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Foo Fighters have expanded their world tour, adding new dates in Australia and New Zealand, which will take place in late 2023 and early 2024.
The tour, announced today (5 June), kicks off in Perth on 29 November and the band will tour Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane throughout December, followed by Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington the following month. The Chats will serve as main support for four of the Australian shows, while British duo Hot Milk will join the band as opening act for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. A full list of tour dates and supporting acts for each show can be found below.
Two separate pre-sales will take place prior to the official ticket sale. One is for American Express card users and the other is via tour promoter Frontier Touring. The former will be held from this Friday (June 9th) and the latter will be held next Tuesday (June 13th). Pre-sale ticket information for Amex Experiences can be found here for Australia and here for New Zealand. You can access the Frontier presale here.
The tour will be Foos’ first tour of both countries since 2018. The tour will take place almost exactly one year after Foos previously scheduled dates in both countries but canceled following the death of Taylor Hawkins in March 2022. That same month, Hawkins played what would be his final concert in Australia. The band played a one-off concert in Geelong, Victoria, on March 4th, supported by Amir and the Sniffers.
After two tribute shows to Hawkins later that year, the Foo Fighters confirmed they would continue without Hawkins in December 2022. Josh Freeze was confirmed as Hawkins’s official replacement last month, and the band played their first gig at Guildford’s Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion on May 24.
4 stars NME A review of the Boston Calling set, which featured guest appearances by Hawkins’ son Shane and Grohl’s daughter Violet, praised Freese:[taking] “I feel confident in my major curios role” and “establish myself throughout the set.”
“I could have forgiven Grohl for the spirit, the joie de vivre, the vigor, whatever he lost last year, but now he’s leaning into his emotions, giving a performance with depth and grit, and that’s it. We are further strengthening the
Foo Fighters recently released their 11th studio album, But Here We Are. In 5 star reviews, NME described the album as “a beautifully tumultuous celebration of brotherhood and a bleak and painful exploration of loss”.
The Foo Fighters Australian and New Zealand tour dates are below.
November
Wednesday 29 – Perth, HBF Park (with The Chats and Teenage Jones)
December
Saturday 2 – Adelaide, Coopers Stadium (with Chat and Body)
Monday 4th – Melbourne, AAMI Park (with Teen Jesus & The Gene Teasers and Hot Milk)
Saturday 9 – Accor Stadium, Sydney (with The Chat and Hot Milk)
Tuesday 12 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (with The Chat and Hot Milk)
January
Saturday 20 – Auckland, GO Media Stadium (TBD, with Dick Moves)
Wednesday 24 – Christchurch, Orangetheory Stadium (with TBA and Dick Move)
Saturday 27 – Wellington, Sky Stadium (with TBA and Dick Moves)
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