Foo Fighters announce new anniversary tour dates

With COVID putting Foo Fighters' live plans to celebrate their 25th anniversary on hold, the band have finally announced shows to mark… well, their 26th year as a band.

"2021 shows announced and many more to come!!!" they say, with six dates in the U.S. revealed so far with support from Radkey. The rock titans will be hitting Cincinnati, OH; Milwaukee, WI; St. Louis, MO; Bonner Springs, KS; Oklahoma City, OK and Albuquerque, NM in July and August – so we really don't have to wait long for their live return now…

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Reflecting on Foos' 25th anniversary, Dave Grohl told Kerrang! earlier this year: "I look back at the 25 years I think of the funny haircuts and I think of the songs we maybe shouldn’t have put on a record. I think of the ups and I think of the downs. But the one thing I’m most proud of is that we’ve survived. I’ve seen a lot of people not make it. When I see our friends from back in the day onstage still performing music, I get emotional because I’m thankful that they’ve survived. I remember watching Pearl Jam at a festival and feeling so thankful that they survived. Because all I’ve ever wanted to do is play music and live.

"And so I’m very thankful that we’ve made it this far.”

Catch Foo Fighters in the U.S. this year:

July 2021

28 Cincinnati, OH – ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
30 Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater

August 2021

3 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
8 Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater
7 Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre
9 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater

You can also see them in Europe next summer at the following:

June 2022

TBA Berlin, Germany – Waldbühne
12 Milan, Italy – I‑Days
16 Valencia, Spain – Ciudad de Las Artes y Las Ciencias
18 Lison, Portugal – Rock in Rio Lisbon
22 Nimes, France – Festival de Nimes
23 Nimes, France – Festival de Nimes

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