Foo Fighters to open for AC/DC

August 21, 2026

FOO Fighters will open for AC/DC “for one night only” on September 8, standing in for Ackadacka’s regular opener The Pretty Reckless.

The show will take place at The Dome in St Louis, with Foo Fighters’ involvement announced by frontman Dave Grohl who described it as “literally a dream come true”.

“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,” an official announcement on AC/DC’s social media channels stated.

“The performance brings two generations of rocks’ biggest live acts together for a one-night-only event, with the Foo Fighters opening for the band’s St. Louis tour stop.”

In a lengthy post shared by Foo Fighters, Grohl detailed the personal significance of the booking. “I remember it like it was yesterday…. It was AC/DC’s 1980 concert film Let There Be Rock that truly introduced me to the raw, primal power of rock and roll performance for the first time.

“Sure, I had Beatles records, I had KISS posters, I had an old, broken acoustic guitar with a few strings that I would pretend to play in front of the hallway closet mirror when no one was home.

“But it wasn’t until that fateful night at the tender age of 11 years old that my best friend Larry Hinkle and I went downtown to the Uptown Theater in Washington D.C. and actually witnessed it on full display.

“Watching from the edge of my seat the entire time, it was like nothing I had ever experienced before. How could five human beings conjure and possess such intensity onstage 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.

“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 pummelling it to splinters, you weren’t hitting it hard enough. If you were a guitarist and you didn’t need oxygen on the side of the stage between solos, you weren’t playing 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 (All of these moments can be witnessed in this legendary film)

“It’s safe to say that If it weren’t for this movie, this band and their decades of timeless anthems, I surely would have approached my life in music from a different perspective. So, if you have ever seen me beat the living shit out of a drum set, or run from side to side of a stage drenched in sweat after hours of hammering my guitar to pieces, you’ll now understand why.

“All I have ever wanted was to someday live up to the awe-inspiring fury of AC/DC, live onstage (an impossible task, by the way).

“And now, for the first time since that fateful night in 1980, my band Foo Fighters will share a stage with the gentlemen who are single-handedly responsible for my determination to give every audience everything I have, every night. This is literally a dream come true. So…..if you want blood….you’ve got it.

“Let there be fucking rock, St Louis. See you September 8th.”

The two acts have not previously shared a tour bill, though Brian Johnson joined Foo Fighters onstage for a performance of “Back In Black” at the 2021 VAX LIVE charity concert.

Foo Fighters are currently touring in support of the album Your Favorite Toy. Their North American dates feature Queens of the Stone Age as support.

Upcoming shows include the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on August ss and a festival appearance at Rock in Rio on Septembe 4.

Following the AC/DC date they resume their itinerary in Fargo, North Dakota, on September 12 , with further concerts across California, Kentucky, Nevada and other states through September and October, ahead of an Australian leg later in the year.

AC/DC’s Power Up tour continues with a concert in Atlanta on August 27 , followed by dates in Texas, Indiana, New Jersey and elsewhere. The Pretty Reckless remain the support act for all remaining shows except St Louis.

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