Foo Fighters Ride Into Westboro Baptist Church Protest With a Rickroll

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Westboro Baptist Church targeted a Foo Fighters concert at Kansas City's Sprint Center on Friday, Aug. 21, and the band fired back -- with a Rickroll.

The band arrived on the scene via a pickup truck, blasting Rick Astley’s 1987 single “Never Gonna Give You Up” and holding up signs that read “You Got Rick Roll’d Again” and “Keep It Clean.” Dave Grohl enthusiastically clapped along to “Never Gonna Give You Up” as fans cheered.

The song’s video has been used as an Internet meme in which people fool others into watching Astley’s clip since 2007, when the phrase “Rickrolling” was born.

This isn’t the first time Grohl and Co. have trolled Westboro picketers. Back in September 2011, the band uploaded a video of themselves rolling in on a flatbed truck, singing a country song with lyrics like “Think I’m in the mood for some hot-man muffins” in front of the Westboro group of protestors outside their show in Kansas City that August.

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http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6671182/foo-fighters-westboro-baptist-church-rickrolling

[hifiguy]

1. I really like Dave Grohl

And trolling those turds just makes me like him more.

[Initech]

2. Is there anyone more awesome than Dave Grohl? I doubt it!

[roguevalley]

8. Henry Rollins? :D:D:D

[4lbs]

3. Ah, yes, fighting foo at it's best. nt

[seveneyes]

4. I'm Not Jesus

[1monster]

5. And that's the way to troll the trolls!

Too bad the trolls don't turn to stone when the sun rise hits them!

[Cracklin Charlie]

6. That is definitely trolling.

Those WBC pickets are always in downtown Kansas City. I have seen as few as one picketer, and as many as fifty or so. Must be their proximity from Wichita. So, Grohl and Co. know the WBC will be there to welcome them.

I haven't watched the video yet, but I am watching to see how many WBC people are there to meet the band. Did they increase their presence because they knew this particular person was visiting? It would be interesting to know if they watch the group's calendar to see when they will be in town.

[Trajan]

7. Here's the September 2011 clip

Effin hilarious ...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. Michael Moore started it all back in 1999 with his "Sodomobile"....

[Unknown Beatle]

11. 1999 and I've never seen that video before?

That was great. Gay power.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

12. Seriously? I have ALL of the episodes of his short lived TV show.

[tblue37]

13. That was wonderful! I can't believe I've missed it until now! nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. Michael Moore is an underated genius when it comes to street theater....

We need Crackers now more than ever.

[cui bono]

15. I remember that! HILARIOUS!!!

BUGGERY ON BOARD

[Enthusiast]

10. This is cool. Heh heh.