Breaking: Foo Fighters Announce 2026 โStay With Usโ Reunion Tour
In a thunderous return to the rock forefront, Foo Fighters have ignited fan frenzy with the announcement of their 2026 โStay With Usโ Reunion Tour, a poignant nod to resilience and legacy that promises to redefine live music spectacles. Unveiled on November 5, 2025, amid swirling rumors of the band’s hiatus, this world-spanning odyssey marks their first major stadium run since the heartbreaking loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022. Frontman Dave Grohl, ever the unflinching storyteller of survival, framed the tour as a “celebration of our history and a tribute to those we’ve lost,” channeling the raw emotion that has long defined the Foo Fighters’ ethos.<grok:render card_id=”f51b90″ card_type=”citation_card” type=”render_inline_citation”>
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The tour’s title, โStay With Us,โ draws directly from the band’s 2017 chart-topper off the album *Concrete and Gold*, a track laced with themes of endurance and communal catharsis. It’s no coincidenceโfollowing Hawkins’ death, Grohl’s personal upheavals, including his 2024 revelation of fathering a child outside his marriage, and the band’s deliberate step back after the 2023-2024 *Everything or Nothing at All* Tour, this feels like a defiant rally cry. “We’ve been reminded why we do this,” Grohl stated in an emotional press release, alluding to recent surprise club gigs captured on the EP *Are Playing Where??? Vol. 1*. These intimate sets in venues like San Luis Obispo’s Fremont Theater and D.C.’s Black Cat served as testing grounds, reintroducing new drummer Ilan Rubinโformerly of Nine Inch Nails and Angels & Airwavesโwith blistering energy that echoed the band’s punk-grunge roots.<grok:render card_id=”ba1a1c” card_type=”citation_card” type=”render_inline_citation”>
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Kicking off in North America on August 4, 2026, at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium, the 12-date U.S. and Canadian leg will blaze through iconic venues, culminating September 26 at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Special guests Queens of the Stone Age, led by Grohl’s longtime comrade Josh Homme, will co-headline, ensuring a double-barreled assault of desert rock riffs and arena-shaking anthems.<grok:render card_id=”9de941″ card_type=”citation_card” type=”render_inline_citation”>
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</grok:render> Europe follows with stops alongside IDLES, Royel Otis, and Inhaler, blending post-punk fury with indie freshnessโdates teased but not yet fully mapped, hinting at expansions to Australia and beyond. Expect pyrotechnics, confetti cannons, and Grohl’s marathon crowd-surfing, hallmarks of Foo Fighters shows that clock in at over two hours, blending blistering covers (like their recent Minor Threat rip) with hits from *The Colour and the Shape* to *But Here We Are*.<grok:render card_id=”57ef8e” card_type=”citation_card” type=”render_inline_citation”>
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Musically, the tour arrives on the heels of fresh firepower: July’s introspective โTodayโs Song,โ a 30th-anniversary gift marking the band’s genesis from Nirvana’s ashes, and October’s โAsking for a Friend,โ a snarling, Rubin-fueled single that interrogates isolation with Grohl’s signature howl.<grok:render card_id=”1a2ddc” card_type=”citation_card” type=”render_inline_citation”>
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</grok:render> Whispers of a full album loom, potentially exploring grief’s jagged edges, but for now, it’s the stage that beckonsโa reunion not just of bandmates, but of a global tribe bonded by loss and levity.
Fan reactions? Electric. Social feeds exploded with memes of Grohl as a phoenix, tickets crashing servers before presales even launched (newsletter subscribers snag first dibs October 28, general sale October 31 via Ticketmaster).<grok:render card_id=”331848″ card_type=”citation_card” type=”render_inline_citation”>
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</grok:render> VIP packages tease meet-and-greets, while secondary markets like StubHub brace for resale wars. Critics hail it as rock’s phoenix moment: after Hawkins’ void, Rubin’s precision (paired with Rami Jaffee’s keys and the rhythm section’s lockstep) injects renewed ferocity. Yet, it’s Grohl’s vulnerabilityโraw in lyrics, boundless on stageโthat cements the Foos’ immortality.
This isn’t mere comeback fodder; it’s a manifesto against fragility. In an era of fleeting streams and fractured attention, โStay With Usโ reminds us why live rock endures: sweat-soaked unity, where strangers scream “Everlong” as salvation. As Grohl might quip, it’s for the friends who stayedโand the ghosts who never left. Secure your spot; history awaits.
