Foo Fighters
Danny ClinchUPDATE 2 (2/14/22): The Foo Fighters have added 10 additional shows to their 2022 tour itinerary. The run will largely take the band through Canada, save for two U.S. dates on either end of the leg: Sept. 18 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Oct. 7 at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon. In between, the band will play shows in cities like Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver (all new dates have been added to the schedule below).
Tickets for the new shows will go on sale Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. local time. Citi cardholders will have access to presale tickets for the Sioux Falls and Bend shows from Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. local time through Feb. 17 at 10 p.m. local time.
UPDATE (11/30): Hours after announcing their 2022 tour dates, the Foo Fighters have axed one date in Minneapolis due to a dispute with the venue over its Covid-19 vaccine requirements. The show was set to take place Aug. 3 at the Huntington Bank Stadium, which is home to the University of Minnesota football team. In a statement posted on Twitter, Foo Fighters said, “Due to Huntington Bank Stadium’s refusal to agree to the band’s Covid safety measures, Foo Fighters are unable to perform at that venue. We apologize for any inconvenience and are working on finding a suitable replacement — one that will prioritize the health of everyone working and attending the show.”
Per the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a rep for the University of Minnesota said in a statement, “The University declined to change its existing protocols for large events, which have been effective since implemented.”We continue to encourage everyone to get vaccinated, wear a mask when in large crowds, and take appropriate steps to protect public and personal health.”
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The Foo Fighters are set to return to the road in 2022, with the band announcing a string of 17 shows between May and August.
The group will start things off with three scattered shows in May, followed by a proper summer run that will launch July 17 at Citi Field in New York and wrap with two nights at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, Aug. 18 and 20. The run will also include a set at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal on July 29. See tickets here.
In a press release, Foo Fighters said they would be announcing special guests for the tour soon on their website and social media channels.
Tickets for the headlining shows will go on sale Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. local time. Citi cardholders will have access to presale tickets from Nov. 30 at 12 p.m. ET through Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. local time via Citi Entertainment.
Foo Fighters’ 2022 run will mark their most extensive trek since releasing their 10th studio album, Medicine at Midnight, back in February. The group played a handful of gigs over the summer, and in July helped re-open Madison Square Garden, playing the first full-capacity show at the famed NYC arena since the Covid-19 lockdown.
Last week, Foo Fighters received three Grammy nominations for Medicine at Midnight, with the LP receiving a Best Rock Album nod, while “Waiting on a War” and “Making a Fire” were nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, respectively. At the end of October, Foo Fighters were also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Foo Fighters 2022 Tour Dates
May 14 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
May 20 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park
May 24 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 17 – New York, NY @ Citi Field
July 19 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 22 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
July 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
July 27 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater
July 29 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
August 1 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
August 3 – Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Stadium
August 6 – Denver, CO @ Empower Field at Mile High
August 8 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheater
August 10 – Big Sky, MT @ Big Sky Events Arena
August 13 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park
August 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Banc of California Stadium
August 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Banc of California Stadium
September 18 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center
September 21 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Arena
September 23 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre
September 25 – Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
September 27 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
September 29 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
October 1 – Penticton, BC @ South Okanagan Events Centre
October 3 – Victoria, BC @ Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
October 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
October 7 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
NEWS
Harry Styles paid tribute to the late David Hockney and reflected on his time in One Direction last night (June 12), as he kicked off his record-breaking residency at Wembley Stadium.
Hockney – whose painting of Styles was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in 2023 – died on June 11, aged 88, and the musician honoured him during his set by sharing a quote from the painter on the big screens.
“What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing,” the quote read. “You wouldn’t be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.”
Styles’ gig last night marked the first of 12 gigs at Wembley, which will see the star break the record for the most shows at the venue in a single tour. Coldplay previously held the record, delivering 10 gigs at the stadium last year as part of their Music Of The Spheres tour.
The London residency follows the Together, Together tour beginning in Amsterdam in May, and will be followed by stops in São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney. He will be supported by a different artist in each city, joined by Shania Twain in London, who delivered a set of hits and new tracks from her upcoming album, ‘Little Miss Twain’.
