The Foo Fighters have released a new single along with dates for a North American stadium tour scheduled for 2026.

“Asking for a Friend” is the second new song launched by the band in 2025, following the July release of “Today’s Song.” The group also surprised fans with a cover of Minor Threat’s “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” earlier this year.

Dave Grohl described “‘Asking for a Friend’ as a song for those who have waited patiently in the cold, relying on hope and faith for their horizon to appear. It’s about searching for ‘proof’ while hanging by a wish until the sun shines again,” in a social media post today.

Listen to the song in full and see the lyrics below.

Foo Fighters, ‘Asking for a Friend’

Foo Fighters, “Asking for a Friend” Lyrics

Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Till the bitter end
What is real?
I’m asking for a friend
What is real?
I’m asking for a friend
Or is this the end?

Give me a reason, show me a sign
Ugliest truth or the prettiest lie

I feel it fading away
Fading on you
Searching for something to pray
Words I can use
To lay your worry down
Lay your worry down

Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Until the bitter end
What is real?
I’m asking for a friend
What is real?
I’m asking for a friend
Or is this the end?

When you’re alone
Am I a part of you?
Am I a part of you?
Am I a part of you?
You’re not alone I am a part of you
I am a part of you
When I’m apart from you

I feel it wearing away
Wearing on you
Searching for something to pray
Words I can use
To lay your worry down

Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Until the bitter end
What is real?
I’m asking for a friend
What is real?
I’m asking for a friend

Or is this the end?
Give me a reason, show me a sign
Ugliest truth or your prettiest lie
Free you from burden, take what I give

Give me a reason, show me a sign
Ugliest truth or your prettiest lie
Free you from burden, take what I give
Take it away now, permission to live

Save your promises
Until we meet again
You can save all your promises
Until the bitter end
What is real? (Save your promises)
I’m asking for a friend
What is real? (Save all your promises)
I’m asking for a friend Or is this the end?

Do the Foo Fighters Have a New Album?

The Foo Fighters have not yet confirmed if they are working on a new album. Press materials for the single and tour indicated that “Asking for a Friend” is “one of many songs to come.”

The band’s last album, But Here We Are, was released in 2023. It marked their first album since the passing of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.

Grohl played drums on the entire album.

Foo Fighters 2026 Tour Plans

The Foo Fighters will begin their 2026 North American stadium tour on August 4 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto.

According to the announced dates, the tour will take the band to 12 cities before concluding on September 26 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

A complete list of 2026 Foo Fighters tour dates is available here.