Wasting Light World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Foo Fighters, in support of their seventh studio album Wasting Light. It began on January 28, 2011 at a secret show at Velvet Jones in Santa Barbara, California where they debuted the album in full. The tour included dates across Europe, Oceania, North and South America and included festival dates such as Reading and Leeds Festival as well a series of performances in hardcore fans' garages which was documented in their "Garage Tour" documentary on YouTube.

Background The tour started with a series of secret intimate shows across California including at The Roxy. They also played at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 show at O2 Brixton Academy and was their first performance at the venue since the There Is Nothing Left to Lose tour.

The tour featured a 52 page rider which included a series of jokey requests including a "ban on light sabers, garden gnomes, and tridents at show venues."

Many special guests joined the band on stage during the tour including Roger Daltrey, Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Bob Mould, Roger Taylor, Alice Cooper, Sea Sick Steve, John Paul Jones, Queen, Perry Farrell, Tenacious D, Joan Jett, Krist Novoselic, Fee Waybill, CeeLo Green, Roger Waters, Mick Jagger, Danny Clinch, deadmau5 and Rufus Tiger Taylor.

Songs performed

Foo Fighters "Alone + Easy Target" "Big Me" "For All The Cows" "Exhausted" "I'll Stick Around" "This Is a Call" "Wattershed"

The Colour and the Shape "Enough Space" "Everlong" "Hey, Johnny Park!" "Monkey Wrench" "My Hero" "New Way Home" "See You" "Up in Arms"

There Is Nothing Left to Lose "Aurora" "Breakout" "Generator" "Learn to Fly" "Stacked Actors"

One by One "All My Life" "Times Like These"

In Your Honor "Best of You" "Cold Day in the Sun" "DOA"

Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace "Let It Die" "Long Road to Ruin" "The Pretender"

Greatest Hits "Wheels"

Wasting Light "Arlandria" "Back and Forth" "Bridge Burning" "Dear Rosemary" "I Should Have Known" "A Matter of Time" "Miss the Misery"* "Rope" "These Days" "Walk" "White Limo"

Other (non-album songs) "Butterflies" "Skin and Bones" "Winnebago"

Covers "19th Nervous Breakdown" "Ace of Spades" "Back in the Doghouse" "Bad Reputation "Breakdown" "Blackbird" "Everybody Wants Some!!" "Happy Birthday to You" "Hocus Pocus" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "I'm Eighteen" "I'm the One" "In The Flesh?" "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" "School's Out" "Shake Your Blood" "Surrender" "Tie Your Mother Down" "Young Man Blues"

