The new Foo Fighters single “Asking for a Friend” is out now
Last month, Foo Fighters returned to the stage. They surprised fans by playing an intimate club show at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California. For the gig, the band turned back the clock with super cheap tickets that had to be purchased in person. From there, they added additional shows in Santa Ana, California, Washington, D.C., and New Haven, Connecticut. Even the merch prices were low like the tickets, and fans were elated at the old school experience.
Additionally, the band appeared to be teasing some new music with the first club show announcement. The graphic that the band shared on social media for the show has a snippet of music playing in the background. The track, while giving some major “All My Life” vibes, could very well be an all-new tune and the follow-up to the recently released “Today’s Song.“
On Thursday, Foo Fighters released the all-new single “Asking for a Friend,” which can be streamed below.
After their club gigs, Foo Fighters headlined the 2025 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix. Other features acts include Elton John, The Smashing Pumpkins and Crowded House. The race took place October 3 through October 5 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Additionally, Foo Fighters just wrapped up a string of headlining dates in Indonesia and Japan.
On November 12, Foo Fighters have another huge headlining appearance on the books in Monterrey, Mexico with a very special guest – Queens of the Stone Age.
The two groups have a storied history, primarily via their frontmen Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). In 2002 Grohl jumped behind the kit for almost every track on Queens of the Stone Age’s breakthrough album Songs for the Deaf. It’s the cornerstone of their bond and set the tone for later collabs.
In 2005, Josh Homme performed on acoustic closer “Razor” from Foo Fighters’ double album In Your Honor. From 2009 to 2010, Grohl and Homme formed Them Crooked Vultures alongside legendary Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones. The trio released a self-titled album and toured significantly. In 2013, Grohl returned the QOTSA fold to cut drums on parts of …Like Clockwork after drummer Joey Castillo exited during the recording process. That same year, Grohl and Homme teamed with Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor on “Mantra” for Grohl’s Sound City: Real to Reel project. Homme also contributed “Centipede” and “A Trick With No Sleeve” to the project.
In early 2002, Dave Grohl briefly toured with Queens of the Stone Age. His first show with the band was on March 7, 2002 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles; his last was July 28, 2002 at Fuji Rock before Joey Castillo took over.
On January 26, 2014, Grohl and Homme closed out The Grammys in a one-off supergroup with Nine Inch Nails and Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham. In 2017 – Cal Jam 17. At Grohl’s revived Cal Jam festival, and Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age co-headlined. In 2018, both bands teamed up for multiple co-headlining dates across South America. In 2022, Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts. Grohl and Homme reunited as Them Crooked Vultures—their first set in 12 years—performing “Gunman,” Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” and QOTSA’s “Long Slow Goodbye” at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts.
Next year, the two legendary bands are bringing their co-headlining experience to stadiums in North America. The run will make stops in Las Vegas, Detroit, Chicago, Philadelphia, Edmonton, Vancouver, and more. Very special guests for the trek will be Mannequin Pussy and Gouge Away on select dates.
Tickets go on sale next Friday, October 31 at 10am local time. Fans can access a special ticket pre-sale by subscribing to the Foo Fighters Newsletter. The pre-sale starts on Wednesday, October 29 at 10AM local time. Fans must sign up to join the pre-sale by Sunday, October 26 at 11:59 PM PDT. The day before your pre-sale, you will receive a show link for pre-sale access. If your selected pre-sale is on Ticketmaster, there’s no code needed, the queue will recognize your account’s email address. This applies to all dates except Nashville. Nashville fans will receive a pre-sale code on the day before the pre-sale begins.
Check out the full tour itinerary below, plus a link to purchase tickets.
When asked about the tour and new music, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl said, “Since our return to the stage in San Luis Obispo five weeks ago, we have been reminded of why we love and are forever devoted to doing this Foo Fighters thing. From reuniting as a band and staring at a list of 30 years worth of songs to brush off, to reimagining versions with the incredible blessing of the one and only Ilan Rubin behind the drums, to reconnecting with our amazing fans and blasting them with everything we’ve got (no matter the size of the venue) because we would not be here without them, we have the most solid core. And the sun is finally rising over the horizon. What better way to share the view than with close friends?”
He continues, “In 1992 I first saw the legendary Kyuss perform at the Off Ramp in Seattle and met Mr. Josh Homme. The band were friends of a friend, and before long their album Blues for the Red Sun became the soundtrack to that summer. 33 years later and with many miles behind us, I have shared some of my life’s most rewarding musical moments with my dear friend, Josh. A lifelong bond that goes far beyond the sound we’ve made together. So it is with great happiness that we can share this next chapter together with his almighty Queens of the Stone Age. Take cover.
But none of this would be complete without new music to share from Pat, Nate, Chris, Rami, Ilan and I. ‘Asking for a Friend’ is a song 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…”
After announcing their first show of 2025, Foo Fighters shook up their lineup in a big way. The group parted ways with drummer Josh Freese, who took over for the late Taylor Hawkins in May 0f 2023. The news was confirmed by Freese himself on his official social media.
