The Take Cover Tour is a concert tour by the American rock band Foo Fighters. The tour was announced on October 23, 2025, with only North America tour dates at first. More tour dates in Europe, Oceania and South America were announced later.
The tour started on January 10, 2026, in León, Mexico, and is set to conclude on March 3, 2027, in Lima, Peru.
This is the band's first tour with new drummer Ilan Rubin, following the departure of Josh Freese.
Background
The band teased that there is a major tour coming on September 16, 2025, stating "Stay tuned", and "There's more to come". The tour was officially announced one month later on October 23, 2025, with twelve stadium tour dates in United States and Canada spanning through August and September 2026. Three more festival shows in the United States were later announced, and are set to take place in May and September 2026. Another headlining arena show in Bridgeport, Connecticut was announced on March 16, 2026.
The European leg of the tour was announced on November 10, 2025, with nine stadium shows and three festival dates in June and July 2026. One more festival date at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands was announced two weeks later on November 24, 2025.
The band performed a special benefit concert in Inglewood, United States at the Kia Forum on January 14, 2026. All proceeds from the show were donated to Hope The Mission and Los Angeles Mission organizations. On December 3, 2025, they announced another one-off show in Launceston, Australia at the UTAS Stadium, which took place on January 24, 2026.
In January 2026, it was announced that Pat Smear would be absent for the beginning of the tour after suffering an injury. Guitarist Jason Falkner would take his place.
On February 18, 2026, the band announced a full Australian and New Zealand tour with two legs, one in November 2026 and one in January 2027. The following day the band released new single "Your Favorite Toy" and announced the release of their new album with the same name as the single, which will come out on April 24, 2026. Later that week a series of three intimate shows across Ireland and England was announced, that took place later that month.
On February 26, 2026, it was announced, that the band will be headlining the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil on September 4, 2026. Later, on August 14, 2026, the band announced two solo stadium shows in the country, in the cities of Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.
On April 29, 2026, the band announced on social media two pop up shows in Manhattan, New York at Irving Plaza on April 30, and in Sayreville, New Jersey at Starland Ballroom on May 2, 2026. Tickets were only available from the venue box office.
Set list The following set list is taken from the concert held on April 28, 2026, in Bridgeport. It does not represent all concerts.
"All My Life" "Caught in the Echo" "Times Like These" "The Pretender" "Of All People" "Stacked Actors" "These Days" "Walk" "My Hero" "Learn to Fly" "Your Favorite Toy" "This Is a Call" "No Son of Mine" "The Sky Is a Neighborhood" "Shame Shame" "White Limo" "Spit Shine" "Rescued" "Under You" "Aurora" "Monkey Wrench" "Hey, Johnny Park!" "Big Me" "Best of You" Encore "A320" "Child Actor" "Unconditional" "Exhausted" "Everlong"
Tour dates + List of 2026 concertsVarious citations concerning the attendance and revenue of the tour in 2026: Date (2026) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue January 10 León Mexico Velaria de la Feria rowspan="2" January 14 Inglewood United States Kia Forum — — January 24 Launceston Australia UTAS Stadium Full Flower Moon Band Spooky Eyes 24,100 / 24,100 $3,000,000 February 23 Dublin Ireland The Academy rowspan="3" — — February 25 London England Shepherd's Bush Empire — — February 27 Manchester O2 Ritz — — April 28 Bridgeport United States Total Mortgage Arena Frankie and the Witch Fingers — — April 30 New York Irving Plaza rowspan="4" — — May 2 Sayreville Starland Ballroom — — May 8 Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway rowspan="2" rowspan="2" May 23 Napa Napa Valley Expo June 10 Oslo Norway Unity Arena Royel Otis Otoboke Beaver — — June 12 Stockholm Sweden Nationalarenan — — June 15 Warsaw Poland Stadion Narodowy — — June 17 Munich Germany Allianz Arena Inhaler Otoboke Beaver — — June 19 Paris France Paris La Défense Arena — — June 21 Landgraaf Netherlands Megaland June 25 Liverpool England Anfield Inhaler Otoboke Beaver — — June 27 Royel Otis Die Spitz July 1 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion Idles Fat Dog — — July 3 Vienna Austria Ernst Happel Stadion — — July 5 Milan Italy Ippodromo La Maura rowspan="3" rowspan="3" rowspan="3" July 8 Madrid Spain Valdebebas July 10 Lisbon Portugal Passeio Marítimo de Algés August 4 Toronto Canada Rogers Stadium Queens of the Stone Age Mannequin Pussy — — August 6 Detroit United States Ford Field — — August 8 Chicago Soldier Field — — August 10 Cleveland Huntington Bank Field — — August 13 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field — — August 15 Nashville Nissan Stadium — — August 17 Washington, D.C. Nationals Park — — September 4 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Barra Olympic Park September 12 Fargo United States Fargodome Mannequin Pussy — — September 15 Regina Canada Mosaic Stadium Queens of the Stone Age Mannequin Pussy — — September 17 Edmonton Commonwealth Stadium — — September 20 Vancouver BC Place Queens of the Stone Age Gouge Away — — September 24 Louisville United States Kentucky Exposition Center September 26 Paradise Allegiant Stadium Queens of the Stone Age Gouge Away — — November 5 Brisbane Australia Suncorp Stadium Full Flower Moon Band Mini Skirt — — November 7 Townsville Queensland Country Bank Stadium Full Flower Moon Band Downgirl — — November 10 Sydney Accor Stadium The Belair Lip Bombs TEENS — — November 12 Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium The Buoys C.O.F.F.I.N — — November 14 Melbourne Marvel Stadium The Belair Lip Bombs FRENZEE — — November 17 Adelaide Coopers Stadium Kurralta Park Spooky Eyes — —
+ List of 2027 concerts Date (2027) City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue January 19 Christchurch New Zealand One New Zealand Stadium Dartz Seek Help! — — January 22 Auckland Western Springs Stadium Dick Move Ringlets — —January 25 Perth Australia HBF Park The Southern River Band Last Quokka — —January 29 BengaluruIndia Bengaluru LIVE The Pretty Reckless Die Spitz Alain Johannes Pinkshift — —January 31 Mumbai Mahalaxmi Racecourse The Pretty Reckless Die Spitz Still in Therapy Mali — —February 18 Belo Horizonte Brazil Arena MRV Karen Dió Deb and The Mentals — —February 20 São Paulo Estádio MorumBIS — —February 23 Montevideo Uruguay Estadio Centenario Niña Lobo Gamepad — —February 25 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio River Plate Usted Señalemelo Pacifica — —February 28 Santiago Chile Parque Deportivo Estadio Nacional Adelaida Aurora Voraz — —March 3 Lima Peru Estadio Universidad San Marcos Cometa a la Deriva Lucy Perez — — Total 24,100 $3,000,000
Personnel Foo Fighters Dave Grohl – lead vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, drums Pat Smear – guitar Chris Shiflett – guitar, backing vocals Nate Mendel – bass guitar, backing vocals Rami Jaffee – keyboards, theremin Ilan Rubin – drums, backing vocals, guitar
Touring musicians Jason Falkner – guitar (substitute for Pat Smear on early shows)
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