DiscoverFoos Files: A Foo Fighters Podcast019 | Storytellers #5: Rock Am Ring - The elation and exhaustion (w/ Alan Sim)
019 | Storytellers #5: Rock Am Ring - The elation and exhaustion (w/ Alan Sim)

019 | Storytellers #5: Rock Am Ring - The elation and exhaustion (w/ Alan Sim)

Update: 2025-07-30
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Foo Fighters' show at Germany's Rock Am Ring festival was a classic mixture of elation and exhaustion for Scottish fan Alan Sim and his wife Donna.

The excitement of snapping up tickets to see the band's first European gig since the death of Taylor Hawkins was quickly tempered when they became aware of a snag in their travel plans.

Find out how they made it to the show by the skin of their teeth.

Topics Discussed

  • How Alan converted Donna to be a Foos fan
  • The couple's plans to attend Rock Am Ring
  • The booking error that threw their trip into chaos
  • Alan's performance with the Foo Fifers tribute band

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019 | Storytellers #5: Rock Am Ring - The elation and exhaustion (w/ Alan Sim)

019 | Storytellers #5: Rock Am Ring - The elation and exhaustion (w/ Alan Sim)