The Foo Fighters played at Melbourne’s AAMI Park earlier this week
Dave Grohl took some time away from the Foo Fighters’ last tour to do some good.
While the legendary rock group — made up of lead singer/guitarist/songwriter Grohl, bassist Nate Mendel, lead guitarist Chris Shiflett and rhythm guitarist Pat Smear, organist Rami Jaffee and drummer Josh Freese — was on tour in Australia, “Times Like” Ovi ” the singer, 54, took time to volunteer in Melbourne, writes the Daily Mail.
After Foo Fighters performed at Melbourne’s AAMI Park on Monday and Wednesday, Grohl stopped by The Big Umbrella — a homeless charity — to volunteer on Friday.
According to the publication, Grohl served food at Melbourne’s Federation Square for several hours.
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Big Umbrella, according to its official website, was founded in 2010 to help the homeless and “food insecure.”
It is now recognized as an emergency food relief organization “supporting communities affected by wildfires, floods, earthquakes, storms and pandemics,” according to the website.
Big Umbrella shared a series of pictures on Instagram showing Grohl working in the kitchen over a plate full of different meats with other volunteers and interacting with those in need, calling him “one of the nicest guys on the planet.”
“Our friends on the street were treated to an epic American-style barbecue with all the trimmings prepared by rock legend Dave Grohl of @foofighters. The vibe was at its peak in Fed Square for this very special no-lunch feast,” the caption read. “It will be a day that ‘our friends on the streets’ will never forget as they clashed with a rock legend and one of the nicest guys on the planet who genuinely cares for people in need. No words can fully describe the impact of this positive experience. ” To be continued: Dave and his friends including Jules and Nathan from @nats_what_i_reckon , Nick from @carolinasmokeaustralia and our wonderful neighbors Andrew and Pam from @TheQueClub spent 18 hours preparing and lovingly smoking 60kg of pork ribs, pork drumsticks and beef brisket before that you deliver it to #mgskitchen the next morning.”
The headline also described a menu that featured “coleslaw, potato salad, cornbread, pancakes and barbecue apple crumble.”
“The news spread far and wide in the community who had no idea which special superstar guests would be there that day to serve them. An invitation to enjoy American BBQ was enough of a draw for them,” the Instagram post read.
Dave Grohl performs in Inglewood in May 2021.
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He concludes: “Dave, Nick and Nat served tirelessly in the sweltering heat for over 2 hours serving 430 meals, posing for photos, signing whatever people found on cardboard plates and t-shirts, all while being so humble. What a guy! What a day !”
In February, the “Everlong” musician also lent his kitchen skills to those in need with Hope the Mission by barbecuing for 24 hours to feed the homeless in Los Angeles. A representative for the nonprofit confirmed to PEOPLE that the former Nirvana drummer and some friends have cooked over 500 meals for three shelters in LA
The Foo Fighters frontman arrived at the time with a huge smoker trailer, which they used to make smoked brisket, ribs, pork knuckles and side dishes like coleslaw and barbecue beans.
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