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Dave Grohl Was Living His Best Life at Final U2 Sphere Show

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

Dave Grohl was among those in attendance at the final show of U2’s massively successful Sphere residency in Las Vegas.

Video has surfaced of Grohl dancing and singing along to “Beautiful Day.” Frankly, it’s a beautiful sight, and the Foo Fighters frontman was clearly lost in the music.

 

Upcoming Foo Fighters Shows for 2024

Grohl was clearly enjoying some downtime at the Sphere, which was a well-earned break for him and the Foo Fighters. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band will return to performing this summer. They’ll take to the U.K. for seven shows beginning on June 13 through to June 27.

While overseas, the Foos will perform at Hellfest Open Air, France’s premier rock festival. Taking place June 27-30, over 170 bands are featured on the bill. The festival boasts two different mainstages. In addition to the Foos, headliners for the main stages include Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Machine Head, The Offspring, Dropkick Murphys, Saxon and The Prodigy.

Other major acts featured on the bill include Megadeth, Tom Morello, Queens of the Stone Age, Corey Taylor, Bruce Dickinson, Mammoth WVH, Royal Blood, Heart, Steel Panther and more.

Following a brief break, the band will headline the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Taking place April 25-28 and May 2-5, other acts booked include The Rolling Stones, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Killers, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Hozier, Jon Batiste, Queen Latifah, Vampire Weekend, Greta Van Fleet, Heart, Bonnie Rait and more.

Also on the Foo’s schedule this year is a run of stadium shows in the United States on July 17. A full list of dates is below.

Foo Fighters – 2024 Stadium Tour Dates

7/17 – New York, N.Y. @ Citi Field *
7/19 – New York, N.Y. @ Citi Field #
7/21 – Boston, Mass. @ Fenway Park #
7/23 – Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium #
7/25 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Great American Ballpark *
7/28 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Field **
8/3 – Denver, Colo. @ Empower Field at Mile High *
8/7 – San Diego, Calif. @ Petco Park $
8/9 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ BMO Stadium #
8/11 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ BMO Stadium %
8/16 – Portland, Ore. @ Providence Park Soccer Stadium %
8/18 – Seattle, Wash. @ T-Mobile Park %

* Pretenders & Mammoth WVH Support
** Pretenders & L7 Support
# The Hives & Amyl and The Sniffers Support
$ The Hives & Alex G Support
% Pretenders & Alex G Support

 

5 Rock Acts We'd Like to See at the Las Vegas Sphere

  • David Gilmour

    Gilmour doesn’t perform much anymore, so having him do a Sphere residency would be really special. He undoubtedly has enough of a catalog to warrant such a grand venue. Also, you just know he could really bring an impressive visual experience, too. A Gilmour Sphere residency would continue to make the venue the most in-demand attraction in Vegas.

  • Tool

    Let’s just say it: Maynard James Keenan is a f—ing weirdo. (Yes, we do mean that in a positive way.) It would be fascinating to see how he would play to such a larger-than-life venue. As far as visuals go, their existing music videos could be projected on the massive screens, and it would be outstanding! The video for “Vicarious” alone would be trippy AF. Of course, Tool would likely create original visuals for the performance just because they could.

  • Paul McCartney

    How do you make a larger-than-life rock figure even larger? Have them take on Sphere! If anyone could do it, it’s obviously Sir Paul. Like with Gilmour, there’s an ample catalog to play with. Plus, he’d be able to sell out countless nights at the venue. Nothing but wins all around for this one!

  • Nine Inch Nails

    Giving Trent Reznor the kind of visual freedom Sphere could offer would be interesting, to say the least. It would just be fascinating to see what he would do with all of the technology. He would surely come up with a concept literally only he could dream up. Let’s hope a NIN residency will eventually become a reality.

  • Slipknot

    Remember how we noted Sphere is capable of “atmospheric simulations including fog, scent and wind”? Just imagine how Slipknot would utilize scent in a venue. Sure, there’s a good chance it would be gross, but it’s not like you’d want some earthy patchouli incense at a Slipknot show. Plus, their visuals are overwhelming at their shows already. Just think of what they would do with those screens!

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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