Foo Fighters Wrap Kimmel Run With Long-shelved “Baker Street” Cover

WHO:

Billboard - Foo Fighters, fronted by Dave Grohl, performed a cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street.”

Louder - Foo Fighters recorded the cover; Gerry Rafferty released the original song in 1978.

Louder - Grohl dedicated a performance of “Baker Street” to “all the people who were around in the 70s listening to AM radio when their mom and dad drove them around in their Ford Maverick.”

Louder - Foo Fighters’ tour listing includes a KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas appearance with Weezer, Sublime, Interpol, Joyce Manor, Julia Wolf, Almost Monday, and The Linda Lindas.

WHAT:

Billboard - Foo Fighters closed out a residency on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with a performance of “Baker Street”; the article describes it as the band’s only cover that week.

Billboard - The article calls “Baker Street” one of Grohl’s guilty pleasures.

Louder - Foo Fighters released a cover of “Baker Street” from their back catalogue.

Louder - The cover was included on a limited-edition EP accompanying *The Colour And The Shape*, alongside covers of songs by Killing Joke, Prince, and Gary Numan. It also appeared on some versions of the “My Hero” single and on *Medium Rare*, a Record Store Day covers compilation.

Louder - The recording appeared on 10th-anniversary editions of *The Colour And The Shape* but was largely absent from Spotify and other streaming platforms.

Rolling Stone Music - Dave Grohl and the band returned to playing their cover live after nearly a 20-year dormancy.

WHERE:

Louder - Foo Fighters recorded “Baker Street” for BBC Radio One’s *Evening Session*.

Louder - Grohl performed the song at an event honoring late Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Hillel Slovak at the Silverlake Conservatory in Los Angeles.

WHEN:

Louder - Foo Fighters originally recorded the cover in April 1997.

Louder - The cover was first released in November 1997; it later appeared on some “My Hero” single versions and on *Medium Rare*, released in 2010.

Louder - The recording resurfaced on 10th-anniversary editions of *The Colour And The Shape* in 2007.

Louder - The band performed the song during its four-night “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” residency.

Louder - Foo Fighters’ listed 2026/27 tour includes Australia, Los Angeles, New Zealand, India, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

WHY:

Louder - The recording was largely missing from streaming platforms because of licensing and distribution limitations.

HOW:

Louder - The band’s cover first appeared on a limited-edition EP accompanying *The Colour And The Shape*.

(UPDATED October 30, 2026 15:08 UTC)

Foo Fighters revived their cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” during a Jimmy Kimmel residency. The performance marked the song’s return after nearly two decades away from the stage. Originally recorded for BBC Radio in 1997, the cover remains largely absent from streaming platforms.