Tasmanian fans of Foo Fighters are proof that absence really does make the heart grow fonder.
As previously reported, the American rock legends will play one night only at Launceston’s UTAS Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, for their first live show in the Apple Isle since 2015.
What’s more, that show will mark the Foos’ first-ever performance in the island state’s second city, a spot with fewer than 100,000 residents.
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The general on-sale began today, and the entire allocation sold out in “record time,” notes Frontier Touring, which is producing the show. According to the concerts specialist, fans from around the country snapped up tickets. And in heartbreak for fans, no additional shows have been announced.
“We have a very special relationship with Tasmania – as we do with all of Australia,” comments frontman Dave Grohl in a statement. “We have these little meetings where the band sits around at the studio with our team, and we think of fun stuff to do… We looked at the calendar and thought, ‘Let’s pop down for a gig’. We’ve been doing these sneaky surprise shows here in the States, having so much fun.”
Playing surprise shows in the United States is not the same as dropping by the bottom of the world.
“To come down and have a special night is amazing,” explains Grohl, “even though we’re literally flying down for 48 hours… we’ll go onstage and blast it out for three hours, then come home. I’ve always loved Australia so much, we’ve been coming down a long time and it’s always felt like home.”
It’s not the first time the Foos have taken the journey for a single, regional date. The 15-time Grammy Award winners performed in 2022 at GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park) in Geelong, a satellite city of Melbourne, to help refuel a touring industry crippled by the lockdown.
Making the trip on this occasion will be Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, Rami Jaffee and Ilan Rubin.
To date, Foo Fighters have made 14 visits to Australia, most recently in late 2023 for a national stadium run in support of their eleventh studio album, But Here We Are.
On the recorded music side, they’ve shifted over 1.8 million records in Australia, with nine No. 1 albums.
Support on the night will be rising Brisbane rock band Full Flower Moon Band, and Launceston psych-rock trio Spooky Eyes.
