Surf fans to be treated to free concert from Foo Fighters offshoot Chevy Metal at Snapper Rocks today

MEMBERS of American rock band Foo Fighters will play a free concert for Quiksilver Pro fans this afternoon.

national HIT use only before October 30. Foo Fighters Chris Shiflett and Taylor Hawkins recording Sonic Highways in New Orleans, picture Andrew Stuart

MEMBERS of American rock band Foo Fighters will play a free concert for Quiksilver Pro fans today.

Drummer Taylor Hawkins and guitarist Chris Shiflett will perform with their classic rock cover band Chevy Metal to crowds at Coolangatta.

The group will hit the Quiksilver Pro grandstand at 4.30pm and play a range of covers including Van Halen’s Panama, The Knack’s My Sharona, The Vapours’ Turning Japanese, as well as songs from the Rolling Stones and Queen.

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Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl could also make an appearance.

It is understood Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will make a guest appearance.

Grohl and his band mates — Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel — flew into Coolangatta on a private jet last month.

They have since been performing across Australia on their Sonic Highways tour and have been spotted relaxing on the Gold Coast

Grohl, no stranger to trouble, was infamously “thrown in jail” when he blew 0.095 after a Big Day Out gig in 2000.

The Foos are set to play their final show of the tour in Perth tomorrow.