Sadly, no; Dave Grohl chose the band’s name and recorded their first album before playing any live shows. “Foo fighters” is actually an old term for UFOs; World War II pilots reported seeing odd balls of light that circled around their planes and borrowed a catchphrase from the comic-strip character Smokey Stover (whose creator, Bill … Continue reading Is it true that the Foo Fighters’ original name was the Food Fighters, but at an early show the venue didn’t have a D to use on the sign?