Foo Fighters have officially kicked off their 2026 European tour – take a look at the setlist and fan-filmed footage below.
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Following a series of intimate UK gigs – including a show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire – Dave Grohl and co. have officially begun their European tour in support of their brand new album ‘Your Favorite Toy‘.
The 2026 ‘Take Cover’ tour includes two nights in Liverpool set for June 25 and 27, and will also include their festival appearances at Mad Cool and NOS Alive festival. Support across various dates will include Royel Otis, Inhaler, IDLES, Otoboke Beaver, Fat Dog and Die Spitz. Get any remaining tickets here.
Now, the Foos have made their first stop at Norway’s Unity Arena yesterday (Wednesday June 10), where they opened with ‘All My Life’.
After playing crowd-pleasers such as ‘The Pretender’ and ‘Learn To Fly’, the band launched into an acoustic portion, which the band kicked off by playing ‘Wheels’. It was here that the Foos also brought back ‘Marigold’, the first time they’ve played the tune since 2010.
Grohl went on to play a solo acoustic version of ‘Big Me’, along with the beginning of ‘Times Like These’, before the song transitioned into the full band playing back as usual.
After that, they went on to play a number of cuts from ‘Your Favorite Toy’ including the title track, ‘Caught In The Echo’ and ‘Window’.
During ‘Tap Dancing in a Minefield’, Grohl also switched instruments with new drummer Ilan Rubin, so that Grohl was seated behind the kit and Rubin on the guitar. Fans of Rubin won’t be surprised at his talent on guitar, as he played every instrument on his solo album as The New Regime.
After ending with ‘Best Of You’, the Foos returned to the stage for their encore, where they gave ‘The Teacher’ its tour debut and also played it for the first time with Rubin on drums. They rounded off their set with ‘Exhausted’ and their classic ‘Everlong’.
See the full setlist for their Unity Arena gig below:
Foo Fighters’ Unity Arena setlist is:
‘All My Life’
‘Of All People’
‘The Pretender’ (with “Do It” jam in the middle)
‘Rope’
‘Stacked Actors’
‘These Days’
‘Walk’
‘My Hero’
‘Learn to Fly’
‘No Son of Mine’ (with Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” snippet)
Acoustic
‘Wheels’ (Tour debut; full band acoustic)
‘Marigold’ (Late! cover) (first time live since 2010; full band acoustic)
‘Big Me’ (Acoustic; Dave solo)
‘Times Like These’ (Acoustic with Dave solo, then transitioned into full band)
‘Caught in the Echo’
‘Generator’
‘Your Favorite Toy’
‘Invincible / Tap Dancing in a Minefield’ (band introductions; Dave on drums and Ilan on guitar during “Tap Dancing”)
‘Monkey Wrench’
‘Hey, Johnny Park!’
‘Window’
‘Breakout’ (Tour debut)
‘Aurora’
‘This Is a Call’
‘Best of You’
Encore:
‘The Teacher’ (Tour debut; first time with Ilan)
‘Exhausted’
‘Everlong’
Last April, the Foo Fighters released their latest album ‘Your Favorite Toy’, which NME gave 3 and a half stars.
‘Your Favorite Toy’ is a few more tracks of that depth away from being the most vital Foo Fighters record since 1997’s ‘The Colour and the Shape’,” we wrote. “For now, at least, they have remembered that no-frills punk, played fast and loud, suits them much better than middle-of-the-road dad-rock.”
This is the Foos’ first tour with former Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin, who became the Foo Fighters’ new sticksman following the firing of Josh Freese. Shortly afterwards, Nine Inch Nails confirmed that Freese had rejoined their band, having previously played with them from 2005 to 2008.
Rubin said playing with the Foo Fighters was an “obvious great fit”, adding: “As far as I knew, my contract ended on a date. After that, it was, what am I doing next? And when this happened and the opportunity presented itself and it was just an obvious great fit and a great thing for me.”
Elsewhere, watch Dave Grohl join Sepultura on stage for ‘Kaiowas’ jam as band announce last ever gig.
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