Protest Against The Foo Fighter

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The American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994 - Foo Fighters, led by Dave Grohl, rode on the back of a pickup truck near Sprint Center and blasted Rick Astley 's "Never Gonna Give You Up." The rock band stopped in front of a crowd of protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church. The protesters picketed against the band 's concert that night. As the band 's vehicle halted, the band members held up signs that read "You got Rick roll 'd" and "Keep it clean." Dave Grohl stated, "We were sitting backstage and someone said, 'Guess who 's coming tonight? ' And I said 'Who? ' And they said, 'Them. ' And I said, 'Why? ' And they said, 'Cuz. ' And I said, 'Cool. Let 's go out. Hang out with them, '" Grohl also said, "So, we didn 't have enough time to put together the big old show that we put on last time," "So we figured, 'You know what? Why don 't we just f--king …show more content…

'" In 4 years, it was the second protest against the Foo Fighters by the demonstrators. As the Westboro Baptist Church members and supporters regularly travel the country to extend their anti-gay campaign, and the protesters assembles outside celebrity events, such as the Oscars and even near U.S. soldiers ' funerals. The protesters alleged the Foo Fighters band as "enablers" of gay people