Foo Fighters launched their North American “Take Cover” summer tour at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Tuesday evening, August 4th, with support from Queens of the Stone Age and Mannequin Pussy. Dave Grohl and company treated fans to a 26-song set filled with their biggest hits, including opening number “All My Life,” as well as “The Pretender,” “Times Like These,” “My Hero,” “Monkey Wrench,” and main-set closer “Best of You.”
The setlist was a mix of old and new, with a few surprises thrown in. Other highlights were “No Son of Mine” with a snippet of Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades,” plus “Under You” dedicated to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins’ son Shane on his 20th birthday, and “Aurora” in tribute to Taylor, who passed away in 2022. The night ended with an encore of ‘The Teacher,” dedicated to Grohl’s late mom Virginia, and “Everlong,” complete with fireworks.
Supporting Acts
Queens of the Stone Age delivered an 11-song performance spread out among five of their albums. The set ended with three consecutive songs from their 2002 breakout album Songs for the Deaf: “Go With the Flow,” “No One Knows,” and “A Song for the Dead.” Philadelphia indie-punkers Mannequin Pussy got the evening started with a five-song set, all from their 2024 album I Got Heaven.
Setlists and Tickets
Overall, 1999’s There Is Nothing Left to Lose got the most love with four songs, while The Colour and the Shape (1997), Wasting Light (2011), and Concrete and Gold (2017) were well represented with three songs each. Oddly, the Foos’ played only one song (“Caught in the Echo”) from their most recent album, 2026’s Your Favorite Toy. Tickets to the remaining shows are available, with 20% off your first purchase of $200 or more using the code CONSEQUENCE20.
See photos and video from the Toronto concert, as well as the setlists for Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, below. The Foo Fighters Setlist included: All My Life, The Pretender, Times Like These, Rope, Stacked Actors, My Hero, Learn to Fly, These Days, Walk, This Is a Call, No Son of Mine (with Motörhead’s “Ace of Spades” snippet), and many more. The Queens of the Stone Age Setlist included: Misfit Love, In My Head, My God Is the Sun, I Sat by the Ocean, If I Had a Tail, Emotion Sickness, Make It Wit Chu (w/ snippet of The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You”), and more.
In conclusion, the Foo Fighters North American “Take Cover” summer tour is off to a great start, with a high-energy performance in Toronto. With a mix of old and new songs, the band is sure to please both longtime fans and new ones. Be sure to check out the remaining shows and get your tickets now using the code CONSEQUENCE20 for a discount.
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