Foo Fighters Geelong

2022 - 3 - 5

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Age"

'Do you love rock'n'roll? It feels good, right': Foo Fighters amp up ... (The Age)

Frontman Dave Grohl surveyed the crowd for close to two minutes on Friday night before even opening his mouth. When he did, rock and roll was back in a big ...

Do you miss rock and roll? Do you love rock and roll? “Do you miss rock and roll?

Foo Fighters, one night only in Geelong: a historic night for live ... (The Guardian)

Never mind the rain or overpriced beer – Dave Grohl and co kicked off the return of stadium concerts on Australian shores, and the result was utterly ...

After blistering opening sets from local punks The Meanies and Amyl and the Sniffers, a single figure appeared on stage under a spotlight, looking out over a thunderous crowd. Covers of Queen (Somebody to Love) and The Bee Gees (You Should Be Dancing, from their surprise 2021 tribute album) went down a treat, as well as note-perfect renditions of their own classics such as The Pretender, Learn to Fly, Best of You and Monkey Wrench. This was a historic night for live music in Australia: one of the world’s biggest rock bands travelling especially to play a full-capacity, one-night-only stadium show to 30,000 people – in a regional city, no less. It was in the ocean of clear ponchos to fight the drizzle, which turned swiftly into proper rain – fitting for the end of another kind of drought. But if there’s any international act that’s apt for the job, it’s the Fooeys. The band’s love affair with Australia is long and storied, with this their 13th visit. It was in the flashing signs around the stadium exclaiming: “WELCOME BACK STADIUM ROCK.” It was in paying $9.50 for a watery beer.

Foo Fighters Perform Australia's First International Show In Geelong ... (Noise11)

Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett and Rami Jaffee are not dead. Also Dave Grohl has not gone solo. It appears the recent Foo Fighters ...

Be the first to see NOISE.com’s newest interviews and special features on YOUTUBE and updated regularly. How appropriate that Foo Fighters declared international touring in Australia back open with Melbourne’s grunge influencers The Meanies and pub/punk rock Melbourne band Amyl and the Sniffers opening this show. The Foo Fighters were very much alive in Geelong, Australia tonight, and for the record, lets date stamp that as 4 March 2022.

Geelong rocks out to Foo Fighters (Bay 93.9)

In true rock concert style, those who missed out on a ticket could still enjoy the show right across the region. Dave Grohl kicked things off with "Times Like ...

US rock band Foo Fighters play one-off show in Geelong (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The concert was the first stadium show in Australia by an international band or artist since the COVID pandemic ground tours to a screeching halt two years ...

Live Review: Foo Fighters + Amyl & The Sniffers + The Meanies ... (the AU review)

It was something that Dave Grohl himself lamented last night at GMHBA stadium, as the world felt a little more normal as both Dave and the Foo Fighters returned ...

This was quickly followed by big numbers, “All My Life”, “Best of You” and “Monkey Wrench”, but it was the final song of the night that really felt like music was back. During a break, Dave Grohl pulled Taylor Hawkins, the band’s heroic drummer out from behind the kit and took his spot to allow Taylor the honour of singing “Somebody to Love” by Queen. The track and its involved drum solo from Dave really put a stamp on the concert and solidified Taylor as the band’s secondary vocalist. It was something that Dave Grohl himself lamented last night at GMHBA stadium, as the world felt a little more normal as both Dave and the Foo Fighters returned to Australian soil for a one-off performance on the back of Michael Gudinski’s last big project, ‘Always Live’.