Joshua Ryan Freese is an American drummer. A member of punk rock band the Vandals since 1989, Freese has also been a member of new wave band Devo since 1996 and rock band Foo Fighters since 2023.
Freese performing with the Offspring in 2022
Freese performing with Devo in 2008
Freese (right) and Dave Grohl performing with Foo Fighters in 2023.
Freese (center) alongside his Sublime with Rome bandmates.
The Vandals are an American punk rock band, established in 1980 in Orange County, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums, three live albums, 3 live DVDs and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour. They are well known for their use of humor, preferring to use their music as a vehicle for comedy and sarcasm rather than as a platform for more serious issues. Kung Fu Records, founded in 1996 by Escalante and Fitzgerald has signed and launched many punk rock bands.
Left to right: Escalante, Quackenbush, Freese, and Fitzgerald in 2011
The Vandals performing in Tucson, Arizona, in 1984, showing original members Stevo and Jan Nils Ackermann, with bassist Chalmer Lumary in the background).
Dave Quackenbush replaced Stevo as the Vandals' singer in 1985.
After the departure of the band's early members, bassist Joe Escalante retained rights to the Vandals' name and catalogue.
