Foo Fighters have had to cancel some of their tour dates due to a family emergency. Performances in Lexington, Nashville and Memphis, which were set to happen at the weekend and early this week, have been cancelled, however, the band has confirmed that Lexington and Memphis have been rescheduled for May 2018,alongside the tour being extended with the Nashville replacement show will soon be announced.
The band did not reveal the details of the family emergency but apologised to expectant fans in a statement they posted on their social media pages.
LEXINGTON, KY @Rupp_Arena PLEASE READ BELOW. pic.twitter.com/URHoGQ65aA
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) October 21, 2017
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. NASHVILLE & MEMPHIS. PLEASE READ BELOW. @BrdgstoneArena @FedExForum pic.twitter.com/Tg0TW4dQmh
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) October 22, 2017
You can see the full extended US tour dates below:
18/04/18 – Austin, TX ,Austin360 Amphitheater
19/04/18 – The Woodlands, TX ,Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
21/04/18 – Dallas, TX ,Starplex Pavilion
22/04/18 – Bossier City, LA ,CenturyLink Center
25/04/18 – Tampa, FL ,Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
26/04/18 – West Palm Beach, FL ,Coral Sky Amphitheatre
28/04/18 – Atlanta, GA ,Georgia State Stadium
29/04/18 – Jacksonville, FL ,Welcome to Rockville
01/05/18 – Lexington, KY ,Rupp Arena
03/05/18 – Memphis, TN ,Fed Ex Forum
07/07/18 – Philadelphia, PA ,BB&T Pavilion
12/07/18 – Toronto, ON ,Rogers Centre
14/07/18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
16/07/18 – 17/07/18 – New York, NY ,Madison Square Garden
19/07/18 – Pittsburgh, PA ,PPG Paints Arena
21/07/18 – 22/07/18 – Boston, MA ,Fenway Park
25/07/18 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH ,Blossom Music Center
26/07/18 – Noblesville, IN ,Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
29/07/18 – Chicago, IL ,Wrigley Field
The Foo’s have also recently released a new song, titled ‘Solider’. The song will feature on a benefit compilation record in support of Planned Parenthood. The record, ‘7 inches for Planned Parenthood’ will also feature songs from CHVRCHES, Bjork and a live recording of Bon Iver’s ’45’. You can listen to ‘Soldier’ on Spotify below.
Meanwhile, Foo Fighters have also announced that they would be playing three huge UK shows in support of the 2018 ‘Concrete and Gold’ tour, after recently playing a packed out show at Londons The O2, to celebrate the release of their latest record. The London show was especially notable due to the band bringing out Rick Astley on stage with them to perform a duet of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, after Astley and the band met in Japan. Speaking to NME, Foos frontman Grohl said about Astley, “Rick is the man. The seventh Foo Fighter. He’s such a sweetheart.” He added ““I love that he gets nervous before playing. He’s Rick Astley! It’s like he’s Muhammad Ali! You just wouldn’t be nervous, but he’s such a good guy.”
The Foo Fighters will hit the UK again next June:
19/06/2018 – Etihad Stadium- Manchester
22/06/2018 – London Stadium- London
23/06/2018 – London Stadium- London.
