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Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters - Photo by Mary Boukouvalas

Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters - Photo by Mary Boukouvalas

Foo Fighters Help Launch iPhone 5

by Andrew Tijs on September 13, 2012

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Dave Grohl and the boys get caught up in iPhone 5 hype and perform an unplugged set at the launch.

Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters - Photo by Mary Boukouvalas

Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters - Photo by Mary Boukouvalas

The long-awaiting iPhone 5 was finally launched by Apple CEO Tim Cook during a press conference in San Francisco.

Alongside the minor upgrades from the iPhone 4S (thinner and lighter, slightly larger screen, different jack, HD front-facing camera and panorama feature et al), Cook also announced some changes to iTunes.

Rolling Stone report that iTunes will get a redesign, with iCloud back-up and a feature for artists to share photos.

To close the event, Cook brought in Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters to perform an lo-fi set. Grohl enthused “One of the incredible things about being here is that you’re meeting people who are shaping our future” and reportedly compared Cook and the late Steve Jobs to music evolutionaries Little Richard, Jimmy Page and Tom Petty.

The Foo Fighters performed ‘Times Like These’ and ‘My Hero’,  and Grohl received a personal tutorial on the iPhone 5 from Cook.

The iPhone 5 will ship on September 21.

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