Dave Grohl dedicates 'My Hero' to Steve Albini at Foo Fighters concert in NC

Dave Grohl remembers the late engineer/producer and noise-rock pioneer Steve Albini.

During the rock band's concert in Charlotte, NC on Thursday (May 9), the Foo Fighters frontman dedicated the group's hit song 'My Hero' to Albini, who died earlier in the week at the age of 61.

“Tonight, I'd like to dedicate this song to a friend we lost the other day, who I've known for a long time. And he left us too soon,” Grohl said he said the crowd. “He's touched all your lives, I'm sure. We're talking about Steve Albini. For those of you who know, you know. For those of you who don't know, just remember this name: Steve Albini. So let's sing this to him.”

Grohl first worked with the Chicago engineer/producer when he recorded Nirvana's 1993 album. In the womb. The pair reunited in 2014 for Grohl's HBO series Sonic Highways. During the episode, the Foo Fighters recorded the song “Something From Nothing” at Albini's Electric Audio Recordings studio in Chicago.

Last year, Grohl, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and Albini also sat down for an interview with Conan O'Brien needs a friend podcast to discuss its creation In the womb.

Following his death from a sudden heart attack, many artists paid tribute to Albini, including the Pixies, PJ Harvey, Failure, The Breeders, Urge Overkill, Jarvis Cocker, Superchunk and Butch Vig.

in addition to In the wombAlbini — who fronted the bands Shellac and Big Black — also worked on the Pixies' beloved 1988 album, Surfer Rosaalong with works by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Mogwai, Flogging Molly, the Breeders, Newsom, the Stooges and many more.

His band, Shellac, was preparing to release its first album in a decade, To all trainsand had booked a run of shows in England in June, followed by a string of US dates in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles in July.

Watch the Foo Fighters tribute to Albini here.