We asked Foals singer Yannis Philippakis how tall he is

11 February 2020, 18:43 | Updated: 12 July 2022, 13:54

Foals answer their most Googled questions

Get some of the most Googled questions on Foals answered by Yannis and Jimmy!

Foals visited Radio X HQ and helped us answer some of the questions most Googled about the band .

Some of them were pretty straight forward, such as "Are Foals good live?", while others were a little more abstract... and come to think about it... definitely more to do with infant horses.

Watch our interview with frontman Yannis Philippakis and guitarist Jimmy Smith and get the answer to their fans' most-searched questions here.

How tall is Yannis Philippakis?

"I'm 160 (cm) apparently," revealed the frontman. "I didn't realise that I was short until I was about 20 and somebody pointed it out to me."

Yannis Philippakis of Foals performs in the crowd on the Amphitheatre stage during Splendour In The Grass 2019 on July 19, 2019
Yannis Philippakis of Foals performs in the crowd on the Amphitheatre stage during Splendour In The Grass 2019 on July 19, 2019. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Are Foals good live?

"Yeah, undoubtedly," said Yannis. "Absolutely, yeah we shred it live".

Are Foals still together?

"Yeah we got a new album out, it's called Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1"

See their available live dates here.

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