Opening acts

Scream – Bob Mould – CeeLo Green -

Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, attendance, and gross revenueDateCityCountryVenue Intimate California ShowsJanuary 28, 2011Santa BarbaraUnited StatesVelvet JonesFebruary 4, 2011Los AngelesDragonflyFebruary 7, 2011West HollywoodThe RoxyFebruary 8, 2011Los AngelesSpacelandFebruary 15, 2011West HollywoodThe Troubadour EuropeFebruary 23, 2011LondonEnglandO2 Brixton AcademyFebruary 25, 2011Wembley ArenaFebruary 26, 2011DingwallsFebruary 28, 2011CologneGermanyGloria-TheaterMarch 4, 2011StockholmSwedenNalen SXSW FestivalMarch 15, 2011AustinUnited StatesStubb's Bar-B-QMarch 16, 2011Austin Music Hall OceaniaMarch 22, 2011AucklandNew ZealandAuckland Town HallMarch 24, 2011SydneyAustraliaGoat IslandMarch 25, 2011University of SydneyMarch 27, 2011BrisbaneRiverstage North AmericaApril 16, 2011Long BeachUnited StatesFingerprints Music EuropeMay 14, 2011CarlisleEnglandCarlisle Lake District Airport North AmericaMay 17, 2011TulsaUnited StatesBOK CenterMay 18, 2011North Little RockVerizon ArenaMay 20, 2011MemphisFedExForumMay 21, 2011Gulf ShoresHangout Music FestivalMay 23, 2011Council BluffsMid-America CenterMay 26, 2011MissoulaAdams CenterMay 27, 2011GeorgeThe Gorge AmphitheatreJune 4, 2011IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre EuropeJune 9, 2011InterlakenSwitzerlandFlugplatz InterlakenJune 11, 2011Isle of WightEnglandSeaclose ParkJune 13, 2011LandgraafNetherlandsMegalandJune 15, 2011MilanItalyFiera MilanoJune 17, 2011TuttlingenGermanyNeuhausen ob Eck AirfieldJune 18, 2011BerlinKindl-Bühne WuhlheideJune 19, 2011ScheeßelEichenringJune 21, 2011CopenhagenDenmarkRefshaleøenJune 22, 2011StockholmSwedenStockholm Olympic StadiumJune 24, 2011BærumNorwayTelenor ArenaJune 26, 2011HelsinkiFinlandKalasatamaJuly 2, 2011Milton KeynesEnglandNational BowlJuly 3, 2011July 6, 2011MadridSpainPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de MadridJuly 7, 2011OeirasPortugalPasseio Marítimo de AlgésJuly 9, 2011NaasIrelandPunchestown RacecourseJuly 10, 2011NaasPunchestown RacecourseJuly 10, 2011KinrossScotlandBaladoJuly 11, 2011LondonEnglandThe Roundhouse North AmericaAugust 6, 2011ChicagoUnited StatesThe MetroAugust 7, 2011Grant ParkAugust 9, 2011TorontoCanadaAir Canada CentreAugust 10, 2011MontrealBell Centre EuropeAugust 20, 2011Sankt PöltenAustriaGreen ParkAugust 21, 2011GroßpösnaGermanyStörmthaler SeeAugust 23, 2011CologneLanxess ArenaAugust 24, 2011ÜberseeAlmfischer 1August 26, 2011Saint-CloudFranceDomaine National de Saint-Cloud North AmericaSeptember 14, 2011Saint PaulUnited StatesXcel Energy CenterSeptember 16, 2011Kansas CitySprint CenterSeptember 17, 2011St. LouisScottrade CenterSeptember 19, 2011Auburn HillsThe Palace of Auburn HillsSeptember 20, 2011ClevelandQuicken Loans ArenaSeptember 22, 2011ColumbusNationwide ArenaSeptember 23, 2011PittsburghConsol Energy CenterSeptember 25, 2011BuffaloFirst Niagara CenterSeptember 26, 2011East RutherfordIzod CenterOctober 9, 2011DenverPepsi CenterOctober 11, 2011West Valley CityMaverik CenterOctober 13, 2011InglewoodThe ForumOctober 14, 2011October 16, 2011PhoenixUS Airways CenterOctober 17, 2011San DiegoViejas ArenaOctober 19, 2011OaklandOracle ArenaOctober 22, 2011AnaheimAnaheim Convention CenterOctober 25, 2011VancouverCanadaRogers ArenaOctober 27, 2011CalgaryScotiabank SaddledomeOctober 28, 2011EdmontonRexall PlaceNovember 1, 2011SacramentoUnited StatesPower Balance PavilionNovember 7, 2011DuluthThe Arena at Gwinnett CenterNovember 8, 2011CharlotteTime Warner Cable ArenaNovember 10, 2011PhiladelphiaWells Fargo CenterNovember 11, 2011Washington, D.C.Verizon CenterNovember 13, 2011New York CityMadison Square GardenNovember 14, 2011NewarkPrudential CenterNovember 16, 2011BostonTD Garden OceaniaNovember 28, 2011PerthAustraliaNIB StadiumDecember 2, 2011MelbourneAAMI ParkDecember 3, 2011December 5, 2011AdelaideAdelaide OvalDecember 8, 2011SydneySydney Football StadiumDecember 10, 2011Gold CoastMetricon StadiumDecember 13, 2011AucklandNew ZealandWestern Springs Stadium South AmericaApril 1, 2012 SantiagoChileO'Higgins ParkApril 3, 2012 Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio LibertiApril 4, 2012April 7, 2012 São PauloBrazilSão Paulo Jockey Club North AmericaMay 6, 2012 New OrleansUnited StatesFair Grounds Race CourseMay 19, 2012 Asbury ParkJune 28, 2012 MilwaukeeMarcus AmphitheaterAugust 10, 2012 San FranciscoGolden Gate Park EuropeAugust 13, 2012 UdineItalyVilla ManinAugust 15, 2012 PragueCzech RepublicO2 ArenaAugust 16, 2012 GampelSwitzerlandFestivalgelände Am RottenAugust 18, 2012 HasseltBelgiumDomein KiewitAugust 19, 2012 BiddinghuizenNetherlandsSpijk en BremerbergAugust 21, 2012 BelfastNorthern IrelandBoucher Road Playing FieldsAugust 24, 2012 LeedsEnglandBramham ParkAugust 26, 2012 ReadingLittle John's Farm North AmericaSeptember 21, 2012 AtlantaUnited StatesPiedmont ParkSeptember 22, 2012 Santa Rosa IslandCasino Beach

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