2025Nominee
Best Performance
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Josh Freese
Actor
Orlando, Florida, USA
December 25, 1972
Biography
Joshua Ryan Freese (born December 25, 1972) is an American drummer. A member of punk rock band the Vandals since 1989, Freese has also been a member of new wave band Devo since 1996. He was previously a member of hard rock band Guns N' Roses from 1997 to 1999, of rock band Foo Fighters from 2023 to 2025 and a member of alternative rock band A Perfect Circle from 1999 to 2012, the latter of which he rejoined in 2024. A prolific session and touring drummer, Freese has appeared on over 400 albums since 1986 and performed live with artists including Nine Inch Nails, Weezer, Sublime with Rome, Sting, 311, 100 gecs, the Offspring and Danny Elfman. His considerable workload has earned him "the pristine reputation as one of the most in-demand session drummers in the business," according to Variety, while Freese jokingly dubbed himself "the blue collar freelance drummer to the stars."
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2007Winner
Best Performance
Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time
2022Winner
Best Performance
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
The Other F Word
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert