Foo Fighters lock in Brisbane stadium date for 2026 tour

Brisbane is set for a major live-music moment in 2026, with Foo Fighters announcing a national stadium tour that opens at Lang Park on November 5.

The tour will move through Townsville, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, bringing one of rock's biggest live acts back to Australia for a high-energy run designed for stadium scale.

The band's latest announcement also leans into a distinctly local flavour: Australian acts are slated as special guests across the dates, continuing Foo Fighters' track record of platforming home-grown talent.

For Brisbane, that combination - a blockbuster headliner plus local supports - is the kind of event mix that fills hotels, boosts hospitality turnover and energises the city's night-time economy.

For fans, the show promises the band's trademark marathon set style, with the tour framed as a major "take cover" run that also hints at new music on the horizon.

Ticketing timelines and demand will be watched closely given Brisbane's appetite for stadium concerts and the growing calendar of mega-events in the lead-up to 2032.

As Brisbane continues to brand itself as a premier events city, nights like this matter - not just for entertainment, but for the broader signal they send: global tours are choosing the river city not as an add-on, but as the place to start.