WHAT WENT DOWN
Max Dawson — boyfriend of Dave Grohl’s daughter Harper — solved a Rubik’s Cube in front of 60,000 people at Anfield in Liverpool, then sat in on drums for “Rope.” * It was his 18th birthday. *
THE DETAILS
- Foo Fighters brought Dawson onstage during their June 27–28 weekend show at Anfield in Liverpool, England *
- Before playing, Dawson had to complete a Rubik’s Cube in front of the entire stadium — he finished it in about a minute *
- He then played drums with the band on “Rope” *
- Grohl called him “the best fucking dude in the world” * and led the crowd in singing happy birthday after the performance *
- Foo Fighters’ North American summer tour begins in August, with Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy supporting *
THE TAKE
Making your girlfriend’s dad’s boyfriend play a Rubik’s Cube test before 60,000 strangers is a power move only a stadium drummer can pull off. Dawson handled the drums and the hazing in equal measure. *