Foo Fighters kicked off their intimate run of UK and Ireland shows in Dublin last night (Monday February 23) with a hit packed set.
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On Sunday morning (February 22), Dave Grohl and co. revealed that they would be playing small shows at Dublin’s Academy, London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Wednesday (February 25) and Manchester’s O2 Ritz on Friday (February 27).
In order to get tickets, fans had to queue outside the respective venues at 12pm and they were handed out on a first come, first serve basis. They were priced at £99 each and fans were limited to two tickets per person.
Last night, the band performed a raucous set in Dublin which saw the band kick off with ‘All My Life’, before they went to play the likes of ‘Times Like These’, ‘The Pretender’, ‘My Hero’ and their new single ‘Your Favorite Toy‘ along with another new track ‘Of All People’. You can view footage below.
They also played a bunch of tracks from their earlier years including ‘This Is A Call’, ‘Exhausted’ and ‘Big Me’.
Wrapping up their set, they performed rollicking rendtions of ‘Best Of You’ and ‘Everlong’.
Foo Fighters playing ‘Everlong’ tonight in an 850 capacity Dublin Academy 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/BJAj2rlm25
— The Rock Revival (@TheRockRevival_) February 23, 2026
Reacting to the performance many fans gave their verdict on the show with one fan writing: “Foo Fighters in Dublin. Fucking incredible.”
Another added: “The Foo Fighters at @academydublin Dublin. One for the ages. @foofighters.”
Foo Fighters in Dublin. Fucking incredible. pic.twitter.com/0hjM0Z7oCx
— Cian ☘️🇾🇪 (@Cian_McGivern) February 23, 2026
The Foo Fighters at @academydublin Dublin. One for the ages. @foofighters pic.twitter.com/DDIwc6Luvh
— Philo DelMuerto (@PhiloDelMuerto) February 23, 2026
Following the performance, the band also posted a pic of them with Grohl lifting a beer in the air. “CHEERS DUBLIN!” they wrote.
The gig followed an intimate shorter set at St James’ Church in the city on Sunday (February 22).
Foo Fighters will continue their intimate tour in London on Wednesday before wrapping up in Manchester on Friday.
The band are also set to play a European stadium tour that will include two nights at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium at the end of June before they head on for a North American stadium tour for the summer, and an Australian and New Zealand tour for late 2026 and early 2027.
Foo Fighters announced their 12th full-length effort last week and shared the lead single and title track ‘Your Favorite Toy’. The album will be released on April 24, and Grohl has teased that the new album is stacked with “noisy, loud bangers” that feel like they’re from “the old days”.
In a four-star review of new ‘Your Favorite Toy’ single, NME wrote: “Foos have certainly turned up the heat, shifting to a more thrilling gear when they could cruise down the slow lane to keep things rolling across the stadium and festival circuit this summer.
“Despite having made headlines in recent years for drummer squabbles and infidelity, their comeback single is snarlingly unapologetic. This is not a cap-in-hand call for peace, love and understanding. It’s a middle finger statement of intent: “Nah nah nah!”