As the sounds of Simon And Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ played over the stadium PA, Styles made his way to the stage, kicking off his set with ‘Are You Listening Yet?’, from his latest album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally’. Between renditions of ‘Golden’ and ‘Adore You’, he addressed the crowd for the first time, saying: “Our job tonight is to entertain you. Your job is to have as much fun as you possibly can.
“If you want to sing, if you want to dance, please feel free. Please feel free to be whoever it is you’ve always wanted to be tonight. We’ve got each other’s backs.”
Throughout the night, Styles subtly reworked some of the songs on the setlist. He dedicated ‘Taste Back’ “to all the ravers in the house”, as a snippet of Underworld’s ‘Born Slippy’ was interpolated into the song, while a brief burst of Talking Heads’ ‘This Must Be The Place’ was introduced to ‘Treat People With Kindness’. During ‘Dance No More’, the pop star’s band played part of the groove from Happy Mondays’ ‘Step On’, while Styles sang a snatch of Gorillaz’s ‘Clint Eastwood’.
There were also nods to Styles’ days in One Direction early in the set. As the musician left the stage after ‘Fine Line’, the string section on stage played a medley featuring clips of the group’s hits ‘Night Changes’ and ‘History’, plus Styles’ own track ‘Falling’. After ‘Keep Driving’, he took the time to reflect on Wembley’s connections to his and the boyband’s journeys.
“Just outside of this building, just next door, is Wembley Arena, and 16 years ago, my sister brought me to London for the very first time for my X Factor audition,” he said. “So driving here today, and any time I come through Wembley, means so much to me, ‘cause right in that building next door, I was put into a band. We were called One Direction.
The Together, Together setlist features a different surprise song each night at the start of the encore. Last night, Styles treated the Wembley audience to ‘Little Freak’, taken from ‘Harry’s House’, for the first time since 2023. After the song, he spoke to the audience for the final time, saying: “I don’t know if you’ve been listening to me for a week, or a month, or a year, or five years, or 10 years, or 16 years, or whatever it is, but you have changed my life over and over again. Thank you so much for being here and allowing us to do these shows. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
“Finally, 16 years ago, my mother signed me up for the X Factor without my knowledge. I wouldn’t be here today if she hadn’t done that. She’s here today – thank you so much. You’ve changed my life, all of you.” Referencing a lyric in ‘Dance No More’, he added: “Remember – respect your mother.”
‘Are You Listening Yet?’
‘Golden’
‘Adore You’
‘Watermelon Sugar’
‘Music From A Sushi Restaurant’
‘Taste Back’
‘Coming Up Roses’
‘Fine Line’
‘Italian Girls’
‘American Girls’
‘Keep Driving’
‘Ready, Steady, Go!’
‘Dance No More’
‘Treat People With Kindness’
‘Pop’
‘Season 2 Weight Loss’
‘Carla’s Song’
‘Aperture’
‘Little Freak’
‘Sign Of The Times’
‘As It Was’
The Together, Together, London residency continues at Wembley Stadium tonight, with further dates on June 17, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 29 and July 1, 3, and 4. Visit here for any remaining UK tickets and check out doors and stage times here.
The gigs will see Styles donate £1 from every ticket sold to LIVE’s levy to help protect UK grassroots music venues and support emerging talent, and before Styles’ headline performance, the big screens at the venue encouraged fans to support Music Venues Trust.
The tour is in support of the star’s latest album, ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco Occasionally’, which was released in March. In a four-star review, NME described it as “an album that you’ll really want to spend a lot of time with, letting all its layers envelope you”. It added: “It’s the most exploratory album of his career so far, trying out new things and steering his ship in new directions.”
Meanwhile, Styles has also curated this year’s Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre. The line-up chosen by the star includes Stephen Fretwell, Nilüfer Yanya, Orlando Weeks, Bar Italia, Dev Hynes, Jon Hopkins, Getdown Services, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, Soulwax and more, as well as an intimate gig from Styles himself.
The festival kicked off earlier this week (June 11) with a performance from Los Angeles’ Warpaint, whose show was their first in nearly two years. During the gig, they shared fan favourites like ‘Love Is To Die, ‘Billie Holiday’ and ‘Disco//Very’, plus a cover of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’.
