Dave Grohl has fond memories of visiting S'pore

Foo Fighters' frontman played their first show here in 1996, and was also here as the drummer for Nirvana in 1992

- Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has happy memories of previous trips to Singapore.

In a triumphant and robust headlining set lasting close to two hours, the 58-year-old peppered the show with in-between song banter about being here three decades ago.

The band played their first show here at the now-defunct WTC Harbour Pavilion in 1996.

But as Grohl reminded the audience, his first visit to Singapore was even earlier than that, when he was the drummer for seminal alternative rock band Nirvana.

"We have fond memories of being here 30 years ago. Actually, the first time I came here was in 1992 with Nirvana," the black-clad singer told the crowd. But they did not get to perform live, and only did press.

"And I remember thinking, wow, this is one of the most interesting places I've ever been, and here we are, 33 years later, with you tonight," he added.