Next year will mark the 25th anniversary of the Foo Fighters. Should fans brace themselves for some sort grand celebration? While not showing his hand, Taylor Hawkins says a few things in a new interview that might lead fans to think Dave Grohl and Co. might have something up their sleeves.

Speaking with Kerrang (as transcribed by Music-News.com), Hawkins says, “Well, it’s very possible. There’s a lot of talk. And I think Dave is already mapping out what he wants the next record to be, so i wouldn’t be surprised if there’s something coming down the pipe.:

Hawkins continues, “I can’t 100 percent spell it out for you for sure, because I’m always the last to know and I don’t want to give it away. But I would imagine there will be something made of the 25th year of the Foo Fighters, for sure. You know us, we never stop.”

Of course, when they do “stop,” it’s mostly to take a break after a long touring cycle so they can write more music for a new album and hit the road all over again. Knowing the band’s penchant for surprise, especially with their latest habit of spontaneously dropping EPs of live tracks and demos/b-sides, 2020 will definitely be a year to closely monitor the Foos.

Hawkins, in the meantime, is releasing a new album with his side band, Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders, on November 8 called Get The Money. The album is available for pre-order here, while exclusive merch bundles are available at Shop.TaylorHawkins.com. The title track can be heard below.

7 Outrageous Tour Rider Demands and Other Requests

• Foo Fighters

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  Foo Fighters have taken joke tour riders to another level. In 2011, their tour rider had a coloring book theme complete with a word search and a maze. It also included a list of non-permitted items in the venue which included "light sabers" and "garden gnomes."

• Mick Jagger

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  Mick Jagger has a very unique request when it comes to the mattress in his hotel. According to a new report from 'The Daily Mail,' Jagger "asks for a new mattress in his room, no matter how posh the hotel. But he insists the plastic wrapping stays on while someone sleeps for one night on the mattress to break it in."

• Prince

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  Speaking of plastic wrap, Prince had on his 2004 tour rider that “all items in dressing room must be covered by clear plastic wrap until uncovered by main artist. This is absolutely necessary.”
• Paul McCartney

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  Paul McCartney's past tour riders have been lengthy, but considering his legend, they seem rather tame. Many of his request have to do with his vegan lifestyle, so no furniture backstage made from animal skin (leather) nor is faux leather or animal prints allowed.

• Jack White

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  Jack White got a lot of attention for his tour rider when he was out supporting his album 'Lazeretto,' because it included a request for a bowl of "fresh home-made guacamole" and included a very specific recipe that included directions on how to cut the avocado. (FYI: It's "3 or 4 slits down, 3 or 4 slits across.)

• Iggy Pop

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  Iggy Pop's 2006 tour rider was 18 pages, but it clearly wasn't taking itself too seriously. Some of his requests included "somebody dressed as Bob Hope" and "a copy of 'USA Today' that's got a story about morbidly obese people in it."
• Van Halen

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  Ah, yes...how could there be a tour rider list without mentioning Van Halen and the whole "no brown M&M's" request? Of course, the band wasn't really being divas back then. The legend of the M&M's has since been cleared up, and the reason why that detail was included was to see if promoters actually read the band's performance contract. David Lee Roth said in a 2012 interview, "Van Halen was the first to take 850 par lamp lights — huge lights — around the country. At the time, it was the biggest production ever. If I came backstage, having been one of the architects of this lighting and staging design, and I saw brown M&Ms on the catering table, then I guarantee the promoter had not read the contract rider, and we would have to do a serious line check."

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