Foo Fighters release Asking for a Friend and announce 2026 tour

Foo Fighters on Thursday released a new single, Asking for a Friend, and announced a North American stadium tour that will run from August through September 2026, beginning Aug. 4 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto and concluding Sept. 26 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The tour includes stops at Ford Field in Detroit, Soldier Field in Chicago, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., BC Place in Vancouver and other major venues across the United States and Canada.

Asking for a Friend, issued Oct. 23, follows the band’s July single Today’s Song and features a heavier, darker sound that builds from quieter verses into a propulsive chorus. Lead singer Dave Grohl’s refrain of “What is real? I’m asking for a friend” drives the track, which rises into an extended, double-time finale. In a statement accompanying the release, Grohl described the song as “for those who have waited patiently in the cold, relying on hope and faith for their horizon to appear. Searching for proof when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again. One of many songs to come.”

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