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Foo Fighters announce stadium tour, playing Citi Field (and don't tell Dave Grohl, but Extreme is playing Long Island)

Foo Fighters in Chicago in October (more by James Richards IV)
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Foo Fighters put out their stadium rock album, Sonic Highways, earlier this month, and now they’ve announced a tour where they’ll appropriately be playing stadiums. Following a NJ show at Susquehanna Bank Center (7/6), the Foos will hit NYC on July 16 at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. In order to “beat the bots” (aka scalper bots), there will be a box office-only presale for most dates starting Saturday (11/22) at 10 AM local time. You can visit the band’s website for the complete list of box office locations. You’ll just have to camp out for tickets like people did in the ol’ days.

The NY and NJ shows, and other dates, are with the UK-loved rockers Royal Blood, but on a much cooler note, several other dates are with Mission of Burma (sometimes we need a reminder that Grohl actually does come from an amazing punk background). Their sold-out Chicago gig is also stacked with cool openers: Cheap Trick, Naked Raygun and Urge Overkill. All dates are listed below.

Speaking of Grohl’s amazing punk background, anyone remember that Nirvana interview where they’re talking about playing at the same festival as Extreme, and when Krist Novoselic says “I’m not even really sure if they’re aware that things can actually operate on a different level” regarding their way of musical life vs Nirvana’s, Dave interrupts and says “I don’t think they’re aware of how much they SUCK!” Would the Dave Grohl of today, who says Lorde represents the Nirvana aesthetic, ever diss a mainstream rock band in a public interview like that?

Meanwhile, Extreme celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album Pornograffiti at a Long Island show on January 24. Tickets go on sale Friday (11/21) if you’re into that sort of thing. We’re pretty sure we’re doing laundry that day.

Watch that Nirvana interview, with the list of Foo Fighters dates, below…

Foo Fighters — 2014/2015 Tour Dates
11/21/2014 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
12/10/2014 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN STADIUM
12/13/2014 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA FNB STADIUM
01/15/2015 Santiago, Chile Estadio Nacional
01/18/2015 Buenos Aires, Argentina Estadio Unico de La Plata
01/21/2015 Porto Alegre, Brasil Estacionamento da FIERGS
01/23/2015 São Paulo, Brasil Estádio do Morumbi
01/25/2015 Rio De Janeiro, Brasil Estádio do Maracanã
01/28/2015 Belo Horizonte, Brasil Mega Space
01/31/2015 Bogotá, Colombia Estadio El Campín
02/18/2015 Christchurch, NZ AMI Stadium
02/21/2015 Auckland, NZ Mt. Smart Stadium
02/24/2015 Brisbane, AU Suncorp Stadium
02/26/2015 Sydney, AU ANZ Stadium
02/28/2015 Melbourne, AU Etihad Stadium
03/02/2015 Hobart, AU Derwent Entertainment Centre
03/04/2015 Adelaide, AU Coopers Stadium
03/07/2015 Perth, AU nib Stadium
05/25/2015 Sunderland, UK Stadium of Light
05/27/2015 Manchester, UK Emirates Old Trafford
06/07/2015 Flugplatz Mendig/Vulkaneifel Rock Am Ring
06/07/2015 Nuremberg/Zeppelinfeld Rock Im Park
06/10/2015 Oslo, Norway Telenor Arena
06/12/2015 Gothenburg, Sweden Ullevi Stadium
06/19/2015 London, UK Wembley Stadium
06/20/2015 London, UK Wembley Stadium
06/23/2015 Edinburgh, UK BT Murrayfield Stadium
7/4/15 – Washington DC – RFK Stadium
7/6/15 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center *
7/9/15 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre *
7/16/15 – New York, NY – Citi Field *
7/18/15 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park **
7/19/15 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park *
8/12/15 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place *
8/13/15 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome *
8/17/15 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre *
8/19/15 – Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater *
8/21/15 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center *
8/22/15 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center *
8/24/15 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre *
8/25/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion *
8/27/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Klipsch Music Center
8/29/15 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field w/ Cheap Trick, Naked Raygun, Urge Overkill
9/11/15 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
9/12/15 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
9/14/15 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
9/16/15 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/18/15 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
9/21/15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum
9/25/15 – Phoenix, AZ – AK-Chin Pavilion
9/27/15 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
9/29/15 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
9/30/15 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
10/4/15 – Atlanta, GA – Centennial Olympic Park
10/5/15 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
10/7/15 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum

* w/ special guest Royal Blood
** w/ special guest Mission of Burma