Breaking: Foo Fighters Announce 2026 โStay With Usโ Reunion Tour
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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 bandโs 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 โcelebration of our history and a tribute to those weโve lost,โ channeling the raw emotion that has long defined the Foo Fightersโ ethos.<grok:render card_id=โf51b90โณ card_type=โcitation_cardโ type=โrender_inline_citationโ>
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The tourโs title, โStay With Us,โ draws directly from the bandโs 2017 chart-topper off the album *Concrete and Gold*, a track laced with themes of endurance and communal catharsis. Itโs no coincidenceโfollowing Hawkinsโ death, Grohlโs personal upheavals, including his 2024 revelation of fathering a child outside his marriage, and the bandโs deliberate step back after the 2023-2024 *Everything or Nothing at All* Tour, this feels like a defiant rally cry. โWeโve been reminded why we do this,โ 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 Obispoโs Fremont Theater and D.C.โs Black Cat served as testing grounds, reintroducing new drummer Ilan Rubinโformerly of Nine Inch Nails and Angels & Airwavesโwith blistering energy that echoed the bandโs punk-grunge roots.<grok:render card_id=โba1a1cโ card_type=โcitation_cardโ type=โrender_inline_citationโ>
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Kicking off in North America on August 4, 2026, at Torontoโs Rogers Stadium, the 12-date U.S. and Canadian leg will blaze through iconic venues, culminating September 26 at Las Vegasโ Allegiant Stadium. Special guests Queens of the Stone Age, led by Grohlโs longtime comrade Josh Homme, will co-headline, ensuring a double-barreled assault of desert rock riffs and arena-shaking anthems.<grok:render card_id=โ9de941โณ card_type=โcitation_cardโ type=โrender_inline_citationโ>
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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 Grohlโs 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=โ57ef8eโ card_type=โcitation_cardโ type=โrender_inline_citationโ>
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Musically, the tour arrives on the heels of fresh firepower: Julyโs introspective โTodayโs Song,โ a 30th-anniversary gift marking the bandโs genesis from Nirvanaโs ashes, and Octoberโs โAsking for a Friend,โ a snarling, Rubin-fueled single that interrogates isolation with Grohlโs signature howl.<grok:render card_id=โ1a2ddcโ card_type=โcitation_cardโ type=โrender_inline_citationโ>
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</grok:render> Whispers of a full album loom, potentially exploring griefโs jagged edges, but for now, itโs the stage that beckonsโa reunion not just of bandmates, but of a global tribe bonded by loss and levity.
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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=โ331848โณ card_type=โcitation_cardโ type=โrender_inline_citationโ>
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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 rockโs phoenix moment: after Hawkinsโ void, Rubinโs precision (paired with Rami Jaffeeโs keys and the rhythm sectionโs lockstep) injects renewed ferocity. Yet, itโs Grohlโs vulnerabilityโraw in lyrics, boundless on stageโthat cements the Foosโ immortality.
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This isnโt mere comeback fodder; itโs 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 โEverlongโ as salvation. As Grohl might quip, itโs for the friends who stayedโand the ghosts who never left. Secure your spot; history awaits.
