The Foo Fighters revealed plans for their 2026 summer stadium tour featuring support from Queens of the Stone Age. The outing will visit 12 markets initially, including Detroit, Philadelphia, and Nashville. You can see all of the dates below.
The Take Cover tour kicks off Aug. 4 in Toronto and is currently set to wrap up Sept. 26 in Las Vegas. Tickets for the trek go on sale Oct. 31, and an artist presale will begin on Oct. 28. You can see complete details at the band’s official website.
“Since our return to the stage in San Luis Obispo five weeks ago, we have been reminded of why we love and are forever devoted to doing this Foo Fighters thing, Dave Grohl said in a statement. “From reuniting as a band and staring at a list of 30 years worth of songs to brush off, to reimagining versions with the incredible blessing of the one and only Ilan Rubin behind the drums, to reconnecting with our amazing fans and blasting them with everything we’ve got (no matter the size of the venue) because we would not be here without them, we have the most solid core. And the sun is finally rising over the horizon.”
How Did They Choose Queens of the Stone Age to be Part of the Tour?
As Grohl shares, he has a long connection with the music of the band that goes far beyond his past musical collaborations. “In 1992, I first saw the legendary Kyuss perform at the Off Ramp in Seattle and met Mr. Josh Homme</b)," he remembered. "The band were friends of a friend, and before long their album Blues for the Red Sun became the soundtrack to that summer. 33 years later and with many miles behind us, I have shared some of my life’s most rewarding musical moments with my dear friend, Josh. A lifelong bond that goes far beyond the sound we’ve made together. So it is with great happiness that we can share this next chapter together with his almighty Queens of the Stone Age.”
What Have the Foo Fighters Been Doing This Year?
This year, they celebrated the 30th anniversary of their debut album in a few different ways. Earlier this month, they made a special mint-colored vinyl pressing of Foo Fighters available in independent record stores with two bonus live tracks, limited to 1,995 copies. (Clever move, we see what you did there!)
The band also played a series of intimate club dates in September that were heavy on tracks from their debut album, including some choice rarities like “Exhausted” and “Winnebago,” both of which received their first set list slots in over a decade. Prior to their performance of “Winnebago” in Santa Ana, Grohl used the moment to share how the Red Hot Chili Peppers once asked guitarist Pat Smear to join their band.
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The special dates had plenty of moments like that, often with a heavy dosage of humor, which made the retrospective feeling of the shows even more personal. They commemorated this short run by releasing a live EP sourced from those gigs, with proceeds going to local charities.
This summer, they also released “Today’s Song,” which is their first new music since the tragic loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died unexpectedly in March of 2022.
What Can We Expect in 2026?
The upcoming tour dates will be Foo Fighters’ first full run with drummer Ilan Rubin, who joined after Josh Freese’s departure. In one of 2025’s stranger plot twists, Freese quickly found new employment as he filled Rubin’s previous drumming slot for Nine Inch Nails.
The band will also include at least one new song in their set list. They revealed their latest single, “Asking for a Friend,” simultaneously alongside today’s tour announcement. Grohl stated it is “one of many songs to come.”
Foo Fighters 2026 Summer Tour Dates:
8/4 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium
8/6 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
8/8 — Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
8/10— Cleveland, OH @ Huntington Bank Field
8/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
8/15 — Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
8/17 — Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park
9/12 — Fargo, ND @ Fargodome
9/15 — Regina, SK @ Mosaic Stadium
9/17 — Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
9/20 — Vancouver, BC @ BC Place
9/26 — Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium
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