Violet Grohl – Metal Birds
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album) is out via MCA, featuring Violet Grohl’s original contribution, “Metal Birds”.
Produced by Justin Raisen and Lewis Pesacov, the song showcases Grohl’s captivating vocals, supported by rich orchestral strings and atmospheric soundscapes, evoking vivid imagery of the dystopian world: “Metal birds in the sky / Come and take me away / Generator, power breaker / Loo ki k at me through the embers.”
“Writing Metal Birds was one of the most special songwriting experiences for me,” says Grohl. “I’ve loved the movies and the book series since I was a kid, so it was a total honor to be asked to write a song about a story that I feel so connected to. It opened up the world of dystopian themes for me. I found the visuals in the movie to be so striking and strong and important to the plot that I felt like I needed to include them in the song. And I took mental notes of lots of things I had seen, and they really stuck with me. And so the songwriting process came really easily and was really fun.”
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album) is executive produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson) and brings together 29 cross-genre artists. Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will be released in theaters everywhere on November 20, 2026.
In May, Violet Grohl released her debut album, Be Sweet To Me, via Auroura Records / Republic Records. It was recorded at producer Justin Raisen’s (Kim Gordon, Charli xcx) Los Angeles home studio alongside musicians assembled in the spirit of the Wrecking Crew session players in the ’60s and ’70s, and its sound takes perpetual influence from the alternative sounds of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s: Pixies, Soundgarden, Cocteau Twins, The Breeders, PJ Harvey, The Muffs, Björk, Alice in Chains, L7, Juliana Hatfield.
This year, Grohl has been touring the world with her band and 2027 will be no different. She’ll finish the year in Europe, opening for Bebadoobee and capping it off with headlining shows in Glasgow and Manchester. Beginning in January, she’ll play Japan, including Rockin’on Sonic festival, and Australia’s Laneway Fest followed by Lollapalooza’s South American fests.
Violet Grohl on Tour
2026
11/17 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater*
11/20 – 11/22/26 – Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital 2026
11/30 – Paris, FR – Zenith^
12/02 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live^
12/03 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live^
12/04 – Forest, BE – Forest National^
12/06 – Berlin, DE – Verti Music Hall^
12/07 – Dusseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle^
12/10 – Glasgow, UK – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut (SOLD OUT)
12/11 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy
* w/ Suzy Clue
^ w/ Beabadoobee
2027
1/07 – Osaka, JP – Club Shangri-La
1/08 – Tokyo, JP – SPACE ODD
1/09 – 01/10 – Tokyo, JP – Rockin’on Sonic
2/12 – Sydney, AU – Laneway Festival
2/13 – Brisbane, AU – Laneway Festival
2/17 – Darlinghurst, AU – Oxford Art Factory
2/19 – Melbourne, AU – Laneway Festival
2/20 – Fitzroy, AU – The Night Cat
3/12 – 14 – San Isidro, AR – Lollapalooza Argentina
3/12 – 14 – Santiago, CL – Lollapalooza Chile
3/19 – 21 – São Paulo, BR – Lollapalooza Brasil
3/19 – 03/21 – Bogotá, CO – Estéreo Picnic
3/31 – 4/04 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
4/9 – Indio, CA – Coachella
4/16 – Indio, CA – Coachella
7/08 – 7/10 Bilbao, ES – Bilbao BBK Live
7/30 – Clive, IA – Hinterland
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