The Foo Fighters have reached a point in their career where they are no longer an opening act. Haven’t been for a long time. However, the fellas are making a rare “one night only” exception for the biggest hard rock band of all time.
On September 8, 2026, the Foos will serve as support for the Australian rock gods. The show takes place at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The Pretty Reckless has been traveling with AC/DC but will be unable to play that specific show. So, Dave Grohl and Co. are stepping in.
“Foo Fighters are taking a special one-off detour from their ‘Take Cover’ global stadium tour to fill in for their friends The Pretty Reckless as special guests of AC/DC for one night only in St. Louis,” read an announcement shared by AC/DC.
“The performance brings two generations of rock’s biggest live acts together for a one-night-only event, with the Foo Fighters opening for the band’s St. Louis tour stop,” the message added.
Dave Grohl called the Foo Fighters opening for AC/DC “a dream come true”
In a follow-up post on the Foo Fighters’ Instagram page, Dave Grohl also called the experience a “dream come true.” He also revealed that AC/DC’s 1980 concert film Let There Be Rock inspired him to become a musician.
Grohl called it the moment “that truly introduced me to the raw, primal power of rock and roll performance for the first time.” Only 11 at the time, the grunge icon said he was “watching from the edge of my seat the entire time.”
“It was like nothing I had ever experienced before,” Grohl continued. “How could five human beings conjure and possess such intensity on stage with just their instruments, and do so with such swagger, such groove… and such danger? My mind was blown. Melted. Changed forever. And my heart felt like it might explode with passion and inspiration.”
He went on to say: “From that night on, the bar was set exceptionally high. If you were a drummer and you didn’t have to change your snare drum between songs from pummeling it to splinters, you weren’t hitting it hard enough.”
“If you were a frontman in a band and you weren’t drenched in sweat by the end of the show, you weren’t giving the audience what they deserve,” the rock singer added. See below for Grohl’s full message.
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