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The Foo Fighters Performed an Epic Drive-By Rick-Roll of the Westboro Baptist Church: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Foo Fighters performed a concert on Friday night at Kansas City’s Sprint Center and the Westboro Baptist Church brought their clan to protest.<\/p>\n

What the WBC didn’t count on was a counter protest by Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters themselves, who drove up in a truck blasting Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”.<\/p>\n

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It’s not the first time the group has performed such a demonstration against the WBC. In Kansas City in 2011 <\/a>they performed a song in front of the church members, saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“God bless America! It takes all kinds. I don’t care if you’re black or white or purple or green, whether you’re Pennsylvanian or Transylvanian, Lady Gaga or Lady Antebellum, men<\/a> loving women<\/a> and women<\/a> loving men<\/a> and men<\/a> loving men<\/a> and women<\/a> loving women<\/a> — you all know we like to watch that. But what I’d like to say is, God bless America, y’all!”<\/p>\n

Watch the antics, below:<\/p>\n

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Grohl and the Foo Fighters of course, come with a head-scratching chapter in their history, which many fans won’t forget.<\/p>\n

In 2000, the group threw a benefit concert for AIDS denials group  Alive & Well AIDS Alternatives <\/a>with a speech by founder Christine Maggiore and gave away free copies of her book, What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong? <\/i>The group denies there is a link between HIV and AIDS. The Foo Fighters also had a link to the group on its website, which has since been removed.<\/p>\n

Grohl has since attended benefits<\/a> for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. He and band member Chris Shiflett have also shown support for marriage equality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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