Charli XCX praises Dave Grohl’s “abstract” approach to her ‘Apple’ dance

The Foo Fighters frontman went viral in 2024 for his rendition of the trend alongside his daughter Harper The post Charli XCX praises Dave Grohl’s “abstract” approach to her ‘Apple’ dance appeared first on NME. NewsMusic News Charli XCX praises Dave Grohl’s “abstract” approach to her ‘Apple’ dance The Foo Fighters frontman went viral in 2024 for his rendition of the trend alongside his daughter Harper By Max Pilley 21st February 2026 Charli XCX and Dave Grohl. CREDIT: Karwai Tang/Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images Charli XCX has praised Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl for his “abstract” approach to her viral ‘Apple’ dance. READ MORE: Foo Fighters deliver the dopamine on the futureproof rock beast ‘Your Favorite Toy’ Back in 2024, a clip of Grohl performing the familiar dance alongside his daughter Harper spread far and wide on TikTok as part of a trend that was set up by the choreographer Kelley Heyer. Advertisement Yesterday (February 20), the two singers were both guests on The Graham Norton Show, and while they shared the sofa, Norton played the video and asked Charli for her review of his performance. Grohl admitted that he was not used to learning choreography as a member of Foo Fighters, and said that he had recorded the clip impromptu on the strict orders of his daughter, but nevertheless, Charli had some complimentary words. “You’re taking like an abstract approach”, she said diplomatically. “And that’s cool.” It became a ritual tradition during the ‘Brat’ tour for a big name to perform the dance while Charli played ‘Apple’, with Gracie Abrams taking the slot at her Glastonbury Other Stage show, while others to fill the role including Chappell Roan, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Charli’s husband and The 1975 drummer George Daniel. Recommended Elsewhere on the show, Foo Fighters gave a live debut to their new single ‘Your Favorite Toy’, the title track of their 12th studio album, which is set to be released on April 24 – pre-order here. Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears and Babydaddy also joined the Foos on backing vocals for the performance, while Grohl hinted that they may be returning to the UK after this summer for more live shows. For now, they have only announced two shows at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium for June, as part of a run of major European shows. Charli, meanwhile, was on the Norton show to promote her new film The Moment, a music industry satire and mockumentary loosely based on her ‘Brat’ tour. NME has awarded the film three stars and noted: “The Moment is too protracted and tonally uneven to work as a great mockumentary, but it has plenty of meme-worthy moments that TikTok will lap up. If that sounds like faint praise, well, just remember it was enough to make Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn a sensation back in 2023.” Advertisement Her soundtrack album to Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights has also gone in at Number One on the UK Albums Chart, the third chart-topping record of her career. Related TopicsCharli XCXDave GrohlFoo FightersPopRock You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING The NME 100: essential emerging artists for 2026 ‘Strip Law’ review: Netflix’s animated legal comedy is crude, silly and very funny Confessions of a GAME employee: “My Mario costume had a funky smell” Westside Cowboy’s fun-loving indie rock comes straight from the heart Shoegaze revivalists Glixen are noise-rock giants in the making Advertisement More Stories Music News Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker slept through his recent Grammy win: “I forgot they were on” Music News Watch Foo Fighters play ‘Your Favorite Toy’ live for first time with Jake Shears and tease more UK shows on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ Music News Blood Orange’s Rally Festival in London reveals stacked line-up Music News Barry Manilow says his “lungs aren’t ready yet” and postpones more shows following cancer surgery Film News Charli XCX says sudden popularity of ‘Brat’ was “heavy, confusing and a very vulnerable change” Music News KATSEYE’s Manon to take “temporary hiatus” from group to focus on “health and wellbeing”