“The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know that they’ve decided to go in a “different direction with their drummer.” No reason was given. Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band. In my 40 years of professional drumming, I’ve never been let go from a band, so while I’m not angry – just a bit disappointed. But as most of you know I’ve always bounced between bands, so I’m fine. Stay tuned for my “Top 10 Possible Reasons Josh Got Booted from the Foo Fighters” list.
Sources close to the Foo Fighters have confirmed that the band has tapped former Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin, who had been with NIN since 2009. Ruben will reportedly play drums for all of Foo Fighters upcoming tour dates in Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, and Mexico. Subsequently (and ironically), Josh Freese rejoined Nine Inch Nails on the fly for their current North American leg of their Peel It Back World Tour that launched back on August 6 in Oakland, California. Freese had previously been a member of NIN, touring with the group from 2005 to 2008. During that stretch, he recorded drums on the band’s albums Year Zero (2007) and The Slip (2008).
After performing sporadically across North America in 2023, Foo Fighters embarked on a full United States tour last year that kicked off with back-to-back shows at Citi Field in New York on July 17 and July 18. The run wrapped up on August 18 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, where frontman Dave Grohl’s old house recently hit the market.
Revisit our review and live photos from HersheyPark Stadium HERE.
Foo Fighters’ new album, But Here We Are, arrived in June of 2023. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, and topped Billboard’s Rock and Alternative Albums charts. It marked the band’s first release without late drummer Taylor Hawkins since he joined the band for 1999’s There Is Nothing Left to Lose. Dave Grohl recorded all the drums on But Here We Are.
The album garnered the band three 2024 GRAMMY® Award nominations. The LP But Here We Are was up for Best Rock Album, while the record’s lead single “Rescued” was in the running for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. Metallica and Arctic Monkeys also grabbed three nods each.
Queens of the Stone Age’s latest album In Times New Roman arrived in 2023 via Matador. It was recorded and mixed at frontman Josh Homme’s own Pink Duck, with additional recording at Shangri-La. The album was produced by the band and mixed by Mark Rankin. It is available across all digital platforms, as well as vinyl and CD. Artwork and double LP gatefold packaging was designed by long time collaborator Boneface. The LP vinyl is available globally in standard black, as well as limited edition green, red, silver and blue.
The band recently released their landmark concert film, Alive In the Catacombs. It was recorded last summer deep in the Les Catacombes de Paris [Catacombs of Paris] in France in July of 2024, capturing the band as you’ve never seen or heard them before. This utterly unique once in a lifetime experience features a carefully selected setlist spanning the QOTSA catalog, each song chosen and epically reimagined for the Catacombs. The result is an unprecedented incarnation of QOTSA at their most intimate, yet surrounded by literally millions of human remains — “the biggest audience we’ve ever played for,” says Joshua Homme.
A very limited deluxe edition of Queens of the Stone Age: Alive in the Catacombs sold out in record time, so the band is releasing a standard vinyl edition on September 26. Additionally, Queens of the Stone Age are embarking on an intimate tour this fall celebrating the event.
Homme had dreamt of staging a QOTSA performance in the Catacombs since his first visit nearly 20 years ago. The city of Paris, however, had never granted permission to any artist to play within the sacred tunnels. QOTSA, being law-abiding citizens, waited until their vision was sanctioned.
The Catacombs of Paris is a sprawling 320km (200 miles) ossuary beneath the surface of Paris. With a foundation of several million bodies buried in the 1700s, skeletal remains are largely exposed, with much of the walls built of skulls and bones.
Hélène Furminieux (Les Catacombes de Paris) said, “The Catacombs of Paris are a fertile ground for the imagination. It is important to us that artists take hold of this universe and offer a sensitive interpretation of it. Going underground and confronting reflections on death can be a deeply intense experience. Josh seems to have felt in his body and soul the full potential of this place. The recordings resonate perfectly with the mystery, history, and a certain introspection, notably perceptible in the subtle use of the silence within the Catacombs.”
Every aesthetic decision, every choice of song, every configuration of instruments… absolutely everything was planned and played with deference to the Catacombs—from the acoustics and ambient sounds — dripping water, echoes and natural resonance — to the darkly atmospheric lighting tones that enhance the music. Far from the sound-insulated confines of the studio or the comfort of onstage monitors, Alive in the Catacombs sees the band not only rise to this challenge, but embrace it.
Homme recalls, “We’re so stripped down because that place is so stripped down, which makes the music so stripped down, which makes the words so stripped down… It would be ridiculous to try to rock there. All those decisions were made by that space. That space dictates everything, it’s in charge. You do what you’re told when you’re in there.”
August 6 — Detroit MI — Ford Field
August 8 — Chicago IL — Soldier Field
August 10 — Cleveland OH — Huntington Bank Field
August 13 — Philadelphia PA — Lincoln Financial Field
August 15 — Nashville TN — Nissan Stadium
August 17 — Washington DC — Nationals Park
September 12 — Fargo ND — Fargodome
September 15 — Regina SK — Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field
September 17 — Edmonton AB — Commonwealth Stadium
September 20 — Vancouver BC — BC Place
September 26 — Las Vegas NV — Allegiant Stadium
Tickets will be available HERE