The Hangout Music Festival is an annual three-day music festival held on the white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The main stages are the Hangout Stage and the Surf Stage, as well as the Boom Boom Tent and more. The festival generally takes place on the third weekend in May. It is the first major music festival held on the beach in the city.
2013 Hangout Music Festival
The beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama in 2007.
Festival entrance in 2011.
Large crowd around the Chevrolet Stage during Hangout Music Fest 2012.
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Founded as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, the lineup now consists of Grohl, Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear (guitars), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), and Josh Freese (drums). Drummers William Goldsmith and Taylor Hawkins, along with guitarist Franz Stahl, are former members of the band.
Foo Fighters at Glastonbury Festival 2023. From left: Chris Shiflett, Rami Jaffee, Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Josh Freese and Pat Smear.
Dave Grohl (pictured in 2019) founded Foo Fighters after his band Nirvana disbanded in 1994.
Foo Fighters performing at Phoenix Festival in 1996
Long-time drummer Taylor Hawkins (pictured in 2017) joined the band in 1997.
