Dave Grohl and his entourage troll the infamous Christian group by driving past them on the street and playing Rick Astley's song.
- Aug 23, 2015
AceShowbiz - Foo Fighters responded to the Westboro Baptist Church Protesters who picketed the band's Kansas City concert. Before rocking out the Sprint Center, Dave Grohl and co met the extreme Christian group known for their "hate speech" outside the venue.
They rolled in the back of a pickup truck while blasting Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" from the speakers. They danced and held up handwritten signs saying "You Got Rick Roll'd (Again)" and "Keep It Clean." In response, the Westboro called the slogans "totes lame & unhelpful" on Twitter.
According to Billboard, "Rickroll" was made famous in 2007 when people were fooled into watching Astley's clip. Back in 2011, Foo Fighters also trolled the Westboro Baptist Church Protesters in a similar fashion by driving past the group and singing a song with lyrics about same-sex relationship.
Grohl said back then, "God bless America! It takes all kinds. I don't care if you're black or white or purple or green, whether you're Pennsylvanian or Transylvanian, Lady GaGa or Lady Antebellum, men loving women and women loving men and men loving men and women loving women -- you all know we like to watch that. But what I'd like to say is, God bless America, y'all!"
