Dave Grohl and his band,who last year were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and will be back to play stadium shows in Perth on November 30,Melbourne on December 4,Brisbane on December 10 and Sydney on December 12.
Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and Chris Shiflett play to a sold-out crowd at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong.Paul Rovere
General public tickets for the band’s first headline tour since 2018 will be available from March 10. A pre-sale of tickets for Frontier Touring members opens on March 8.
Grohl,who had the initial idea for Foo Fighters,has a strong affinity for Australia and local audiences. He first toured here in 1992 while playing drums in Nirvana.
“From the first time Nirvana came down,since then it’s always been this magical refuge,a place we’ve always looked forward to coming,” he toldThe Age andSydney Morning Herald.
“We’ve never had a bad tour — we haven’t really had bad tours anywhere — but there’s something about Australia and Australians we feel akin to … maybe it’s the love of big guitars. A lot of places don’t have that same passion for rock music as Australians.
“Rock music is much more celebrated in Australia than America,we’ve got a great thing going on in America,but you come here and there’s so many great bands down here,and the gigs just go off.”
Foo Fighters’ three-hour show in Geelong featured tracks from new Grammy-nominated albumMedicine At Midnight,covers of Queen’sSomebody To Love,the Bee Gees’You Should Be Dancing and Australia’s biggest,most euphoric stadium-size singalong in recent memory.
The concert coincided with the cinema release of horror-comedyStudio 666,featuring Grohl and his bandmates. The film is based on a story by 53-year-old Grohl,who also released his autobiography,The Storyteller:Tales Of Life and Music,last year.
“I don’t consider any of this work,” he said. “I’ve had jobs that I considered work … I know what it’s like to punch a card,to come into work and be relieved when it’s over.
“I don’t get that feeling with this job of mine. I do feel very appreciative and very blessed that I am able and allowed to do any number of these projects,whether it’s documentaries or the book,or the horror film or this rock band or that rock band.”
Foo Fighters’ Hall of Hame induction came seven years after Nirvana were inducted. Grohl said the recent ceremony in Cleveland,Ohio,when Paul McCartney officially inducted the band,was “amazing” and was thrilled his band could perform on the night.
“Every single one of the inductees has really planted a flag in the history of music,but to meet and get a real hug from Carole King,it was unbelievable,” he said. “To watch LL Cool J completely steal the whole show … you’re surrounded by greatness,and you realise … that’s why they’re here.”
Foo Fighters will also travel to New Zealand and play shows in Wellington on December 15 and Auckland on December 17.
For more information and tickets,go to
Foo Fighters November/December 2022 tour
HPF Park,Perth (all ages)
Wednesday,November 30
Tickets on sale Thursday,March 10 (2pm local time)
Phone:136 100
AAMI Park,Melbourne (all ages)
Sunday,December 4
Tickets on sale Thursday,March 10 (2pm local time)
Phone:132 849
Suncorp Stadium,Brisbane (all ages)
Saturday,December 10
On sale:Thursday,March 10 (5pm local time)
Phone:132 849
Accor Stadium,Sydney (all ages)
Monday,December 12
Tickets on sale Thursday,March 10 (4pm local time)
Phone:132 849
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