Foo Fighters, Gilford NH. Image: Scarlet Page
Following the release of their 11th studio album, But Here We Are, Frontier Touring has announced that Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2023. In the coming months, they will be performing in Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi before heading to Australia in late November.
The 15-time Grammy winners will perform in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane before travelling to New Zealand to perform in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington in January 2024.
Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters, Gilford NH. Image: Scarlet Page
This will be Foo Fighters’ first Australia and New Zealand headline tour since 2018. Though the band had scheduled shows in both countries last year, they were subsequently cancelled following the death of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Produced by Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, But Here We Are has already received universal acclaim. The ten piece album features tracks like ‘Rescued’, ‘Under You’, ‘Show Me How’ and ‘The Teacher’. It is their first album since Hawkins’ death.
As they tour Australia, Foo Fighters will be joined by special guests including QLD punkers The Chats, who will join them in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, and UK duo Hot Milk, who will open for the band in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Five-piece party punk band Dick Move will serve as their main support act in New Zealand, accompanying them at all three shows.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, 15th June and can be purchased here.