The Foo Fighters ‘rickroll’ the Westboro Baptist Church

The Foo Fighters ‘rickroll’ the Westboro Baptist Church

It’s round two and the rockers have come out victorious against the religious group.

The Westboro Baptist Church is an extremist, right-wing group of Christians, known for their ‘hate speech’ protests and anti-gay campaigns.

On Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, the group was protesting against the Foo Fighter’s concert taking place that night.

Foo Fighter’s front man, Dave Grohl, and his crew decided to turn the tables around on them with their own counter-protest.

The popular band responded and ‘rickrolled’ the religious organization in person by cramming into the back of a pickup truck and blasting Rick Astley’s 1987 single “Never Gonna Give You Up.”

Rickrolling refers to a popular internet meme using Astley’s music video as bait, which fooled people into watching it when they clicked on a link, according to the Independent.

In the video posted on YouTube, Grohl and the other Foo Fighters are seen holding up signs saying “You got Rick Roll’d (again)” and “Keep It Clean,” while dancing on the back of the truck.

This isn’t the first time the Foo Fighters have taken on Westboro Baptist Church.

In 2011, the rockers sang one of their tracks, “Keep it Clean,” which features lyrics about same-sex relationship, for the protesters.