour the ‘Errors Tour.’ We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few f – – king errors as well. Just a couple,” he continued. “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 f – – king place.”
Swift later took the stage for another show at Wembley Stadium as she seemingly fired tback at Grohl’s remarks as she praised her band.
“Every one of my band members, every single one of our crew, my band who’s gonna be playing live for you for 3.5 hours tonight, they deserve this so much,” the “Cruel Summer” singer said in a video from the concert.
“And so does every one of my fellow performers,” she added. “And you just gave that to us so generously, we will never forget it.”
Smear has been a member of the Foo Fighters since the band’s inception in 1994. He parted ways with the group in 1997 and then rejoined as a touring guitarist in 2005 before becoming a full-time member again in 2010. The Foo Fighters, whose current members include Grohl, Smear, lead guitarist Chris Shiflett, bass guitarist Nate Mendel, drummer Josh Freese, and keyboardist Rami Jaffee are on their Everything or Nothing at All Tour to support their 11th studio album, “But Here We Are.” The tour commenced on May 1 in Dallas, Texas, and will end on August 18 in Seattle, Washington.
