American rock band, Foo Fighters, has announced the 2026 North American stadium tour dates, also, dropped the new single, ‘Asking For a Friend.’ Listen to the full song below.
The song opens with a gentle guitar figure and Grohl singing, “Save your promises until we meet again/ You can save all your promises until the bitter end/ What is real, I’m asking for a friend/ What is real, I’m asking for a friend.” Then, as is their wont, the loud-quiet-even-louder band explodes into a giant riff mania, with Grohl howling, “Or is this the end?” as the song picks up steam.
Over pounding drums and layers of guitar, Grohl pleads, “Lay your worry down/ Save your promises til we meet again/ Save all your promises until the bitter end,” later wondering, “when you’re alone, am I a part of you?/ Am I a part of you?,” before assuring, “You’re not alone/ I am a part of you/ When I’m apart from you.”
The four-and-a-half-minute track builds in tension before erupting around the three-minute mark, as Grohl unleashes raw, soaring vocals over a flurry of breakneck, speed-metal-inspired guitar riffs that drive the song to an electrifying finish.
Also, the tour will take place on Aug. 4 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto and then hit Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Nashville, Washington, D.C., Fargo, N.D., Regina, Saskatchewan, Edmonton, and Vancouver before wrapping up at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Queens of the Stone Age will open all the dates except for the Fargo stop, with Mannequin Pussy and Gouge Away also lined up to perform on select dates. A release announcing the shows suggested that “many more shows” are on the horizon.
A general on-sale for all shows will launch on Friday (Oct.31) at 10 a.m. local time, with details available here. Fans can sign up for an artist pre-sale now through Sunday (Oct. 26) at 11:59 PT.
Recently, Foo Fighters shared the fresh track titled “Today’s Song.” The track marks their first new song in nearly two years.
Foo Fighters Announce 2026 North American Stadium Dates, Drops New Single, ‘Asking For a Friend’