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Foos confirm RSD show.. for just 150 people

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Ambassador Grohl appears in Ohio for global event featuring limited editions from Metallica, Slayer, Stone Sour, Robert Plant and others

The Foo Fighters will perform for just 150 people to mark this year’s Record Store Day on Saturday (April 18).

They’ll appear at the Record Connections store in Niles, Ohio, as part of the event that seeks to offer additional reasons to visit independent retailers.

Mainman Dave Grohl is the official ambassador for RSD 2015, and the Foos have confirmed the launch of a limited-edition rarities collection called Songs From The Laundry Room as their own contribution.

Store bosses say that only those who pre-order the title from them will be eligible for entry to the Ohio show.

Grohl recently said: “I believe that the power of the record store to inspire is still alive and well, and that their importance to our next generation of musicians is crucial. Please support them. You never know – it might change your life too.”

Slayer will release When The Stillness Comes, their first new track in a year, as a limited-edition vinyl offering. Metallica launch a cassette version of their 1982 demo No Life ’Til Leather.

Other specials come from Robert Plant, Mastodon, King Crimson, Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against The Machine, Joe Bonamassa, Rival Sons and many others.

Find out more at www.recordstoreday.com and www.recordstoreday.co.uk.

Martin Kielty
Freelance Online News Contributor

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history, including SAHB Story: The Tale of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, a band he once managed, and the best-selling Apollo Memories about the history of the legendary and infamous Glasgow Apollo. Martin has written for Classic Rock and Prog and at one time had written more articles for Louder than anyone else (we think he's second now). He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.