Song from Dave Grohl's pre-Nirvana early band surfaces

23 November 2018, 10:30 | Updated: 23 November 2018, 10:31

Dave Grohl drums for Nirvana in 1991. Picture: Michel Linssen/Redferns

The Foo Fighters frontman drummed for a band named Mission Impossible. Listen to their 1985 song, Now I'm Alone, here.

A track from Dave Grohl's early days as a drummer has emerged, thanks to a new documentary.

Salad Days: A Decade Of Punk In Washington, D.C. (1980-90) sees film maker Scott Crawford examine the early DIY punk scene in the city which Grohl was a part of.

The Foo Fighters frontman, who first gained fame as the drummer of Nirvana, drummed in various bands and one was called Mission Impossible.

In 1985 they released a track called Now I'm Alone Here, which you can listen to on Soundcloud below.

LISTEN: Mission Impossible's Now I'm Alone

Watch Dave Grohl reflect on the death of Kurt Cobain:

Meanwhile, Foo Fighters have been announced as headliners for Reading & Leeds 2019.

Also joining them will be Twenty One Pilots, The 1975 and Post Malone.

Other artists announced today are The Amazons, Bastille, Blossoms, Bowling For Soup, The Distillers, Pale Waves, Sundara Kama and more. Also on the bill will be The Distillers, NOT3S, Yungblud, Juice Wrld, Camelphat, Hayley Kiyoko, Billie Ellish, Stefflon Don, PVRIS, Crucast, G Flip, with many more to be announced.

Tickets will be available from www.readingfestival.com and www.leedsfestival.com