IDLES frontman Joe Talbot has revealed how a jigsaw puzzle helped them land a support slot with the Foo Fighters.The opportunity came back in 2017 when IDLES had just released their debut LP ‘Brutalism‘.
They found out that they were on a shortlist of bands who could potentially open for Dave Grohl and co at their show at the O2 Arena in London.“They had a shortlist of five to ten bands, I think,” Talbot said while appearing as a guest on SPIN’s Lipp Service podcast.He continued: “And apparently… they pick the bands themselves; they had the shortlist.
We found out, and we thought to get ahead of the bunch, we’d make a puzzle – like a jigsaw puzzle – with a photo of our bassist on it.
In his pants. It just said: ‘Pick Idles’.“I just built the box and wrote, ‘If you build it they will come’ on it. And they fucking did.”@I D L E S #joetalbot @SPIN #lippsservice on the jigsaw puzzle that got them the @Foo Fighters tour @Sonos are the best speakers on the planet #idles #foofighters #davegrohl ♬ original sound – Lipps Service Recently, Talbot spoke to NME about the prospect of the band stepping up to headline Glastonbury or Reading & Leeds in the future.Asked about the prospect of headlining Reading & Leeds as part of last week’s NME In Conversation interview, Talbot replied: “Do I want it?
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