Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
53 movies · 10 shows
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
2025·0.0
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025·6.4
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023·8.0
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023·0.0
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023·0.0
The Teacher
2023·0.0
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
2023·10.0
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022·7.9
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022·9.0
Studio 666
2022·5.9
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022·0.0
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021·10.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021·4.0
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021·0.0
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021·7.6
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020·7.5
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
2019·0.0
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019·0.0
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019·0.0
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
2019·0.0
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018·0.0
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017·0.0
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
2017·0.0
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
2017·0.0
The Road to ACL
2016·0.0
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
2015·8.5
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015·7.6
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015·0.0
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012·6.8
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011·0.0
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011·7.0
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
2011·0.0
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
2011·0.0
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011·7.6
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011·7.0
Foo Fighters - Live in London
2011·0.0
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009·6.0
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008·8.2
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
2006·8.0
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006·8.0
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006·8.0
Punk: Attitude
2005·7.1
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
2004·0.0
Free Tibet
1998·8.0
Kurt & Courtney
1998·6.0
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993·8.6
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993·8.7
Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993·8.9
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993·10.0
The Book of Manson
1989·10.0
Citizen Tania
1989·7.0
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981·7.2
Germs: Caught In My Eye
1979·0.0